Editorial team Contents Editor/Writer Jessie Bauters 04 A beautiful new home for music Associate Director of Communications Contributors 08 Alumni Sabine Kortals Stein Corinne Baud 14 Faculty Pranathi Durgempudi Eric Gershon, Editor of The Coloradan 22 Students Copy editors Laima Haley 28 Director of Marketing and Public Relations Our supporters Becca Vaclavik Public Relations Manager 35 In memoriam Designer Sabrina Green Publications Specialist Photography CU Boulder Photography Glenn Asakawa Jack Dorfman Madelyne Smith Printer Frederic Printing

College of Music Advisory Board Mikhy Ritter, Chair; Laurie Hathorn, Associate Chair; Sue Baer, Jim Bailey, Gil Berman, Christopher Brauchli, Bob Bunting, Jan Burton, Bob Charles, Paul Eklund, Bill Elliott, Martha Coffin Evans, Jonathan Fox, David Fulker, Grace Gamm, Lloyd Gelman, Doree Hickman, Daryl James, Maria Johnson, Caryl Kassoy, Robert Korenblat, Kathy Kucsan, Erma Mantey, Ben Nelson, Joe Negler, Ann Oglesby, Susan Olenwine, Becky Roser, Firuzeh Saidi, Stein Sture, Jeannie Thompson, Jack Walker, Celia Waterhouse National Alumni Council Susan Olenwine, Chair; Barbara Bentree, Kate Berenson, Michael Musick, Douglas Owens, Ashraf Sewailam, Barbara Wagner

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To request additional copies or permission Founded in 1920, the CU Boulder College of Music offers seven undergraduate and to excerpt from this publication, please graduate degrees in 24 fields of study, along with an array of interdisciplinary opportunities, contact Jessie Bauters, 303-735-7584, including certificates in music technology and entrepreneurship. Ensemble experiences [email protected]. include a full complement of concert and jazz bands, choirs and symphonic orchestras, as well as chamber groups, pioneering world music ensembles and a state-of-the-art laptop orchestra. The College of Music presents more than 400 musical events to the public each University of Colorado Boulder year, ranging from fully staged operas to early and new music performances. The rich College of Music resources of a leading research university, providing students access to the liberal arts and 301 UCB numerous interdisciplinary opportunities, enhance this intensive musical training. With 300 Boulder, CO 80309 undergraduate and 250 graduate students, the College of Music boasts a faculty-to-student 303-492-6352 | colorado.edu/music ratio of approximately one faculty member for every eight students. This close interaction inspires and equips students to develop their talents, refine their passions and ultimately Cover photo: Max Mondzac and Claire Gunsbury succeed in their professional endeavors. open CU at Carnegie in Weill Recital Hall in New York. Photo by Jessie Bauters. The mission of the University of Colorado Boulder College of Music is to inspire artistry and discovery, together. Dear friends, You will see throughout this issue of Colorado Music examples of how the students, alumni, faculty, staff and supporters of the University of Colorado Boulder College of Music are inspiring artistry and discovery, together. We continue to pledge ourselves to a highly innovative approach to student preparation, transformative faculty achievement and strong leadership in the field of music.

Last February, the College of Music officially broke ground on an impactful and influential new addition to the Imig Music Building. We are eagerly looking forward to innovative teaching, rehearsal and performing spaces; a state-of-the- art recording studio; and dedicated suites for the Entrepreneurship Center for Music and Musicians’ Wellness Program. These new spaces will help us build interdisciplinary partnerships across campus and welcome the community into the College of Music even more deeply for performances and special events.

We continue to make steady progress toward completing our $50 million music+ campaign to raise new endowment funds that will provide substantial support for College of Music students, faculty and programs. The devoted work of the College of Music Advisory Board, music+ Campaign Steering Committee and Advancement Team remains a source of inspiration for all of us here at the College of Music. I am pleased to report that, as this magazine goes to print, we Dean’s Cabinet have raised more than $36 million toward our $50 million goal. Dean, College of Music Robert Shay There is so much more to share about the College of Music, ranging from last Associate Dean for Graduate Studies year’s CU at Carnegie Hall Showcase Concert to this year’s fourth biennial Margaret Berg Cleveland Orchestra residency. Suffice it to say, the College of Music remains a Assistant Dean for Concerts very special place that adds tremendous value to the world. Our work flows from and Communications its people, their remarkable talents and a passion to share joy through music. Joan McLean Braun Thank you for your interest in the College of Music. Senior Associate Dean John Davis With best wishes, Director of Strategic Initiatives and Special Assistant to the Dean Alexander George Assistant Dean for Budget and Finance Robert Shay Carrie Howard Dean, College of Music Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies and Enrollment Management P.S. I've recently come to the decision that the 2019-20 academic year will be my last full one Matthew Roeder as dean. After what will have been six years in this role at CU Boulder and 20 overall in full- Assistant Dean for Advancement time administration, I'm looking forward to returning to teaching and research, and to making Courtney Rowe contributions to the College of Music in other ways. I will be staying on as dean until Oct. 1, 2020. The search for the college's next dean will be underway shortly.

3 4 It’s a time of transition for the College of Music. As faculty, staff and students prepare for the college’s 100th birthday in 2020, they’re working out of temporary spaces in one of the oldest buildings on campus and one of the newest, waiting for their new home to become a reality.

“But all that will be worth it, because this is A way to welcome music lovers going to be huge.” “The experience will leave you in Anoushka Divekar, a senior music education awe and set the stage for the rest and clarinet double major from Iowa, is one of the students who looks forward to coming back of your time here.” to her alma mater after graduation to see what — Courtney Rowe, Assistant Dean comes of the transition. Divekar walks past the for Advancement construction on the south side of Imig Music Building every morning at 7, as she leaves her One of the most striking improvements planned dorm room in Cheyenne Arapaho Hall to get in is the new front entrance on 18th Street. Three some practice time. stories of windows, set in that trademark CU Boulder sandstone, will greet visitors just south “That’s the only time I can do it. If you come of the current main entrance outside Grusin looking for a practice room at 10 or 11 in the Music Hall. morning, you can’t find one that’s open.” “The first thing, your front-line experience, is She and hundreds of music students past and with a building. So, now parents, prospective present know exactly what limitations the new students, returning alumni and visiting artists addition will help address. So do the faculty will walk in, and they’ll be met with that ‘wow,’” who work in offices without proper acoustics, says Assistant Dean for Advancement Courtney ensembles that have rehearsed in the same Rowe. Just inside the front door, a short walk subprime spaces for decades, the staff who to the left, will be the college’s trademark play a daily game of musical chairs to schedule performance space, Grusin Music Hall. classes and concerts in limited spaces—and the administrators and supporters who have worked To the right, a brand new, 110-seat recital hall, in countless hours for a quarter-century to bring the vein of the old Chamber Hall. “Now patrons our physical home to the level of our artistry. will have a front door and a welcome,” says longtime Professor of Piano and Helen and Peter But what exactly will the 64,000-square-foot Weill Faculty Fellow David Korevaar. “Our current expansion bring to the College of Music? How profile doesn’t project a College of Music. This will students, faculty, staff and patrons benefit new lobby will give audiences a place to hang from the $57 million construction project? out before programs. It sends a much stronger message.” (Continued on next page)

Rendering courtesy Pfeiffer Architects 5 A place to refine our skills “It’s pretty cool that we’ve conceived of this large rehearsal hall as a convertible performance space with retractable seating.” — Robert Shay, Dean of the College of Music

One of the central additions planned is an innovative new large rehearsal facility that can convert into a 150-seat performance space at the push of a button. Dean Robert Shay says it will open up new opportunities for performance. “It’ll be an interesting place for performances that aren’t quite right for Grusin or the Chamber Hall.”

Scheduling ensemble rehearsals has been a sticking point for the college for years, but the new convertible space— plus dedicated choral and percussion rehearsal rooms—will mean new efficiencies and hours of freed-up time for large groups and the students who comprise them.

As the college launches initiatives inspired by The College of Music Advantage strategic plan, that need becomes even more apparent. “We’re looking forward to the opportunity to rethink the whole schedule,” Shay says.

There will also be nine additional practice rooms—a priority for students like Divekar, who regularly spends nearly her entire allotted rehearsal time looking for a space to meet with her woodwind quintet.

“Finding time for five people to meet at the same time is already impossible, and when you spend most of your time just trying to find places to practice, that has an impact on what you can do together,” Divekar says.

The expansion also adds space for the Department of Theatre & Dance, including a dance studio, changing rooms and a theatre classroom, which Shay says is indicative of wouldn’t hire scientists on this campus and then put them the college’s move toward more on-campus collaboration. in a closet without the equipment they need, and this is the same concept.” A nurturing learning environment To that end, two new, state-of-the-art classroom spaces and “Schools around the country are getting acoustically designed studios for the keyboard, woodwind beautiful new facilities, and those are the and conducting faculty will replace the stretch of the south programs that are trying to recruit the same hallway that educators like Korevaar have called home for students and faculty that we are. And we years. definitely don’t always measure up.” “The natural light alone will make an enormous difference,” — David Korevaar, Professor of Piano Korevaar says. “There will also be more room for the multiple pianos many of the keyboard faculty have in their studios.” Shay says new teaching and educational spaces were established as the focus of the expansion before he even In addition, a first-floor office for the Entrepreneurship arrived as dean in Fall 2014. “Our faculty members need Center for Music and a top-floor suite and teaching space the proper laboratory to do their work,” he explains. “We for the Musicians’ Wellness Program will help the college

Rendering, top: Courtesy Pfeiffer Architects; Chip, David Korevaar, Robert Shay, Mikhy Ritter, Becky Roser, 6 Philip DiStefano and Anoushka Divekar break ground on the $57 million expansion make good on one of its strategic goals of training well-rounded musicians. “It’s the first time those two important programs will have a physical space,” Shay Music as a tool for good says. he explained that music Finally, the second floor will be home to an expanded is more than just Bach, recording studio that will further increase the college’s Beethoven and Brahms. interdisciplinary training capabilities. “Music is a tool that can teach entrepreneurship and “It will be physically networked so that we can record leadership, so that young several concerts simultaneously,” Shay explains, “but it’s people in marginalized also a teaching space for students who want to develop communities learn that they those skills alongside our talented technicians.” can make a positive change in their community.” A group effort In all, the 64,000 square feet will add roughly 4,600 feet of In February, the College of Project 440, which Conyers performance space, 6,500 feet rehearsal space and 8,800 Music hosted its second founded, provides young feet of teaching space, plus wider hallways, administrative Distinguished Lectureship Philadelphia-area musicians offices, restrooms and more. And every one of those in Music, Diversity and the entrepreneurial and square feet has been the coordinated effort of passionate Inclusion with Philadelphia social skills to help them members of the College of Music family. Orchestra Assistant Principal become leaders in their Bass Joseph Conyers and communities. “The collective action of the Advancement team and his talk “Music: A Tool for the college’s Advisory Board has been instrumental,” Good.” “What’s important is that Rowe says. “And Dean Shay and Dean Emeritus Daniel you connect with people. Sher have really carried on the legacy and vision of all Conyers says too often It’s as simple as taking your the deans before them. This has been a ‘pay-it-forward’ we focus on music itself— instrument to a community project—the result of the effort of so many before us, rather than on what music center and showing it to those among us now, and many who will join us in the can do—when sharing a group of young kids. future. Chancellor Philip DiStefano’s leadership has been the artform with younger Connecting and sharing like essential as well.” generations. In his talk, that takes no extra time.”

Adds Shay, “I’m deeply thankful for the partnership we’ve had with CU Boulder Facilities Management. We’ve worked hand in hand with that robust component of our campus staff, and their expertise has been a big help. And we're truly fortunate to have an all-star team A party fit for a legend of external partners, especially Pfeiffer Partners and Acoustic Distinctions.” In Fall 2018, the College of As the college community looks out the window at the Music community celebrated ever-changing landscape along Wardenburg Drive, the legendary composer fact that the new wing is expected to open toward the tail Leonard Bernstein in the CU end of the college’s year-long centennial celebration only Bernstein at 100 festival. adds to the excitement. Highlights included Eklund Opera’s production of West “We can look back with real pride and satisfaction for Side Story; performances where we’ve been and look ahead with anticipation as of Bernstein’s work by students and faculty; and guest we leap forward into our second century,” Shay says. appearances by violinist and former New York Philharmonic concertmaster Glenn Dicterow, Bernstein scholar Carol “It’s a big birthday gift,” Divekar adds. “It’s like a present Oja, and Bernstein’s daughter Jamie Bernstein. The week for the students.” culminated with a Young People’s Concert in Macky Auditorium, hosted by Jamie, echoing her father’s efforts to introduce music to children. “It’s really rewarding to To read more about the project and get introduce my dad’s music to young audiences,” she says. regular updates on the progress, head to “It’s just the gift that keeps on giving.” colorado.edu/music/expansion.

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‘If I can MAKE IT there…’ Music Buffs have built a network to support each other in New York City

Imagine packing up your life—maybe in a carry-on suitcase or even just a backpack—and driving to the most crowded city in the country to start a new life. All that lies ahead of you are bright lights and big uncertainty, but you trust your drive and your talent enough to push forward.

