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Senior Alexandra Diessner plays the part of The Queen of the Night in W.A. Mozart's The Magic Flute, playing October 16, 17, 23, and 25 at the University Center for the Arts. |
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Mackenzie Buffer, Marlis McChesney, Michelle Ruiz, and Blair Whitley, senior dance majors and members the CSU Tour Dance Company, will be directing the Student Dance Concert on October 29 and 30 at the University Center for the Arts. |
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Junior Todd Resseguie plays the part of Papageno in W.A. Mozart's The Magic Flute, playing October 16, 17, 23, and 25 at the University Center for the Arts. |
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Recent graduate Mike Largent plays Bottom, the weaver, in his final production at CSU. CSU Summer Theatre presents "Shakespeare at Sunset: A Midsummer Night's Dream" opening on Thursday, July 9 and running through July 19, 2009. |
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Erin Fried (‘09) and Sean Cummings (‘11) won two of only seven national |
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Amani String Quartet, CSU's Graduate String Quartet, has been invited to attend several festivals and workships this summer including the prestigious Orvieto Musica in Italy. The CSU Graduate String Quartet Program is made possible by a donation from ART342.org. |
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Mary Wilson is from Littleton, Colorado where she began dancing at Little
Theatre Culture Center, Inc. under Debbie Vecchiarelli, owner. She trained
with Mrs. Vecchiarelli for fourteen years as well as taking classes from Lisa
Holtz Odell and Chuck Graham, among others. She also danced with the
Heritage High School Liberty Belle Dance Team. Mary is currently a triple
major in Dance, Spanish, and Liberal Arts at Colorado State University. |
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Mallory Buffer is from Louisville, Colorado where she began dancing at
the age of four with Boulder’s Expressions Dance Company under the
direction of Elizabeth Ross. She studied the Russian classical Vaganova
method of ballet for thirteen years. She then added additional training in
modern, jazz, lyrical, tap, and hip-hop with Grace Studios of Broomfield,
CO. Mallory studied in New York with Iliya Gaft, director of the New York
Ballet Institute. READ MORE (PDF) |
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Karleen Hughes is from Arvada, Colorado, where she began dancing at
the age of four at the Fabulous Feet Dance Academy. Later she danced
with the Colorado Centre of Dance in Golden, Colorado and the Arvada
West High School Pom Team. READ MORE (PDF) |
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Meet Janay Littlejohn, playing The Stepdaughter
in Six Characters in Search of An Author, April 16-18, April 23-25 at 8:00 p.m. and April 26 at 2:00 p.m. READ MORE (PDF) |
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Meet Brad Herman , playing The Father
in Six Characters in Search of An Author, April 16-18, April 23-25 at 8:00 p.m. and April 26 at 2:00 p.m. READ MORE (PDF) |
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Meet John Gough- John is a Junior performance major at CSU and currently studies french horn with
Horn Professor Matthew Scheffelman. He is a Colorado native and grew up in nearby Boulder County where seeing
the local high school wind ensemble enfluenced him to pursue the horn. After graduation John spent one year at
Metropolitan State College of Denver, then transferred to CSU. READ MORE (PDF) |
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Laura Begley is Singer of the Year
Last month, eight finalists competed for awards, scholarships, and special distinctions, including Most Artistic and Most Improved. They all sang their hearts out but only Laura Begley was named Singer of the Year. READ MORE |
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Theatre program students are Best in Show at regional conference For the first time, Colorado State University's theater program swept the awards at the annual Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival in February in Moscow, Idaho. READ MORE |
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Meet Amy Van Mechelen, playing Tisbe
in La Cenerentola (Cinderella) by Giochino Rossini, February 27 & 28, March 6 at 7:30 p.m. and March 8 at 2:00 p.m. READ MORE (PDF) |
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Meet Graham Anduri, playing Alidoro
in La Cenerentola (Cinderella) by Giochino Rossini, February 27 & 28, March 6 at 7:30 p.m. and March 8 at 2:00 p.m. |
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Meet CJ Carpenter - Assistant Director in La Cenerentola (Cinderella) by Giochino Rossini, February 27 & 28, March 6 at 7:30 p.m. and March 8 at 2:00 p.m. READ MORE (PDF) |
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Meet Joshua Savage, a sophomore Vocal Performance major Theatre minor at Colorado State University.He is playing Dandini in La Cenerentola (Cinderella) by Giochino Rossini, February 27 & 28, March 6 at 7:30 p.m. and March 8 at 2:00 p.m. READ MORE (PDF) |
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Meet Travis Hitt - playing Alidoro
