Following reviews by a panel of national music educators, Dr. Rachel Waddell, Colorado State University Director of Orchestras, was named one of twenty-five semifinalists for the Recording Academy and Grammy Museum’s Music Educator Award. Dr. Waddell was chosen from a national pool of 2,000 initial nominations and is the only semifinalist from the state of Colorado.
Sarah Chicoine creates curiosity about music to last a lifetime by School of Music, Theatre, and Dance Alumni | Music Education | School of Music, Theatre, and Dance | CSU Music Sarah Chicoine (CSU ’18, B.M., Music Education) starts each class at Munroe Elementary in Denver, Colorado, with an artist of the day. She talks […]
Emmanuel Bonilla: a heart of grace and compassion by School of Music, Theatre, and Dance Alumni | Music Education | School of Music, Theatre, and Dance | Alumni | Music Education Emmanuel Bonilla (CSU ’23, B.M. Music Education) is making an impact as a teacher of choir, modern band, and mariachi at multiple schools in […]
The Colorado State University Wind Symphony has been invited to perform in Spain this March. After receiving acclaim for their recordings, the ensemble has been invited by the “Grenadine Federation of Bands” to participate in a collaborative concert tour spanning three major cities: Madrid, Granada, and Málaga.
Denise Apodaca, master instructor with the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance was recently interviewed by NoCo Style for their “Locals” series about her love of teaching, music, and living in Fort Collins. Dr. Apodaca recently spent three years in New York City on a Columbia University fellowship, finishing her doctorate.
Colorado State University graduate students presented their creative work, research and entrepreneurship during the 2024 GradShow on Nov. 20. Out of 241 participants across all eight colleges, five CLA students won top honors.
Colorado State University music education alumna, Xareny Polanco, B.M.E. ‘21, has been awarded a 2025 Colorado Music Educators Association Outstanding Young Educator Award.
Award-winning composer Kevin Poelking to compose a new work for the National Academic Symphonic Band of Ukraine.
Dr. Nathan Payant will make his conducting debut at Carnegie Hall in New York, as one of MidAmerica Productions featured conductors on Saturday, April 13, 2024.
Carnegie Hall’s mission is to “present extraordinary music and musicians on the three stages of this legendary hall, to bring the transformative power of music to the widest possible audience, to provide visionary education programs, and to foster the future of music through the cultivation of new works, artists, and audiences. Since it opened in 1891, Carnegie Hall has set the international standard for musical excellence as the aspirational destination for the world’s finest artists.”
A new School of Music, Theatre, and Dance course, Music of the 20th and 21st Centuries (MU 430), offers music majors the opportunity to produce original ethnographic research, which includes observing or interacting with people moving through their chosen environments. The research took place online and in the Fort Collins community – settings where the students found music and/or sound to be an aspect of the human experience – including a local record store, The R Bar, a YouTube channel, and the Harbinger coffee houses.