Right now, there are at least 125 opportunity to tend to her other family: arts administration at NYU, working College of Music alumni living in New graduates of the College of Music. full-time in the New York Department York City, many of whom have stories of Education and part-time as an arts just like that to tell. And all of them are “I’ve always felt that we need to figure administrator, connecting with anyone New Yorkers now, brought together out a way to help our alumni stay and everyone she could, when Glyde in a city of 8.6 million by their Music involved and supported. It’s wonderful reached out to her. Buff status and the College of Music to connect a young person with emeritus professor known as the someone further along in their career “She introduced herself on Facebook “mom” of their ambitious group. and see how thrilled they are,” she and was immediately so helpful and says. “It started off as this idea that I kind,” Barpal says. Act I: The Decision could be the mom in New York, helping CU alumni meet each other. The conversation led to dinner Professor Emeritus of Cello Judith with Glyde and fellow alumna Mairi Glyde cut her teeth as a musician in “Also of great importance to me is to Dorman-Phaneuf (DMA ’07). New York for 25 years as a founding just be there if they need help or want member of the Manhattan Quartet. She to talk.” “And Mairi casually mentioned that left for another quarter-century to teach she plays cello on the Last Five Years in Boulder and help form the College of Glyde has moved seamlessly into the soundtrack—which is one of my Music’s study-abroad program in Italy, role since she took up residence in the favorite musicals,” Barpal recalls. “She and then she decided to return to her city, building a community of Music was the epitome of great cello playing old stomping grounds. Buffs that meets regularly on Facebook and I had listened to her for about 10 and in various storybook pizza places, years, then I met her.” “I had gotten to see so much, but in wine bars and coffee shops throughout 2017, it was the right time to come Manhattan. Networking, Barpal says, was the back,” Glyde says. quickest lesson she had to learn upon The connections have been life altering moving to New York from her summer The move brought her closer to her son for Nora Barpal (BM ’18). She had job in Aspen. As a frequent subway and his family, but ever the connector, been living in New York for a couple rider, she’s already put her natural Glyde also felt compelled to use the of weeks, going to school full-time for talent for striking up conversations to

8 use. “One girl I met on the subway, on working as a singer and actress about in a trade paper. To her surprise, the second day I was here, is getting and leading her own music theory she was offered the lead in a traveling her master’s in stage management at workshop for aspiring actors. A couple production of My Fair Lady. Columbia. We’ve become good friends of years ago, Stewart connected with and have gone to shows together.” fellow alumnus Keith Gordon (BM ’89) “I was only there for a few days at the first New York College of Music originally, but then the show led to Act II: The Defining Moment alumni panel. Thanks to the meeting, reviews, friends who I could sublet Gordon had Stewart perform in a from, and the ability to save up Amy Marie Stewart (BM ’07) arrived reading for his upcoming musical Mary thousands of dollars so that when in New York nearly a decade ago with Modern. I did come here permanently to do her then-husband, hoping to grow her auditions, I could take the time to do career as an opera singer. She had “When I met her, I knew that she would that,” Rideout says. “Within a couple of spent a few years getting her master’s be ready to read music, being a vocal years, I got my first Broadway show, in degree in Chicago and felt ready to major from CU. I’m a big believer in the the chorus for Cabaret.” make the leap to the Big Apple. CU network,” he says. Since officially moving to New York in “It was a perfect stepping stone. It Gordon got his start in New York at an 1995, Rideout has had several different would have been a far greater shock if ad agency, writing jingles. Now he's an runs on and off Broadway—including I had come straight out of undergrad,” in-demand composer and lyricist with her acclaimed one-woman show Wild Stewart says. several productions under his belt. He Abandon—and now lives in Midtown says the city and its many opportunities with her actor-husband. She says Stewart took auditions and struggled are what you make of them. despite some regional productions that to get her opera feet under her for cause her to travel from time to time, a few years before she realized that “You need to be in the right place at they make it work. she had some big decisions—and the right time, so you need to facilitate big life changes—ahead of her if she your luck and put yourself in those “If you’re with someone who’s not in was going to succeed. She and her situations,” he explains. “And in order the business and they come home husband divorced and she set her to do that, you need to leverage your as you’re leaving for work, it’s hard. sights on musical theatre. connections—especially in music and But this spring, for example, I’ll be theatre performance.” in August Rush in Chicago for six “Up to that point, I was suffering a lot weeks, while he’s here doing To Kill a of imposter syndrome,” Stewart recalls. Adds Stewart, “You need to think of Mockingbird. So there are tradeoffs.” “Then I had this opportunity to rebuild other artists not just as your friends but everything. I tell my young students as your creative inspiration as well.” Rideout reiterates that the most all the time: There is nothing I would important thing young musicians can recommend more to a young woman Act III: The Breakthrough do when moving to New York—besides than a really traumatic heartbreak in saving up as much money as they your late 20s.” Leenya Rideout (BM ’91) was in New can—is never forget why they came. York in 1993, staying with a friend Now, Stewart is living multiple for a few days, when she went to a (Continued on next page) dreams—teaching voice lessons, handful of auditions that she read

Photos, from left: New York-based alumna Leenya Rideout at her one-woman show, Wild Abandon (Photo courtesy Carol Rosegg); New York College of Music alumni, including Nora Barpal (far left) meet for dinner; Alumnus Keith Gordon (Photo courtesy Jason Zeren) ALUMNI 9 “It takes grit, fearlessness and tenacity. Of course I had And never forget that there are people like Judith Glyde out other options, but I didn’t consider them. Of course there there who want to see you succeed. are moments where I’d like to have a house with a two-car garage and two steady incomes, but that’s when you get a “You have to remember that everyone here was once the call for a Broadway show and it pulls you back in.” new kid,” Barpal says. “People are much nicer than they get credit for—you just can’t be afraid to ask for help.”

Ars Nova founding artistic director named Distinguished Alumnus

Lauded by the Boulder “The opportunity to gain different perspectives from working Daily Camera as “a many- with both orchestral and choral musicians really helped me splendored musician who in my career,” says Morgan. “In the first year of my master’s, can shape a line to realize I studied with Richard Toensing. In my second year, I studied to the fullest extent the with Charles Eakin. And my master’s thesis was with Luis intentions of the composer,” Gonzalez. I’m very much indebted to each of them.” Thomas Edward Morgan (MM ’87)—founding artistic Morgan says working with these scholars was formative. “I director and conductor of Boulder’s Ars Nova Singers—was wouldn’t have had any of that if I hadn’t been in the master’s this year’s recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award. program at the College of Music. The opportunities and connections I made further positioned where I was headed After earning an undergraduate degree at Macalester in my career. College in Minnesota, Morgan came to CU Boulder and forged a bond with Professor Emeritus Giora Bernstein— “CU gave me an incredible foundation.” conductor, classical violinist and founder and artistic director of the Colorado Music Festival.

Inspiring the next generation of music students

“Teaching music is the most are in their first five years of teaching. important thing I do,” says Ben Pollack (BME ’14). “It Despite the small size of the Huerfano School District RE-1, has to matter every day.” its music programming is ever expanding under Pollack’s leadership, offering a remarkable range of musical options In January, Pollack—a for students from elementary through high school. 26-year-old music teacher with the Huerfano School Today, Pollack’s vision is ambitious: “To get half the school District RE-1 in Walsenburg, Colorado—was honored as involved in music,” thereby making music more prevalent in Young Teacher of the Year at the Colorado Music Educators more lives and inspiring students to see beyond where they Association (CMEA) Conference. Pollack’s palpable grew up. “For many kids, music will get them the discipline enthusiasm and dedication to his students make him a they need to create the lives they want,” he says. “They’re deserving recipient of the award, which “recognizes notable learning respect and tolerance, and that everyone has a commitment to the art of teaching as well as a demonstrated voice in music.” ability to achieve excellence” among music educators who

10 Music Buffs at the GRAMMYS

It was a big year at the Grammy Awards for College of Music alumni when you consider the music—which itself was like a revolution, using electronics and a DJ in the pit—it was a very unconventional winner.”

Wu played Jobs’ spiritual advisor Kôbun Chino Otogawa in the opera’s world premiere in Santa Fe in 2017. He and most of the original cast will reprise their roles next year near Jobs’ old Silicon Valley stomping grounds, as San Francisco Opera stages the work. Until then, Wu says he’ll reflect on this accomplishment, focusing on gratitude. “I’m here because of the people who have supported me generously and unconditionally, and the only way I can repay them is by working hard.”

Brenner, who started off as a performing flutist, agrees. “I feel so “When you win the award, the statue and baroque ensemble Apollo’s Fire grateful that I was able to make a they hand you isn’t actually yours. and soloist Karim Sulayman for Best career in music, even if it wasn’t the You give your speech, you take your Classical Solo Vocal Album. Brenner, exact path that I envisioned while I was picture, and then they take it away for who has been editing and producing a student at CU. a while.” classical music albums for nearly 30 years, says she never anticipated being “I’m not a different producer today than Bass Wei Wu (MM, PC ’13) watches part of the glitz and glamour of music’s I was before the Grammy. I still take on the Grammy Awards on television big night. every project to craft something unique practically every year. He never and beautiful. But I won’t lie … the dreamed that one day he might win his “I knew that the albums I was creating acknowledgement feels really great.” own golden gramophone. “We were were good enough to be in contention, never really expecting it. A nomination but you don’t expect it,” she explains. Brenner and Wu weren’t the only CU is already quite an honor.” Boulder names to grace the Grammys The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs—the this year: Alumna Tia Fuller (MM Record producer Erica Brenner (BM opera about the Apple founder written ’00) was nominated for Best Jazz ’82) agrees. “My first shock was when by composer Mason Bates and Instrumental Album for her record we got nominated. Getting to the final librettist Mark Campbell (a CU Boulder Diamond Cut, and College of Music five of any category is a big deal in the Department of Theatre & Dance Director of Bands Donald McKinney music world.” alumnus)—beat out five heavy-hitting was nominated as a producer in the contenders. Up against works by such Best Classical Compendium category In February, Wu and Brenner both won opera giants as Verdi and Strauss, Wu for the album John Williams at the their first Grammy Awards, Wu and the says that no one saw the win coming. Movies with Dallas Winds. cast of The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs “It’s rare to even see a world-premiere for Best Opera Recording, and Brenner opera nominated in this category. Then

