Op-ed: The importance of music during a pandemic
"Our profession is valued and an important part of our culture and our humanity. Musicians will be back and the need for music will be even stronger in the future."
Tag: "School of Music Theatre and Dance"
Member Spotlight: Jennifer Clary (B.A., ’91; CT, ’18; M.B.A., ’19) and Fred Jacobs (B.S., ’90)
Jennifer Clary and Fred Jacobs were annual members for a number of years, but when she received the MBA, she purchased their life membership “as a graduation present to myself.” They remain deeply involved with their alma mater.
Undergraduate Herman Chavez’s nationally-recognized interdisciplinary research honors his Bolivian roots
College of Liberal Arts student Herman Chavez combines music and English literary theory in nationally-recognized research.
Enter, cautiously: CSU study looks at how the performing arts can return in a healthy manner during COVID-19 pandemic
How far apart should the trumpet section be from the trombone section at my first band rehearsal during COVID-19?
Celebrate CLA! Faculty and staff recognized for outstanding contributions to teaching, research, and service
The College of Liberal Arts acknowledges the accomplishments and efforts of the outstanding faculty, staff, and volunteers for 2020.
Dancing in the Pandemic
Without access to the tools of the trade during COVID-19, CSU Dance students and faculty are coming up with new ways to dance, deliver curriculum, interact with students, and accomplish semester-end assignments.
CSU Theatre makes masks for essential employees
Sgt. Adam Smith with the CSU Police Department faced a significant need when Governor Jared Polis urged Coloradans to wear masks in the fight against the spread of COVID-19. Thanks to the efforts of CSU Theatre’s costume shop, within a week of the announcement every essential member of CSUPD had two cloth masks. Rams take care of rams: the well-known motto is being demonstrated by CSU Theatre students and staff. They have diligently created face masks for more than 1,000 essential employees across the CSU campus, starting with the police department.
Blending occupational therapy, dance and music for people living with Parkinson’s disease
The Department of Occupational Therapy collaborates with the School of Music, Theatre and Dance and the Center on Healthy Aging to pursue projects with the local community to benefit people living with Parkinson’s disease.
Bringing the Arts To Youth: Alumni band together to fundraise for arts outreach program
Generous support from CSU alumni Jim Vidakovich and Al Howard has allowed the BRAINY program to transform the lives of children in Northern Colorado.
To host or not to host: CSU welcomes 1,000 theater students
CSU has welcomed more than 1,000 students from western colleges and universities to the weeklong Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival and the University Center for the Arts.