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For composer and arranger Ilan Blanck (MM ’23), collaboration is integral to his creative identity and career success. His College of Music experience encouraged curiosity, openness and a willingness to learn alongside others—an approach that continues to guide his work across genres including a community concert on Feb. 21 featuring several fellow alumni and students.

Lau Marial—a senior studying choral music education—is the president of the CU Boulder College of Music Student Government (CMSG). Learn about the impact of the CMSG and Marial’s inspiring journey!

Explore how the College of Music’s percussion studio is taking bold steps forward with a revamped curriculum and a renewed focus on versatility, collaboration and joy in music making.

Congratulations to the winners—and all participants—of the College of Music’s annual graduate student competition, named in honor of former Vice �Թ��� for Academic Affairs Bruce Ekstrand.

Interbrain synchronization when playing music is not well understood ... until now.

Former NEA Chair Maria Rosario Jackson visited the College of Music on Oct. 24, hosted by the American Music Research Center. Learn more about her visit and the perspectives she shared with our community!

Looking back on a fruitful summer, Assistant Professor of Trombone Sterling Tanner led a group of students to participate in the International Trombone Festival in London, Ontario! Learn about their impactful trip and Tanner’s full-circle experience.

From Sept. 10-12, members of The Cleveland Orchestra will resume a biyearly collaboration with the College of Music that began over a decade ago—including a guest recital on Sept. 11, joined by College of Music faculty and students.

On July 28, a new Global Seminar in France includes a special opportunity for local fans of the College of Music to experience a recital livecast from Paris to Denver with digital piano technology.

This May, Professor of Musicology Robert Shay led a group of upper-level undergrads to Vienna, Austria, for a study abroad course titled Vienna 1900: Music, Arts & Culture. Discover where they went, what they learned and how the experience expanded their worldview!