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International student Samantha Torres candidly shares how her culture influenced her to pursue a career in music education, the challenges she鈥檚 overcoming, and why attending our College of Music is the best institution to support her in achieving her goals and her DEI mission. 鈥淚 know with conviction that with every step and even misstep, I continue to learn,鈥� she says.

鈥淭his wonderful concert series allows the faculty to show our individuality in style and interests, and I鈥檓 excited to share my perspective in my first Faculty Tuesdays recital this week!鈥� says new Assistant Professor of Violin Alex Gonzalez.

New master鈥檚 student Julia Sills鈥攁 teaching assistant in the College of Music鈥檚 theory department鈥攊s researching popular music with a special focus on harmony and rhythm. 鈥淚 believe music that is relevant to modern popular culture should have a space in academic literature.鈥�

CU has announced newly designated distinguished professors鈥攖he highest honor bestowed upon faculty. Among the four awardees affiliated with the CU 麻豆官网 campus is the College of Music鈥檚 Professor of Musicology Rebecca Maloy.

The career of Kedrick Armstrong鈥攇raduate orchestral conducting student鈥攊s quickly gaining momentum, including conducting the CU Symphony Orchestra鈥檚 performance of Irene Britton Smith鈥檚 鈥淪infonietta鈥� next week.

Congratulations to the winners of the 2022-23 Bruce Ekstrand Memorial Graduate Student Performance Competition!

Violist Avedis Escandon shares what diversity means to him and how he strives to encourage others to become DEI advocates as well. 鈥淛ust like with music, major changes don鈥檛 happen overnight鈥攃hange requires small bits of effort over time, so we cannot discount the impact of a meaningful dialogue.鈥�

Among several Homecoming weekend events, we鈥檙e delighted that Willie Hill鈥擟ollege of Music alumnus, as well as former College of Music professor and director of the CU Jazz Summer Camp鈥攚ill be honored at tonight's 93rd Annual Alumni Awards ceremony in the Glenn Miller Ballroom.

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鈥淲e value a broad aesthetic range of sound-based art that is inclusive of all genres and manners of music making, ranging from concert music to songwriting, electroacoustic to jazz, experimental and beyond.鈥� Learn more about our exciting Pendulum New Music concert series, soon to be redubbed CU 麻豆官网 SoundWorks.