BANDS, CONCERTO COMPETITION, OPERA, FINAL WEEK OF THE BIRTHDAY PARTY |
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| WEEKEND OF BAND CONCERTS |
Enjoy two great band concerts this weekend as CSU welcomes guest conductor Ray Cramer, who led the Indiana University Wind Ensemble to earn an international reputation for outstanding musical performances. On Friday, hear a stunning performance by the Wind Ensemble of Michael Daugherty's Raise the Roof featuring special guest CSU faculty Eric Hollenbeck.
WIND ENSEMBLE & SYMPHONIC BAND CONCERT
 with Guest Faculty Eric Hollenbeck, timpani
Griffin Concert Hall, University Center for the Arts, 1400 Remington St.
Friday, February 15, 5:15 p.m.
$10, $5/CSU Students & Youth (ages 6-17)
HONOR BAND CONCERT
 Colorado's finest high school musicians
Griffin Concert Hall, University Center for the Arts, 1400 Remington St.
Saturday, February 16, 4:00 p.m.
$4, $3.50/CSU Students & Youth (ages 6-17)
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| CONCERTO COMPETITION FINALISTS |
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CONCERT
The CSU Symphony Orchestra's February 19 concert includes the exciting annual concerto competition! Gregory Gates, marimba, Dawn Grapes, flute, and Dallin Kuzmich, violin, are the final three concerto competition survivors, pared down from 26 entrants. READ MORE ABOUT THE FINALISTS (PDF)
Conductor Wes Kenney says, "Every year the competition gets more difficult to judge as a result of the level of our competitors always moving up. This great event is coupled with the early 20th century's great symphonists. It is sure evening of drama and intrigue." MORE INFO (PDF)
Where & When
Griffin Concert Hall, University Center for the Arts, 1400 Remington St
Tuesday, February 19, 7:30 p.m.
$10 $5/CSU Students & youth ages 6-17
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| VERDI'S COMEDIC OPERA FALSTAFF |
RESERVE YOUR SEATS NOW FOR VERDI'S MASTERPIECE FALSTAFF
 Verdi's opera Falstaff will delight you with its memorable characters, comedy, and melodies. Based on Shakespeare's play The Merry Wives of Windsor, Falstaff tells the story of the incorrigible yet irresistible rogue Falstaff, a braggart, con man and habitual liar who attempts to woo two married noblewomen at the same time, in hopes of procuring their fortunes. His scheme is quickly discovered, and the women get hilarious revenge.
Where & When
Opera in Italian with English Supertitles With Special Guest Bradley Thompson
Griffin Concert Hall, University Center for the Arts, 1400 Remington St.
Friday, Feb. 29, Saturday, Mar. 1, & Friday, Mar. 7, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Mar. 9, 2:00 p.m.
$25, $10/CSU Students
$12/College & University Students, $10/Youth (ages 6-17)
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| WIN TICKETS WITH TRIVIA |
Verdi wrote three operas based on Shakespeare's plays: Macbeth, Otello, and Falstaff. He had also planned to write an operatic version of another Shakespeare play. Which play was it?
Send your answer to events@csuschoolofthearts.com by noon on Thursday, February 14 and you'll be entered to win 2 free tickets to the Symphony Concert and Concerto Competition Finals on Tuesday, February 19 at 7:30 p.m. Plus, you'll be entered to win the grand prize - a ticket package for the Fall 2008 season!
Congratulations to Mark M. who correctly answered last weekd's trivia question about who played Stanley in the Broadway premiere of Harold Pinter's The Birthday Party. SEE THE ANSWER |
| FROM OUR FRIENDS |
FORT COLLINS SYMPHONY PRESENTS: What's Love Got To Do With It? Featuring Pianist Bobbie Mielke
 Bobbie Mielke's love for piano, family, friends, Colorado State University and Fort Collins come together in her concert-hall solo debut. The performance features Mozart's K488 Piano Concerto, with the cadenza specially written by her son-in-law Nicholas Basila, who has a degree in music composition from the New England Conservatory. Mielke is a member of the accompanying staff at CSU, and CSU Faculty and Fort Collins Symphony conductor Wes Kenney says, "We're so lucky to have Bobbie in our community as she adds so much the musical life of Fort Collins. I know this will be a wonderful performance."
Where & When
Griffin Concert Hall, University Center for the Arts, 1400 Remington St.
Sunday, February 17, 2:00 p.m.
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Don't miss out on the Pick 6 Music Pass where you can get tickets to six concerts for the price of 5 - on sale only through March 15. | |
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Colorado State University School of the Arts
1400 Remington St
1779 Campus Delivery
Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1779
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The Colorado State University School of the Arts provides an enriched venue in which the study and practice of Art, Dance, Music and Theatre are nurtured and sustained by building the skills and knowledge needed by future generations of arts professionals to become contributors to the essential vitality of our culture and society.
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