Photo: Alumnus Wei Wu celebrates at the Grammy Awards ALUMNI 11 Alumni notes

Ryan Alexander Bloom Music Educators Association. Her of his doctoral dissertation has Max Stern (BM ’69) (BA ’07) original piano work, In the Spaces been published. In October 2018, A retrospective album of Stern’s Bloom released his third Between, premiered in May. Larrick performed six programs biblical compositions was instructional book, with publisher of 15 of his own compositions in released this year by the Israel Hudson Music, titled Encyclopedia Lacey Huszcza (BA ’03) Stevens Point, Wisconsin, on solo Music Institute and Ministry of Rudimentia: The Ultimate Drum Huszcza became the new marimba and piano. Culture. Rudiment Collection. executive director of the Las Vegas Philharmonic in December Lisa Martin (PhD ’14) Colleen White (DMA ’18) Mark Call (MME ’00) and 2018. She was also named one As assistant professor of music White has been appointed Jan Osburn (MME ’01) of Musical America’s Top 30 education at Bowling Green State assistant professor of flute at Professionals for 2018. University, Martin was recently Kansas State University. Call and Osburn received the published in both the Music Impact on Education Award from Dan Isbell (PhD ’06) Educators Journal and the Journal Amy Woodley (BME ’01) Boulder Valley Schools for their of Music Teacher Education. work as music educators. Isbell, associate professor Woodley is serving as the music of music education at She also received the award for coordinator for Jeffco Public Undergraduate Faculty Mentor Amber Campbell Louisiana State University, Schools in Jefferson County, gave presentations on flexible of the Year from BGSU’s Center Colorado. (BME ’92) musicianship at the Music and for Undergraduate Research and Campbell won the 25-Year Service Drama Education Exposition in Scholarship. Throughout the Aubrey Yeh (BME ’10) Award from the Colorado Music last year, Martin presented her London and at the 26th European Yeh is serving as the interim Educators Association (CMEA) research at various state and Association for Music in Schools director of fine and performing and the Outstanding Teacher of national conferences, including conference in Jelgava, Latvia. arts for the Boulder Valley School the Year Award from the Colorado the Seventh Biennial Colloquium Isbell also had articles published District. American String Teachers in Contributions in Music for Teachers of Instrumental Music Association (CASTA). Methods and the NAfME Eastern Education and the Journal of Julio Zabaleta (MM ’18) Research in Childhood Education. Division Conference in Pittsburgh. Andrew Crust (DMA ’16) Zabaleta won a position in the flute section of the Orquestra Crust was named assistant Edna Jeon (BM) Pattie Nelson Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo conductor of the Vancouver (BME ’84, MME ’08) Jeon won a piccolo audition with Academy in São Paulo, Brazil. Symphony Orchestra. He is the Honolulu Symphony. Nelson was the winner of the currently assistant conductor 2018 Lifetime Teacher Award from Alumni at CMEA of the Memphis Symphony Erik Johnson CASTA. Orchestra, conductor of the CU Music Education alumni (BME ’01, MM ’07, PhD ’13) continued to have a strong Memphis Youth Orchestra and Taylor Raven (MM ’15) Johnson, associate professor presence—as clinicians, ensemble assistant conductor of the Raven is currently a member National Youth Orchestra of the of music at Colorado State directors and/or CMEA board University, co-authored a book, of the LA Opera Young Artist members—at the annual CMEA U.S.A. In addition, Crust was the Program. She received first place 2018 winner of the Ansbacher A Guide to Student Teaching in conference. Congratulations to in the Loren L. Zachary Vocal Barb Cawelti Casanova Tom Fellowship for Young Conductors Band. He gave presentations , Competition and performed Chapman (MME ’18) Jay and a 2018 finalist for the Nestlé on music teacher identity , with Wolf Trap Opera and at the Clanin (MME ’07) Liz Dinwiddie and Salzburg Festival Young development and music teacher , Cincinnati May Festival. (MM ’04) Philip Drozda (BME Conductors Award. resilience at the National , Association for Music Education ’07), Ellie Falter (PhD ’18), Jill Alan Reese (MM ’14) Fischaber (MME ’02) Nick Bonnie Draina (DMA ’06) (NAfME) National Research , Conference in Atlanta and the Reese just completed his PhD Hinman (BME ’08), Erik Johnson Draina released a book exploring American Education Research from the Eastman School of Music (BME ’01, MM ’07, PhD ’13), breathing technique from a body Association conference in Toronto. and was hired as a faculty member Megan Ogden Lewin (MME ’18), mapping perspective, titled The Johnson also received the 2018 at the Cleveland Institute of Music. Allison Mayes (BME ’06, MME Breathing Book for Singers. Colorado State University Award ’15), Jay McGuffin (BME ’00), for Distinction in Community Rebecca Robinson (AD ’16) Pattie Nelson (BME ’84, MME Ellie Falter (PhD ’18) Outreach and Engagement. Robinson was a guest soloist with ’08), Jan Osburn (MME ’01), Ben Falter finished her first year as the Santa Fe Symphony. Pollack (BME ’14), Jennifer Poole assistant professor of music Geary Larrick (DMA ’84) (MME ’00), Rick Shaw (BME ’80), education at Drake University. Her Larrick was presented with the Stephen A. Slater (MM ’04) Theresa Smith (MME ’17), John recent peer-reviewed publications Toepfer (BME), Michael Vallez Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Slater held the fourth horn include a sole-authored research (MME ’99) and Steve Vaughn Achievement Award by the position with the Virginia article in Perspectives and a co- Marquis Who's Who Publications (DMA ’18). authored article in Arts Education Symphony Orchestra for the Board, designating him as a top 2018-19 season and the second Policy Review. Falter was elected artist in the fields of music and secretary of the board for the Early horn position with the Richmond education. This year, he also Symphony Orchestra in 2017-18. Childhood Music and Movement celebrated 50 years of writing Association, began serving on for the National Association of the advisory board for the Music College Wind and Percussion Educators Journal and was named Instructors Journal, where much special learners chair for the Iowa

12 Alumna wins coveted fellowship from American Academy in Rome

Congratulations are in order for College of Music alumna Pamela Z (BM ’78), who was one of 30 recipients nationwide of this year’s Rome Prize. The American Academy in Rome awards a select number of fellowships to artists, scholars and historians to conduct work and research for a year in an immersive and interdisciplinary setting in the heart of Rome.

Pamela is among only 10 artists—and just two composers—to receive the honor. “I always get inspiration and energy from being around different kinds of people, and just being in Rome will be amazing,” she says.

The fellowship will give the multimedia artist and composer the perfect setting and ample time to explore a new project, titled Simultaneous. “It’ll be a performance work that involves a lot of interactive video components and live processing on my voice,” Pamela explains. “One of the inspirations for the idea came from my fascination with simultaneous translation—that people can be listening to one language and speaking another at the same time. I love that United Nations sound of the chatter of many different languages, and I’m sure that being immersed in a place where English is not the native language will work its way into this piece.”

Photo courtesy Rubra/Ars Electronica

ALUMNI 13 FACULTY

Revelations in the HIMALAYAS

Eklund Opera maestro Nicholas Carthy spent 10 days getting back to the basics in Kathmandu Nicholas Carthy has been conducting for more than 35 Gentle chaos years. An accomplished pianist and a trained violist himself, The journey to that bar in Kathmandu began at the airport, there isn’t much you can teach him about leading a group of where Carthy and his family were met with quizzical seasoned musicians through the rigors of a Mozart opera or impressions as soon as they arrived with their gear at the a Tchaikovsky overture. security checkpoint. But what if the group of musicians … isn’t seasoned at all? “Most of the security personnel had never even seen a violin up close, let alone all the parts that make one up,” Carthy “Then you have to revisit things you may have forgotten.” remembers. “They looked at the tail pieces and pegs— and all these strangely shaped pieces of wood—and said, That’s just what Carthy did last fall, when he spent 10 days ‘What’s this?’” working with a group of newly minted adult musicians in the back room of a bar in Kathmandu, Nepal. The group—who Carthy and Ristorcelli had two violins with them, to be exact, Carthy met and quickly befriended during his regular stint along with about 30 sets of strings and countless pieces and as a guest teacher at Toppenkurset International Summer parts they planned to donate to the fledgling musical group Academy and Festival in Norway—had just started an to help them get started. orchestra from the ground up. They invited Carthy, his wife and College of Music alumna Anne Ristorcelli (MM ’10), and “Once we got past security, we were welcomed in the their daughter Emmy—herself a talented violinist—to be traditional Nepalese fashion, with garlands of flowers involved in the early stages. and red dabs on our foreheads. It was all very generous,” Carthy says. Carthy says it was a perfect opportunity to pay it forward and share his love of music. But first, he needed to get to After the airport, it was an hour and a half in the car to get rehearsal. through the choked traffic of Kathmandu, the Nepalese

14 capital in the shadow of the Himalayas known for its heavy pollution and crowded streets. The trip was exhausting—but Carthy says it’s an everyday reality for the members of the upstart orchestra.

“The whole thing had this wonderfully gentle chaos about it. Nobody got fraught when someone was late or wondered where anyone was. This was their life. Everyone had other jobs and commitments, but they were all really determined to make this work.”

The group Carthy worked with was led by Sanjay, a teacher. The musicians themselves were a far cry from what Carthy encounters at the College of the realization that what you’ve been privilege with them, and they in turn are Music: Many of them learned to play learning on your own is simply a going to share theirs.” by watching YouTube, some of their conduit to something much bigger.” instruments were barely functional, Above all and most of them had only picked up a This artform that Carthy had lived and Before leaving Kathmandu, Carthy and bow for the first time as adults. breathed for most of his life became the group spent a morning above the new again thanks to the childlike smog of the million-person city, getting They were new to all of it. So Carthy reverence of the musicians he led. a glimpse of Everest and K2 from a changed his approach. And the relative age of these adult sightseeing gondola. “Most of them musicians—just learning music now had never been up there before. It was “What I was doing wasn’t working so I instead of as fifth or sixth graders— tear-inducing to see that sight, and to had to adjust to meet them. We would made for a unique experience. hold one or two rehearsals a day and see them see it for the first time.” the rest of the time we talked about “Music for them is something It brought Carthy’s time in Nepal—and how to lead an orchestra, how to make absolutely enormous,” Carthy says. in the other countries where he made sure your bow is in the same place as “You’re coupling a childlike wonder music during his sabbatical year—full everyone else’s—even who turns the with intellectual maturity.” page and where you sit. circle. After a few days, Carthy began to “We were in the north of Russia, “I had to go back to the absolute witness a transformation, both in what working with a new youth orchestra in basics of what I was doing.” the orchestra was giving him, and in Petrozavodsk, and we went to Taiwan what the musicians needed from him to work with a school orchestra who Square one in return. “The most rewarding bit was already played brilliantly. I ran the that you saw this organism come to In addition to two daily rehearsals, gamut between the very beginning to life, and by the end of the week they Carthy led the group in classes on the very advanced. bow placement and instrument repair. knew how to play without me being autocratic about the beat.” Outside the bar, the chaotic hustle and “I brought that back, that having to bustle of Kathmandu continued on— question what I do in a technical Just as Carthy was able to give back sometimes bleeding into the music- sense.” making space in the form of curious to these new musicians, he says they saw the opportunity to pay it forward bystanders—but inside, Carthy took At the end of the day, Carthy says he as well. something of a trip back in time. came back a stronger educator and maestro. “I remember when I first started to “We held a concert at the end and raised money for a group of us to trek really listen to Tchaikovsky and the “Introducing something you’ve loved into the Himalayan foothills next year, late Romantics as a kid, and I saw all your life to people who will now love where we’re going to take instruments that same wide-eyed wonder in these it all their lives, too … you can’t get a to remote villages. I shared my musicians. There’s no substitute for better experience than that.”

Photo: A music-loving dog listens in as Nick Carthy’s family rehearses with a budding orchestra in Nepal FACULTY 15 A new beginning for CHAMBER MUSIC

College welcomes coordinator to bring small ensembles together

The College of Music hosts no shortage of instruments imaginable. So more chamber groups, you get to know other of talented individuals. The grand and more that’s a large part of what people’s personalities, and you learn vocal showcases presented by the students are going to be doing after how to navigate differences of opinion Eklund Opera Program and sweeping they graduate.” and learn from others’ perspectives.” orchestral works performed effortlessly by the CU Symphony Orchestra are Weiss has explored chamber music Chamber performance also provides built on the dedication and abilities of opportunities throughout her career. some of the most important skills a single musicians. Earning her undergraduate degree 21st-century music student can hone. at Rice University, she was heavily In her first few months as the college’s involved in chamber music, both inside “As a chamber musician, you need a new chamber music coordinator, Meta and outside of school. She performed refined set of entrepreneurial skills. You Weiss has observed those individual in small chamber groups at concert need to know how to promote yourself, musicians also shining in small venues in New York and around the work with presenters and organize a ensembles. The cellist—a seasoned country while pursuing master’s and program.” chamber musician and one half of doctoral degrees at The Juilliard School. the Weiss-Requiro duo with Assistant As Weiss looks down the road, she’s Professor of Cello David Requiro— For the past three years, Weiss has led thrilled to be forming the college’s came to Boulder in January to bring the cello and chamber music programs chamber music program at a time various chamber groups throughout the at Queensland Conservatorium at when new investments in performance college (an estimated 27 and counting) Griffith University in Australia. “It took spaces are being made. under one umbrella. about a year to get it running smoothly, and after three years, I was proud of “It shows commitment to the future,” As the music world evolves, she says the growth of the program and the she says. “I also see this transition it’s becoming paramount for musicians quality of the graduating students’ period, before the new chamber hall to expand their catalog beyond solo or chamber musicianship,” she explains. opens, as an opportunity to get the large-scale orchestral works. program out into the community. We’ll In addition to broadening their horizons invite people to come here to see our “Musicians enjoy collaborating and as musicians, Weiss says students students perform, but in the meantime, building connections with each other, learn much from working together. “It’s we’re going to bring the music to and chamber music has such a rich so important that students learn those them.” and vast repertoire for any combination collaborative skills. By performing in

Photos, from left: Chamber Music Coordinator Meta Weiss (Photo courtesy Juli L. Weiss); 16 Students perform as part of this spring’s Chamber Music Showcase Fresh and familiar faces join The global college faculty impact of the guitar

Ryan Gardner: Associate Professor of Trumpet Ryan Gardner came to the College of Music from Oklahoma State University. Gardner says though he loves performing, he’s known since early on in his career that he was meant to both teach and play music. “The best part about teaching is sharing my passion and enthusiasm with Every two years, about a month before my students. When they have the lightbulb moments, where they figure CU’s legendary Conference on World something out, seeing them learn and achieve on their own and with Affairs, the College of Music hosts guidance is really enjoyable.” another international gathering in Grusin Music Hall. Organized by Nicolò Joel Schut: Instructor of Music Education Spera, director of the Ritter Family Alumnus Joel Schut (MM ’12) returned to the College of Music this fall Classical Guitar Program, the 2019 CU to join the Music Education department and conduct a new second International Guitar Festival featured orchestra for music majors. Since graduating from the College of Music, nearly 40 young players from around Schut directed the orchestra at Okemos High School in Michigan and the world this March. served as interim director of orchestras at the State University of New York at Potsdam. He says he looks forward to further exploring the Spera is proud of the event, which relationship between string performance and string teacher education. he says is always eye-opening “This position can balance those worlds. I’ll be very integrated with the for musicians who often play their music education faculty, working with future teachers on their curriculum instruments by themselves. “For and the rehearsal process.” guitarists, it’s important because we spend so much of our time practicing Claude Sim: Assistant Professor of Violin alone. Here, we get to meet so many Claude Sim’s face has been a familiar sight around the halls of Imig Music people who do what exactly what we since he began teaching in the Strings area on an interim basis in August do.” 2018. This fall, Sim joined the faculty full time. An active performer, he brings 20 years of experience with the Colorado Symphony to his role This year’s festival included more female as studio professor. “When we, as performers, get to be out in the field guitarists than ever before—something doing and practicing what we preach, it gives a little bit more truth to Spera says is a good sign. “Guitar tends what we’re sharing with students,” Sim says. to be a male-dominated world. It’s good to be part of this conversation, to get Branden Steinmetz: more young women playing guitar and Assistant Director of Bands and applying to the program.” Instructor of Conducting and Music Education Branden Steinmetz joined the bands department just in time for the new There was also cultural and historical Golden Buffalo Marching Band season; he’s the new assistant director diversity in the music that was of the marching band, director of the Buff Basketball Band and director performed during the multi-day of the Concert Band. “Having the chance to work with the athletic bands program. The winner of this year’s was important to me,” Steinmetz says. “The thing I like about them is competition was guitarist Dragos that you get students who aren’t just music majors: they’re engineers, Ilie (pictured above), who hails from computer scientists, pre-med. You get exposed to a lot of different points Romania. of view, which is refreshing.”

