College of Music 2011-12 Viewbook

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you will discover the unique opportunities and dynamic community that await you at the CU-Boulder College of Music. Here, you will work with professors who are recognized nationally and internationally for their achievements and committed to helping you to learn and develop as a student, a musician, and a professional.

You will be welcomed here by a community of students passionate about music making and learning and engaged in more than 350 solo, ensemble, and chamber music performances each year.

From your very first day, your work will take place in small classes, private lessons, and large and small ensembles. You will find a supportive faculty that sets high standards, yet nurtures a collaborative environment.

As a CU-Boulder student, you will also benefit from a wide range of offerings that are just what you would expect from a world-class university. We are home to Noble laureates, Grammy Award-winning musicians, and world-famous scholars from every field imaginable—and we are setting new standards in teaching, research, and creative work that will help you gain a competitive advantage when you graduate.

At the College of Music, we will provide you an engaging experience that will challenge you to set your aspirations high and then help you prepare to meet them.

daniel p. sher, dean

Bachelor of MusicThe BM degree provides pre-professional training for students who expect to engage in a career in performance, composition, or musicology (including ethnomusicology). The degree program emphasizes creative skill, academic achievement, and artistic performance in music. Areas of concentration include: composition, musicology, jazz stud-ies, and performance. The jazz studies area includes saxophone, trumpet, trombone, jazz bass, jazz guitar, and drum set. Performance areas include voice, voice with an emphasis in music theatre, piano, organ, harp, violin, viola, cello, double bass, classical guitar, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, saxophone, trumpet, horn, trombone, euphonium, tuba, and percussion. Students studying trumpet, trombone, or saxophone may also pursue jazz studies as a secondary emphasis.

A typical BM degree includes:

# of Credits Area of Study

40 Major (performance & ensembles)

40 Support courses in music (theory, history, etc.)

30 Liberal arts courses

10 Electives

120 MAXIMUM REQUIRED

graduate studies in music. However, many stu-dents often pursue careers in some other field.



44 Music courses

8 Electives

120 TOTAL Undergraduate Certificate Programs: Jazz Studies & Music TechnologyThe College of Music offers full-time under-graduate music students the option of earning special certificates in conjunction with their degrees. Participating students elect the cer-tificate’s curriculum in addition to the normal requirements of their degree program.

Certificate in Jazz StudiesThe Certificate in Jazz Studies program consists of an intense 18-hour curriculum in both the academic and performance areas, concluding with a jazz recital. Courses include jazz theory and aural foundations, improvisation, history of jazz, scoring and arranging, jazz piano, jazz combo, jazz ensemble and jazz techniques for the music educator.

Certificate in Music TechnologyThe Certificate in Music Technology program consists of 14-18 additional credit hours drawn from the College of Music’s music technol-ogy courses, concluding with an independent project in computer music composition, performance, or research under faculty supervi-sion. Students not majoring in music may also pursue a Certificate in Music Technology.

Bachelor of Music EducationThe BME degree, which includes approved coursework for teaching licensure, is designed to provide superior preparation for the teach-ing of music in the primary and secondary schools. Degree tracks include choral music, instrumental music, choral-general music or instrumental-general music.


61-62 Major area of music (performance, ensembles, theory, history)

23-24 Music education courses


17 School of Education courses

126 TOTAL

Bachelor of Arts in MusicThe BA in Music degree offers students the opportunity to gain a broad liberal arts educa-tion with a concentration in music studies. Students in this program may focus on voice, piano, organ, violin, viola, cello, double bass, harp, trumpet, horn, trombone, tuba, eu-phonium, clarinet, flute, oboe, bassoon, and musicology & world musics. This degree plan is popular among those students who wish to double major with a field outside of the College of Music. Some students completing the BA in Music have acquired the requisite skills and knowledge to continue on to pursue

UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES

AS YOU READ THROUGH THESE PAGESyou will discover the unique opportunities and dynamic community that await you at the CU-Boulder College of Music. Here, you will work with professors who are recognized nationally and internationally for their achievements and committed to helping you to learn and develop as a student, a musician, and a professional.

You will be welcomed here by a community of students passionate about music making and learning and engaged in more than 350 solo, ensemble, and chamber music performances each year.

From your very first day, your work will take place in small classes, private lessons, and large and small ensembles. You will find a supportive faculty that sets high standards, yet nurtures a collaborative environment.

As a CU-Boulder student, you will also benefit from a wide range of offerings that are just what you would expect from a world-class university. We are home to Nobel laureates, Grammy Award-winning musicians, and world-famous scholars from every field imaginable—and we are setting new standards in teaching, research, and creative work that will help you gain a competitive advantage when you graduate.

