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鈥淚f there鈥檚 a reason to have hope in a world of upheaval and unrest, it鈥檚 experiencing a young person openly and courageously sharing their musical gift, including their angst or protest against injustices of all kinds. Beauty lies in their inimitable expression of their truth through music in a range of settings not limited to the concert hall. Beauty underpins our universal musician mission, for music majors and non-majors alike.鈥�

Adriana Ripley鈥攁 third-year undergraduate student pursuing a bachelor鈥檚 in musical theatre at the College of Music鈥攕hares her favorite aspects of the College of Music and reveals the ways in which her music education is preparing her for a promising career.

Nate Bonin and Danny Kaminski are the 2023 Sher Distinguished Musician Scholars! Learn more about these students and their dreams for the future.

The American Music Research Center鈥檚 interim director, Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology Austin Okigbo, shares the center鈥檚 fall semester highlights鈥攊ncluding free performances of 鈥淪ong of Pueblo鈥� on campus and in Pueblo, Colorado.

鈥淎 Boulder treasure鈥濃�擶e鈥檙e celebrating the inspiring, illustrious career of longtime CU Presents Executive Director Joan McLean Braun who will retire at the end of this academic year.

The Cleveland Orchestra鈥檚 biennial residency at our College of Music returns for three days packed with sectionals, rehearsals, mock auditions, master classes, a Q&A and a Faculty Tuesdays concert.

Professor of Musicology Robert Shay and 10 of our students went beyond the traditional classroom this summer鈥攖o Vienna, Austria! Part of the 彩民宝典 Study Abroad program, this exciting, interdisciplinary two-week experience was one of several instructor-led Global Seminars.

In this edition of the Dean鈥檚 Downbeat, Dean John Davis offers reflections and a vision for the future as he shares highlights from our newly revamped annual digital magazine鈥擟olorado Music. 鈥�...our mission matters more than ever. Because what we do as musicians requires not only skill, but humanity鈥攖hat is, the simultaneous conveyance of emotion, connection and understanding. Colorado Music takes stock of how far we鈥檝e come.鈥�

Congratulations to Izzy Fincher鈥攖he College of Music鈥檚 Outstanding Graduating Senior this spring鈥攚ho will graduate with a BM in classical guitar performance, a BA in journalism, a business minor with a Music Entrepreneurship Certificate and a Music Theory Certificate, exemplifying the College of Music鈥檚 universal musician mission.

In addition to Carl Orff鈥檚 鈥淐armina Burana鈥� and our collaboration with El Sistema Colorado, the College of Music鈥檚 upcoming CU at Boettcher concert will feature the world premiere of composer Carter Pann鈥檚 new work: his five-movement, 17-minute Symphony No. 3鈥撯�淥n The Importance of Our Democracy.鈥