FACULTY 17 Staging a knockout ARTIST SERIES

Music alumna Joan McLean Braun curates the long-time Boulder arts gem

Joan McLean Braun (BM ’81, MBA the short list for years. That one goes there.’ But there’s an ’93) has served as executive director extremely challenging practical element for CU Presents since 2001—taking “Yo-Yo Ma had been on our offer list to planning.” the helm of the Artist Series when CU for at least a decade. We just kept Presents was still CU Concerts at the saying, ‘We’re here!’ and waiting,” she Even so, it’s not all hiccups and College of Music. Under her artistic shares with a laugh and a big wave of headaches. The incredibly varied vision, audiences in Macky Auditorium her hands. genres of the CU Presents Artist Series have experienced groundbreaking work in her (and audiences’) favor. performances from Bobby McFerrin, Then, after attending conferences with Martha Graham Dance Company, other area presenters and speaking “I can be nimble. I know I want at least Yo-Yo Ma and dozens of other award- with agents across the globe, she three classical events. Then dance, jazz, winning icons. begins to fill in the gaps. Braun world music … Sure, it's got a little bit collaborates with CU Boulder faculty of a repeating pattern to the things that But the process of curating a complete and other Colorado presenters to put I'm looking to balance. But it's flexible Artist Series lineup begins long before together a lineup that is both efficient enough that I can take advantage of patrons step into the theatre. Season for curators and inspiring for audiences. what's going to be around, too.” planning is full of as many highs, lows and emotional moments as any live And if a nice, long list of potential acts Eventually, some time around January performance on stage. is Braun’s favorite part, the winnowing in any given year, the stars align and process is her nemesis. Sometimes another season packed with knockout It all begins with a list of names. a booked artist will cancel their tour performers comes together. Regardless entirely. Or sometimes Macky’s historic of who comes to Macky, Braun knows Early on, Braun starts with a short features aren’t a match with the she can rely on one constant: Every list of artists she’s hoping to bring to technical needs of otherwise incredible artist or production in the Artist Series Boulder. “Short” is relative, of course, performers. She often has to simply is of the highest level of talent. because the list typically has about say no—or at least, “Not this year.” three times as many names on it as the “It's great being a multidisciplinary Artist Series has dates to fill. This is her It’s a long process to piece the puzzle presenter because, really… All things favorite part, she says. together, and one she wishes she had are possible for us.” more control over. She starts with a few anchors, or “must-have” artists, whom she’s willing “I keep wishing that I were designing Explore the CU Presents to shape the rest of the season around. the Artist Series events like a box of 2019-20 season at cupresents.org Sometimes, the anchors have been on chocolates. ‘Oh, this one goes here.

Photos, from left: Chick Corea, piano, Christian McBride, bass, and Brian Blade, drums (photo by Andrew Elliott, courtesy Chick 18 Corea Prod.); Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano (photo by Julia Wesely); The Kronos Quartet (photo by Jay Blakesberg) Faculty notes

Make Music conference in New He was also appointed acting for the Longmont Middle School York and the Musicians’ Health assistant director of the Saarburg Band Clinic and was a guest and Performance conference International Music Festival in conductor for the Mountain Ridge in Helsinki, where he met Germany and gave concerts and Middle School performance at with members of the Finnish master classes in Hong Kong, the the Colorado Music Educators musicians’ wellness community Czech Republic and the Pacific Association (CMEA) conference, and enhanced the College of Northwest. Cooperstock served under the direction of alumna Music’s blossoming relationship as state convention artist for the Claire Glover (BME ’17). with the Sibelius Academy. music teachers associations of Dockendorf also guest conducted California and New Jersey and for the Cherry Creek Middle James Austin Steven Bruns was pianist for Off the Hook’s School Honor Band and was WinterFest series with composer guest clinician at several middle Professor of Music Education Associate Professor of Music Theory Bruce Adolphe, resident lecturer and high schools throughout the Austin completed his 13th and for the Chamber Music Society of Denver area. final year as associate dean Bruns lectured on the music of Lincoln Center. for undergraduate studies and George Crumb at the University Andrew Garland enrollment management (in of Bonn, Germany. He also Alejandro Cremaschi Assistant Professor of Voice addition to one year as interim moderated a panel on George Roser Piano and Keyboard dean) on June 30, returning to the Rochberg with University of Garland performed with the Program Chair and Professor of music education faculty full time Michigan Professor of Violin Colorado Symphony, Camerata Christina Piano Pedagogy this fall. In Spring 2019, Austin Andrew Jennings, Pacifica, Colorado Bach Jennings Margaret presented research papers at and Cremaschi presented his research Ensemble, Moab Music Festival, McDonald the International Symposium on . Bruns and Professor on Latin American music at Opera Louisiane, the Grand Elissa Guralnick Assessment in Music Education Emerita were the Music Teachers National Junction Symphony and Rhode at the University of Florida on a panel exploring Benjamin Association (MTNA) conference in Island Philharmonic orchestras, Takács Quartet and the annual meeting of the Britten’s Billy Budd in connection Spokane (South American piano the and pianist American Educational Research with Central City Opera. He also duets with Jessica Pacheco), Warren Jones. He made his jazz Keith Waters Association in Toronto. Austin presented with the College Music Society Great debut with tenor saxophonist Stan Philip Chang is also completing his third year and during CU on Lakes Regional Conference Killian and sang at Fenway Park as editor of the Journal of Music the Weekend as part of the CU (songs by Joseph Canteloube in Boston. Garland gave recitals Teacher Education. Bernstein at 100 celebration. In with Holly Janz), and the College and master classes at Brown June, Bruns concluded 13 years Music Society International University and the University of Margaret Berg of service as associate dean for Conference in Belgium Texas at Austin and taught master graduate studies. ["Chronicles of a Belgian Gaucho: classes at DePaul University, the Associate Dean for Graduate Julio (Jules) Perceval, his eclectic Collaborative Arts Institute of Studies and Professor of piano music, and his influence in Chicago and the Texas regional Music Education Peter Cooper Senior Instructor of Oboe Argentina’s music education"]. He National Association of Teachers After being promoted to professor performed and taught a master of Singing (NATS) competition. in August 2018, Berg co-authored Peter Cooper performed class at the University of Arizona a book, ASTA String Assessment Moonlight, a new oboe concerto and is on the planning committee John Gunther Guide: Companion to the ASTA by Pulitzer Prize-winning for the 2019 National Conference Thompson Jazz Studies Program String Curriculum. Her article composer Kevin Puts, with the in Keyboard Pedagogy, the Director and Associate Professor with Associate Professor of Colorado Symphony, conducted largest conference in the field. of Jazz Studies Music Education David Rickels by Music Director Brett Mitchell on the college’s music mentor and co-commissioned by Gunther was a featured soloist on plus program was published in the Colorado and Baltimore a Naxos recording by the Kantorei the Journal of Music Teacher symphonies. He gave master Choir and recorded in New York Education. Berg was a featured classes at the Manhattan School on the Newvelle record label. He clinician at the Oklahoma Music of Music, Sam Houston State performed and lectured in Buenos Educators Association’s Beginning University, the Denver School Aires and traveled with CU Matteo Bassani Teacher Mentoring Conference of the Arts and the International Boulder student and gave presentations at the Double Reed Society conference (BM Jazz) to the International National Association for Music at the University of South Florida, Association of Schools of Jazz Education (NAfME) Music where he also performed a solo (IASJ) conference in Croatia. Research Conference and the concert. He taught at the Rocky Center for the Study of Education Ridge Music Center for his Matthew Dockendorf and the Musical Experience seventh summer and in June, he Associate Director of Bands and meeting. This summer, Berg was gave lessons and a master class Assistant Professor of appointed associate dean for at the Conservatoire de Paris. Conducting and Music Education graduate studies. Dockendorf was, for the second Andrew Cooperstock time, a section coach and guest James Brody Professor of Piano conductor for the World Youth Director of the Musicians’ Cooperstock served as artistic Wind Orchestra Project and World Wellness Program director of the CU Bernstein at Adult Wind Orchestra Project Brody was an invited presenter at 100 festival, which included two in Schladming, Austria, in July two major events: the Freedom to dozen concerts across campus. 2018. He was a guest clinician

FACULTY 19 Yoshi Ishikawa published in Music Theory Online Dallas. Finally, McKee was the Jeffrey Nytch Woodwind Studies Chair and and in the Norton Guide to director of the Michigan All-State Entrepreneurship Center for Professor of Bassoon Teaching Music Theory. Leong High School Jazz Ensemble. Music Director and Associate Ishikawa and Senior Instructor gave a lecture-recital with violinist Professor of Composition of Oboe Peter Cooper will host and alumna Michiko Theurer (DMA Nytch's Thank you letter to my the 50th anniversary conference ’16) on George Crumb’s Nocturnes lungs received its premiere as of the International Double Reed in Norway. Leong presented on part of the Ars Nova Singers’ Society at the College of Music “Motion in Wuorinen’s Grand "Shared Visions" concert in April on July 27-31, 2021. The IDRS Union” at the Eastman School of at Bethany Lutheran Church in conference is one of the most Music. She is currently heading an Cherry Hills Village and St. John’s important events for oboists and interdepartmental project, Linking Episcopal Church in Boulder. His bassoonists worldwide. The hosts Music Theory and Practice, and violin concerto Costa Concordia anticipate an attendance of more organizing a conference, Rhythm was premiered by Takács Quartet than a thousand delegates. This in Music Since 1900, featuring a violinist Edward Dusinberre with year, Ishikawa presented a debut lecture-recital by the renowned Donald McKinney the Pro Musica Colorado Chamber recital in Granada, Spain, with his pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard. Director of Bands and Associate Orchestra in April; it received daughter Marisa Ishikawa (BM Professor of Conducting subsequent performances in San ’15, DMA Violin) on violin and Yonatan Malin McKinney was nominated for a Jose and Pittsburgh. wife Brenda Ishikawa on piano. Associate Professor of 2019 Grammy Award in the Best Professor Ishikawa also presented Music Theory Classical Compendium category. David Requiro master classes in China, South Malin continued to explore the The nomination was for his work Assistant Professor of Cello Korea, the Philippines and relationship between music, words as producer of a Dallas Winds Requiro officially joined the Thailand. and meaning in diverse repertoires recording, John Williams at the Chamber Music Society of this year. He published an article Movies. He also conducted Lincoln Center's Bowers Program, Christina Jennings on Jewish Biblical chant in Yuval concerts and completed with performances in Virginia, Associate Professor of Flute Online, the journal of the Jewish residencies in Winnipeg, Canada, Massachusetts and New York’s Jennings was featured in season Music Research Centre at the and at Pacific Lutheran University Alice Tully Hall. He also had the two of the popular podcast Flutes Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and Austin Peay State University. pleasure of joining the Takács Unscripted. She also recorded an and he presented a paper on Quartet in performance at Lincoln album with pianist Blair McMillan, poetic endings and song endings Tom Myer Center's White Lights Festival. featuring the music of Laura Elise in Franz Schubert’s Winterreise at Associate Professor of Requiro performed as a member Schwendinger, and performed a the University of Rochester and Saxophone of the Weiss-Requiro Duo—with recital with guitarist João Luiz at University of Oregon. In October, Myer and the CU Senior Instructor and Chamber the Buffet Crampon Showroom in saxophone studio hosted Claude Music Coordinator Meta Weiss— Manhattan. Delangle. Delangle is the professor in the Bangalow Music Festival in of saxophone at the Conservatoire Bangalow, Australia, as well as at de Paris. He and his wife, pianist the Vanke Meisha Arts Academy Odile Delangle, presented a recital in Shenzhen, China. titled "Homage to Debussy." Mr. Delangle also presented a David Rickels master class, where he worked Music Education Chair and with saxophone students Mark Associate Professor of Music Ivlev (BM), Miranda Stark (BM), Education Michael Meier (DMA) and Lucas Rickels was elected the next Margaret McDonald Hopkins (DMA). He was able to chairperson of the Society for Associate Professor of enjoy the beautiful weather and Music Teacher Education (SMTE), David Korevaar Collaborative Piano even did some busking on the serving as chair-elect from 2018 Professor of Piano McDonald and Associate Professor Pearl Street Mall. through 2020, national chair from The release of Korevaar’s Luigi of Viola Erika Eckert performed 2020 through 2022, and immediate Perrachio album in late 2018 duo concerts at Arizona State Abigail Nims past chair from 2022 through has garnered an impressive University, Florida State University Assistant Professor of Voice 2024. He will be a voice for music number of positive reviews and and Lynn Conservatory of Music. Nims performed in the New York teacher educators on policies and led to a review and interview McDonald performed with many premiere of Missy Mazzoli's opera other issues related to teacher in Gramophone magazine. distinguished artists, including Proving Up and as soloist with preparation and will represent the Korevaar also performed the violinists Glenn Dicterow and Jorja the Phoenix Symphony, Louisiana society to NAfME. Rickels gave “Trout” Quintet with Professor Fleezanis, as well as with London Philharmonic, Shreveport several presentations at Louisiana of Double Bass Paul Erhard and Symphony Orchestra members Symphony and Huntsville State University, the University of the Takács Quartet on the Great Andrew Marriner, clarinet, and Neil Symphony orchestras. Oklahoma and Université Laval in Performances at Lincoln Center Percy, percussion. Quebec, speaking on pedagogical series at Alice Tully Hall this spring. methods, applications of Paul McKee technology in music teaching, Daphne Leong Associate Professor of research methods in music Associate Professor of Jazz Studies education and strategies for Music Theory McKee performed at Dizzy's Club recruiting music teachers. Leong’s book Performing at Lincoln Center in New York with Knowledge: Twentieth-Century the Ben Markley Big Band. He Music in Analysis and Performance also performed with the Markley will be published this year by Big Band and several other Oxford University Press. Her groups at the Jazz Education articles and chapters were Network annual conference in

