CU Boulder College of Music

CU Boulder College of Music The University of Colorado College of Music offers programs for undergraduate and graduate study.
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Since 1920, the University of Colorado Boulder College of Music offers a wide range of programs for undergraduate and graduate study, integrating advanced musical and interdisciplinary training with professional-level experiences. One of the top comprehensive music schools in the country, the College of Music is a fully accredited member of the National Association of Schools of Music. Our college

is situated within an internationally recognized research university in one of America’s top 10 “best places to live” (U.S. News & World Report); Boulder, Colorado—among America’s smartest cities (Forbes)—is also America’s happiest (National Geographic) and healthiest (Gallup) city. Our students earn more than a music degree in the foothills of the Rockies: Diverse opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration and a spirit of inclusive excellence await you! We develop multiskilled, multifaceted universal musicians who are well-equipped to participate in the 21st century as artists, educators and scholars; as broadly based professionals with flexible career options; and as passionate, compassionate world citizens. Our faculty are deeply dedicated pedagogues, award-winning performers, scholars and composers who are standing by to support your success—whether your passion is to teach, perform, compose, research or rethink music entirely.

10/31/2024

The Koa String Quartet—our graduate string quartet in residence—is performing TONIGHT! Happy Halloween, ! 🎃

On Oct. 29, in collaboration with CU Boulder College of Media, Communication and Information, we were thrilled to welcom...
10/31/2024

On Oct. 29, in collaboration with CU Boulder College of Media, Communication and Information, we were thrilled to welcome Jude Rogers—one of the United Kingdom’s best-known arts and culture journalists—at our College of Music! Her lecture—“The Sound of Being Human: How Music Shapes Our Listening, Our Lives and Our Journalism”—was inspiring and insightful, as were her discussions with students in our “Building Your Music Career” course taught by Marilyn Brock, Entrepreneurship Center for Music lecturer. We loved exploring with Rogers the topic of “Communicating about music: How do we talk about and write about music in a way that makes people feel something, and sparks their curiosity?”

Photo: Kathryn Bistodeau

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On Monday at our annual scholarship celebration, we were pleased to recognize our scholarship donors and students in the...
10/31/2024

On Monday at our annual scholarship celebration, we were pleased to recognize our scholarship donors and students in the festive Chancellor's Hall and Auditorium in the CASE building. We're so grateful for our Music Advisory Board members and all our donors!

Photos: David B. Harwi

On Nov. 7, Con·nect at the Museum of Boulder features brief performances and dialogue with two extraordinary artists inc...
10/31/2024

On Nov. 7, Con·nect at the Museum of Boulder features brief performances and dialogue with two extraordinary artists including a musical performance Nicholas Felder (DMA ’26, composition), a poetry reading by Zan Johns, and dialogue with the artists and audience. Con·nect is a series of social gatherings designed to amplify BIPOC artists and to strengthen relationships and partnerships among BIPOC artists and arts organizations in Boulder County. https://museumofboulder.org/events/con-nect/

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From the practice room to the classroom to the stage—experience a glimpse into the life of a music student! 🎶 Monday, No...
10/29/2024

From the practice room to the classroom to the stage—experience a glimpse into the life of a music student! 🎶 Monday, Nov. 11, is Music Day—our annual open house event for high school students. Breakfast and lunch are provided for each student +1 guest. Registration is filling up fast, so make sure to register soon at colorado.edu/visit/admissions/visit-college!

Peter Cooper, teaching professor of oboe, recently traveled to Mexico! As a guest artist at the Encuentro Internacional ...
10/29/2024

Peter Cooper, teaching professor of oboe, recently traveled to Mexico! As a guest artist at the Encuentro Internacional de Oboes in Xalapa, he performed a concerto and a recital, and taught master classes.

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This past weekend, enjoying our Eklund Opera Program’s production of “Hänsel und Gretel,” Dean John Davis with Paul Eklu...
10/28/2024

This past weekend, enjoying our Eklund Opera Program’s production of “Hänsel und Gretel,” Dean John Davis with Paul Eklund and Chancellor Schwartz; as well as Center for African & African American Studies Founder + Director Reiland Rabaka, Ubochi Igbokwe (doctoral candidate, ethnomusicology) and Nandi Pointer (doctoral candidate, College of Media, Communication and Information).

Also pictured, speaking with Chancellor Schwartz, Eklund Opera Director Leigh Holman, Opera Production Assistant Christie Conover and College of Music Advisory Board member Marty Coffin Evans.

CONGRATULATIONS on a successful run of “Hänsel und Gretel!”

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Good morning, ! Join us for an exciting week of FREE events including both a public lecture by Welsh arts and culture j...
10/28/2024

Good morning, ! Join us for an exciting week of FREE events including both a public lecture by Welsh arts and culture journalist Jude Rogers—“The Sound of Being Human: How Music Shapes Our Listening, Our Lives and Our Journalism”—and our next Faculty Tuesdays recital, “Voices of Women,” tomorrow; CU Boulder Thompson Jazz Big Bands on Oct. 30; the CU Boulder Early Music Ensemble on Nov. 1; and the CU Boulder West African Highlife Ensemble on Nov. 2!

