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On May 5, we look forward to welcoming back Judith Glyde, formerly professor of cello and chamber music at the College of Music and chair of our string faculty. Since retiring in 2014 to live in New York City, the professor emerita she has been active with the college鈥檚 alumni community there, offering tremendous support to Forever Buffs who are now living and working in the city.

鈥淲hile there鈥檚 no playbook for the unprecedented and the unknowable, by channeling collective despair into collective creativity, we become artistic entrepreneurs, contributing to society in impactful ways.鈥� In this year-end reflection on triumphs over turmoils, Dean Davis offers his perspective on music as essential to human betterment.

This spring鈥檚 Outstanding Graduating Senior award goes to composition major Nelson Walker. Congratulations to Walker and all our outstanding 2022 grads!

On April 22, the CU Flute studio will present diverse works by Valerie Coleman, Jennifer Higdon, Toru Takemitsu and Annika Socolofsky to commemorate Earth Day.

In a delayed celebration of the College of Music鈥檚 100th anniversary, the CU Symphony Orchestra will perform a specially commissioned work by renowned composer Christopher Theofanidis. 鈥淭he one thing you can do is create something that represents you鈥攁 musical poem that you leave behind for others to enjoy and perform,鈥� says the Grammy-nominated composer whose 鈥淥n the Bridge of the Eternal鈥� will debut in Macky Auditorium on April 26.

The Genevieve McVey Wisner Memorial Scholarship Fund鈥攏amed in honor of the lifelong activist and pioneering music educator鈥攚ill provide undergraduate and graduate scholarship awards for underrepresented music students. Wisner, whose parents were among the first Black families to settle in Boulder in 1897, became the first Black graduate of the College of Music in 1940 with a bachelor鈥檚 degree in music education, followed by a master鈥檚 degree in 1944.

To support our students鈥� and our community鈥檚 musical development, the College of Music offers summer session courses and richly varied summer programming.

As the 2021-22 academic year races toward the finish line, there are still many terrific performances to enjoy! Don鈥檛 miss the final two Chamber Music Showcase performances featuring student groups from every department 鈥� and including new group arrangements and diverse repertoire.

Recent alumnus Kaleb Chesnic has already made his mark on flute repertoire by transcribing all three of Edvard Grieg鈥檚 violin sonatas. He shared with us how his debut recording with collaborative pianist and alumna Nath谩lia Kato came to be.

The College of Music鈥檚 Diverse Musicians鈥� Alliance presents this year鈥檚 Diversity in Performance event鈥斺�淩oots and Branches鈥濃�攐n March 31.