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CU-Boulder music graduates bring music education to the heart of Afghanistan

Aug. 12, 2013

Little more than a decade before Joel Schut arrived for a two-month teaching project at the Afghanistan National Institute of Music in Kabul, music was banned in the war-torn central Asian nation. From 1992 to 2001, the ruling Taliban prohibited the playing of music and actively destroyed thousands of instruments. An entire generation of Afghans was not allowed to take part in the act of creating music.

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College of Music composers, performers featured in Pac-12 TV commercial

Aug. 5, 2013

When the Colorado Buffaloes catch a breather during Pac-12 network football games this fall — ditto for the basketball team, right into spring — expect to see a top-notch team from the CU-Boulder College of Music step in.

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Daniel & Boyce Sher Colorado Music Scholarship Endowment Fund

June 20, 2013

Under Dan Sher’s visionary leadership, the College of Music has grown to be an internationally-recognized institution and is an important resource to the campus and the community.

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Daniel Sher to stop down as dean

May 30, 2013

University of Colorado Boulder Provost Russell Moore today announced that he has accepted the resignation of Daniel Sher as dean of the College of Music at CU-Boulder effective June 30, 2013. Sher, who will have served in the post for 20 years when he steps down next summer, will return to the College of Music faculty. He was named dean of the College of Music in July of 1993.

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Music Education Student Organization Receives National Recognition

March 11, 2013

The students of the pre-professional organization for music education majors at the University of Colorado Boulder have recently been recognized nationally and locally for the quality of their programs and their commitment to providing learning experiences for their members.

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Summer Course in the Alexander Technique

March 1, 2013

Click here to learn more about the Summer Alexander Technique Course, and Intensive. More information about specifics is available elsewhere on this site, or contact Prof. Brody (303-492-1641, brody@colorado.edu )

ENTREPRENEURIAL UPBEAT: Vol. 7, No. 2

Jan. 30, 2013

Entrepreneurial Thought of the Week: The Entrepreneurial Thought of the Week will now be in a separate email, usually sent out later in the week. Stay tuned for the first installment this week as I report back from the annual meeting of the U.S. Association of Small Business and Entrepreneurship!

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40th Parallel Wind Quartet

Jan. 28, 2013

40th Parallel, the Graduate Woodwind Quintet at the CU-Boulder College of Music, performs during the Faculty Tuesday concert January 22, 2013. Villa Lobos – Quintette en forme de choros (1928) Leanne Hampton, flute; Abby Yeakle, oboe; Jacob Beeman, clarinet; Yahaira Nieves, bassoon; Katherine Smith, horn

ENTREPRENEURIAL UPBEAT: Vol. 7, No. 1 - The Welcome Back Edition!

Jan. 10, 2013

The other change coming this semester is that the “Entrepreneurial Thought of the Week” is going to start coming out as a separate email, probably later in the week. It’s my hope that this will make the reading of the UPBEAT! a little quicker & easier, and also allow the “Thought” to generate more dialogue. So keep your eyes out for that!

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Martina Arroyo

Jan. 5, 2013

World renowned soprano Martina Arroyo will be presenting a master class for CU students on the evening of Saturday January 26 from 5-7 PM in the Opera Theater, which will be free and open to the public.

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