Kelly Parkes

Meet incoming Associate Professor of Music Education Kelly Parkes

Feb. 14, 2023

We鈥檙e thrilled to announce that鈥攁fter a comprehensive national and international search鈥擪elly Parkes has accepted our offer to join the College of Music as associate professor of music education!

Alexina Louie

Visiting composer Alexina Louie navigates Asian identity in Western classical music

Feb. 7, 2023

In a week-long residency coming up鈥攊ncluding four free, public events鈥擟anadian composer Alexina Louie will explore what it means to find your own voice and identity.

IDL students

Instrument Design Lab explores the science of music

Feb. 2, 2023

Assistant Professor of Composition Annika Socolofsky blends the realms of art and science through the Instrument Design Lab (IDL). The course offers a science-based context to instrumentation, sound and musical creation.

Lydia Wagenknecht, Susan Thomas and X贸chitl Ch谩vez

Graduate student researchers explore Pueblo鈥檚 Soundscapes

Jan. 24, 2023

It was a busy fall for the American Music Research Center (AMRC)! One of the many efforts underway is the Soundscapes of the People project. Two CU 麻豆影院 PhD students鈥擫ydia Wagenknecht and Ben Cefkin鈥攁re working on this project alongside AMRC Director Susan Thomas, Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology Austin Okigbo and...

Chas Wetherbee

In caring community: Chas Wetherbee

Jan. 9, 2023

Friends, My heart is heavy. Associate Professor of Violin Charles (Chas) Wetherbee passed away on Jan. 9, 2023, after a courageous fight against cancer. A beloved member of our faculty since 2012, he will be sorely missed by all who knew him. Having studied at the Curtis Institute of Music,...

Tom Myer

Retired Associate Professor of Saxophone Tom Myer reflects on a successful career 鈥 and what鈥檚 next

Dec. 16, 2022

Longtime Associate Professor of Saxophone Tom Myer retired in May. As the year draws to a close, enjoy his insightful career reflections and advice 鈥 and discover what he鈥檚 up to now!

Andrea Kloehn

Meet Outstanding Graduating Senior Andrea Kloehn

Dec. 15, 2022

This winter, our Outstanding Graduating Senior is flute performance major Andrea Kloehn. Meet Kloehn and celebrate ALL our amazing College of Music grads! Congratulations, #MusicBuffs!

Nathan Mertens

Meet incoming Assistant Professor of Saxophone Nathan Mertens

Dec. 15, 2022

We鈥檙e thrilled to announce that Nathan Mertens will join the College of Music faculty as assistant professor of saxophone in fall 2023.

Mindy Watkins singing and playing guitar

Alumna Mindy Watkins: 鈥淭ry everything鈥

Dec. 13, 2022

College of Music alumna Mindy Watkins released her first album, 鈥淭uesday鈥檚 Child,鈥 earlier this year. Discover what inspired the album and the path she took to get there!

Grace Leslie听at the ATLAS Research Open House

Can music heal? This artist and researcher wants to find out

Dec. 7, 2022

The work of Assistant Professor of Music Technology Grace Leslie鈥攆lutist, electronic musician and scientist鈥攎elds art, engineering and neuroscience to probe the millennia-spanning relationship between humans and a good tune ... and whether the right kind of music can help to heal the body and brain.

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