Explore all upcoming College of Music events:
https://buff.link/music-events

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TONIGHT and Sunday, : The College of Music’s Eklund Opera Program presents “Hänsel und Gretel!” C U at Macky Auditorium...
10/25/2024

TONIGHT and Sunday, : The College of Music’s Eklund Opera Program presents “Hänsel und Gretel!” C U at Macky Auditorium!

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Fairytale opera takes the stage at Macky Friday and Sunday By Peter Alexander Oct. 23 at 1:50 p.m. In 1890, the German composer Englebert Humperdinck was asked by his sister, Adelheid Wette, to wri…

Today, our Eklund Opera Program performed an outreach performance of “Hänsel und Gretel” in Macky Auditorium for area sc...
10/25/2024

Today, our Eklund Opera Program performed an outreach performance of “Hänsel und Gretel” in Macky Auditorium for area schools. ❤️ For the hundreds of elementary-aged students in attendance, the hour-long performance was an abbreviated version of Engelbert Humperdinck’s opera—join us for performances tonight and Sunday!
https://cupresents.org/performance/3086/cu-opera/hansel-und-gretel/

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Congratulations to alumna Annie Booth (BM ’11, MM ’20), winner of the 2024 Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble Prize throug...
10/23/2024

Congratulations to alumna Annie Booth (BM ’11, MM ’20), winner of the 2024 Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble Prize through the International Alliance for Women in Music for her piece for large jazz ensemble, “Cactus Blossom!”

Photo credit: Annie Booth Music

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Alumnus spotlight: Cody Goetz (MM ’19, piano performance + pedagogy) was part of the first cohort to graduate from the C...
10/23/2024

Alumnus spotlight: Cody Goetz (MM ’19, piano performance + pedagogy) was part of the first cohort to graduate from the College of Music with a Graduate Certificate in Arts Administration. Today, he’s executive director of Mundi Project.

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Cody Goetz (MM ’19, piano performance + pedagogy) was part of the first cohort to graduate from the College of Music with a Graduate Certificate in Arts Administration. Today, he’s executive director of Mundi Project.

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10/23/2024

Inspiration!

Good morning, ! Join us for an exciting week of FREE events including a presentation from Professor of Musicology Jerem...
10/21/2024

Good morning, ! Join us for an exciting week of FREE events including a presentation from Professor of Musicology Jeremy Smith—“Oriana as Elizabeth I’s Antitype: Certein Letters, Epideictic Rhetoric, and the Reception of an Insult”—as a part of our musicology + music theory colloquium series this afternoon at 2:30 p.m. (S101); both the CU Boulder Concert Band and a guest recital featuring SoloDuo—permanent visiting artists of the College of Music's Ritter Family Classical Guitar Program—this evening; our next Faculty Tuesdays recital, “Palimpsest: Folk Traditions Through New Music,” co-sponsored by the Sonus International Music Festival and showcasing performances by CU Boulder faculty, graduate students and guest artists; an Opera Sneak Peek (Hänsel und Gretel) on Oct. 23; and our CU Boulder Chamber Orchestra on Oct. 24!

Explore all upcoming College of Music events: https://buff.link/music-events

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Over the past week, American Music Research Center (AMRC) grad students delivered guest lectures in AMRC Director Michae...
10/18/2024

Over the past week, American Music Research Center (AMRC) grad students delivered guest lectures in AMRC Director Michael Uy’s Music in American Cultures course. Jameson Foster, pictured here, highlighted the Storm Bull collection and introduced the class to music and dance in the Scandinavian immigrant community!

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“Hänsel und Gretel” defies fairy-tale expectation: Engelbert Humperdinck’s 19th-century opera is hardly the simple stuff...
10/18/2024

“Hänsel und Gretel” defies fairy-tale expectation: Engelbert Humperdinck’s 19th-century opera is hardly the simple stuff of fairy tales. Learn more and join us for the Eklund Opera production of “Hänsel und Gretel,” Oct. 25 and 27!

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Engelbert Humperdinck’s 19th-century opera “Hänsel und Gretel” is hardly the simple stuff of fairy tales. That may seem like a contradiction for audience

Jazz Studies Lecturer awarded prestigious MacDowell Fellowship: Alumnus Matt Smiley (DMA ’22) will soon have the opportu...
10/17/2024

Jazz Studies Lecturer awarded prestigious MacDowell Fellowship: Alumnus Matt Smiley (DMA ’22) will soon have the opportunity to advance his compositional goals by exploring the intersection of jazz and contemporary classical music, and embracing improvisation and innovative composition techniques that challenge the boundaries of both genres. Congratulations! https://www.colorado.edu/music/2024/10/17/jazz-studies-lecturer-matt-smiley-awarded-prestigious-macdowell-fellowship

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Professor of Composition Carter Pann has released his newest large work—”Eight Saxophones”—commissioned in 2021 by the C...
10/16/2024

Professor of Composition Carter Pann has released his newest large work—”Eight Saxophones”—commissioned in 2021 by the Capitol Quartet and h2 Quartet for a premiere performance at Chicago’s Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic. This work, and other works by faculty composers, will be featured on the College of Music’s Faculty Tuesdays series on Nov. 5 with Assistant Professor of Saxophone Nathan Mertens’ saxophone studio and the ~Nois Saxophone Quartet!

