rolling stones

Waiting On a Friend

Dec. 1, 2012

As the Rolling Stones celebrate their 50th anniversary this year, many Buffs remember the band’s three riveting performances in Folsom Field.

hubert bird headshot

Music Strikes a Chord in Joplin: Hubert Bird

Sept. 1, 2012

On May 22, 2011, in only 35 minutes, one-third of Joplin, Mo., was destroyed. During the recovery of Joplin’s tragedy, composer Hubert Bird found a way to bring the community together.

astronauts band

Flash Cadillac, Sugarloaf and the Astronauts

June 1, 2012

From Top 10 music singles to naked dancing, here's how three 1960s campus bands made it to the top.

jennie dorris

Taking Note

Sept. 1, 2011

Jennie Dorris takes classical music to the coffee shop.

single carrot theater

Single Carrot Theatre

Sept. 1, 2010

When members of Single Carrot Theatre put on Illuminoctem last November, they used a classic storyline — destiny brings boy and girl together, they fall in love at first sight and, despite adversity, are united in the end.

cynthia lawrence

Singer Soars to New Heights

June 1, 2009

The last time Cynthia Lawrence sang with world-renowned operatic tenor Luciano Pavarotti, he gave her a one-eyed glance to see where she was going to land before she plunged backward off a wall in Giacomo Puccini’s opera Tosca.

takacs members

Grammy Takes Note of Takács

March 1, 2009

They’re in company with this year’s Grammy nominees Coldplay and Radiohead. CU Boulder’s resident string quartet, the Takács Quartet was nominated for a Grammy this year in the category of best chamber music performance.

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