Rudy Betancourt in Macky Auditorium

Rudy Betancourt named director of CU Boulder Artist Series

Sept. 13, 2024

Rudy Betancourt has been named the new director of the College of Music’s long-running Artist Series, which has brought the finest jazz, classical, world music and dance performers to town for more than eight decades.

Takács Quartet playing live

CU Boulder’s Takács Quartet celebrates 50 years

Sept. 11, 2024

The Grammy Award-winning Takács Quartet is reflecting on a remarkable journey and the group’s founding a half-century ago.

instructor working with student playing an upright bass

The (musical) kids are back in town

July 9, 2024

Last summer, the Sphinx Performance Academy brought 22 high school-age music students to campus for an intensive 10-day residency emphasizing cultural diversity. This month, it’s déjâ vu as auditioned youth engage in lessons, master classes and more.

Mark Mikkelsen

Fortepiano refurb is a labor of love

July 2, 2024

Piano Technician Mark Mikkelsen—who supports the care and maintenance of the College of Music’s fleet of 160 pianos, two harpsichords and an organ—used ingenuity to rebuild, refurbish and restore a donated fortepiano.

string musicians and pianist on stage

Meet the Entrepreneurship Center for Music grant recipients

June 18, 2024

At the CU 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.

Michael Sy Uy

Michael Sy Uy to direct American Music Research Center

April 25, 2024

Michael Sy Uy will join the College of Music’s musicology faculty as an associate professor and assume leadership of the AMRC this fall, bringing to his new responsibilities a rich background in musicological research as well as a broadly based perspective on academic administration.

Robert Hill

Robert Hill’s laboratory for thought

April 9, 2024

Retiring Professor of Harpsichord Robert Hill reflects on his career, the College of Music’s universal musician mission and the academic community as “a formalized laboratory for thought.”

Associate Professor Paul McKee leads jazz band in a rehearsal

Mentorship reflections and a new take on ‘Pomp and Circumstance’

March 27, 2024

Associate Professor of Jazz Studies Paul McKee reflects on the impact of mentorship and shares the spirit of his new, three-part arrangement of “Pomp and Circumstance” to premiere at commencement on May 9.

Macky Auditorium at night

‘Titanic’ to explore human side of one of history’s most famous tragedies

Feb. 29, 2024

Even though “Titanic: The Musical” bears the name of one of history’s most famous ships in its title, it’s really a story about people. Join the College of Music’s Musical Theatre and Eklund Opera programs March 15–17.

Coreen Duffy

College of Music announces new director of choral activities

Feb. 22, 2024

Director of Choral Activities Coreen Duffy will join the College of Music in fall 2024. Duffy has served as director of choral activities at the University of Montana School of Music for the past six years.

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