Students
This fall, Claire Gunsbury officially becomes a Music Buff. The flutist from Minnesota is coming to Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder with help from the Sher Distinguished Musician Scholarship.
In a special partnership for the 2017 edition of Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØNOW’s Composer Fellows’ Initiative, Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder’s Eklund Opera Program teamed up with Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØFilm Studies students to create short films to accompany student-written and student-performed opera scenes
Now in its sixth year, the Summer Jazz Academy this summer brings in Christian Howes, a guest artist who might be considered unconventional.
Elise Campbell and Callan Miller are already winning awards for Gigsicians, the online service that connects musicians with event planners hiring for gigs.
<p>This summer, Eklund Opera’s trailblazing new works program—Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØNew Opera Workshop, or Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØNOW—pulls out all the proverbial stops in its latest quest to bring what’s fresh and exciting about opera to the campus of Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder.</p>
"My best experiences here have been going to concerts of my peers, and of the faculty. I'm always inspired to practice harder when I hear other people who sound amazing."
"Music offers an intellectual, emotional and kinesthetic challenge unlike any other discipline, and I love being able to express myself through this beautiful art form."
"Music has been a part of my daily life and the only consistent area of study that brings the me the most passion and success."
Oboist Jordan Pyle will address graduates at College of Music commencement on May 12.
After a sold-out concert with pop-folk duo the Indigo Girls in Spring 2016, this spring the College of Music’s premier ensemble again booked a gig with the Girls—this time to record a live album.