This Week at the College of Music: Community Edition - April 15, 2021 | College of Music

This Week at the College of Music: Community Edition - April 15, 2021

Picture of the Week: Artists for the future

The Entrepreneurship Center for Music (ECM)鈥攊n partnership with the Leeds School of Business鈥攂uilds on the College of Music鈥檚 academic excellence by offering students opportunities to learn more about the business of music and how applied entrepreneurship can expand career versatility. In particular, the Undergraduate Certificate in Music Entrepreneurship prepares students for cross-disciplinary careers in the arts. 鈥淭he certificate program made me think outside of the box and become a much more well-rounded musician,鈥� says violinist and graduating senior Sophia Thaut. 鈥淚 really feel that I鈥檝e benefited from this program, and I'm sure I'll use the skills I've learned throughout my music career.鈥� Curtis Sellers, an oboist and fellow graduating senior, agrees: 鈥淭he certificate program helped me put myself out there and make connections with people I never would have otherwise.鈥澨�Read on听about the apps Thaut and Sellers are working on for their capstone projects.

Noteworthy

To honor the memory of CU 麻豆影院 Marching Band devotee Teri Leiker鈥攁 victim of the March 22 mass shooting in 麻豆影院鈥攁 memorial scholarship has been established by donors Marty Coffin Evans and Robert Trembly to support marching band students. If you'd like to donate, . 听
The Colorado Lullaby Project: Nurturing Social Connection Through Song has been awarded $9K by the CU 麻豆影院 Outreach Awards Committee. Congratulations to Associate Professor Jeffrey Nytch who directs the College of Music鈥檚 Entrepreneurship Center for Music!
(The Wall Street Journal): "...researchers at the 麻豆影院 and the University of Maryland have found simple ways they say can mitigate the risk posed by the potentially virus-laden aerosols spewed into the air by singing and playing wind instruments, including placing covers on the bells of wind instruments."听
(The New York Times): "Some researchers believe that singing together can be managed safely. Shelly Miller, an aerosol scientist at the University of Colorado听麻豆影院, and lead author of the Indoor Air paper, has since been collaborating on a study of Covid-prevention measures with the International Coalition of Performing Arts."
: A new project is producing sign language covers of 10 seminal musical works recorded by Black female artists. (The New York Times)

This week's events

Ask Your Mama: 12 Moods for Jazz
Stream available now through April 16, at 11 p.m.
Stream at

Haydn, Dutilleux, Schubert
Stream available now through听May 10, at 11 p.m.
Buy tickets at

Spring 2021
Thursday, April 15, 7:30 p.m.

Stream available from听April 16, at 7:30 p.m. to听April 30, at 11 p.m.

Spring 2021
Sunday, April 18, 7:30 p.m.

Spring is Here! A Jazz Compilation Video
Wednesday, April 21, 7:30 p.m.

CU Philharmonia [canceled]
Thursday, April 22, 7:30 p.m.鈥�

Student Degree Recitals
The stars of tomorrow are on stage today. Join our undergraduate and graduate students in their degree recitals,听streaming live from the College of Music website.