20 Matthew Roeder Keith Waters both assistant professors at with composition students during Associate Dean for Music Theory Chair and Boston University, who presented a week-long residency. Undergraduate Studies and Professor of Music Theory on compassionate music teaching Enrollment Management Waters’ new book, Postbop Jazz and mixed methods research; CU Bands hosted composer Jim and Associate Professor in the 1960s, was published and Vicki Lind, professor at the Stephenson in April; the final of Conducting and Music by Oxford University Press University of Arkansas, who CU Bands concert of the year Education in July. This follows his 2011 presented on culturally responsive featured Professor of Bassoon Matthew Roeder became award-winning book, The Studio music teaching. Yoshi Ishikawa and Associate associate dean for undergraduate Recordings of the Miles Davis Professor of Voice Matthew studies and enrollment Quintet, 1965-68, also published Chellis in a performance of management for the College of by Oxford. In Fall 2018 and Spring Stephenson’s Dialogue of Self and Music on July 1, after serving as 2019, he guest lectured at the New Soul. The department also hosted associate director of bands and England Conservatory of Music. composer D.J. Sparr in February Golden Buffalo Marching Band and performed his piece Cloud of director for 17 years. Additionally, Charles Wetherbee Witnesses. In 2018, Distinguished Roeder served as clinician and Assistant Professor of Violin Professor and longtime Director Allan McMurray adjudicator for the Colorado Wetherbee’s string quartet Carpe of Bands was Bandmasters Association State Diem won a Global Music Award the guest clinician for the annual Concert Band Festival, held over in November 2018 and had its Conducting Symposium; in 2019, H. Robert Reynolds two days in April. premiere concert at Carnegie Hall’s Warren Jones, collaborative was guest Weill Recital Hall in January 2019. pianist and vocal coach at clinician. Laurie Sampsel Manhattan School of Music, and Professor of Musicology GUEST ARTISTS Jean Barr, collaborative pianist at Eastman School of Music, were The latest edition of Sampsel’s Guest artists Emily Ondracek- guests of the Collaborative Piano book, Music Research: A Peterson and Erik Christian area. Handbook, was published by Peterson were featured on the Oxford University Press. The November Pendulum New Music New York-based ensemble textbook is designed for graduate Series concert. music students taking required loadbang—William Lang, trombone; Carlos Cordeiro, bass research methods, bibliography The 2018-19 music education clarinet; Jeffrey Gavett, baritone and writing classes. guest scholars included Karin voice; and Andy Kozar, trumpet— Hendricks and Tawyna Smith, John Seesholtz performed and worked closely Director of Vocal Pedagogy and Associate Professor of Voice Seesholtz performed Jeffrey Nytch's song cycle Silences at his Faculty Tuesdays series debut in March. College of Music says goodbye to Elizabeth Swanson Associate Director of Choral two long-time faculty Studies and Assistant Professor of Conducting Swanson served as the College Associate Professor of Trumpet Terry Sawchuk came to of Music’s interim director of the College of Music in 1982. Over an impressive career choral studies this year. In Spring 2019, she was invited to be a spanning several decades, Sawchuk has performed with conductor-in-residence at the the Colorado Symphony, Central City Opera Orchestra, Cincinnati College-Conservatory Colorado Ballet Orchestra, and countless jazz and of Music and was a guest commercial artists. As an educator, Sawchuk has given conductor for the inaugural Montana State University master classes across the country and served as an Women’s Vocal Festival. adjudicator and board member for the International Trumpet Guild. Benjamin Teitelbaum Assistant Professor of Professor of Ethnomusicology Brenda Romero Ethnomusicology has served Teitelbaum’s book Lions of the on the Musicology faculty at the College of Music since North: Sounds of the New Nordic 1988. The renowned ethnomusicologist has focused her Radical Nationalism received research and performance on the pantomimed Matachines an Honorable Mention for the music and dance and other folk music genres that reflect International Political Sociology Book Award from the International both Spanish and Native American origins. She has twice Studies Association. conducted research with the help of Fulbright grants, in Colombia and Mexico.

Congratulations and thank you to Dr. Romero and Professor Sawchuk!

FACULTY 21 STUDENTS

Colorado returns to CARNEGIE

A dozen College of Music performers can now call themselves Carnegie Hall veterans How do you give the impression Baker, Gunsbury, Morris and nine a year before they arrived in Midtown that, as a young musician, your first other College of Music performers Manhattan. The group closed the Carnegie Hall performance is just made their Carnegie Hall debuts last concert with College of Music alumnus another day on the job? November at the college’s second CU Conor Brown’s (MM ’18) Ladun hiihin at Carnegie showcase concert. The lau lajille, just one in a series of high- Yes: Practice. The old one-liner group of Colorado music ambassadors profile performances of the piece. certainly rings true for alumna Alicia put on a dazzling performance of Baker (MM ’16). chamber works in the elegant and Baker put both her accordion and her intimate Weill Recital Hall, giving an voice to use for the difficult piece. “This “We not only rehearsed—we had audience of family, colleagues and was the first time I had a challenge of previous performances under our belts. New York-based alumni a concert fit that size that was so perfectly geared So we weren’t plagued by anxiety.” for the hallowed venue. toward me,” she says.

For Jonathan Morris and Claire No matter the preparation technique, Ladun hiihin lau lajille, which is sung Gunsbury, it all starts in your head. they all made it look easy. But that in Finnish, was originally premiered level of confidence didn’t happen in October 2017 at the College of “It helps to visualize the performance. overnight. Music’s celebration of the centennial Taking time outside the practice room of Finland’s independence. Since then, to sit down, think through how it’ll feel, Taking the scenic route Baker and the rest of the ensemble hear your footsteps as you walk across have traveled to Denver, Washington, For Alicia Baker, the Ajax Quartet stage,” says Gunsbury. D.C., and even Helsinki to perform the (Renée Hemsing-Patten, Tom Yaron, piece for music lovers and dignitaries Mario Rivera and Eric Haugen) and Adds Morris, “I like to visualize. I tried alike. They had arrived back stateside Professor of Clarinet Daniel Silver, the to imagine all the different scenarios so from Finland just days before the journey to Carnegie began more than it wasn’t such a shock to be there.” Carnegie Hall appearance.

Photo: The performers at the 2018 CU at Carnegie showcase concert. From left to right: Eric Haugen, Renée Hemsing-Patten, Daniel 22 Silver, Mario Rivera, Tom Yaron, Barbara Noyes, Kristin Weber, Claire Gunsbury, Max Mondzac, Alicia Baker, Jonathan Morris, Conor “I really wasn’t even that nervous Morris grew up in Ireland and came musician. It wasn’t the end goal, but because the piece spoke to all of to the U.S. three years ago to get that almost makes it feel more special us. We all loved playing it, and every his doctorate from CU Boulder. He to me.” time we did we got more and more graduated this May, and says he never connected.” imagined the apex of his studies would Morris hopes Carnegie Hall is just the land him in the most famous concert beginning. “It’s a big confidence boost. Playing off a connection venue in the world. It gives me the encouragement to believe that I can play at the Barbican Sophomore flutist Claire Gunsbury “I definitely never thought I’d ever or Royal Albert Hall, which are on my and her Carnegie duo partner, senior perform at Carnegie Hall, of course I bucket list.” guitarist Max Mondzac, began always hoped I would. I feel very lucky preparing their pieces with their that I got to do it while I was here!” And Gunsbury sees nothing but open professors Christina Jennings and doors ahead for her and her fellow Nicolò Spera back in August 2018. The aftermath CU at Carnegie musicians. “Carnegie Before they even learned that they Hall was always one of my loftiest would be the tone-setting opening act At the end of a magical night, Morris, dreams—it was never something I at CU at Carnegie, the pressure was on. Baker, Gunsbury and the other thought would actually come true. performers—Max Mondzac, the Ajax, “It’s Carnegie Hall,” Gunsbury says. Daniel Silver, Kristin Weber, Barbara “After the concert, [Senior Instructor of “Huge names have played here, and Noyes, Andrew Brown and composer Oboe] Peter Cooper told Max and me, you have to fill those shoes.” Conor Brown—all made the most of ‘You’ve played in Carnegie Hall, now an opportunity that few at this stage you can play anywhere.’ And that’s Gunsbury and Mondzac picked a of their careers are afforded. Looking kind of how I feel. I’m so grateful to variety of works that they were either back, the performers say the concert have had the opportunity.” already familiar with or passionate means something special—yet about learning—Mario Castelnuovo- different—to each of them. Tedesco’s Sonatina for Flute and Guitar and Robert Beaser’s “Cindy” For Baker, the evening was a from Mountain Songs—and spent culmination of hard work and a love the months between the summer of music. “It’s a result of the steps I and November getting every bit of was already taking to become a good their performance down pat, from the technical to the visual.

“We were always very aware of how we were looking. Professor Jennings encouraged us to be very communicative with each other, and I think that came out,” Gunsbury explains. “The interplay with Max was very comfortable by that point because we had time to form that relationship.”

Closing out in style Unlike Gunsbury and Baker, Jonathan Morris took the stage as a solo act for CU at Carnegie, leaving the audience speechless as he brought Ravel’s “Ondine” from Gaspard de la nuit and the Chopin “Winter Wind” étude to life on the Weill Hall Steinway.

“The ‘Ondine’ is beautiful and lyrical, and the étude is a bit more virtuosic, which I thought worked well for Carnegie Hall,” Morris says.

Brown and Andrew Brown. Photos, clockwise from top left: Jonathan Morris wows the Weill Hall audience; Claire Gunsbury and Max Mondzac open CU at Carnegie 2018; Alicia Baker, Daniel Silver and the members of the Ajax Quartet perform at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall STUDENTS 23 Unparalleled international collaboration in Sante Fe

As a continuation of the College of Music and Sibelius Academy’s partnership, alumnus Conor Brown (MM ’18) and DMA student Brett Armstrong (Double Bass) had the opportunity to participate in the highly competitive Creative Dialogue program in Sante Fe last summer.

Organized by the Sibelius Academy at the University of the Arts in Helsinki, Creative Dialogue provides young instrumentalists and composers with the opportunity to collaborate in an annual international workshop.

The invitation-only program featured 12 musicians from schools such as Juilliard, Eastman and Colburn, among others. Brown performed in a group improvisation and led an original composition. Armstrong worked directly with Magnus Lindberg, the current composer-in-residence for the London Philharmonic Orchestra, to re-envision a solo cello piece as a solo bass piece.

Photo: Brett Armstrong and Conor Brown perform in Santa Fe. Photo courtesy Daniel Kellogg

College continues strong partnership with Aspen Music Festival and School

2019 summer attendees (clockwise from top left): Robert Herbst (AD Violin), Dean Robert Shay, Skylar Schlenker (BM and MM Voice), Gabriel Ramos (BM Cello), Community Engagement and Social Innovation Coordinator Katie Skayhan, Elizabeth Potter (BM Violin), Kamila Dotta (BM Cello), Price Foundation Board Chairwoman Linda Vitti-Herbst, Benjamin Shafer (MM Horn) and Xi Zhang (DMA Collaborative Piano).

24 Facing the future as FOREVER BUFFS

“Most academic disciplines focus on answering the question of, ‘How.’ But they will never be able to answer the question of, ‘Why?’ Music, at its core, uniquely begs that question.”

