WelcomeFest concert in 2016

WelcomeFest concert lineup announced, Flux Pavilion to headline

Aug. 12, 2022

EDM producer Flux Pavilion will headline this year's concert on Aug. 20 at Farrand Field. Also slated to perform are Mike Dime, ZERØ and local artists Don Jamal and Chaysn. Admission is free to all students who provide their Buff OneCard at wristband locations.

Dance Nation performers on stage

‘Feral wolf howl’ play about girlhood premieres at Boulder

July 20, 2022

Now through July 30, see the Pulitzer Prize finalist “Dance Nation” by Clare Barron performed in Boulder's Black Box Theater. The Colorado premiere features a host of students, alumni and faculty.

Folsom Field

Catch Dead & Company shows June 17–18

June 10, 2022

Dead & Company is set to return to Folsom Field for performances in mid-June. The band features Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, John Mayer, Bob Weir, Oteil Burbridge and Jeff Chimenti.

Christopher Theofanidis

College of Music to welcome renowned composer for centennial anniversary celebration

April 25, 2022

In a delayed celebration of the College of Music’s 100th anniversary, the Symphony Orchestra will perform a specially commissioned work by renowned composer Christopher Theofanidis on April 26.

flautist playing outside

flute studio to celebrate Earth Day with nature-inspired program

April 20, 2022

A 7:30 p.m. on April 22, the flute studio will present diverse works by Valerie Coleman, Jennifer Higdon, Toru Takemitsu and Annika Socolofsky to commemorate Earth Day.

Two students in front of tv screen.

Students and pros make climate change a joke, seriously

April 11, 2022

The annual Stand up for Climate Change Comedy event is set for April 15 on campus, with professional, other acts premiering on YouTube one week later, on Earth Day.

symphonic band

Enjoy the Symphonic Band April 13

April 1, 2022

The Symphonic Band, which is composed of 70 of the finest wind, brass and percussion musicians on campus, performs a variety of works written for band.

Theatre & Dance building

‘The Current’: Dance works by faculty, guest artists on display April 7–10

March 17, 2022

From the micro-undulations of transnational fusion to the sweeping attack of contemporary dance, “The Current” brings vanguard artists of today’s dance scene to Boulder.

String orchestra performs in Grusin Hall

Concert March 30 to feature Wind Symphony, Boulder Altitude Directive

March 14, 2022

Pendulum New Music invites you to its next performance featuring new music by Boulder composers—everything from chamber works inspired by the pastel colors of French Impressionism to funky brass fanfares and loud industrial marches.

Sheet music and a trumpet

Explore the history of women in jazz March 29

March 7, 2022

Women have been involved in jazz since the early 1920s, not just as vocalists but as instrumentalists, composers and arrangers. An understanding of jazz would not be complete without highlighting the influence and contributions of women—such as Bessie Smith, Valaida Snow, Mildred Bailey, Mary Lou Williams, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughn.

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