Nate Bonin and Danny Kaminski

2023 Sher Distinguished Musician Scholars announced

Sept. 20, 2023

Nate Bonin and Danny Kaminski are the 2023 Sher Distinguished Musician Scholars! Learn more about these students and their dreams for the future.

Joan Braun

鈥淎 Boulder treasure鈥

Sept. 12, 2023

鈥淎 Boulder treasure鈥濃擶e鈥檙e celebrating the inspiring, illustrious career of longtime CU Presents Executive Director Joan McLean Braun who will retire at the end of this academic year.

Cleveland Orchestra member working with College of Music student

The Cleveland Orchestra residency鈥斺淎 great partnership鈥 resumes

Sept. 8, 2023

The Cleveland Orchestra鈥檚 biennial residency at our College of Music returns for three days packed with sectionals, rehearsals, mock auditions, master classes, a Q&A and a Faculty Tuesdays concert.

SPA students receive full scholarships to participate in the intensive summer chamber music and solo performance program focused on cultural diversity for young string musicians.

Sphinx Performance Academy promotes cultural diversity

June 26, 2023

The Sphinx Performance Academy has changed the lives of thousands of underrepresented young musicians, offering a curriculum that includes lessons, master classes, recitals, career enrichment sessions and mentorship.

John Davis

Key change

May 10, 2023

In this edition of the Dean鈥檚 Downbeat, Dean John Davis offers reflections and a vision for the future as he shares highlights from our newly revamped annual digital magazine鈥擟olorado Music. 鈥...our mission matters more than ever. Because what we do as musicians requires not only skill, but humanity鈥攖hat is, the simultaneous conveyance of emotion, connection and understanding. Colorado Music takes stock of how far we鈥檝e come.鈥

Margot + Christopher Brauchli

Meet Margot + Christopher Brauchli: 2023 Distinguished Service Award recipients

April 25, 2023

At the College of Music鈥檚 commencement ceremony on May 11, we鈥檙e thrilled to honor Margot + Christopher Brauchli with the College of Music鈥檚 2023 Distinguished Service Award for their decades-long loyal support.

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.

Peyton Hall Magalhaes

Ekstrand Competition winners announced

Nov. 9, 2022

Congratulations to the winners of the 2022-23 Bruce Ekstrand Memorial Graduate Student Performance Competition!

Tayloe Harding, Dean, University of South Carolina School of Music; John Richmond, Dean, UNT College of Music; and our Dean John Davis.

A mission and a process

Oct. 13, 2022

鈥淭he way I see it, developing universal musicians who demonstrate diversity in all forms is both a mission and a process that directly supports and sustains democracy. Our diversity of experiences and abilities, perspectives and opinions, races and ethnicities, and genders and sexual identities enhances our conversation, ignites and expands our awareness, and makes us better when we come together.鈥

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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