in La Cenerentola (Cinderella) by Giochino Rossini, February 27 & 28, March 6 at 7:30 p.m. and March 8 at 2:00 p.m. My name is Travis Hitt and I grew up in Centennial, Colorado. I have always had a passion for the arts and was in four main stage productions at my high school as well as the fall opera here at CSU. I am a freshman Vocal Performance major and am loving the opportunity to sing with and learn from the older singers in La Cenerentola. After graduating, I would love to try and sing at the next level for a time as well as at some point be a youth pastor in the Episcopal church. READ MORE (PDF) |
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Meet Robyn Dulye, playing Margaret
in Much Ado About Nothing, February 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. Matinee: February 8, 2:00 p.m READ MORE (PDF) |
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Meet Pheobe Piper, playing Beatrice
in Much Ado About Nothing, February 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. Matinee: February 8, 2:00 p.m READ MORE (PDF) |
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Matt Block holds his Bachelor of Arts in theatre with a concentration in performing arts and a minor in Spanish from Colorado State University. He is euphoric to play Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing, February 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. Matinee: February 8, 2:00 p.m READ MORE (PDF) |
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Meet Joanna Sintek, playing Hero in Colorado State University's production of Much Ado About Nothing, February 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. Matinee: February 8, 2:00 p.m READ MORE (PDF) |
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Graduate Student/Teaching Assistant Chris Nucci composed the music to The Caucasian Chalk Circle, December 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 8:00 p.m. , Matinee: December 7, 2:00 p.m. READ MORE (PDF) |
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Junior Phoebe Piper performs the lead role of Grusha in the CSU Opera Theatre production of The Caucasian Chalk Circle, December 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 8:00 p.m. , Matinee: December 7, 2:00 p.m. READ MORE (PDF) |
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Grad Student Lindsay Coleman performs the lead role of Rose Maurrant in the CSU Opera Theatre production of Kurt Weill's Street Scene, An American Opera, opening this Friday, November 7, 2008. READ MORE (PDF) |
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Senior Matt Block takes on the lead role in the controversial production of Neil LaBute's "A Distance from Here", opening September 24th. READ MORE (PDF) |
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CSU Prodigy and Protégé Series launches with ART342 Piano Scholarship Competition naming Nelli Gyulamiryan and Ashley Von Riesen as Competition Winners READ MORE (PDF) |
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CSU Vocal Students Perform lead roles in Opera Fort Collins Production of La Bohème in August 2008 READ MORE (PDF) |
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CSU Vocal Students Have Excellent Showing at the Colorado & Wyoming National Association of Teachers of Singing Competition in April 2008 READ MORE (PDF) |
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Meet senior dance majors Shari Caellar, Ariane Pfneisl, and Noelle Robinson - the dancers and producers of the Spring Senior Dance Showcase |
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Meet the cast and crew of the Theatre program's April 2008 production of Anton Chekhov's The Seagull READ MORE (PDF) |
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CSU Piano Performance Major Elvin Holderfield Performs at National Convention with International Piano Superstar Lang Lang READ MORE (PDF) |
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Meet Katie Butler, Chantal Doyon, Rich Lugo, and Grady Soapes - the Student Directors of the Spring 2008 Studio Dance Performances READ MORE (PDF) |
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CSU Theatre Students, Faculty, and Staff Recognized for Excellence at Annual Kennedy Center Amercian College Theatre Festival Region VII READ MORE (PDF) |
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Meet Percussionist and Graduate Student John Hermanson who will perform in the CSU Wind Ensemble Invitational Concert with the Fossil Ridge High School Wind Symphony on March 12, 2008 READ MORE (PDF) |
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Singer of the Year Winners Annoucned; CSU Vocal Students Secure Major Summer Assignments READ MORE (PDF) |
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Meet the Finalists in the Annual Concerto Competition who will perform with the CSU Symphony Orchestra on February 19, 2008 READ MORE (PDF) |
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Talented Vocalist and CSU Graduate Student Tracy Kaufman will sing in Colorado State Opera Theatre's upcoming production of Verdi's Falstaff READ MORE (PDF) |
| Art Students Receive Numerous Awards and Recognitions in 2007 READ MORE (PDF) |
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See Colorado State Opera Theatre's presentation of Holiday Opera Scenes in December 2007- Opera Scenes 1 - Opera Scenes 2 - Opera Scenes 3 Watch scenes from Colorado State Opera Theatre's presentation of Benjamin Britten's The Rape of Lucretia in October 2007 |