At the College of Music, we will provide you an engaging experience that will challenge you to set your aspirations high and then help you prepare to meet them.

daniel p. sher, dean

The University of Colorado Boulder College

of Music offers outstanding facilities, unique

resources and opportunities, a breathtaking

location, and a comprehensive educational

experience, with an array of traditional and

innovative learning opportunities designed

to equip you to achieve your goals on the

global stage.

From our award-winning performance and

jazz studies programs to personalized

composition, music education, and music

theory offerings, our wide range of high-

quality programs focus on your success and

well-being, developing the whole musician

for a fulfilling career in the 21st century.

“But please consider: with your passion, your knowledge, your generosity, and yes, with your music, you have a great opportunity to make things better for others – Pass it on.”

— Robert Spillman, Professor Emeritus

The College of Music

Located in the Imig Music Building near the heart of the CU-Boulder campus, the College of Music offers practice rooms, computer-assisted music laboratories, faculty studios, an orchestra library, a computer music production studio, large ensemble rehearsal areas, equipment storage areas, offices, seminar rooms, and classrooms.

In addition, we house three performance venues in the Imig Music Building: the 500-seat Grusin Music Hall, our 117-seat Chamber Hall, and the 250-seat Music Theater, complete with a construction shop.

InspIratIon and MotIvatIon

outstanding facilities

CU-Boulder is home to historic Macky Auditorium, a 2,000-seat venue where several College of Music concerts and operas are presented annually. Additionally, students perform in concerts and productions inside CU’s Alliance for Technology, Learning, and Society’s (ATLAS) Black Box Theatre and the University Theatre and Charlotte York Irey Studios in conjunction with the university’s Department of Theatre and Dance.

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unique resources and opportunities

In addition to our many free

performances, the College of

Music is also home to a prestigious

performing arts series called CU

Presents—including the Artist

Series, the Takács Quartet Series,

CU Opera, and the annual Holiday

Festival. The

Artist Series

has been

b r i n g i n g

the world’s

g r e a t e s t

p e r f o r m e r s

to Boulder for

over 70 years,

including Pilobolus, the Academy of

St. Martin in the Fields, the Kronos

Quartet, James Galway, Edgar

Meyer, Marilyn Horne, the Martha

Graham Dance Company, and

Wynton Marsalis. All CU Presents

performances are ticketed;

however, significant discounts are

available for students.

LEARN MoRE AT

www.CUPRESENTS.oRG

The College of Music is home to the unique Entrepreneurship Center for Music, the Hugh E. McMillen Band Library, and the Howard B. Waltz Music Library, which contains one of the largest and most important music research collections between Chicago and Los Angeles. In addition to its primary collection of over 100,000 scores, recordings, books, and periodicals, our music library is home to the American Music Research Center (AMRC)—an archive and sponsor of activities dedicated to American music.

Entrepreneurship Center for Music

Founded in 1998, the Entrepreneurship Center for Music (ECM) is a dynamic program focusing on the business aspect of performing arts. From the basics of marketing to the application of talent and training, the goal of the ECM is to enable music students and professionals alike to approach their careers more resourcefully capable of creating successful opportunities that allow them to excel and prosper in their art. For more information contact Jeff Nytch or visit www.ec4music.com.

College of Music Audio Services

Audio services uses the latest technologies to help students to achieve the highest level of performance and satisfaction in their educational experience. In addition to digital audio recording, Audio Services provides classroom and performance support to College of Music faculty and students.

Study Abroad Programs

Music majors at the University of Colorado Boulder have the option to study abroad for a semester or summer term. The College of Music has worked closely with the Study Abroad Office to identify programs that offer music courses, ensembles, and/or applied lessons for music majors. Study Abroad opportunities include exchange programs with the Royal Northern Conservatory in Manchester, England, and the Sydney Conservatorium of Music in Sydney, Australia. Additionally, the College of Music also offers program in Europe, Africa, and South America. For more information visit: http://studyabroad.colorado.edu

Musicians’ wellness Initiative

The Musicians’ Wellness Initiative (MWI) is designed to increase proficiency and prevent injury in student musicians through somatic training, health-related information, and a medical support network. Classes and lessons in Alexander Technique and Body Mapping are offered each semester, and students also benefit from weekly on-site massage clinics through a special partnership with the Boulder College of Massage Therapy. MWI provides essential assistance to injured students, guiding students to appropriate resources with a local network of physicians, psychotherapists, and physical therapists trained in the special needs of musicians. E-mail [email protected] for

more information.

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PILOBOLUS

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breathtaking location

“Outstanding faculty, supportive peers, the resources of a major

research university, and making music in the most beautiful college

town in the USA...my only regret is that I can’t relive this

wonderful experience.”

