Abby Terrill Headshot

Alternative keyboard offers College of Music students greater reach

Sept. 10, 2024

The College of Music has had an alternatively-sized keyboard on loan since April 2023. Recent graduate Abigail Terrill shares how the narrower keyboard is helpful, why it鈥檚 needed and what her thesis research found about the process of transitioning between pianos.

A new plaque adorns the newly playable fortepiano, a replica after Conrad Graf 1828 by Robert Smith, ca. 1982: 鈥淭his fortepiano was generously donated by Douglas and Avlona Taylor.鈥

Fortepiano refurb a labor of love

June 26, 2024

It was a long time coming. Piano Technician Mark Mikkelsen鈥攚ho, for more than eight years, has supported the care and maintenance of the College of Music鈥檚 fleet of 160 pianos, two harpsichords and an organ鈥攚as thrilled when the opportunity arose to rebuild, refurbish and restore one of two fortepianos donated to our college by the late Douglas Taylor and his wife, Avlona, as an in-kind gift in 2019.

Er-Hsuan Li + orchestra

Meet the 2024 ECM artist assistance grants recipients

June 17, 2024

At the 麻豆免费版下载Boulder Entrepreneurship Center for Music, students can find the skills and tools they need for their music careers. This spring, the ECM awarded $5,820 in grants to support eight student-led professional development and community engagement projects.

Professor of Harpsichord Robert Hill

Robert Hill鈥檚 laboratory for thought

April 5, 2024

Retiring Professor of Harpsichord Robert Hill reflects on his career, the College of Music鈥檚 universal musician mission and the academic community as 鈥渁 formalized laboratory for thought.鈥

Colleen White (DMA 鈥17), Paul Zaborac (DMA 鈥17) and Cecilia Lo-Chien Kao (DMA 鈥19)

Alumni spotlight: Scheherazade Music Festival

Dec. 7, 2023

Three College of Music alumni recently launched the Scheherazade Music Festival鈥攁n incubator for innovation and connection through chamber music, pushing the art form forward and bringing performers, composers and audiences together.

Rinat Erlichman

2023-2024 Ekstrand Competition winners announced

Nov. 16, 2023

Congratulations to first-prize recipient and audience favorite Rinat Erlichman鈥攁nd all winners and participants in the College of Music鈥檚 premier performance competition for outstanding graduate students!

Daniel Sher

Passing the baton: Celebrating faculty retirements

April 27, 2023

Professor of Music Education and CMEA Hall of Fame inductee James Austin, Professor of Double Bass Paul Erhard, Associate Professor of Trombone William Stanley, and Professor of Piano and former Dean Daniel Sher have dedicated their careers to inspiring up-and-coming musicians and educators. We reflect on their contributions, achievements and legacy with gratitude.

Jude Dow-Hygelund and Dawna Rae Warren

2023 Honors Competition winners announced

Feb. 28, 2023

On Feb. 26, undergraduate pianist Jude Dow-Hygelund and graduate soprano Dawna Rae Warren were awarded first prizes in the College of Music鈥檚 annual Honors Competition. Congratulations to all participating student competitors and collaborative pianists!

Summer Programs

College of Music summer programs + courses

April 7, 2022

To support our students鈥 and our community鈥檚 musical development, the College of Music offers summer session courses and richly varied summer programming.

JD

鈥淗olding space鈥 for a culture of belonging

Dec. 15, 2021

As 2021 comes to a close and I reflect on my first year as Dean, I鈥檓 filled with gratitude for our College of Music family and all we鈥檝e accomplished in a new and evolving hybrid learning environment. I鈥檓 especially proud of our progress to ensure an increasingly welcoming spirit within our beautifully expanded Imig Music Building.