— Brian Lambert, 2019 Outstanding Graduating Student

“As I look back on our time with the College of Music, I am struck by how lucky we have been to be a part of this amazing community.”

— Daniel Sher and Boyce Reid Sher, 2019 Distinguished Service Award winners

COLLEGE SENDS OFF THE CLASS OF 2019 Student notes

Indigo Fischer (BM Flute) Sean Winters (DMA and John Sevy (BM Composition) Percussion) Winters did a collaborative Fischer and Sevy won first and audiovisual set with CU second prize at the Arapaho Intermedia, Art, Writing and Philharmonic T. Gordon Parks Performance (IAWP) PhD student Angie Eng Collegiate Concerto Competition. at Lafayette Electronic They both took home cash prizes Arts Festival in March. Jocelyn Armes (PhD Music and Fischer performed a solo with Barbie Noyes (DMA the orchestra in March. Max Wolpert (MM Education) Collaborative Piano) Composition) Armes’ manuscript "Backward Noyes traveled to Santa Barbara Marisa Ishikawa (DMA Wolpert premiered his harpsichord Design and Repertoire Selection: as a fellow in the collaborative concerto Baroque in Mirror in Finding Full Expression" was Violin) piano program at the Music February in Denver, Boulder and accepted for publication in the Ishikawa performed a debut recital Academy of the West this summer. Longmont. His orchestration of Music Educators Journal. She also in Carnegie Hall and was named William Bolcom's Little Suite of had the opportunity to present second violin of the Carpe Diem Kevin Padworski (DMA Four Dances was performed by research at various conferences String Quartet. Assistant Professor Charles Wetherbee Choral Conducting and Colorado Symphony Assistant with the help of graduate student of Violin is a Principal Clarinet Abby Raymond and dean’s grant funding. Armes founding member of the quartet. Literature) in January. was appointed the assistant to Padworski teaches at Colorado the editor of the Journal of Music Hannah Kennedy (MM Academy and continues to Several music education master’s Teacher Education and—along compose music. Violin) and PhD students presented at the with alumna Ellie Falter (PhD ’18) Kennedy attended the Madeleine annual Colorado Music Educators and fellow PhD students Kate Nathan Payant (DMA Choral Island Chamber Music Festival as Association (CMEA) conference, Bertelli-Wilinski and Seth Taft— a string quartet fellow this summer. Conducting and Literature) including Jocelyn Armes (PhD), just began a four-year term on Payant is assistant director Kate Bertelli-Wilinski (PhD), the advisory council for the Music Brian Lambert (BM of choirs at Colorado State Jacob Holster (PhD), Robin Educators Journal. Composition) University. Johnson (MME), Sarah Peachey (MME) and Seth Taft (PhD). Jackson Bailey (MM Violin) One of Lambert’s compositions was performed by the CU Megan Pryor (BM Voice) Bailey performed at the Boulder Bass Studio at the 15th and David Starry (MM Voice) NEXTFEST for Emerging Artists Rocky Mountain Bass Festival in Pryor and Starry sang the National at Le Poisson Rouge in New York October 2018. Anthem at the opening ceremony this summer. for the 2019 Colorado Legislature in January. Kimberly Bill (MM Violin) Bill performed at Carnegie Hall as Seth Taft (PhD Music a member of the New York String Orchestra Seminar in December Education) 2018. Taft had articles accepted In July 2018, the CU Boulder Horn for publication in the Music Quartet—Raya Panova (DMA), Margaret Brady (BM Violin) Educators Journal and in Update: Josh East (MM), Erika Hollister Applications of Research in (BM) Maggie Barnes (BM) Brady attended the Bowdoin and — Music Education. He also gave International Festival this summer. Teresita Lozano (PhD performed in Denver’s Civic Center a presentation titled “Post- Ethnomusicology) Park with cellist Yo-Yo Ma to kick ‘Every Student Succeeds Act’ off Ma’s “Day of Action” rally with Corie Brown (DMA Choral Lozano performed with her Perspectives on Music Teacher then-Governor John Hickenlooper. Conducting and Literature) ensemble Las Dahlias at the Evaluation Policy and Practice” inaugural ball for Colorado Jocelyn Armes (PhD Music Brown is associate director with Congratulations to our spring Governor Jared Polis in January. Education) of choirs at San Jose State and Professor of Music outstanding students, senior James Austin University. Education at the Brian Lambert (BM Composition), Claire McCahan (MM Voice, American Educational Research junior Anoushka Divekar (BM Dakota Cotugno (BM Cello) AD Voice) Association conference in Toronto. Clarinet, BME), sophomore Cotungo finished in second place McCahan was a finalist in the Claire Gunsbury (BM Flute) in the Irving M. Klein International Oratorio Society of New York’s Kristin Weber (DMA Oboe) and freshman Samuel “Mack” String Competition in San Soloist Competition. Weber won an audition for an Rodgers (BM Voice) and fall Francisco. oboe and English horn position outstanding graduating senior Rebecca Myers (MM Voice) in the Boulder Philharmonic Austen Jankowski (BM Bassoon, BME) Mary Malizia Evans (MM Myers was a finalist for the Keller Orchestra. She also substituted ! Violin) Distinguished Bach Musician in the Colorado and Kansas City symphonies and continues Evans won a position in the Award, given by the Grand Rapids to perform with the Tulsa and Colorado Springs Philharmonic Bach Festival. Wichita symphony orchestras. and joined its roster this fall.

26 And the winner is…

present to the best of my ability and help the audience enjoy themselves while listening to great music.”

The annual Honors Competition is open to all College of Music students, awarding an undergraduate and graduate student the chance to perform with the CU Symphony Orchestra. This year’s winners, Colby Bond (BM Clarinet) and Sabina Balsamo (MM Voice), will share that honor this fall.

“Students spend much of their time performing in an orchestra,” says chair of the competitions and Associate Professor of Collaborative Piano Margaret McDonald. “It’s hard to get opportunities where they’re able to perform as a soloist with an orchestra, so this is an amazing opportunity to come by.” Each year, the College of Music rewards a handful of amazing students through the Ekstrand Competition, Honors Finally, the Undergraduate Vocal Competition features Competition and Undergraduate Vocal Competition. undergraduate freshmen, sophomore and junior vocal students competing for three $2,000 scholarships. Winners Flute DMA student Kaleb Chesnic has the honor of calling Patrick Bessenbacher, junior; Mara Riley, junior vocal himself the winner of the Bruce Ekstrand Memorial Graduate and flute performance double major; and Amelia Lindsey, Student Performance competition, in which graduate sophomore choral music education major; shined on the students compete for cash prizes to help advance their Grusin stage in their individual performances. professional careers and development. “This performance means as much as any other,” says Chesnic. “I enjoy Congratulations to all the winners of the College of Music cultivating a program that has flow and variety where I can performance competitions!

STUDENTS 27 OUR SUPPORTERS

Putting a SPACE to a NAME

Generous gifts from several of our supporters will name facilities in the expanded music building Throughout the past year, the College of Music donor community has generously and tirelessly rallied behind the expansion of Imig Music Building by pulling together enough funding to secure a matching capital donation from the University of Colorado—and then some. Here, we recognize just a few of our supporters, whose gifts will result in the honorary naming of several of our new facilities. In addition to the gifts below, an anonymous donor made a significant gift to name a space in honor of College of Music Advisory Board Chair Mikhy Ritter and music+ Campaign Chair Becky Roser. These are the finalized named spaces as of July 2019; more agreements could be forthcoming.

Barry and Sue Baer Patricia Butler Baer Teaching Assistants’ Office Schranz Practice Room Barry and Sue Baer are CU Boulder Pat Butler put down her violin—she alumni and longtime supporters of the thought for the last time—at the age of College of Music’s Adopt-a-Student 16. Many years later, as she sat with her program. After earning undergraduate and husband in the front row of a Takács graduate degrees at the university in the 1960s and 70s, the Quartet concert, Butler had a change of heart. She began Baers never lost their deep ties to CU Boulder and moved playing violin again, jumping feet first into a renewed life back to the city in 2003. The couple is deeply involved in of music, and it was all inspired by the enthusiasm and their temple and the CU Boulder Program in Jewish Studies. passion exuded by then-second violinist Károly Schranz. The Baers’ gift names a teaching assistants’ office. Now, to thank Schranz—who retired from the quartet but still teaches at the College of Music—Butler’s gift names one of Gil and Nancy Berman the new practice rooms in Imig for him. Berman Faculty and Staff Lounge Longtime supporters of the College of Anne Culver Music and the Artist Series, the Bermans Culver Practice Room trace the genesis of their relationship College of Music alumna and former back to a mutual love of classical music— University of Denver Lamont School of and rock ‘n’ roll. Since meeting at a rock concert in the Music Director Anne Culver (BM ’59, 1980s, the pair have bonded over everyone from Chopin to PhD ’73)—pictured here with her brother Springsteen—and especially the late, great Tom Petty. Their and fellow CU Boulder alum Roger Mitchall (BA ’59)—spent gift names the new lounge in the expanded south wing in many hours practicing as a piano performance student in Petty’s memory. the 1950s, studying with such well-known former faculty as Storm Bull and Howard Waltz. That’s why she was happy Chris and Margot Brauchli to provide support for the new practice rooms being built Berger Choral Faculty Studio at Imig—and to name one of them for her late husband, Boulder music mainstays Chris and alumnus Richard A. Culver (BME, MME ’50). Margot Brauchli met while they were students at the Aspen Music Festival and Kristina and Paul Eklund School and never looked back. While Eklund Percussion Practice Room their professional paths have veered away from music, the Though their name is tied to the college’s pair have never been far from the world that brought them Eklund Opera Program, opera is not the together, helping found the Boulder Bach Festival and only genre of music that has moved Paul Colorado Music Festival, to name just some pursuits. Now, and Kristina Eklund throughout their lives. they’ve given a gift that names one of the new choral faculty The heartbeat rhythm of drums has been a constant driver studios in honor of former faculty composer Jean Berger. and source of strength for the couple, who wanted to show, with their gift to name a percussion practice room, that music students’ passions have support from the community—even from someone whom they may never have met.

28 Jonathan and Shari Fox Frank Parce Fox Green Room Parce Office Music Advisory Board member Jonathan Longtime Denver Public Schools music Fox has loved music ever since his teacher, former Music Advisory Board mother—his first piano teacher—opened member and 1965 College of Music his ears to it. A member of the Golden graduate Frank Parce had one goal in Buffalo Marching Band during his time as a business student, mind when he made his gift to the college: Make sure every he has fond memories of marching in the Orange Bowl in student has every opportunity to succeed at the life they 1976. His wife Shari, too, has always held music close in are passionate about living. As a nod to the ever-increasing her heart, as both a flutist and a member of the traveling importance of counseling in a young musician’s life, the Continental Singers. The pair made their donation to name a Denver native gave his gift to name the academic services green room. office in the new Imig. Sadly, Frank passed away in May of this year, but the college is grateful that Parce Office can Dave Fulker and Nicky Wolman serve as a tribute to his passion for students, the community Fulker/Wolman Percussion Faculty Studio and music. College of Music Advisory Board member Dave Fulker is active as a jazz trumpeter and has been involved with the Michele and Michael Ritter Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra board for nearly 60 years, Berrodin Music Education Office and Nicky Wolman is on the Boulder JCC’s Arts, Culture Mike and Mikhy Ritter met as students at and Education Program Committee. The pair have been CU Boulder and have been loyal donors loyal supporters of the College of Music since 2012; to the college for more than 30 years. Fulker was even a student at the college for two years As chair of the Music Advisory Board, before switching to a math major. Their gift names the new Mikhy has been instrumental in making the Imig expansion percussion faculty studio. a reality, and she and Mike endowed the Ritter Family Classical Guitar Program in 2014. Their latest gift names Gordon and Grace Gamm a music education faculty office in honor of Mikhy’s late Gamm Choral Faculty Studio grandmother, Anastasia Berrodin. Regulars in the Boulder classical music and jazz scenes, Grace and Peg and Chuck Rowe Gordon Gamm have long been active Rowe Practice Room supporters of CU Boulder. Grace serves Margaret Martin Steed was a violinist and avid supporter of on the College of Music Advisory Board; among other community orchestras, theatre and opera. Peg and Chuck philanthropic ventures, the couple generously supported the Rowe’s gift names one of the new practice rooms at Imig renovation and expansion of the Dairy Arts Center. Lovers of in Margaret’s memory. In addition, Peg and her daughter, impromptu piano-side sing-alongs, their gift names a new Assistant Dean for Advancement Courtney Rowe (BA ’05), choral faculty studio. established the Margaret Steed Memorial Graduate String Quartet Endowment to support the college’s graduate Ben and Pattie Nelson quartet-in-residence. Nelson Practice Room High school marching band sweethearts Daniel Sher and Ben and Pattie Nelson have a special Boyce Reid Sher place in their hearts for non-music Sher Piano Faculty Studio majors. While Pattie (BME ’84, MME The name “Sher” was practically ’08) earned her music education degrees from the college synonymous with the College of Music and marched in the Golden Buffalo Marching Band, Ben at CU Boulder for 20 years, as Dean himself was a member of the marching band as he earned Emeritus Daniel Sher led the college from 1993 to 2013. In his engineering degree. Both of their daughters attended that time, the college launched the Entrepreneurship Center CU Boulder and performed in the Campus Orchestra—their for Music and the Musicians’ Wellness Program. Now, Daniel eldest even helped form the ensemble. Now, the couple has Sher and his wife, Boyce Reid Sher, will cement their legacy named one of the two non-major practice rooms to keep the with a gift to name the Sher Piano Faculty Studio. The Shers tradition going. both know their way around the ivories, having played as a piano duo for many years.