— Eliana Maria Murphy, piano

Just an hour from Denver

International Airport, CU-Boulder

offers convenient access to the

thriving cultural scenes of Boulder

and Denver—not to mention some

of the world’s best hiking, skiing, and

snowboarding in famed locations

like Rocky Mountain National Park,

Breckenridge, Vail, and Aspen.

Locally, Boulder offers a full range of

concerts, theatre productions, films,

and special events, like the CU Presents

Artist Series, Boulder International

Film Festival, Boulder Fringe Festival,

Boulder Philharmonic, Colorado

Music Festival, and Colorado Shakespeare Festival.

Not far away, Denver is home to

the Colorado Symphony, Opera

Colorado, and the Denver Center for

Performing Arts—featuring one of

the country’s largest performing arts

complexes under one roof—not to

mention the excitement and energy

of big-time professional sports

teams like the Colorado Rockies, the

Denver Nuggets, the Denver Broncos,

and the Colorado Avalanche.

We are also conveniently located

within driving distance of regional

music attractions like the Aspen

Music Festival, the Central City Opera,

the Emerald City Opera,

the Santa Fe Opera, the Telluride

Bluegrass Festival, and world-famous

Red Rocks Amphitheatre.

brass and percussionwww.brassatcu.org • www.percussionatcu.org

Brass and percussion students receive private lessons and participate in studio classes on a weekly basis, expanding their skills through one-on-one and group coaching in solo, chamber, orchestral, and jazz repertoire. Students perform in numerous ensembles, including the University Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, Wind Symphony, Symphonic Band, Concert Band, chamber groups, jazz ensembles, and CU Opera productions.

Students frequently participate in master classes with guest artist like trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, hornists Phil Meyers and the American Horn Quartet, trombonists Christian Lindberg and John Fedchock, tuba/euphonium artists Velvet Brown and the Sotto Voce Tuba Quartet, and percussionists Jen Geoffroy and Michael Udow.

Advanced students are often contracted to perform with local professional and community organizations, such as the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, Colorado Ballet, Boulder Philharmonic, Colorado Springs Symphony, Greeley Philharmonic, and Longmont Symphony.

compositionwww.compositionatcu.org The composition faculty encourages each composer to explore the trajectories of his or her own interests, be they orchestral, chamber music, wind ensemble, cross-collaborations, self-performance, music technologies, or fusions thereof. From

Degrees

Bachelor of Music

Bachelor of Music with Secondary Empha-sis in Jazz Studies

– trumpet – trombone

Bachelor of Music Education

Bachelor of Arts

Master of Music

Doctor of Musical Arts

Faculty

Our brass and percussion faculty not only provide specialized training for their students, they inspire them and continue to perform professionally in orchestral, chamber, jazz, and solo settings throughout the United States and abroad. Through these connections, faculty members are able to recommend advanced student musicians for performance and teaching opportunities with professional ensembles and organiza-tions throughout the Denver/Boulder metro areas and beyond.

william Stanley, trombone, chair

Terry Sawchuk, trumpet

Michael Thornton, horn

Michael Dunn, tuba/euphonium

Michael Tetrault, percussion

Douglas walter, percussion

concert music to film music, music for dance to music for entire evening events, electro-acoustic music to electronica, the range of disciplines offered are anything but monochromatic. Student compositions are regularly performed on the Pendulum

New Music Concert Series and on concerts by the Boulder Laptop Orchestra. Students also have opportunities to compose or arrange music for a variety of performing forces, from small chamber groups to faculty-conducted large ensembles, including the Electronic Music Ensemble.

Each year, the college hosts an impressive variety of guest composers and performers, including George Crumb, William Bolcom, Mark Anthony Turnage, Michael Daugherty, Michael Colgrass, Joan Towner, Roger Reynolds, Alarm Will Sound, Bang on a Can All-Stars, and eighth blackbird.

Degrees

Bachelor of Music

Certificate in Music Technology

Master of Music

– Composition– Composition with an emphasis in

Music Technology


Faculty

The four working composers at CU-Boulder are creating an artistic environment unlike any other in the nation, each bringing a wealth of knowledge, worldly experience, and artistic vision to the table. Together, our faculty seeks to bring composers to Boulder who will contribute their unique visions to our musical community while gaining new insights that will inspire their own musical endeavors.

Daniel Kellogg, composition, chair

John Drumheller, composition/ music technology

Carter Pann, composition/theory

Michael Theodore, composition

Hsing-ay Hsu, Artistic Director, Pendulum New Music Series

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conductingwww.conductingatcu.org

The conducting program provides substantial podium time for graduate conductors. Students in the graduate conducting program are designated to conduct several ensembles comprised mostly of non-music majors. In addition, students regularly rotate as guest conductors through other major ensembles. Conductors collaborate with the composition department to prepare and present premiers of new works. Students also hold conducting position in local ensembles throughout the area. The undergraduate conducting experience is enhanced by not only the applied conducting faculty, but also with graduate and doctoral students who have achieved national and international acclaim.