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Pard Morrison, who graduated from CSU in 1997, recently had a solo exhibition at the Rule Gallery in Denver that received outstanding reviews. The Denver Post's Kyle MacMillan said that "this major young talent has arrived" and identified Morrison as "one of the state's top abstract artists." Mary Chandler of Rocky Mountain News described Morrison as having "the ability to create a suite of works that hang together, while offering complex situations for a viewer to unravel on a number of levels." READ MORE (PDF) |
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Meet the cast and director of the Theatre program's production of The Birthday Party by Harold Pinter READ MORE (PDF) |
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Meet the cast and crew of the Theatre production of The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail READ MORE (PDF) |
Mark Miller,Saxophone |
Mark comes from a musical family and began studying the saxophone in 4th grade. He is currently pursuing his Music Education degree at CSU. What do you like most about the CSU Music Department? " It holds a tight family of students that are all there to make the best music that they can while remembering why we make music; to have fun by ourselves and with our friends." Tell us about your upcoming Jazz Classics Concert. "We'll be playing music from composers that were important figures in jazz history. You will recognize many of the pieces, but they will be modern arrangements of classics and versions of tunes that are more complex and difficult than the standard swing band music than most people recognize, which Professor Sommer does an excellent job of selecting to help us all improve as musicians." |
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CSU Chamber Choir Invited to perform as a special guest choir in the Third Changwon Grand Prix Choral Festival in South Korea READ MORE (PDF) |
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Meet senior dance majors Jennifer Girtell, Rhonda Padilla, and Andrea Palesh - the dancers and producers of the Fall Senior Dance Showcase READ MORE (PDF) |
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Meet the Cast and Crew of Bent by Martin Sherman, Directed by Theatre Major Dustin Demonja for his Senior Thesis READ MORE (PDF) |
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Meet dance majors Shari Callear, Ariane Pfneisl, and Noelle Robinson - the Student Directors of Studio Dance Performances READ MORE (PDF) |
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Sarah Wigley is a MM in Voice Performance candidate at Colorado State University studying with Assistant Professor of Voice Cynthia Vaughn. Wigley is teaching Beginning Voice this semester and will perform the role of Lucia in The Rape of Lucretia in October 2007. From tap-dancing in Cole Porter's Anything Goes to singing favorite arias in Mozart's Don Giovanni, Sarah Wigley is well-known for her effortless cross-over abilities and insatiable love for collaboration. This past February, she had the privilege of performing in the Minnesota Opera's world premiere of The Grapes of Wrath by Ricky Ian Gordon and also contributed to the original cast recording of this breakthrough piece. READ MORE (PDF) |
Chue Vue, Viola |
What do you like most about the CSU Music program? "The faculty. Their knowledge and commitment to life-long learning is inspiring." Why do you enjoy playing in the Symphony? "Mr. Kenney constantly reminds us that the music on our stands is the same music that is on the stands of professional orchestras around the world. It's a challenging experience!" Chue began his college career as a Business major, but his love of music drew him to Music Education; he plans to teach elementary music or high school orchestra upon graduating. Aside from being an active violist in CSU string ensembles, Chue is involved in campus life. He served as a Resident Assistant, participated in the first Men's Project - a program to prevent sexual assault, and works as a GUIDE (Gaining Understanding through Involvement, Diversity and Education) paraprofessional for Housing and Dining Services. |
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What do you like most about the CSU Music program? "This is an exciting time to be a part of the music department at CSU! With new faculty members, equipment, and facilities, the department is achieving a higher level of excellence all the time. It is thrilling to work with experts like Eric Hollenbeck and Peter Sommer." Why do you enjoy playing in the Wind Ensemble? "I love performing great music with my friends. In January, the Wind Ensemble will have the honor of performing at the Colorado Music Educators Association convention. I played with them in 1997 when they performed at this convention, and I can really see the tremendous growth and improvement of the ensemble within the last ten years, under the direction of Steven Moore." Shilo Stroman, a second year graduate student in percussion performance, earned a B.M. in Percussion Performance from Colorado State in 2001 and is current director of percussion at Fossil Ridge High School and an in-demand clinician. His private students have been selected to numerous All-State and Regional Honor Ensembles and many have gone on to become successful college music majors. He performs throughout Northern Colorado with the Greeley Philharmonic Orchestra, the Fort Collins Symphony and the Cheyenne Symphony. He maintains an active freelance career in jazz, rock and salsa performing on drumset, vibraphone and bass guitar. |
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