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Uncovering a Renaissance musical controversy

April 10, 2017

In this faculty spotlight, Jeremy Smith talks about his controversial book on the equally controversial song output of English composer William Byrd.

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Artist Series season brings top artists and eye-opening experiences

April 4, 2017

As the ÐßÐßÊÓƵ community benefits from the Artist Series' concerts, students at the College of Music enjoy the once-in-a-lifetime experience of seeing, learning from—even talking shop with—their idols.

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Concert Jazz Ensemble prepares for trip to Costa Rica

March 21, 2017

This year over Spring Break, the students and faculty of the Thompson Jazz Studies Program will give whole new meaning to the idea of taking their show on the road.

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Preview: Faculty Tuesday with Christina Jennings

March 15, 2017

In our final Faculty Tuesday recital of the season, Christina Jennings performs as part of the Once a Flutist festival in a program celebrating the diversity and community of the oldest instrument on Earth.

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Undergraduate advisor Ibarra recognized for work with students

March 14, 2017

Over the course of nearly 22 years, Victoria Ibarra estimates that she’s helped about 3,000 music students on their journey from incoming freshman to graduating senior. This year, she's getting thanked on the campus level for her dedication.

sara corry rappelling

When music marches down a different path

March 7, 2017

Waking up at 3:30 a.m., rappelling off a 60-foot wall and learning how to use a gas mask aren’t part and parcel of most post-music-school gigs. For Sara Corry, though, it’s all just another day in the life.

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It takes a team to make music

March 6, 2017

Collaborative piano professors Alexandra Nguyen and Margaret McDonald explain the history and purpose of the collaborative piano practice.

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Preview: Faculty Tuesday with Alexandra Nguyen

March 1, 2017

Pianist Alexandra Nguyen and friends present "Musings" at our next Faculty Tuesday recital on March 7, featuring works by Higdon, Schubert and Rachmaninoff.

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The perfect formula

Feb. 28, 2017

BME Choral and BM Voice double major Caroline Vickstrom can point to the precise moment in which she knew she wanted to be a music teacher.

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CU students to give Colorado premiere of Pann’s Pulitzer-finalist piece

Feb. 27, 2017

Nearly a year after he found out his saxophone quartet "The Mechanics" was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Music, CU composer Carter Pann is helping the College of Music's graduate quartet prepare the piece for its Colorado premiere.

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