Faculty

  • musicians' wellness class
    Experts in balancing mind and movement teach the Alexander Technique and other tactics for leading a healthy musical life through the University of Colorado Boulder College of Music’s trailblazing Musicians’ Wellness Program.
  • indigo girls with the orchestra
    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.
  • patti peterson
    One of the college's longest-serving faculty members, Associate Professor of Voice Patti Peterson, retires this spring after 25 years at ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder.
  • screenshot of alejandro's piano program
    This summer, Alejandro Cremaschi will teach a class of 15-20 students the finer points of beginner piano playing. They'll go through a sequence of fun piano pieces and learn about rhythm, reading music, hand placement and chords—and they'll do it entirely online.
  • jeremy smith teaching class
    In this faculty spotlight, Jeremy Smith talks about his controversial book on the equally controversial song output of English composer William Byrd.
  • yo-yo ma and the cello studio
    As the Boulder community benefits from the Artist Series' concerts, students at the College of Music enjoy the once-in-a-lifetime experience of seeing, learning from—even talking shop with—their idols.
  • jazz ensemble on stage
    This year over Spring Break, the students and faculty of the Thompson Jazz Studies Program will give whole new meaning to the idea of taking their show on the road.
  • christina jennings rehearsing
    In our final Faculty Tuesday recital of the season, Christina Jennings performs as part of the Once a Flutist festival in a program celebrating the diversity and community of the oldest instrument on Earth.
  • collaborative pianist on stage
    Collaborative piano professors Alexandra Nguyen and Margaret McDonald explain the history and purpose of the collaborative piano practice.
  • alex nguyen on stage
    Pianist Alexandra Nguyen and friends present "Musings" at our next Faculty Tuesday recital on March 7, featuring works by Higdon, Schubert and Rachmaninoff. 
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