The wind conducting program also hosts the College Band Directors’ National Association Conducting Symposium, which is among the leading conducting workshops worldwide. Students involved in the orchestral conducting program have opportunities to study symphonic, chamber, and operatic repertoire, working collaboratively with CU Opera productions.

Degrees

Master of Music in Conducting

– Wind Symphony and Band– Orchestral– Choral– Choral with emphasis in Vocal Performance

Doctor of Music Arts

– Instrumental Conducting and Literature– Choral Conducting and Literature

Faculty

The conducting faculty leads all aspects of band, orchestral, and choral activities at the College of Music. In addition, faculty members serve as mentors for students enrolled in graduate conducting programs and provide all instruction for undergraduate courses in choral and instrumental conducting.

Allan McMurray, Director of Bands, chair

Matthew Roeder, Associate Director

of Bands

Dana Biggs, Assistant Director of Bands

Gary Lewis, Director of Orchestral Studies

Nicholas Carthy, Music Director, CU Opera

Jeffrey Gemmell, Interim Director of

Choral Studies

Mary Kay Geston, Visiting Associate

Professor of Choral Studies

jazz studieswww.jazzatcu.org

The award-winning CU Jazz Studies Program offers courses in theory, improvisation, arranging, pedagogy, and history. DownBeat Magazine has recognized the program 14 times during the past five years for excellence in improvisation, arranging, composition, and ensemble performance. Jazz Ensemble I has performed twice at the International Association of Jazz Education Conference, as well as at state and regional festivals.

In addition to specialized individual training, the program features three big bands and seven combos that are open to all CU students, regardless of major. The Jazz Studies Program also offers a Certificate in Jazz Studies for undergraduate music majors. The certificate consists of an intense 18-hour curriculum in both academic and performance areas, concluding with a jazz recital. Courses taken as part of the certificate include jazz theory and aural foundations, improvisation, history of jazz, scoring and arranging, jazz piano, and jazz techniques for the music educator.

Degrees

Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies

Trumpet • Trombone • Drum Set • Saxophone • Jazz Bass • Jazz Guitar

Bachelor of Music in Jazz Piano

Certificate in Jazz Studies

Master of Music

– Jazz Performance & Pedagogy


– Jazz Studies

Faculty

The nationally renowned jazz studies faculty is comprised of individuals who appear throughout the world as performers and educators. Each year, the program hosts numerous workshops and concerts featur-ing many leaders from the jazz performance industry.

John Davis, trumpet, chair

Dave Corbus, jazz guitar

Paul Erhard, bass

Brad Goode, jazz trumpet

John Gunther, jazz saxophone

Allen Hermann, jazz trombone

Jeff Jenkins, jazz piano

Tom Myer, saxophone

Paul Romaine, drum set

Terry Sawchuk, trumpet

Eduardo Barbosa, jazz bass

Douglas walter, percussion

Keith waters, theory

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keyboardwww.keyboardatcu.org

The keyboard department provides a comprehensive and integrated program that balances strong curricula in solo and collaborative piano, harpsichord, organ, and pedagogy with in-depth experiences in solo performance, chamber music, instrumental and vocal accompanying, opera coaching, teaching, literature, basso continuo realization, performance practice, and new music. We also offer specialized training in group piano pedagogy, teaching with technology, and pedagogical research.

Students have the opportunity to interact with members of our internationally recognized keyboard faculty, as well as many leading musicians outside the department, while learning practical aspects of performing and teaching careers. In addition, students interact with visiting guest artists throughout the academic year, attending and participating in master classes and workshops. Recent guest artists have included Menahem Pressler, Olga Kern, Leon Fleisher, and Yefim Bronfman.

Degrees

Bachelor of Music Piano • Harpsichord • Organ


Bachelor of Arts

Master of Music – Piano Performance – Piano Performance & Pedagogy – Collaborative Piano – Early Keyboard – Organ Performance – Harpsichord Performance

Doctor of Musical Arts – Piano Performance – Organ Performance – Collaborative Piano

Faculty

Our keyboard faculty features internationally recognized professors uniquely equipped to provide strong training in solo performance, pedagogy, accompanying, chamber music, organ, harpsichord, literature, and the performance practice of early music.

David Korevaar, piano performance, chair

Andrew Cooperstock, piano performance

Alejandro Cremaschi, piano pedagogy

Elizabeth Farr, organ and harpsichord

performance, Early Music Ensemble

Doris Pridonoff Lehnert, piano performance

Margaret McDonald, collaborative piano

Alexandra Nguyen, collaborative piano

musicology www.musicologyatcu.org

The undergraduate musicology degree prepares students for graduate study in musicology and for positions in music writing, and teaching. Students work individually on upper-level studies with faculty who are specialists in most historical eras of music literature and geographical subfields of ethnomusicology. Graduate students develop individual projects, attend small advanced classes, and participate in regular colloquia with the faculty.