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OUR SUPPORTERS 29 Jack and Jeannie Thompson Galen & Ada Belle Spencer Christopher and Margot Brauchli Foundation Chris and Barbara Christoffersen Benson Office of the Dean:CU Boulder Robert Graham Deb and Randy Coffin alumni Jeannie and Jack Thompson have John and Sandra Heyer Madeline Day been supporters of the College of Music Kent Hickman P.J. Decker and B.A. Saperstein for more than 15 years. Their gift in 2013 Horejsi Charitable Foundation, Inc. Denver Lyric Opera Guild Bruce and Kyongguen Johnson Norma Ekstrand to name the Thompson Jazz Studies Bob and Alice Korenblat Lauren Frear Program created the first named academic program in CU Beth and William Mondzac Michael Garrett and Boulder history. This most recent gift names the new dean’s Martha and David Peercy Loretta Cummings Kathryn Riddle Penzkover and Marcia and Dave Green office in honor of recently retired University of Colorado David Penzkover Ruth Carmel Kahn President Bruce Benson and former First Lady Marcy Alice and Leonard Perlmutter Carol Lena Kovner Benson. Foundation Krista Marks and Brent Milne Christopher and Kimberly Riddle Martin/Martin Dorothy Riddle Russell and Stacy Moore SeiSolo Foundation Lin Murphy The Academy Charitable Carol-Ann and Al Olson Foundation, Inc. Linda and W. Joseph Paule The Dorothy and Anthony Riddle Louise Pearson and Grant Couch Thank you. Family Foundation Margaret and Rodolfo Perez The San Francisco Foundation Takács String Quartet The Schramm Foundation The Presser Foundation With grateful appreciation, we publish here Judy and Robert Waterman The Seaver Institute the names of all individual and corporate Daniel Trump $5,000-$9,999 Barbara Wagner supporters of the College of Music from July Anonymous Ann and Gary Yost 1, 2018 to Aug. 15, 2019 (contributions of Janet Ackermann and Scott Wiesner $1,000-$2,499 $250 and above). Your generous contributions Pamela Barsam Brown and Anonymous (4) represent a significant investment in the future Stan Brown Chris Alper Kate Berenson Ted and Debbie Appel of music and allow the college to build on its Ed Berman Charlene Archibeque tradition of excellence. Boulder CPA Group Nadia Artman Shirley and Joseph Burford Peter Barbieri Jane Byers Kristen Bednar $1,000,000+ $25,000-$49,999 Bob and Judy Charles Benson Mineral Group, Inc. Gil and Nancy Berman Jan Burton Brent and Dana Cohen Marcy and Bruce Benson Patricia Butler Debbie and Dan Day Lisa and Steven Berley $500,000-$999,999 Abel Chavez John Dunham and Alison Blackman Cathy and Richard Berman Laurie Hathorn Anne Culver Elevations Credit Union Sue Blessing John Hedderich Martha Coffin Evans and Ella Gayle Hamlin Foundation Boulder Valley Chapter of the David and Suzanne Hoover Robert Trembly John and Xan Fischer American Wine Society Meg Moritz Ben and Patricia Nelson Jonathan and Shari Fox Joan McLean Braun Becky Ruttenberg Ann Oglesby Anne and Jon Halverson Thomas and Mimi Brosh Michael Ortlip and Allison Callicott Gene Harsh Marilyn Brown and Graeme Forbes $250,000-$499,999 Valerie and Scott Ray Hurdle’s Jewelry Marc and Joan Buie Joanna and Mark Rosenblum Daniel Ringoen James & Associates, LLC Sue Cass David Ringoen Daryl and Kay James Thomas and Carol Cech $100,000-$249,999 Peg and Chuck Rowe Caryl and David Kassoy Center Copy Printing, Inc. Sue and Barry Baer Firuzeh and Navid Saidi Mary Lamy Margot Crowe Brad Ellins and Tonya Jilling Frank Spaid Steve and Jayne Miller Mike Dorsey and Carolyn Buck Jack Finlaw and Greg Movesian Janette and Alan Stanek Susan Olenwine and Dr. Arnold Dunn, PhD David Fulker and Nicky Wolman Alan and Martha Stormo Dr. Frank Palermo Dianna and Brad Ekstrand Grace and Gordon Gamm Greg Temmer O’Neal Family Foundation Carol Frank and Tad Frysinger Doree Hickman The Clinton Family Fund Paul Bechtner Foundation Frasier Gregory Lefferdink The Louis and Harold Price Deborah and Larry Preble Michael and Carol Gallucci Jean Hammond Macferran Foundation Roxanne Reff Lloyd and Mary Gelman Richard and Marjorie McIntosh Liz and Ernest Verrill Janet and David Robertson Alex George and Yi-Ting Hsu Becky Roser and Ron Stewart Karina and Chas Wetherbee gReg Silvus Steve and Aileen Gleason Daniel and Boyce Sher Jim and Nurit Wolf Karen and Stein Sture Fred Gluck and Andrea Rhodes Doug and Sandy Tashiro Steven and Barbara Taniguchi Herman Goellnitz $10,000-$24,999 The Dr. C. W. Bixler Family Marion Thurnauer and James and Laura Graham Foundation Anonymous Alexander Trifunac Dave Grusin and Nan Newton Jeannie and Jack Thompson Bettina Baruch Foundation Viola Vestal Coulter Foundation William Hayes Douglas Bolin Lynn Waelde and Ashok Srivastava Judith Hunter and Charles Platt $50,000-$99,999 Charlotte Corbridge Robert Hurrell Anonymous Frank and Gina Day $2,500-4,999 Ruth and Richard Irvin Kristina and Paul Eklund Steve Dilts Anonymous Madeleine Johnson and Gary and Judith Judd Dick Dunn Paul and Jane Baryames Frank Redmond Mikhy and Mike Ritter William Elliott Ingrid Becher Carol and Tony Keig FDN LLC Gary and Karina Berg Harold and Joan Leinbach

Every effort has been made to present this list as accurately as possible; 30 if there is an error or omission, please contact Emily Chesnic at 303-492-3054. Arthur Lieb Lois and Thomas Godfrey Lorna Lynn and Harold Palevsky Cynthia and Richard Grubb T. Scott and Janet Martin Anne Heinz and Ran Yaron Leonard McCain V. R. Hoisington New Erismann Faculty Bruce and Lanelle McKay Elizabeth Hoops John and Maggie McKune Brenda and Yoshiyuki Ishikawa Fellow named Amanda Miles Sandra and Michael Karpuk Alyssa Moody Robert Kehoe Elene and Thomas Mooney Jacquie and James Kilburn Valorie Goodall Mooney and Walter and Eileen Kintsch William Mooney Bonnie Kirschenbaum Norma Morin-Voilleque and James and Donna Klausman Paul Voilleque David Korevaar Alice Norton Judith and Jeffrey Kremen Tim and Mary O’Brien Deanna and Joseph LaCamera, Jr. Michael O’Brien Judah and Alice Levine Riley O’Toole Chris and Bruce Lindeke Randy Parella Patricia Lisensky John Peterson Heidi and Charles Lynch Joel and Vivianne Pokorny Tina Lynn-Craig and Alex Craig Tana and Joe Rocco, Jr. Sara Mann Moore Fran Rominger Kim Matthews Elizabeth and Michael Scholl Robert and Sandra McCalmon Toni and Douglas Shaller Martha and Robert McLean Robert Shay and Kathryn Lowerre Judy and Alan Megibow Carol and Arthur Smoot Tamara Milane and Dennis Schouten Helen Stone Mitrani Family Foundation Lynn Streeter Mutsumi Moteki and David Kirtley Terri and David Stringfellow Dick and Anne Munday The College of Music has a new Erismann Faculty Fellow. Kathleen Sullivan Virginia Newton Professor of Musicology Rebecca Maloy received the Evelyn Taylor Mary and Kevin O’Brien appointment, and the extra support that goes with it, this John and Carson Taylor Neil and Martha Palmer spring. Nancy Taylor and Matthew Rankin Raymond Paquette Tebo Development Co. Christopher and Linda Paris Stephen Tebo Dennis Peterson “I’m deeply honored to receive this recognition from my Lawrence and Ann Brennan Thomas Diane Phillips colleagues,” Maloy says. “I hope this will help me continue Clifford and Lynn Thygesen Gail Promboin and Robert Burnham to do work worthy of their support.” Tyler Little Family Foundation Barb and John Quinlan Mary Tyler Barbara Reid and Peter Wall Christopher Meadows The Erismann Fund for Faculty Excellence, which was Vivian Wilson Ardith and Rodney Rietema established in 2001 by College of Music alumna Donna Margaret and Chet Winter Tom Riis Becky and Keyan Riley Erismann, is set aside to support research, guest artist $500-$999 Marti and Patrick Ritto visits and other faculty endeavors. Previous Erismann Anonymous (2) Lindsey Ritz fellows included Professor Emerita of Cello Judith Glyde Margaret and James Austin Juan and Alicia Rodriguez and former Professor of Composition and Christoffersen Kathleen Badovinatz Connie and Harold Roth Carol Batchelder Rodney Rothlisberger Faculty Fellow Daniel Kellogg. Elizabeth Bayne Luana and Paul Rubin Vivian and Norman Belmonte Donald and Elizabeth Saunders Early Medieval music expert Maloy was nominated by Margaret and Gregory Berg Cyndy and Paul Schauer Kellogg. Maloy, who joined the College of Music faculty in Judy and Neil Bicknell Suan and Russell Schnell Dean and Ellen Boal David and Susan Seitz 2002 and became a full professor in 2016, says the help Margaret and Rodney Boudreaux Becky and John Shockley from the fellowship will allow her to continue what she Eileen and Kenneth Cavanaugh Robert and Jeanne Sichler sees as the most important mission of an educator. Pauline and Noel Clark Andrew Skumanich Mary and Elvis Coble Dan and Donna Smith Dawn and Michael Collison Theodore and Ruth Smith “We lose sight of the fact that academic institutions are all Karen Connolly Jeff and Joy Stewart about community and exchange of ideas,” Maloy says. “I Alison Craig and Stephen Trainor Mark Stutzman hope that this puts me in a good position to continue to Jeanie Davis Fred Timmons Barbara Dixon and Timothy Caldwell Caroline and Richard Van Pelt create that kind of community as a musicologist.” Katie Dugan Marianne Van Pelt Brad Ellison Celia and John Waterhouse Maloy’s expertise extends beyond the walls of Imig Music eQuilter Inc Dorothy and Randy Watson Carolyn and Don Etter Mary Webber and Building: She’s also interim faculty director of the Center Jon Finson Gerald Grammens for Medieval and Early Modern Studies. In his nomination Diane and Niles Flanders William E. Schmidt Foundation Inc. letter, Kellogg wrote: “It is hard to fathom how she Senja Foster Beth and Karl Williamson manages such a productive and impressive record in each Francis Frazier Wright Family Foundation Linda Giedl Kenneth and Ruth Wright area of her life at the College of Music. Faculty fellowships Donald Gingrich Dan and Joyce Zaharris are created for exactly this kind of individual.”

