Woodwinds
To support our students and our communitys musical development, the College of Music offers summer session courses and richly varied summer programming.
Recent alumnus Kaleb Chesnic has already made his mark on flute repertoire by transcribing all three of Edvard Griegs violin sonatas. He shared with us how his debut recording with collaborative pianist and alumna Nath獺lia Kato came to be.
In this edition of our monthlyDeans Downbeat, John Davis reflects on our students successes, introduces new violin facultywelcome, Alex Gonzalez!and celebrates Susan Thomas BFA Excellence Award. Transcending pandemic burnout, our faculty offer anchorage through their teaching excellence, and their wonderfully consistent artistic achievements as performers, composers and researchers, he writes.
On Feb. 20, flutist Courtney Badura (BM '23) and violinist Reuben Kebede (AD '22) took the "gold." Congratulations!
Isabel Goodwina third-year bassoon performance + composition studentshares her College of Music experience, including helpful tips on creating a successful portfolio, how faculty support and inspire her, and how to gain creativity from difficult circumstances.
As part of a weekend honoring diverse women composers, join us for a full orchestration of Seven Miniatures for Piano comprising seven standalone pieceseach of which reveals different facets of Florence Prices creative personality. CU Boulder student and alumni composers completed the orchestrations.
College of Music student ambassador and bassoonist Laynie Metsker recently shared with usand Future Buffsher perspectives on becoming a music educator.
As 2021 comes to a close and I reflect on my first year as Dean, Im filled with gratitude for our College of Music family and all weve accomplished in a new and evolving hybrid learning environment. Im especially proud of our progress to ensure an increasingly welcoming spirit within our beautifully expanded Imig Music Building.
On Nov. 15, the CU Philharmonia Orchestra will present diverse works by Jessica Mays, Maurice Ravel and Felix Mendelssohn.
"Having someone to look out for you and know when you need a push in one direction or another is extremely helpful."