Our undergraduate students have opportunities to read papers on colloquium programs and often take advantage of the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP), especially for international research projects. Graduate students also read papers at College of Music colloquia and at local, national and international conferences. In addition, graduate students work as assistant editors for the American Music Research Center Journal, and for other journals for which our faculty serve as editors (including the prestigious Journal of the American Musicological Society). Both graduate and undergraduate students enjoy the opportunity to present pre-concert lectures, create program notes, and write music reviews for local newspapers.

Degrees

Bachelor of Music in Musicology

Bachelor of Arts in Musicology and World Music

Doctor of Philosophy in Musicology

Faculty

The musicology faculty offers courses in the history of Western music from antiquity to the present day and the study of ethnomusicology (e.g. world musics, Asian, African, Latin American, Native American, and Euro-American music). Our faculty also teaches courses in special fields such as research methods, the history of theory, popular culture, historiography, paleography, and music in its social and political contexts.

Carlo Caballero, chair

Elissa Guralnick

Jay Keister

Rebecca Maloy

Thomas Riis

Brenda Romero

Laurie Sampsel

Jeremy Smith

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music education www.musicedatcu.org

tHE BaCHELor oF MUsIC EdUCatIon degree is designed to prepare students for careers in music education and leads to a K–12 teaching license. Students choose one of four specialized degree tracks: choral, instrumental, choral-general, or instrumental-general. As part of the program, students complete 150 hours of early field experience in diverse school settings.

Undergraduate students have opportunities to begin observing and working with local music teachers during their sophomore year. Students work in partnership with public school teachers as they assume the roles and responsibilities of a full-time music educator during their final semester in the program. Students have the opportunity to complete the degree in four years, inclusive of their student-teaching internship. Dual degrees in performance and music education are available in voice, woodwind, brass, percussion and strings, and are obtainable in 5 years. For over a decade, nearly 100 percent of our bachelor of music education graduates have been placed in jobs. Alumni hold teaching positions in over 20 states and three foreign countries.

THE GRADUATE PRoGRAM in music education offers flexible degree plans designed to meet a variety of student interests. Since many graduate students work full-time, the college also offers plans of study that can be completed through a combination of after-school hours and summer courses. The master of music education + licensure degree is designed for individuals who have completed an undergraduate degree in music and want to qualify for a Colorado K–12 Music Teaching License while completing a graduate degree. The PhD degree is designed to prepare individuals for careers as college music education faculty members or as music administrators and practitioner-leaders in public schools.

Graduate students regularly present research papers and clinics at regional and national conferences. Graduate students have an opportunity to interact with nationally recognized leaders as part of our Music Education Guest Scholar Series. Several PhD alumni hold tenure-track positions at major universities and are recognized for superb teaching and leadership, with publications in the Music Educators’ Journal and the Journal of Research in Music Education.

Degrees


– Choral music– Instrumental music– Choral-general music– Instrumental-general music

Master of Music Education

Master of Music Education + Licensure

Doctor of Philosophy in Music Education

Faculty

The College of Music is the only music school in the Rocky Mountain region with full-time faculty specialists in all areas of music education (elementary general, choral, instrumental-strings, instrumental-band). Our faculty has over 50 years of combined public school teaching experience, covering urban, rural, and suburban settings.

Martina Miranda, general music, chair

James Austin, winds & percussion

Margaret Berg, strings

Dana Biggs, winds & percussion

Matthew Roeder, winds & percussion

Leila Heil, choral music

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theorywww.theoryatcu.org

Our music theory courses encompass analysis, composition, music technology, jazz theory/arranging, counterpoint, and composition. Undergraduate courses include aural skills and written theory (harmony, counterpoint, and analysis). Students take a wide spectrum of upper-division theory courses, including Tonal Analysis, Post-Tonal Theory and Analysis, Introduction to Music Technology, Jazz Improvisation, Jazz Arranging and Instrumentation, 16th-Century Counterpoint, 18th-Century Counterpoint, and New Music Styles and Practices. Graduate students focus on core aspects of the discipline of music theory (e.g., Schenkerian Analysis, Post-Tonal Analysis, Pedagogy of Music Theory), as well as electives that allow them to develop other areas of specialty.

In addition to working with a diverse faculty in disciplines and musical focuses, our music theory students benefit from the PhD Colloquium lectures of visiting scholars.

Recent guests have included Kofi Agawu, Charles Burkhart, Richard Crawford, Yayoi Uno Everett, Robert Hatten, Dave Headlam, Carol Hess, Alexandra Pierce, and Alejandro Planchart.

