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Tesla Quartet Wins Gold Medal at Fischoff

The Tesla Quartet, graduate string quartet-in-residence at the CU College of Music, has earned the Gold Medal in the Senior Strings Division of the illustrious Fischoff Chamber Music competition. After several rounds of rigorous competition, the Tesla Quartet emerged with the gold medal in the senior strings division along with a $3,000 cash prize. In [...]

CU Instruments on Sale for Charity

In collaboration with the Rockley Family Foundation, the CU College of Music was allowed the use of first-class pianos and digital pianos for the 2011-2012 school year. To supplement this generous foundation’s program to provide music to all, these instruments will be sold at the Imig Music Building on Sunday May 20 from noon to [...]

Keane Southard (MM 2011) Fulbright in Brazil

Keane Southard (MM 2011) has been awarded a Fulbright U.S. Student grant to spend nine months next year pursuing research in Brazil.

CU Chamber Ensembles to Participate in Fischoff Competition

Three chamber ensembles, all of differing instrumentation, have been accepted to compete with top musicians from across the country in the Fischoff Chamber Music Competition. Based on audition materials and applications, the Zenobia Quintet, the Flatirons Brass Quintet and the Tesla Quartet have all been accepted into this illustrious competition. Taking place from May 11-13 [...]

ENTREPRENEURIAL UPBEAT: Vol. 5, No. 10

THIS WEEK ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP WEDNESDAYS: ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT with Beth Rosbach and her entrepreneurial venture, the Sphere Ensemble CU Alum Beth Rosbach (MM-Cello) joins us this week to talk about life after music school and share lessons from the launching of her own entrepreneurial venture, the conductorless Sphere Ensemble. A great chance to learn more about [...]

ENTREPRENEURIAL UPBEAT: Vol. 5, No. 9

THIS WEEK ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP WEDNESDAYS: MANAGING YOUR PERSONAL FINANCES with guest DENNIS PAUL from Elevations Credit Union How many of you have student loans? Credit card balances? Other financial responsibilities? How many of you are already saving for retirement or paying your own health insurance? Do you know your credit score and why it’s so [...]

ENTREPRENEURIAL UPBEAT: Vol. 5, No. 8

THIS WEEK ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP WEDNESDAYS: BUILDING A “PORTFOLIO CAREER” with special guest artist, flutist LINDSEY GOODMAN What’s a portfolio career? It’s what many (if not most) music students say they aspire to have: a career made up of teaching, an orchestral job, and chamber/solo performing. Learn what it takes to build such a career from [...]

Takács Quartet Inducted into Gramophone Hall of Fame

Gramophone, the world’s authority on classical music, in preparation for its 90th birthday celebration, has selected 50 names to be the first inductees into The Gramophone Hall of Fame. Among these 50 names are only two ensembles, one of them being CU Boulder’s very own Takács Quartet. To give an idea of the caliber of [...]

Patrick Mason to receive 2012 Hazel Barnes Prize

Patrick Mason, a professor of voice at the University of Colorado Boulder’s College of Music, has been selected to receive the 2012 Hazel Barnes Prize.

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