“A Dark and Stormy Night...”Thursday, September 22, and Friday, September 23, 7:30 p.m., Griffin Concert Hall Maestro Wes Kenney’s final season at CSU opens with Florence Price’s Symphony No. 3, which is the composer’s attempt to assimilate her life’s experience into symphonic music; the piece was commissioned by the Works Progress Administration's Federal Music Project […]

Storytelling Through SoundMonday, September 26, 7:30 p.m., Organ Recital Hall Storytelling in music happens through the composer's voice, inspirational musicians, or meaningful places where music takes us. Enjoy Dr. Michelle Stanley’s storytelling through flute music that explores salsa music, Paris, and inspirational compositional voices. Concert programs are available in a virtual format only and may […]

Cello and Piano DuetsTuesday, September 27, 7:30 p.m., Organ Recital Hall Faculty artist Juhyun Lee, piano, is joined for the concert by Becky Kutz Osterberg, principal cello of Fort Collins Symphony, Greeley Philharmonic, and Steamboat Symphony, and member of the Cheyenne Symphony. Two great composers paid attention to the full value of each instrument and […]

Jazz Classics ConcertThursday, September 29, 7:30 p.m., Griffin Concert Hall Jazz Ensembles I and II, under the direction of Wil Swindler and Shilo Stroman, perform music selected from the rich history of jazz. Join us as we explore historical styles and well-known music from the development of jazz as an art form in the 20th […]

Monday, October 3, 7:30 p.m., Organ Recital Hall Nicole Asel, a devoted operatic performer and recitalist, has collaborated in new opera workshops with some of today’s most accomplished living composers. In addition to new operatic repertoire, Dr. Asel has a passion for contemporary art song, including the intersection of popular and classical music in particular. […]

Songs of East Asia: Art songs from Japan, China, and KoreaSaturday, October 1, 7:30 p.m., Organ Recital Hall In the early 20th century, composers in Asian countries began writing art songs in the Western classical music style but each country followed a different course. For example, art songs written in the Western style played an […]

Wednesday, October 5, 7:30 p.m., Organ Recital Hall This solo recital given by Robert Hill is the first to feature CSU’s new harpsichord. Built this summer by Bruce Kennedy, whose workshop in Tuscany produces world-famous harpsichords, the instrument is a German double-manual (after M. Mietke, 1702-1704), capable of playing a range of keyboard music, but […]

Made in America: Works for viola and pianoTuesday, October 4, 7:30 p.m., Organ Recital Hall Basil Vendryes has been principal violist of the Colorado Symphony Orchestra since 1993. He is a former member of the San Francisco Symphony, the New York Philharmonic and the Rochester Philharmonic orchestras. As violist with the Aurora String Quartet (1986-95), […]

Troublesome Fire!Thursday, October 6, 7:30 p.m., Griffin Concert Hall The Wind Symphony, conducted by Dr. Rebecca Phillips, performs world premieres of works by James M. David and Kevin Poelking, along with Jennifer Higdon's stunning Concerto for Percussion and Wind Symphony, performed by faculty artist Eric Hollenbeck. Dr. David’s new piece, Troublesome Fire, takes the audience […]

RefugeWith Timothy Burns, Piano Monday, October 10, 7:30 p.m., Organ Recital Hall Faculty artist John McGuire performs music that has given him refuge throughout his life. The program includes pieces that are familiar, or may be new to audience members, but have led to a place of deep understanding and meaning. Concert programs are available […]

Sea SongsThursday, October 13, 7:30 p.m., Griffin Concert Hall The Symphonic Band takes a musical journey across the ocean and under the waves. The ensemble, conducted by Dr. Jayme Taylor, performs Francis McBeth’s Of Sailors and Whales based on Moby Dick by Herman Melville, and works by James M. David, Alex Shapiro, Ralph Vaughan Williams, […]

Three Other B'sSunday, October 16, 4 p.m., Organ Recital Hall Everyone is familiar with the “three B's" – composers Bach, Beethoven and Brahms – but there are many great composers whose names begin with "B," and this program includes three of them. The orchestra, directed by Leslie Stewart, performs Benjamin Britten's Simple Symphony; Giovanni Bottesini's […]