Degrees

Master of Music in Music Theory

Faculty

The music theory faculty represents a broad array of research interests and offers small-group graduate seminars. Recent offerings have included Analysis and Performance, Schenkerian Analysis, Analysis of Baroque Music, Post-Tonal Analysis, Pedagogy of Music Theory, Analysis of Jazz, Analysis of Rock and Popular Music, Semiotics, Bartók, Stravinsky, Mahler, and George Crumb.

Daphne Leong, chairSteven Bruns Philip Chang Paul Miller Keith waters

stringswww.stringsatcu.org

The strings department combines intellectual and musical rigor in the warmth of a tightly knit community. Our faculty members are committed to preparing students professionally and comprehensively. The program offers high-level experiences for string players through individual lessons and chamber music coaching with acclaimed faculty and master classes with a variety of performing artists, including Andrés Cárdenes, former concertmaster of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; and the Takács Quartet, CU-Boulder’s Grammy-winning string quartet. The string program also boasts a Graduate Quartet Residency that has attracted the finest young national and international string quartets.

Students have extensive opportunities in orchestral, opera, chamber, Baroque, contemporary, and individual performance. Students also enjoy solo appearance opportunities resulting from our annual concerto competition. Performing ensemble opportunities include the University Symphony and Chamber Orchestras, CU Opera productions, the Early Music Ensemble, and performances of new works through the Pendulum New Music Concert Series. Advanced students are contracted frequently to perform with local professional and community organizations, such as the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, Colorado Ballet, Boulder Philharmonic, Colorado Springs Symphony, Greeley Philharmonic, and Longmont Symphony.

DegreesBachelor of MusicStrings • Classical Guitar • Harp

Bachelor Music Education

Bachelor of Arts

Master of MusicString Performance • String Performance and Pedagogy • Harp • Classical Guitar • Music Education

Doctor of Musical ArtsStrings • Harp • Classical Guitar

Professional Certificate in String Quartet Performance

Faculty

Members of the string faculty enhance the university and the community by promoting outstanding musicianship and high artistic ideals through their own musical activities.

The Takács Quartet

– Edward Dusinberre, violin– Károly Schranz, violin– Geraldine Walther, viola– András Fejér, cello

Judith Glyde, cello, chair

Lina Bahn, violin

Andrés Cárdenes, violin

Margaret Soper Gutierrez, violin

Erika Eckert, viola

Paul Erhard, bass

Nicolò Spero, classical guitar

Janet Harriman, harp

Margaret Berg, string pedagogy

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voicewww.voiceatcu.org

Voice students receive weekly lessons and perform in weekly performance classes. Students also study art song literature and diction; receive vocal coaching with faculty; work with trained collaborative pianists; present recitals; and participate in opera workshops, productions, and master classes with distinguished visitors like Shirlee Emmons, Thomas Hampson, Martin Isepp, Martin Katz, Elizabeth Mansfield, Leona Mitchell, and Frederica von Stade.

In addition to receiving lessons with applied faculty, voice students can take part in music theatre classes featuring dance, acting, makeup, and set design, as well as production and industry internships, college-wide music competitions, and performance opportunities in operatic roles and choruses. Students are frequently contracted to perform with local professional music organizations—including Opera Colorado chorus and outreach programs, the Central City Opera, and the Colorado Symphony—and there are many oratorio solo and chorus opportunities on campus and through local churches and civic groups.

opera

CU Opera is one of the country’s most exciting university programs, featuring outstanding student vocalists in three fully staged and costumed productions each academic year. In 2007, CU Opera presented the academic premier of Jake Heggie’s opera, Dead Man Walking. In one of many positive reviews, the Daily Camera newspaper wrote, “The best opera company in Colorado?... At the moment the frontrunner is CU Opera…” CU Opera was the winner of the 2009 & 2010 National Opera Association’s Scenes Competition, and received 3rd place for their 2010 Colorado premier production of Ned Rorem’s Our Town. Recent productions have included La Bohème, Cosí fan tutte, Semele, Don Giovanni, The Cunning Little Vixen, Die Fledermaus, La Traviata, Candide, West Side Story, and Albert Herring.

In the summer, the CU New Opera Workshop (CU NOW) puts the College of Music at the beginning of the pipeline of American operatic creation. Each week of the workshop features a composer working on a new American opera, culminating with public student performances of these creative works in progress. Outstanding guest artists offer inspiring master classes and innovated performances as a part of CU Now, expanding students’ professional development.

Pedagogy

The members of the voice faculty are dedicated, experienced teachers and active performers and researchers in the fields of vocal literature and vocal pedagogy. The art

of teaching voice is a nationally respected aspect of our voice curriculum, with courses offered covering the science of the voice (both anatomy and acoustics), as well as the practical aspects of solving vocal produc-tion problems through supervised teaching and the study of the particular problems of young voices.

