Daphne Leong

Daphne Leong’s got rhythm

Oct. 20, 2023

When it comes to 20th- and 21st-century music, Professor of Music Theory Daphne Leong—along with her colleagues in the world of rhythm in music performance and scholarship—engages in intense research and endless experimentation, which brought her to Montreal’s McGill University for a recent residency.

Indigo Fischer

Alumna spotlight: Indigo Fischer

Oct. 18, 2023

College of Music alumna Indigo Fischer reflects on her time at Boulder and discusses her new role at the Music Academy of the West.

‘Pueblo Musicians’ by Anthony Armijo on the wall of the Klamm Shell in Pueblo, Colorado

American Music Research Center announces interim director, upcoming events

Sept. 27, 2023

The American Music Research Center’s interim director, Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology Austin Okigbo, shares the center’s fall semester highlights—including free performances of “Song of Pueblo” on campus and in Pueblo, Colorado.

Dean John Davis addresses attendees during a 2021 ribbon cutting ceremony

College of Music announces Sher scholars

Sept. 26, 2023

Nate Bonin and Danny Kaminski are the 2023 Sher Distinguished Musician Scholars. Learn more about these students and their dreams for the future.

Cleveland Orchestra violinist plays with a tuba player

The Cleveland Orchestra residency—‘A great partnership‘ resumes

Sept. 14, 2023

The Cleveland Orchestra’s biennial residency at Boulder’s College of Music returned for three days packed with sectionals, rehearsals, mock auditions, master classes, a Q&A and a Faculty Tuesdays concert.

Margot and Christopher Brauchli

Meet Margot and Christopher Brauchli: Music’s Distinguished Service Award recipients

April 27, 2023

At the College of Music’s recognition ceremony on May 11, Margot and Christopher Brauchli will be honored with the College of Music’s 2023 Distinguished Service Award for their decades-long support.

musicians on stage at Boettcher Concert Hall in Denver

A music extravaganza: at Boettcher series returns May 2

April 19, 2023

at Boettcher is back for the first time since 2020, with the symphony orchestra and all choirs set to perform Carl Orff’s formidable Carmina Burana. The concert also will feature the world premiere of Carter Pann’s symphony, On The Importance of Our Democracy, and a collaboration with the youth music-training program El Sistema.

Black man leading an African dance performance

Expanding the student experience through world music

March 14, 2023

Boulder's world music ensembles mark three decades of exploring artistic identity, intercultural collaboration, global pedagogy and multidisciplinary approaches to music-making at the College of Music.

Students in the Instrument Design Lab

Instrument Design Lab explores the science of music

Feb. 7, 2023

Assistant Professor of Composition Annika Socolofsky blends the realms of art and science through the Instrument Design Lab. The course offers a science-based context to instrumentation, sound and musical creation, giving College of Music students a foundation in the science of music.

Chas Wetherbee

Dedicated to the memory of Chas Wetherbee

Jan. 19, 2023

The campus community lost a cherished colleague and treasured friend, Associate Professor of Violin Charles “Chas” Wetherbee. The Boulder Philharmonic's performance on Jan. 22 and the Boulder College of Music's next Faculty Tuesdays recital on Jan. 24 will be presented in Wetherbee's memory.

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