Tim Sanchez

Alum Tim Sanchez is THE VOICE of the CSU Marching Band

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 […]


ArtWear

CSU Theatre collaborates on annual ARTWEAR fashion show

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 […]


‘The Wolves’ at CSU takes hyperrealism to the fields

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 […]


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Dr. K. Dawn Grapes presents at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire

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 […]


George Crumb

Music Professor Abigail Shupe’s new book explores collective memory through the music of George Crumb

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 […]


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Music professor John McGuire takes the lead on musician health and wellness

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 […]



Young musicians in Ecuador

CSU clarinet professor making music with an extra measure of meaning

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.”



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Viola Professor Margaret Miller works with high school students across the state

If you are a viola student or string instructor in the state of Colorado, chances are you’ve worked with CSU viola professor, Margaret Miller. Each year, the long-time senior instructor of music coaches and adjudicates at various conferences, academies, masterclasses, and camps across the Front Range. Here are some of Ms. Miller’s recent appearances: Jan. […]