 In the mood for a little night music...or piano music that is? Enjoy a FREE Piano MasterClass TONIGHT, Wednesday, November 18 at 6:30 p.m. Renowned pianist Larry Graham performs, and provides hands-on instruction to top select CSU students. Read more.
This e-newsletter contains information about this Thursday's Band Concert, and next week's Virtuoso Series Concert with Peter Sommer, saxophone and Joel Bacon, piano, as well as the Jazz Classics Concert.
Look ahead to the pinacle weekend in our fall schedule - the first weekend in December - starting with the opening of the Theatre Production, Oh What A Lovely War, created by London's Theatre Workshop. Read all about the production, the collaborators and meet some of the student actors.
On the same weekend, the UCA will be full of holiday cheer, carolers, dancers, art exhibitions, and vintage music. Get your tickets now for the All Choral Holiday Concerts and the Senior Dance Showcase.
Finally, the CSU Marching Band has done it again by being the first collegiate band invited to Denver's 9News Parade of Lights. Enjoy a preview parade around the streets of the UCA on Wednesday, December 2nd.
Don't forget, the easiest way to buy tickets is online at csutix.com with the print-at-home e-ticket option.
Meet Me at the UCA soon,
Jennifer Clary
Marketing Director, CSU School of the Arts |
| SYMPHONIC BAND CONCERT THIS THURSDAY |
 World Influences! The band performs a dynamic program of unique international selections including the rousing Fanfare of Wakakusa Hill by Itaru Sakai, portraying an annual festival where flames fill the night sky, and Emmy-award winning American composer Julie Giroux who describes her piece Culloden as "melodies spring[ing] onto my score pages decked in full regalia, wearing the plaids of their ancestors." Read more. Thursday, November 19, 7:30 p.m., Griffin Concert Hall, UCA. $5/CSU students, $1/youth (2 -17), $10/adult - Tickets available at www.csutix.com.
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| FINAL VIRTUOSO SERIES CONCERT OF THE FALL SEMESTER |
 Peter Sommer, Saxophone and Joel Bacon, Organ & Piano - The popular duo bring you an evening of classical saxophone masterpieces by French composers, including Alfred Desenclos, Paule Maurice and Ida Gotkovsky.
When & Where
Monday, November 30, 7:30 p.m., Organ Recital Hall at the University Center of the Arts. $5/CSU students, $1/youth (2 - 17), $10/adults - Tickets available at www.csutix.com.
Virtuoso Series Concerts are followed by "Meet the Artist" Receptions sponsored by:
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| THEATRE PRODUCTION: OH WHAT A LOVELY WAR |
 Oh What a Lovely War (OWALW) chronicles the First World War, told through the songs, documents, and music of the time - a musical like no other, reminding us of a history that cannot be forgotten.
First performed by Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop at the Theatre Royal, Stratford East, London, in 1963, OWALW received the acclaim of London audiences and critics, winning the Grand Prix of the Theatre des Nations festival in Paris that year. Now considered a classic of the modern theatre, the play presents tragic events of world importance without nostalgia or bitterness, yet with pathos, humor, and lovingly authentic detail. OWALW portrays a grotesque catastrophe that should never have happened.
When & Where December 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 8 p.m., and Sunday, December 6, 2 p.m., University Theatre at the University Center of the Arts. $7/CSU students, $7/youth (14 - 17), $14/seniors, $16/adults - Tickets available at www.csutix.com.
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| FALL SENIOR DANCE SHOWCASE |
 The CSU Dance Program presents Moving Paradigm, a showcase of the choreographic and performance talents of Colorado State University Dance majors Alison Bray, Meghan Meehleis, and Laura Siem.
Moving Paradigm is a capstone project featuring an outstanding, powerful and emotional dance showcase. "Our concert is great because our different styles really balance each other out and keeps the show progressing," said Laura Siem. "There is not a monotonous moment because so many different things are going on." Read more.
When & Where Friday, December 4, 8 p.m. and Saturday, December 5, 2 p.m., and 8 p.m., University Dance Theatre at the University Center of the Arts. $9/CSU students, $9/youth (2 - 17), $14/seniors, $16/adults - Tickets available at www.csutix.com.
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| JAZZ CLASSICS CONCERT |
 At the annual toe-tapping favorite Jazz Classics Concert, the jazz ensembles perform swing music inspired by the great big bands of Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Thad Jones and others, as well as selections of standards and jazz classics.
"We have a great time sharing this music with our audience and we hope that the good feelings can be felt all the way in the back of the hall," said director Peter Sommer.
When & Where Wednesday, December 2, Griffin Concert Hall, University Center of the Arts. $5/CSU students, $1/youth (2 - 17), $10/adults - Tickets available at www.csutix.com.
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| CSU MARCHING BAND PARADE OF LIGHTS PREVIEW |
 The Colorado State University Marching Band is the first collegiate marching band invited to participate in Denver's Parade of Lights and will lead the parade through the streets of downtown Denver. Read more.
Warm up at a pre-parade reception in downtown hosted by the CSU Alumni Asociation nd reserve a spot in CSU's bleacher seats. Click here to make reception and bleacher reservations.
Parade of Lights When & Where
Friday, December 4, 8 p.m., Downtown Denver, starting in front of Civic Center Park and the City & County Building on Bannock Street at 14th Avenue. FREE. Click here for more information.
 Parade of Lights Preview in Fort Collins. Can't make it to Denver for the parade? Support the CSU Marching Band during a parade preview on the streets around the University Center for the Arts. The uniformed band, complete with twinkle lights, takes to the street on Wednesday, December 2nd at 5 p.m. starting at the corner of Pitkin and Peterson, and progressing counter-clock-wise around the UCA.
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| FRIDAY FINALES AT THE ART MUSEUM |
 FRIDAY FINALES: Start or conclude your First Friday Gallery Walk at the University Art Museum. While at the museum, be sure to ask for your pass to receive extended happy hour discounts on food and drinks at neighboring El Monte Bar and Grill. Admission to the museum is always FREE.
December's Friday Finales feature the 16th CIIPE Poster Show and African Art from the Permanent Collection. These shows close on December 22nd, so stop by soon!
When and Where
Friday, December 4, 6 - 9 p.m., University Art Museum, University Center for the Arts, 1400 Remington Street.
Regular museum hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Admission is always free. For more information contact 970-491-1989 or visit www.artmuseum.colostate.edu.
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| HOLIDAY CONCERTS |
 All Choral Holiday Concert with Amahl and the Night Visitors presented by Opera Theatre.
This traditional holiday concert and carol sing-a-long, brings together Opera Theatre and all four major CSU choral ensembles - Chamber Choir, Concert Choir, University Chorus and Women's Chorus - performing various holiday tunes from both secular and sacred repertoire. Read more.
When & Where Friday, December 4, and Saturday, December 5, Griffin Concert Hall, UCA. $5/CSU students, $1/youth (2 - 17), $10/adults - Tickets available at www.csutix.com.
 Brass Quintet Holiday Concert. Enjoy the holiday sounds of the CSU Brass Faculty Quintet for this popular annual concert featuring a variety of Christmas carols, traditional holiday music and some special treats.
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