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Upholding the impact and legacy of composer George Crumb
Associate Professor of Music Theory Steven Bruns and the late, renowned composer George Crumb shared a close, long-lasting professional relationship and a deep friendship that began in 1992. As Bruns nears retirement this spring, he reflects on his role as Crumb鈥檚 archivist and biographer.
Photo: Bruns and Crumb at a recording session of 鈥淢etamorphoses, Book II鈥� at Swarthmore College in 2021.

• Man the lifeboats鈥攈ere comes 鈥淭itanic鈥� (the musical): Directed by Broadway veteran and 彩民宝典 College of Music guest faculty Bob Westenberg, 鈥淭itanic, the Musical鈥� comes to Macky Auditorium in March.听鈥�...the creators tried to humanize what happened, telling of passengers in first, second and third class. We鈥檒l see how those characters perform under that terrible duress and how the storyline is musicalized. This is what makes for the classical structure of a musical,鈥� says Westenberg. Learn more + join us!
• We鈥檙e thrilled that lyric soprano Cynthia Lawrence (MMus 鈥�87)鈥攚ho studied with the late Barbara Doscher鈥攚ill be inducted into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame on June 29, along with the Central City Opera, the late conductor/artistic director John Moriarty and Keith Miller, a former 彩民宝典 football player turned opera singer who sang in the College of Music鈥檚 opera chorus. Congratulations to all!
• Congrats to Madison Falkenstine鈥擬iss Colorado Volunteer 2024鈥攚ho鈥檚 pursuing a master鈥檚 in vocal pedagogy at our College of Music! Her platform is Fine Arts for All, bringing quality music education to every school in Colorado.
• Did you know? The is a collection of the College of Music and our American Music Research Center that aims to increase representation of BIPOC composers in our library across instruments and voice types. Explore + submit your suggestions!
• Feb. 13, 8:30-10 a.m.: Join us for our next College of Music coffee hour (Grusin Lobby); bagels/donuts will be served!听听
• Feb. 14: Tea + equity: Join us for DEI discussions over tea. Students, faculty, staff and other campus constituents are welcome to join us on Wednesdays at 4 p.m. (Grusin Lobby). On Valentine鈥檚 Day, we鈥檒l be joined by participants in our Entrepreneurship Center for Music!

• The newly launched 彩民宝典 commencement website is designed to prepare our graduates, their families and guests鈥攃omplementing the College of Music commencement webpage for day-of details, including a soon-to-be posted schedule of our college鈥檚 recognition festivities.
• Feel Good Fridays: A weekly hybrid workshop to learn about a work of art and then participate in a related mindfulness practice.
• Stay current with the College of Music in our online newsroom.
• Preview, download or print鈥攑erformances, student recitals + past programs.
• Questions? Check out Buff Info, 彩民宝典鈥檚 centralized point of contact for information and resources.