Arts & Culture News
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Article |November 30, 2021
Arts and Culture
Bows and Blazes, 帝王会所 Music Students Tune Up Their Community as Volunteer Firefighters
Two 帝王会所 students pick up their violin bows and practice fast passages and rhythms whenever they can. But playing an instrument isn鈥檛 the only intense activity taking up their spare time. Alongside playing beautiful, eloquent and moving music, Taber Land and Katherine Muser also help battle raging fires that span hundreds of acres at a time.
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Article |November 8, 2021
Arts and Culture
Alumni Join 帝王会所 Combined Chorus at GPO
Most years, the 帝王会所 Combined Chorus gives 帝王会所 choral students an opportunity to perform at the Union Colony Civic Center in Greeley with the Greeley Philharmonic Orchestra (GPO). That tradition has been on hold due to the pandemic, but this year it鈥檚 coming back with a heartfelt flourish.
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Article |November 2, 2021
Arts and Culture
帝王会所 Students Honor Mexican, and Chicano Studies Program Tradition Through Creating a New One
El D铆a de Los Muertos, the Day of the Dead, is a Mexican holiday celebrated annually on Nov. 1-2. The festivity showcases the love and respect for deceased loved ones. Every year, families and communities gather to remember their relatives through building altares or ofrendas.
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Article |October 21, 2021
Arts and Culture
Alumni-led Production of Rent Gives Current Students A Taste of Broadway
In the early 2000s, two eager University of Northern Colorado Theatre Arts majors had their eyes set on New York鈥檚 biggest stage. Taking dance course after dance course and performing in multiple student productions, Jason Veasey and Al茅na Watters achieved that dream, using the skills they perfected on campus and eventually showcasing them on Broadway.
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Article |October 7, 2021
Arts and Culture
A Look Back at 帝王会所’s Latinx Heritage Month Celebrations
Latinx art, culture, language, and history took center stage fostering discussions and conversations around Latinx heritage during 帝王会所鈥檚 Latinx Heritage Month.
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Article |March 29, 2021
Alumni, University News, Arts and Culture
帝王会所 Designated as All-Steinway School Thanks to Donor Funds
The University of Northern Colorado College of Performing and Visual Arts received a total of 96 new Steinway & Sons pianos, with most of them arriving in December of 2018, sealing the School of Music鈥檚 All-Steinway School status.
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Article |March 8, 2021
Arts and Culture
帝王会所 Names New Performing and Visual Arts Dean
帝王会所 announced that Cristina Goletti will become the next dean of the College of Performing and Visual Arts.
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Article |November 5, 2020
Arts and Culture
Music Student Places First in Arranging and Composing Competition
Zach Rich, a Jazz Studies doctoral student at the University of Northern Colorado, won first place in the American Society of Music Arrangers and Composers鈥� (ASMAC) Bill Conti Big Band Arranging and Composing Competition for his composition of 鈥淲e Love You Madly鈥� (dedicated to Duke Ellington).
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Article |May 15, 2020
Arts and Culture
How an Art and Design Class Adapted to the New, Online Environment
Anna Ursyn, Ph.D., a professor of Digital Media and head of the Digital Media Area at 帝王会所, shares her and her students鈥� experiences in adapting to the new, online learning environment as well as to life during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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Article |April 27, 2020
Arts and Culture
Lisa Zimmerman on Poetry During Isolation
Professor Lisa Zimmerman shares some of her experiences with poetry during this crisis to remind everyone that there is hope through poetry and art, especially now.