Tying into Colorado State University’s campus-wide theme, we ask: What makes a democratic society? And what does democracy mean to theatre artists? To us, it means: Building Community. Theatre, an inherently collaborative artform, is all about building communities – within our rehearsal rooms, on our stages, and with our audiences. Through storytelling, we invite conversation about what defines us […]
CSU Music Professor, Peter Sommer, has had a prolific season of music-making. Here are recent activities by the head of CSU’s Woodwind Area: Soulful Songs and Spirits, original music and arrangements for jazz sextet was released in June by the Peter Sommer Septet. According to the KUVO Jazz calendar, the release was inspired by his […]
The CSU Marching Band is excited to announce that band alum Tim Sanchez is the new Voice of the CSUMB! Tim graduated from CSU in 2017 with B.M. degrees in percussion performance and composition. You can hear Tim announcing in Canvas Stadium during our pregame and half time shows. Congratulations, Tim! About Tim Sanchez Tim […]
The annual fashion event had its 20th iteration at the Fort Collins Lincoln Center on Oct. 7, 2022. Billed as “Where Fashion Meets Fine Art,” the stunning showcase of “wearable art” was made all the more engaging by the talents and labor of CSU Theatre students, faculty, and staff. Lighting Design – Wes Halloran Set […]
Reprinted with permission from The Rocky Mountain Collegian Emmalee Krieg, Staff Reporter October 5, 2022 Soccer season at Colorado State University began this year like all others: cleats, warmup drills, drama and stage directions. “The Wolves” by Sarah DeLappe, directed by Saffron Henke, was performed on the Lory Student Center West Lawn Sept. 29 through […]
Dr. K. Dawn Grapes, associate professor of Music History in the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance, was invited to present a paper at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Gordon Jacob’s “William Byrd Suite.” According to windrep.org, Jacob’s William Byrd Suite is one of 400 pieces completed by the prolific […]
CSU music professor Dr. Abigail Shupe’s newest publication, War and Death in the Music of George Crumb: A Crisis of Collective Memory, argues that a crisis of collective memory persists among Americans, especially in terms of American war. Dr. Shuppe analyzes this in terms of two pieces by George Crumb, “Winds of Destiny” (2004) and “Black […]
Dr. John McGuire spent 2022 and 2023 focused on the topic of musician health and wellness. The Colorado State University associate professor of horn presented an “Wellness and Self-care for Artists” at the 2022 Northwest Horn Symposium, held in April at the University of Idaho, and again at the 2022 International Horn Symposium held in […]
CSU Theatre is dropping audiences into the middle of a high school athletic field and turning the audience into spectators for its fierce and funny season opener.
In mid-October, Ferreira is traveling with his group, Jâca Duo, to Ecuador to perform at the Festival International de Musica, a trip that was postponed due to COVID. While there, he will fulfill a promise to donate funds to a local musical community in need, funds gathered through his guitar and clarinet duo’s philanthropic mission to create “Music with Meaning.”
