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Michael Sy Uy to direct American Music Research Center

April 22, 2024

Uy will join the College of Music鈥檚 musicology faculty as an associate professor and assume leadership of the AMRC this fall, bringing to his new responsibilities a rich background in musicological research as well as a broadly-based perspective on academic administration.

Alex Craig

New Alex Craig and Christina Lynn-Craig Living Music Award to be granted spring 2023

March 1, 2023

For undergraduate and graduate students, a new biannual award celebrates the works and legacy of late composer Alex Craig.

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Graduate student researchers explore Pueblo鈥檚 Soundscapes

Jan. 24, 2023

It was a busy fall for the American Music Research Center (AMRC)! One of the many efforts underway is the Soundscapes of the People project. Two CU Boulder PhD students鈥擫ydia Wagenknecht and Ben Cefkin鈥攁re working on this project alongside AMRC Director Susan Thomas, Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology Austin Okigbo and...

Kedrick Armstrong

Kedrick Armstrong conducts delayed premiere of Irene Britton Smith鈥檚 鈥淪infonietta鈥

Nov. 10, 2022

The career of Kedrick Armstrong鈥攇raduate orchestral conducting student鈥攊s quickly gaining momentum, including conducting the CU Symphony Orchestra鈥檚 performance of Irene Britton Smith鈥檚 鈥淪infonietta鈥 next week.

Soundscapes of the People, a collaboration between the University of Colorado Boulder and Colorado State University Pueblo

American Music Research Center awarded grants, advances diverse music projects

Sept. 27, 2022

The American Music Research Center is bustling with activity as the school year begins. Discover what鈥檚 new!

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Innovation + inclusivity

Nov. 18, 2021

鈥淲e have a strong foundation for DEI work and we鈥檙e seeing progress [...] but there鈥檚 more work鈥攎ore positive disruption鈥攁head of us before we can claim ubiquitous inclusivity in our college鈥檚 culture, classrooms and curricula.鈥

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New endowed fund to foster DEI through American Music Research Center

Nov. 8, 2021

鈥淲e have a real opportunity to use the American Music Research Center as a uniting force to bring together people of different cultures, ethnicities, perspectives and walks of life. I see this [DEI] work as not only educational, but as a strategy to improve the environment in which persons of color are pursuing their educations at CU Boulder.鈥