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Eight Saxophones (2021) was commissioned by the Capitol Quartet and h2 Quartet for a premiere performance at Chicago’s Midwest Band & Orchestra Clinic. This...

Good morning, ! Join us for an exciting week of FREE events including presentations from PhD students in Assistant Prof...
10/14/2024

Good morning, ! Join us for an exciting week of FREE events including presentations from PhD students in Assistant Professor Grace Leslie’s Brain Music Lab as a part of our musicology + music theory colloquium series this afternoon from 2:30-4 p.m. in S101; our next Faculty Tuesdays recital, “Solo harpsichord works by J.S. Bach,” spotlighting Assistant Professor of Harpsichord Lillian Gordis in her debut solo faculty recital; a guest recital featuring the Byrne:Kozar:Duo, as well as CU Boulder SoundWorks and the Koa String Quartet on Oct. 16; and our CU Boulder Thompson Jazz Studies Combos on Oct. 17.

Explore all upcoming College of Music events: https://buff.link/music-events

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10/14/2024

We love hearing from our wonderful alumni!

Forever Buffs: University of Colorado Boulder Alumni

Why be a grad Buff? A PhD or MME degree at CU Boulder can help you elevate your teaching and learn new approaches for the classroom and beyond. The graduate programs can also offer great opportunities for research and performing in incredible ensembles! Visit our website to learn more about the CU Boulder music education degrees and audition deadlines. https://www.colorado.edu/graduates.../admissions/where-begin

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Calling young musicians: Are you auditioning for the 2025 Colorado All-State Band or Orchestra? CU Boulder is excited to offer audition workshops this month! 🎶 WOODWINDS: Sunday, Oct. 20, 1-4:30 p.m., Imig Music Building FRENCH HORN: *Virtual* Sunday, Oct. 27, 12-1:30 p.m., Zoom STRINGS: Saturday, Nov. 2, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Imig Music Building Register on our website today! colorado.edu/music/admissions/visit-college @cuflutes @cuboulderhorns @cuoboes @cusaxophones @cuclarinets @cubassoons

This week, we welcomed back students, staff and faculty with a College of Music convocation—together, we’re celebrating a new academic year of inspiring artistry and discovery! #MusicBuffs

What do you wish you knew when you were applying to music school? This season, CU Boulder student music ambassadors share their best advice. The final deadline to submit your College of Music application and recorded audition is Feb. 1! Future #MusicBuffs University of Colorado Boulder Undergraduate Admissions

Future #MusicBuffs: Join Professor of Horn Michael Thornton on Oct. 8, 1-2:30 p.m., for a special virtual class designed to help Colorado high school hornists prepare for All-State auditions! Register here: https://ugrad.apply.colorado.edu/register/frenchhornvirtual1082023 University of Colorado Boulder Undergraduate Admissions

The Cleveland Orchestra residency at our College of Music this week is well underway: Check out this rehearsal preview of tonight's free Faculty Tuesdays concert in our Grusin Music Hall featuring members of one of the world's best orchestras alongside College of Music faculty and students! See you there! CU Presents The Cleveland Orchestra University of Colorado Boulder CU-Boulder Orchestras

#MusicBuffs, join us for our three free Sphinx Performance Academy events this weekend! Details at cupresents.org. CU Presents Sphinx Organization University of Colorado Boulder Diverse Musicians' Alliance CU Boulder Outreach and Engagement University of Colorado Boulder Undergraduate Admissions

Today, the CU Boulder College of Music's horn choir performed holiday music at Children’s Hospital Colorado on the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora. Says Professor of Horn Michael Thornton, "Hundreds of patients, doctors and staff at this amazing facility enjoyed our music. Some young patients even had the opportunity to conduct the students in rousing renditions of 'Jingle Bells!' We believe it's an artist’s responsibility to share our gifts and it was our privilege to be a part of the incredible atmosphere created at the Children's Hospital every day." University of Colorado Horn Studio CU Boulder Outreach and Engagement University of Colorado Boulder Undergraduate Admissions Children’s Hospital Colorado

Getting into the gameday spirit across the pond where Professor of Horn Michael Thornton led a brass reading of Strauss’ "Der Rosenkavalier" Suite and Berlioz's "Hungarian March" yesterday. "The talented students at London’s Royal College of Music then allowed me to introduce them to an important CU tune!" #skobuffs Fight, fight for victory! University of Colorado Horn Studio University of Colorado Boulder Forever Buffs: University of Colorado Boulder Alumni

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Founded in 1920, the University of Colorado Boulder College of Music offers a wide range of programs for undergraduate and graduate study, uniquely combining advanced musical training with professionally oriented experiences and the rich resources of a leading research university. Active as award-winning professional performers, composers and scholars, College of Music faculty members are committed to helping students develop their talents and succeed in their chosen musical endeavors. The college offers seven undergraduate and graduate degrees in 23 fields of study, along with an array of interdisciplinary opportunities, including certificates in music technology and entrepreneurship.

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