Brass Queens

Brass Queens: Redefining the Landscape for Female Musicians in NYC

July 16, 2024

​​Ally Chapel (ArtHist’14) started an all-female New Orleans-style brass band called Brass Queens. She adopted the colors black and gold for her band in CU’s honor.

Dean John Davis

Developing the Universal Musician at CU Boulder

July 16, 2024

With over three decades of experience as a performer, educator, conductor and administrator, College of Music Dean John Davis champions a holistic approach to musical education through a mission he calls “developing the universal musician.â€

Brain Music Imagery

The Sound of Science

July 10, 2023

The Brain-Music lab fuses neuroscience with music, technology and engineering. The result? An interdisciplinary community producing revolutionary art grounded in empathy and human connection.

Ron Miles

Remembering Ron Miles

July 10, 2023

A fixture in the Denver music scene, Ron Miles’ warm jazz melodies dazzled audiences.

Kedrick Armstrong

Orchestrating Social Consciousness

March 6, 2023

CU graduate student is gaining national recognition as a musical conductor.

Researchers and Pueblo musicians for CU project

The Music of Pueblo

June 6, 2022

CU’s American Music Research Center is studying Pueblo’s abundant musical histories.

Brad Turner directing a live taping of a podcast

Q&A with CPR's Brad Turner

Oct. 20, 2021

Brad Turner, executive producer of Colorado Public Radio’s Audio Innovations Studio, talks about his time at CU, his recent projects and the power of podcasting.

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The Colorado Lullaby Project Bridges Mental Health and Parenting

July 2, 2021

CU project pairs student musicians with new parents to create custom songs for their babies.

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CU's Austin C. Okigbo Studies Music from Past Pandemics

July 2, 2021

Austin C. Okigbo, associate professor in the College of Music and affiliate faculty in Ethnic Studies and Global Health, studies the intersection of music and public health.

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The Imig of Innovation

March 18, 2021

CU Boulder’s College of Music celebrated its 100th birthday in style last year with a stunning 64,000-square-foot, $57 million expansion funded by numerous private donors and a university matching capital grant.

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