Degrees

Bachelor of Music

Voice Performance • Voice Performance with elective studies in Music Theatre


Bachelor of Arts

Master of MusicVoice Performance • Voice Performance & Pedagogy

Doctor of Musical ArtsVoice Performance & Pedagogy

Professional Certificate in Opera & Solo Vocal Performance

Faculty

Patti Peterson, soprano, chair

Jennifer Bird, soprano

Julie Simson, mezzo-soprano

Joel Burcham, tenor

Patrick Mason, baritone

Leigh Holman, CU Opera Director

Nicholas Carthy, CU Opera Conductor

Mutsumi Moteki, vocal coach

Christopher Zemliauskas, vocal coach

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woodwinds www.woodwindsatcu.org

The woodwind program offers a wide array of learning experiences designed to meet the needs of students enrolled in all levels of our music degree programs. Students receive individual lessons and participate in a weekly studio class where they are coached in solo, chamber, and orchestral repertoire.

Students perform in numerous ensembles, including the University Symphony Orchestra, Wind Symphony, Concert Band, Chamber Orchestra, chamber groups, jazz ensembles, and CU Opera productions. Distinguished guest artists and teachers regularly present master classes, workshops, and recitals. The woodwind area maintains an award-winning graduate quintet, which has won national competitions—including first prize at the Coleman Chamber Music Competition and a Silver Medal at Fischoff Chamber Music Competition. Advanced students are contracted frequently to perform with local professional and community organizations like the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, Colorado Ballet, Boulder Philharmonic, Colorado Springs Symphony, Greeley Philharmonic, and Longmont Symphony.

Degrees

Bachelor of Music

Bachelor of Music with Secondary Empha-sis in Jazz Studies – Saxophone


Bachelor of Arts

Master of Music – Woodwind Performance – Woodwind Performance & Pedagogy

Doctor of Musical Arts in Woodwind Performance & Pedagogy

Professional Certificate in Woodwind Performance

Faculty

Committed to excellence in the teaching of musical arts, the faculty of the Woodwind Program is recognized nationally and internationally as leaders in their fields.

Yoshiyuki Ishikawa, bassoon, chair

James Brody, oboe

Peter Cooper, oboe

Christina Jennings, flute

Tom Myer, saxophone

Daniel Silver, clarinet

ensembleswww.musicatcu.org

College of Music students participate in numerous outstanding ensembles and chamber groups. All bands, orchestras, and choirs are open by audition to all students, regardless of program and major. Our world music ensembles include the African Highlife, Balinese Gamelan, Japanese Traditional Music, and Mexican Mariachi Ensembles.

Bands

– Wind Symphony – Symphonic Band– Concert Band – Campus Band– Jazz Band– Jazz Combo – “Golden Buffalo” Marching Band – Buff Basketball Band

All CU bands maintain an active schedule and enjoy fine reputations as ensembles committed to the highest musical standards, serving as an integral part of University of Colorado tradition and spirit.

orchestras

– University Symphony Orchestra – Campus Orchestra

CU orchestras perform a diverse repertoire, including the symphonies and large-scale works of Beethoven, Brahms, Dvorák, Gershwin, Kodály, Mahler, Mozart, Prokofiev, Schoenberg, Shostakovich, Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky, and Zwilich, among others. The symphony has performed in Boulder, Denver, and Aspen. Choirs

– University Singers– University Choir– Collegiate Chorale– University Women’s Choir– “Golden Buffalo” Men’s Chorus

CU choirs continue a history of choral music performance at the University of Colorado that spans over 100 years. Choirs from CU have toured Europe and Asia and have participated in international choral festivals

and competitions. Our choral ensembles perform regularly throughout the city of Boulder and at the state capitol in Denver.

The Early Music Ensemble

The Early Music Ensemble provides a forum for the study and performance of music primarily from the 16th and 18th centuries, with attention to period style, performance practices, and historical context. The ensemble is open to both instrumentalists and vocalists.

The Electronic Music Ensemble

The Electronic Music Ensemble explores performance, composition, and history of electronic music in art music of the 20th century through contemporary popular culture. The ensemble performs original compositions, in addition to recreating important works by composers such as Varese, Stockhausen, and Cage. Performances are also featured on the Pendulum New Music Series.(www.cu-pendulum.com)

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applYing for adMissionInterested in applying for admission to the CU-Boulder College of Music? Here are a few basic steps in the application process.

UNDERGRADUATE

If you have any questions please contact the Undergraduate office at 303-735-2283 or [email protected]

1. Review Admissions Requirements and Academic Qualifications

Review the admission requirements at music.colorado.edu/apply/undergraduate/admissions-requirements for information about student profiles, and other requirements for degree programs.

