All performances are FREE and take place in Packard Hall unless otherwise indicated.

A Lecture-Recital by Dr. Laura Farré Rozada, pianist and mathematician
Thursday, Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. 
Award-winning pianist and mathematician Dr. Laura Farré Rozada gives a lecture-recital on Conceptual Simplification — a new method, informed by mathematics and computer science, for enhancing musical memory and performance.

We Lit a Fire and Trusted the Heat (After Angela Davis): A Sonic Sculpture and Performance by Maria Gaspar and Thaddeus Tukes
Friday, Feb. 27 at 5 p.m., FAC Dickenson Gallery 
Musician Thaddeus Tukes plays a variety of percussive instruments, including interdisciplinary artist Maria Gaspar’s sonic sculpture made of iron bars salvaged from the demolition of two housing blocks formerly operated by the Cook County Department of Corrections in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood. Through the sounding of carceral debris, materials of confinement transform into resonant sites of collective imagination and liberation. In conjunction with the FAC’s presentation of Maria Gaspar’s 60 hour and 20-minute video, Clamour (2022).

Music at Midday
Wednesday, March 4 at 12:15 p.m.
Come see the variety and talent of CC students as they perform instrumental and vocal works.

Faculty Recital: Jim Croce Revisited
Saturday, March 7 at 7 p.m. 
CC’s classical guitar instructor, Dale Miller, is joined by guitarist Doug Zinn and bassist Robert Pearson for a concert honoring legendary American folk and rock singer-songwriter Jim Croce.

Intro to Jazz Student Composition Performance
Monday, March 9 at 7 p.m. 
Students in the Block 6 Intro to Jazz course present their final compositions, performed by professional musicians Ricky Sweum, saxophone; Benjamin Paille, trumpet; Jason Crowe, bass; Steve Barta, piano; and Tim Stombaugh, drums.

The Smokey Bandits and Traffic Jam perform at the December CC Bluegrass Concert.
Photo credit Serena Nguyen.

The Smokey Bandits open for The Fretliners
Thursday, Feb. 19 at 8 p.m.
LuLu’s Downtown in Colorado Springs

CC Bluegrass Showcase: The Smokey Bandits and Traffic Jam
Friday, Feb. 20 at 8 p.m.
Steve’s Guitars in Carbondale

The Smokey Bandits open for Blue Canyon Boys
Friday, Feb. 27 at 8 p.m.
Black Rose Acoustic Society in Black Forest

MU398: Doctor Faustus with Assistant Professor Lidia Chang
Thomas Mann’s 1947 novel, Doctor Faustus, follows the life of fictional composer Adrian Leverkühn against the rise and fall of Nazi Germany. The interplay between different timelines of the 19th and 20th centuries, as well as topics—the narrator’s perspective from inside the Third Reich, Leverkühn’s descent into madness, and the Faust legend itself—invite a myriad of interpretations and interdisciplinary approaches. The novel provides the perfect backdrop for learning the history of Western European art music, the ever-changing role of the artist, and the concept of “genius.”

MU228: Decoding Music with Professor Ofer Ben-Amots
What makes a piece of music feel cohesive, powerful, or surprising? And how do we uncover the deeper workings beneath its surface? In this course, students will break down music into fundamental elements for analysis—scales, harmony, rhythms, form, and beyond—while understanding how and when such theoretical constructions can be applied to a range of historical and global repertoires. Through hands-on exercises, listening sessions, and case studies, we will explore an array of analytical techniques that reveal new layers of meaning. Students will gain fresh perspectives on how music is constructed, emerging with analytical skills that can be applied in future music-making, scholarship, and everyday listening. All interested students are welcome to join, regardless of their level of music theory background. 

In November, Jeri Jorgensen (violin instructor and Colorado College Chamber Orchestra co-conductor) and pianist Cullan Bryant released Schubert: The Sonatinas for Piano and Violin on Albany Records. “But a single listen to this splendid recording of Franz Schubert’s three sonatas for violin and piano . . . reveals violinist Jerilyn Jorgensen and pianist Cullan Bryant to be Schubert specialists.” (Textura)

Photo credit Serena Nguyen.

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