Endowment Supporting MSOE: A milestone with roots in service by Jessica Warner Music Education | Erik Johnson | Jim Vidakovich | MSOE | School of Music Theatre and Dance | Youth Programs in Arts and Education Fund Dr. Erik Johnson, Colorado State University music education professor and the director and creator of the Middle School […]
From performing major orchestral works to collaborating on full-length operas, many agree that Maestro Wes Kenney, a university distinguished professor and director of CSU Orchestras, leaves a legacy of quality music behind as he retires at the end of the 2022-23 academic year.
Maestro Wes Kenney is retiring this spring after 20 years of conducting at CSU.
The opening of Hydro, the largest of CSU Spur’s three buildings, rounds out an urban campus that was created as a sort of laboratory aimed at finding new ways to engage, inform, and inspire the broader community.
The CSU Fight Song turns 90 years old this Saturday, Nov. 19!
While the lyrics have changed over time – such as modifying “stalwart Aggies” to “stalwart Ram Team” as the university’s mascot and name changed in 1950s – the beloved rallying tune has been sung thousands of times across nine decades.
CSU Theatre is dropping audiences into the middle of a high school athletic field and turning the audience into spectators for its fierce and funny season opener.
In mid-October, Ferreira is traveling with his group, Jâca Duo, to Ecuador to perform at the Festival International de Musica, a trip that was postponed due to COVID. While there, he will fulfill a promise to donate funds to a local musical community in need, funds gathered through his guitar and clarinet duo’s philanthropic mission to create “Music with Meaning.”
Proceeds will go to the Youth Programs in Arts and Education fund at CSU, which supports programs that provide youth in underserved areas of Northern Colorado opportunities to explore creativity through music, art and theater.
The week-long summer camp gives campers a place to try out every aspect of the creative process while counselors gain practical experience in theatre education.
As part of the piece, the artist invited a CSU composer to create a unique, living map that weaves a sonic story about the region’s land, water and community.
