Brass and Percussion
When students from the College of Music head east next week to the Big Apple and the bright lights of Carnegie Hall, the Weill Recital Hall stage won’t be the only one they take.
On Monday evening, Nov. 7, music at CU Boulder will be well represented on the East Coast when the College of Music puts on a showcase concert at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall.
Take a walk anywhere on campus in the late afternoon and early evening this time of year, and you’ll probably hear brass blaring “Fight CU” or drums pounding away at cadences. It’s officially marching band season at CU Boulder.
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.
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.
Katherine Smith made a last-minute solo appearance with the Wyoming Symphony during its season finale concert last week.
Music education majors Cameron Coday and Claire Glover are preparing for a special junior recital with a performance by students from El Sistema Colorado on April 18.
After winter weather forced the cancellation of Faculty Tuesday on Feb. 2, "Flamenkaleidoscope" with Doug Walter and friends has been rescheduled for March 29.
The CU-Boulder trumpet studio has its sights set on the biggest trumpet competition in the country. Twenty of the studio’s 22 members are getting their materials together to enter the National Trumpet Competition in March.
On Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2015, Associate Professor of Horn Michael Thornton presents "Musical Postcards" for the Faculty Tuesday series. See a preview of the program here.