OUR SUPPORTERS 31 $250-$499 David and Ann Phillips Christoffersen Endowment Fund Music Scholarship Fund Anonymous (4) Janet and Preston Pierce, Jr. for the Takács Quartet Frank and Gina Day Endowed 1448 Madison St LLC Kim and Rich Plumridge Christoffersen Fellows in Music Scholarship Fund Leslie and Philip Aaholm Evette and John Ramsay Composition Endowed Fund Frank W. Baird Trumpet Cindy and Narendra Acharya Kenneth Ransom Christoffersen Fellows in Scholarship Endowment Fund Michael and Linda Anderson Jane and Cedric Reverand Composition Endowed Freelyn A. Jeffers Graduate Rita and David Beggs Cynthia and Dave Rosengren Professional Development Fund Fellowship in Choral Conducting Susan and Warren Bocim Madalynn and Larry Schmidt Chuck, Jane and Jeff Byers Family Gabor Ormai String Scholarship Jim and Judith Bowers Ruth Schoening Fund for Choral Music Education Endowment Sally and Sandy Bracken Suzanne and James Sevy Claudia Boettcher Merthan Vocal Garrett-Cummings Electro Barbara Brenton William Shiovitz Scholarship Endowment Acoustic Student Award Fund J. N. and Martha Brown Jeffrey and Shelley Stiffler College of Music Advantage George Fullmer Reynolds Sally and Bayly Buck Anthony and Randi Stroh Endowment Lectureship Judith Burness Dawna and Fred Swenson College of Music Fund for George Lynn Memorial Brenda and Bernard Buster Douglas and Avlona Taylor Faculty Excellence Endowment Fund Shirley Carnahan Yvette and Jeff Teschner Crick Streamer Memorial Gladeane Lefferdink Memorial Emily and Kaleb Chesnic Patricia Thompson Scholarship Fund Endowed Scholarship Fund Bob Clingan Heather Van Dusen CU New Opera Workshop Glenn Miller Fund Alexandra Cramer Donna and Don Vermeer Endowment Fund Gloria and Martin Trotsky Music Rita and Douglas Dart Lynne and Rick Waidler Dale R. Johnson Opera Scholarship Fund Alexa and Andy Doebele Charles Wennermark Scholarship Gordon C. Miller Seminar Series Sandra and Bruce Dudley Charles and Phyllis Wibby Daniel and Boyce Sher Endowment Fund Robbie Dunlap Anne and Peter Wood Colorado Music Scholarship Gregory Philip Ranno Excellence in Sib Ellis and Cappy Black Endowment Fund Music Scholarship Fund Suzanne Ford ENDOWMENTS Daniel and Boyce Sher Colorado Hallenbeck/Walker Music Robert Garnett 1981 Snare Line Endowed Music Scholars Endowed Fund Composition Fund Rodney and Sandra Garnett Scholarship Fund for Piano Hathorn Family Endowed Fund for Jim Gentry Amadeus Fund Daniel and Boyce Sher Flute Student Success Ronda and Donald Goulart American Music Research Distinguished Musicians Herbert T. Clark Scholarship Fund Elisabeth Grace Center Endowment Scholarship Hoover Music Teaching and Ken and Dianne Hackett Anthony and Dorothy Riddle Lyric Darrell and Lauren Boyle Learning Endowment Fund Carol Hampf and Peter Kloepfer Theatre Performance Prize Lyric Theatre Program Howard B. Waltz Music Scholarship Katherine Hansil Architects of Music Endowed Endowment Fund James M. Grossi Composition Thomas and Nicole Hasenpflug Opportunity Fund Darrell and Lauren Boyle Lyric Scholarship Rachel Hauser and Jeffrey Whiting Arline P. Cohen Music Theatre Program Scholarship Jean Hammond Macferran Music Marcia and Christopher Hazlitt Scholarship Fund Deborah Hayes Endowed Education Endowment Fund William Hoffman Artist Series Endowment Fund Musicology Scholarship Fund Jean L. and Jack C. Thompson Peggy Isakson Bagley Prize Denby and Georgia L. Peebles Jazz Endowment Fund Ray Jenkins Barbara M. Doscher Memorial Memorial Fund Jessie and Albert Henry Memorial Diane and Mark Jensen Voice Scholarship Denes Koromzay Fund for Scholarship Endowment Marcia Johnson Beckie Reeder Arnold Piano Chamber Music Joan Catoni Conlon Graduate Jennifer and Bob Kamper Scholarship Fund Dennis Jackson Opera Choral Fellowship Bob and Mikee Kapelke Bernice Holic Piano Award Fund Scholarship Fund Joe and Becky Negler CU Jazz Carol and Saeed Karim Berton Coffin Applied Voice Dewitt and Billie Brennan Endowment Bridget and Joseph Kasinskas Faculty Research and Music Fund Joseph Negler Endowed Chair Sherlyn and Greg Keiling Professional Development Don G. Campbell Fund for The in Music Steve and Tara Kelly Endowment Fund American Music Research Center John F. Hardy Memorial Music Holger Kley and Jacqueline Zipser Berton Coffin Endowed Fund Don T. Swall Band Scholarship Fund Scholarship Fund Kathryn and Nathan Klotz Enhancing Voice Students’ Doris Pridenoff Lehnert Endowed John Nolan Parsons Musicology Maureen and Paul Kroeger Success Piano Scholarship Fund Endowment Robert and Kimberly Larsen Berton Coffin Voice Faculty Dorothea Eldridge Music John W. (Jack) Bartram Robert Larson Fellowship Fund Douglas, Connie (Zwoyer) and Memorial Fund Timothy and Birgit Lilligren Berton Coffin Voice Tyler and Lois Harsh Memorial Jonathan and Shari Fox Marching Albert T. Lundell Scholarship Fund Endowment Band Endowed Scholarship Fund Marianne and George F. Markham Betsey Crockett Shay Memorial Edith E. Edwards Estate Joyce Mata Ashley Endowed Foundation Inc. Endowed Scholarship Fund Scholarship Fund Scholarship Fund Ann and Robert McCarroll Bob and Judy Charles Endowed Ekstrand Competition Julia Lakritz and Sondra Weiner Courtney and Robert McDonald Chair in Music Endowed Fund Endowed Scholarship Fund Lauri and Robert McNown Bourne/Yaroush Takács Quartet Elena Ann Donald College of for Piano Donna Meckley Boulder Performance Endowment Music Endowment Fund Karen McMurry Scholarship Lise Menn Brownlow V. Wilson Scholarship in Eric Sutton Skinner Memorial Endowment Patricia and Tom Metz Music Education Scholarship Fund Katherine Anne Suber Whiton Julie and Gail Mock Burford-O’Neal-Taniguchi Erismann Fund for Faculty Music Scholarship Endowment Chris Mueller Endowment for the Excellence Fund Robin Newsome-Suitts and Entreprenuership Center for Music Eugene D. Eaton Jr. Chair in Louis and Harold Price David C. Suitts Cecil Effinger Endowed Fellowship Baroque Music Entrepreneurship Center for Elizabeth and Philip Nicholson in Composition Everett J. Hilty, Sr. Music Fund Music Fund Jeffrey Nytch and Jeffrey Kash Celena M. Smith Music Fund Ewing Memorial Music Louise Touhy Scholarship Fund Margaret Oakes Charles Haertling Scholarship Fund Lynn Whitten Choral Music Elisabeth Ohly-Davis and Scholarship Fund Fischer Family Endowed Music Faculty Fellowship Andrew Davis Charlotte Orr Reid Vocal Scholarship Fund Lynn Whitten Fellowship in Stephanie and Roger Oram Scholarship Endowment Fund Fran and Jack Rominger Endowed Graduate Choral Conducting

Every effort has been made to present this list as accurately as possible; 32 if there is an error or omission, please contact Emily Chesnic at 303-492-3054. Mantey Fund for Faculty Excellence Robin Sawhill Piano Fellowship Margaret Steed Memorial Competiton Graduate String Quartet Roser Endowed Musicology Endowed Fund Department Support Fund The sound of silence Margaret V. Heinricy Student Roser Piano and Keyboard Support Fund in Music Program Endowed Fund Marty and Alan Stormo Endowed Roser Student Travel Music Fund Endowed Fund Mayme Holder Lacy CU Opera Scott Robert McBurney Endowment Memorial Endowed Piano McDowell CU Opera Endowment Scholarship Fund Michele and Michael Ritter Slavin Marching Band Scholarship Classical Guitar Program Endowment Fund Endowment Fund Stanley Ruttenberg Memorial Mile Hi Band Scholarship Fund Endowed Scholarship Fund Nancy and Ted Anderson Music Stephen Robert Dudley Horn Scholarship Endowment Scholarship Endowment Navid and Firuzeh Saidi Guitar Storm Bull Research Award and Piano Endowed Support Sue Conrad and C. Dixon Titus Fund Memorial Fund NORIS Graduate Student Awards Susan L. Porter Memorial Fund in Music Takács Scholarship Endowment in Norman W. Swanson Music Memory of Faye Shwayder Scholarship Fund Taniguchi Holiday Festival Student Nurit and Jim Wolf Endowed Support Endowment Fund Collaborative Piano Scholarship The College of Music Scholarship Fund Endowment Fund O’Neal Taniguchi Endowment for The Eklund Family Opera Program the Entrepreneurship Center at CU Boulder Endowment Fund The American Music Research Center and CU Boulder Pamela K. Stormo Memorial The Judith and Richard Waterman Libraries have acquired a vast trove of silent film musical Endowed Scholarship Fund for Scholarship Fund scores that dramatically augments its existing collections Music Education The Walter and Jenny Kate Collins Pattie and Ben Nelson Senior Graduate Fellowship in and transforms CU Boulder into a premier center for the Leadership Endowed Choral Studies study of the live music that was a hallmark of early 20th- Scholarship Fund Thurston E. Manning Endowment century moviegoing. Paula Marie and H. Rolan Zick Fund for Composition Endowment Tonya Jilling and Brad Ellins Peercy-Roth Memorial Endowed Music Scholarship Fund The vintage scores—more than 3,000 of them in 70 Scholarship Fund Trego Music Endowment Fund boxes—provide a window into a vivid and stylish corner Pete Smythe Scholarship Fund Trudi Mielziner Graduate Opera of American popular culture and represent a major new Peter and Julianne Steinhauer Scholarship Endowment Fund Fund Valentine Henrich Memorial resource for music and film scholars, students and Phyllis Parmlee Memorial Piano Endowed Clarinet performers alike. Scholarship Fund Scholarship Fund R. Mauldin Piano Scholarship Fund Virginia Blake Becker The addition of the scores, most of which date from Raymond Schultz and Jessica Scholarship Fund Finlay-Schultz Marching Band Virginia E. Schwatel Fund for 1900 to 1929, means CU Boulder now has “one of the Endowment Music Education most important collections anywhere,” says Professor of Rebecca Beardmore Chavez and Wallace F. Fiske Memorial Musicology Susan Thomas, who directs the AMRC. Briana Lee Rees Scholarship Scholarship Fund Fund Wallace Fiske Music Library Fund Rebecca Scamman Green Walter Orr Roberts Music Nearly all the sheet music once belonged to Los Angeles’ Marching Band Endowed Scholarship Grauman theater chain, which owned the famed Grauman Scholarship Fund Warner and Norma Imig Choral Chinese Theater on Hollywood Boulevard and several Rhodes Gluck Marching Band Conducting Scholarship Fund Scholarship Endowment Weil Endowed Fund for other local movie houses. Alumnus Rodney Sauer (MS’ 89) Richard Toensing Endowed Faculty Excellence bought the scores in 2013 and donated them to CU this Doctoral Scholarship in William Earl Rose Sr. year. Composition Scholarship Fund Richard Toensing Undergraduate William J. and Elizabeth C. Composition Scholarship Fund Suitts Music Student Support “I would like this repertoire to be known in the same way Ritter Classical Guitar Scholarship Endowment Fund the repertories of operas are known and plays are known,” Endowment Fund Wilma and Perry Louis says Sauer, who founded the Mont Alto Motion Picture Robert A. Miles Endowed Cunningham Scholarship Fund Bassoon Scholarship Fund Orchestra, one of the nation’s top performers of silent film Robert K. McIntosh Award Fund music. for Music Instruction Robert R. and Ruth J. Fink Music in the silent film era, as today, prompted and College of Music Endowment Fund intensified viewers’ emotional response to the screen Robert R. Fink Music Theory action. The Grauman scores bear titles like Storm Music, Scholarship Fund The Furious Mob and A Simple Love Episode.

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34 In MEMORIAM

The College of Music community remembers these dear faculty, alumni, colleagues and friends who passed away this year:

Parley Leland Belnap (DMA ’75) Robert Eldon Hunter (MM ’56) Mary Ramsour (BM ’94, MM ’97) Veteran and university music teacher Minister Church music director Dwight Earl Beman (MM ’73) Lloyd W. Jones, Jr. (BME ’50) Georgia Lonnberg Raun (BME ’55) Veteran and opera singer Veteran, high school teacher and Church choir director Hubert Bird church choir director Robert Warren Schmidt Music professor and composer Ann Levy Multi-instrumentalist and realtor Donna J. Bogard Longtime music supporter Keith A. Simpson (BME ’58, MME ’69) (BM ’53, MA ’71, PhD ’83) Frank M. Light (BME ’50) School band director and Music teacher and church choir director Music store owner and church church choir director Diane Dunn choir director Maureen Spaid Longtime member of the Artist Series John Mantey Longtime jazz supporter Advisory Board Longtime music supporter and Martin Trotsky benefactor of the Mantey Eve Anne Eichorn (DMA ’82) Longtime music supporter and Faculty Fellowship University voice teacher benefactor of the Gloria and Martin Ruth June Hale (BM ’55, MM ’81) Robert Melnikoff Trotsky Music Scholarship Chamber musician and private Longtime music supporter Jeanne Lindstrom Varney (MME ’67) music teacher Frank Parce (MME ’65) Elementary school music teacher Theodore C. Hansen (BM ’64) School music teacher and benefactor Marilyn Louise (Curt) Vincent of the Parce Office Daniel Hoggatt (DMA ’87) (MME ’59) Leonard Perlmutter Professor of church music, organist School music teacher and and choir conductor Longtime music supporter university administrator Ray C. Phillips (BME ’57, MME ’65) University of Colorado Boulder College of Music 301 UCB Boulder, CO 80309-0301

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