American Lullaby – Still Singing was an evening-length dance theatre performance created by Judy Bejarano, artistic director of IMPACT Dance Company. This collaborative performance featured IMPACT company members as well as faculty and students of the Colorado State University (CSU) Dance Program. American Lullaby – Still Singing was part of CSU’s thematic “Year of Democracy” […]
Cayla Bellamy collaborated with CSU colleagues Jooyeon Chang and Kevin Poelking, current CSU composition student Jalen Thompson, and the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony Orchestra. The works on this album include solo, chamber, and concerto compositions by Thomas Dempster, Reena Esmail, Nancy Hill Cobb, Kevin Poelking, Jalen Thompson, Joan Tower, and damali willingham.
Johnny Plastini’s viscosity intaglio work “Geoflux” was featured at the 2024 Delta National Small Prints exhibition at the Bradbury Art Museum. The juror for the 2024 DNSPE was Yuji Hiratsuka, award-winning printmaker and Oregon State University distinguished professor emeritus. He selected 65 prints from over four hundred submissions by artists around the world.
Falling into Language presents nine diaspora Iranian artists who engage diverse forms of the Persian alphabet, handwriting, text, and fragments as a way to remain connected to their cultural inheritance and form an essential part of their artistic practice. Through the use of Persian script in painting, geometric patterning, and installation, the artists maintain a […]
A new composition of two Saxophone and Piano sonatas by Jim Klein and Ian Jamison (co-composition project) was performed by myself on the piano with Andy Dahlke on Saxophone (Saxophone Professor at the University of Northern Colorado). This was recorded and produced by the CSU engineer, James Doser, and published in CD and digital form.
This work was professionally recorded by the Budapest Scoring Orchestra in summer 2023. The BSO is a professional ensemble that has been nominated for numerous awards including scoring music for shows on Netflix including “Wednesday”, “Squid Games” and Oscar-winning films like “Parasite”. With Eyes Anew is a short orchestral work that begins seemingly mid-thought, lost […]
The repertoire for clarinet and guitar has traditionally been very limited. Or at least it was, until creative clarinet-guitar duo Jâca entered the stage. Comprised of Canadian clarinetist Wesley Ferreira and American guitarist Jaxon Williams, this spirited duo explores and expands the vast potential of this rare combination of instruments on their aptly-named album BREAKTHROUGH. […]
Musical Recording – On INTO THE GREEN, clarinetist Wesley Ferreira takes listeners on an aural journey through a world of musical possibilities where digital and analog become one. Works for solo clarinet place it in the midst of sprawling electronic soundscapes, providing ethereal backdrops for its earthy timbre. With technical flair and blistering speeds, Ferreira […]
The “Made in Colorado 2023” exhibition was described as “Highlighting the diverse and groundbreaking art being made in Colorado. This biennial exhibition celebrates the many creative and insightful artists of the Centennial State.” This year’s exhibition featured 45 artists. Renown curators Nora Halpern and Kerry Brougher selected 50 pieces from the over 1,400 pieces submitted. […]
This triennial exhibition was juried from artists in seven states in the Rocky Mountain Region: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming. Suzanne Faris was awarded the “Grand Prize” by juror Merry Scully, which is a cash award and a solo exhibition at the Fort Collins Museum of Art in 2024. Exhibition special edition […]
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