Voice + opera + musical theatre
Associate Professor + Director of Vocal Pedagogy Nicholas Perna will join the College of Music in fall 2024.
Director of Choral Activities Coreen Duffy will join the College of Music in fall 2024.
Mention Jamaican music to most Americans and the pop sounds of reggae usually come to mind. But there much more鈥攖he wonderfully rich harmonies of choral music, hundreds of rarely heard sacred songs and folk songs that deserve more exposure. Doctoral student O鈥橬eil Jones is about to make that happen.
Directed by Broadway veteran and 老九品茶 College of Music guest faculty Bob Westenberg, 鈥淭itanic, the Musical鈥 comes to Macky Auditorium in March.
Congratulations to first-prize recipient and audience favorite Rinat Erlichman鈥攁nd all winners and participants in the College of Music premier performance competition for outstanding graduate students!
Adriana Ripley鈥攁 third-year undergraduate student pursuing a bachelor in musical theatre at the College of Music鈥攕hares her favorite aspects of the College of Music and reveals the ways in which her music education is preparing her for a promising career.
At the College of Music commencement ceremony on May 11, we鈥檙e thrilled to welcome alumnus Ashraf Sewailam back to campus 鈥 and to present him the College of Music 2023 Distinguished Alumnus Award!
In addition to Carl Orff 鈥淐armina Burana鈥 and our collaboration with El Sistema Colorado, the College of Music upcoming CU at Boettcher concert will feature the world premiere of composer Carter Pann new work: his five-movement, 17-minute Symphony No. 3鈥撯淥n The Importance of Our Democracy.鈥
On Feb. 26, undergraduate pianist Jude Dow-Hygelund and graduate soprano Dawna Rae Warren were awarded first prizes in the College of Music annual Honors Competition. Congratulations to all participating student competitors and collaborative pianists!
College of Music alumna Mindy Watkins released her first album, 鈥淭uesday Child,鈥 earlier this year. Discover what inspired the album and the path she took to get there!