2. Submit CU-Boulder Application

All applications are submitted online to the office of Admissions. Prospective freshmen may apply at admissions.colorado.edu/undergraduate/apply/freshman. Transfering students may apply at admissions.colorado.edu/undergraduate/apply/transfer.

3. Submit College of Music Application

The College of Music Application Form may be downloaded from the College of Music Application Process Webpage (music.colorado.edu/apply/undergraduate/application-process). College of Music applications may be mailed (University of Colorado at Boulder, College of Music Undergraduate Office, 301 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309), emailed as an attachment ([email protected]) or faxed (303-492-4724).

The deadline for prospective freshmen applications to the College of Music is January 15. Voice, Jazz Guitar, and non-Colorado Resident Flute applicants must submit a pre-screening recording by December 15.

4. Provide one Letter of Reference

Ask a music teacher or someone else who is familiar with your development as a musician to serve as a reference, and have that individual submit the undergraduate recommendation form (music.colorado.edu/apply/undergraduate/application-process) directly to the College of Music Undergraduate Office (Address and fax number listed on the form).

5. Schedule Audition

Visit the audition information page (music.colorado.edu/apply/undergraduate/audition-information) for information on audition requirements, dates, and the audition scheduling process.

GRADUATE

If you have any questions, please contact the Graduate office at 303-492-2207 or [email protected]

1. Review descriptions of graduate degrees

Review descriptions of graduate degrees at www.colorado.edu/prospective/graduate/academics/music.html. Contact the faculty in your area of study to discuss specific programs in which you are interested.

2. Complete your application

Students seeking admission to CU-Boulder College of Music Graduate Programs must apply directly to the College of Music by December 1. Prospective Graduate students may apply at www.colorado.edu/prospective/graduate/apply/process.html. International prospective Graduate students may apply at www.colorado.edu/prospective/international/apply/grad-process.html.

3. Submit supplemental admission materials

Please visit music.colorado.edu/apply/graduate/application-process for requirements, deadlines, and more information.

4. Take the GRE (for academic programs)

Recent scores for the GRE® General Test must be sent to the College of Music if applying for Theory or PhD programs. GRE scores are strongly recommended for Music Education applicants.

5. Schedule an interview/audition

Visit the audition information page (music.colorado.edu/apply/graduate/auditions-major-field-requirements) for information on audition requirements, dates, and the audition scheduling process.

6. International Student Requirements

International students must demonstrate English proficiency by either submitting adequate TOEFL® scores or by completing at least one year of study at an accredited U.S. institution. For additional details, visit the College of Music Graduate International Applicant’s webpage music.colorado.edu/apply/graduate/international-applicants

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The University of Colorado does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age,

disability, creed, religion, sexual orientation, or veteran status in admission and access to, and treatment and

employment in its educational programs and activities.

The University of Colorado Boulder is a fully accredited member of

the National Association of Schools of Music.

301 UCBBoulder Co 80309-0301

303-492-6352 Tel • 303-492-4724 Faxmusic.colorado.edu

[email protected] [email protected]

FAQs “Is it possible to make a living in the music field?”

At the College of Music, you will foster communication skills as you collaborate with colleagues and conductors in small and large ensembles, advertising skills as you promote your many concerts and performance events, marketing skills as you program and choose repertoire of interest to your audience members, and business skills as you begin an entrepreneurial life as a musician. Upon graduation, you will possess not only performance skills in your major field, but transferrable skills that will allow you to apply for a variety of jobs and positions.

“What scholarships do you offer?”

Every student completing the application process for the College of Music is automatically considered for a music scholarship. While recorded auditions are accepted, stronger consideration is given to those who audition live or on campus. Undergraduate students are eligible for numerous tuition scholarships, endowed scholarships, and service awards. These awards are given to students demonstrating outstanding merit. Graduate students are eligible for tuition scholarships, fellowships, and assistantships, which are also based on outstanding merit. Graduate students who wish to be considered for assistantships are urged to visit campus and meet with faculty.

“CU-Boulder has a lot of students. How much individual attention will I receive at the College of Music?”

Although over 29,000 students study in over 150 fields of study on the CU-Boulder campus, the College of Music, at 550 students, boasts a ratio of approximately one faculty member for every six students. This enables our students to benefit from dynamic personal interaction with their professors and peers, participating in a tightly knit community within the greater campus.

“What kind of high school courses do I need to take to prepare for college?”

Students seeking admission into collegiate music programs are encouraged to prepare themselves by spending time developing their written and aural theory skills in addition to their basic keyboard skills. Prospective students are also encouraged to take Advance Placement tests in Music Theory before beginning their college careers.

College of Music 2011-12 Viewbook

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