Doree Hickman and her late husband Jerry

Supporter spotlight: Doree Hickman

Oct. 27, 2020

Doree Hickman gained a family when she became involved with the College of Music Advisory Board. Now she鈥檚 giving back to the place she loves as part of the music+ campaign.

Bill Weber smiling

Legendary scientist, lover of music

Remembering a longtime College of Music supporter and CU Boulder professor.

Marty Coffin Evans posing

Bricks, mortar and memories

CU Boulder alumna and College of Music supporter Marty Coffin Evans looks back on decades spent among the musicians of Boulder

Donald McKinney

Wind Symphony to premiere piece about pandemic and social justice

Oct. 13, 2020

Alumnus Conor Brown will collaborate with fellow composer Derrick Spiva on a piece about this moment, commissioned by the Wind Symphony and College of Music supporter Jan Burton.

Very Hungry Catterpillar

Supporting new ideas

Sept. 15, 2020

The Entrepreneurship Center for Music is stepping up its work to promote student projects and businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Rowe Family

Supporter spotlight: Peg and Chuck Rowe

Aug. 19, 2020

The Rowe family made a gift to name a practice room in the name of their musical matriarch, Margaret M. Steed, as part of the College of Music鈥檚 music+ campaign.

Katherine Shimmel and Judith Glyde

Planned gift will provide $2 million to cello studio

Katherine Schimmel鈥檚 gift will support a faculty fellowship and programming in honor of her dear friend, Professor Emerita of Cello Judith Glyde.

Donors and endowments 2020

Thank you to our donors who helped contribute to and support the College of Music in 2020.

Barry and Sue Baer

Supporter spotlight: Barry and Sue Baer

June 24, 2020

鈥淲hen I鈥檓 singing or studying music, everything else in the world just melts away,鈥 says Sue Baer. 鈥淚t鈥檚 all I think about. It nourishes my spirit.鈥

Patricia Butler

Supporter spotlight: Patricia Butler

May 5, 2020

鈥淲e鈥檙e very fortunate in Boulder to have the College of Music and the Boulder Phil. Even before my husband and I began attending Tak谩cs concerts, we enjoyed the CU Symphony and faculty recitals鈥攁ll told, an incredible resource in our own backyard, including many free performances. I鈥檓 proud that our community has the College of Music and I鈥檓 happy to support it in any way I can.鈥

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