jose leonardo leon

From Caracas to Colorado: a musical journey

July 13, 2016

Jose Leonardo Leon has been a teacher and performer. He’s even been part of a Latin Grammy-winning recording with one of his musical idols. Now, the Venezuela-born trombonist has his eye on the ultimate degree.

frank and joan conlon

A lasting legacy: Joan Catoni Conlon and Frank Conlon

July 12, 2016

Joan Catoni Conlon and her husband Frank recently endowed a fellowship to support graduate students pursuing the Master of Music or Doctor of Musical Arts in Choral Conducting and Literature degrees.

alicia baker with her accordion

Going back in time with Alicia Baker and her accordion

June 29, 2016

At this year’s Colorado Shakespeare Festival, audiences at “The Comedy of Errors” will be wooed back to 1930s Paris by the costumes, the set and of course, an onstage minstrel and her accordion.

leslee in italy

The poetry of music

June 27, 2016

Violin DMA Leslee Smucker explores the music and poetry of Ezra Pound in a presentation and DMA recital.

lacey and isabel at a concert

Graduates make a connection in the City of Angels

June 21, 2016

Horn players Isabel DeBoel (BM '11) and Lacey Huszcza (BA '03) talk about their careers as members of the advancement team at the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra.

group at medieval conference

Searching for historical clues in music

June 14, 2016

Several musicology PhD students and Associate Professor Rebecca Maloy delve into the meaning of Old Hispanic chant, a contemporary of medieval Gregorian chant.

wei wu performing

Breaking out

June 8, 2016

Wei Wu (MM '13) is having a banner year, debuting at Pittsburgh Opera and preparing for roles at the Met and Santa Fe Opera.

conducting symposium class

Band and orchestra departments continue a summer tradition

May 24, 2016

For more than 30 years, the college has welcomed conductors of all levels to a summer conducting workshop. Starting June 5, one of the college’s most long-standing summer traditions returns to Boulder at the Conducting Symposium.

hugh lobel working

The sound of innovation

May 17, 2016

Hugh Lobel, a 2015 DMA graduate, is making it easier for anyone to compose their own music using his new platform, Music_SDP.

ben teitelbaum

New faculty member brings expertise in Nordic culture to musicology department

May 11, 2016

This fall, the College of Music welcomes a familiar face to the musicology faculty full time as Benjamin R. Teitelbaum joins the department.

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