Takacs Quartet

Catch the Takács Quartet Jan. 9–17

Dec. 22, 2021

The Grammy-winning TakĂĄcs Quartet has moved audiences and sold out halls at CU Boulder for more than three decades. Plan to attend an upcoming performance.

violin section rehearsing for concert

Holiday Festival to celebrate community comeback

Dec. 2, 2021

MarieFaith Lane, a current graduate student and the Holiday Festival 2021 concertmaster, offers a first-person perspective on the spirit of this weekend’s community event.

Parker Quartet

Parker Quartet to perform through Nov. 22

Nov. 17, 2021

Hailed for its graceful, luminous interpretations as well as its flawless precision, the Grammy-winning Parker Quartet features Daniel Chong, violin; Ken Hamao, violin; Jessica Bodner, viola; and Kee-Hyun Kim, cello.

King's Singers

Don’t miss The King’s Singers Dec. 8

Nov. 16, 2021

The King’s Singers, a Grammy and Emmy Award-winning a cappella ensemble, will ring in the holidays with CU Presents at Macky Auditorium with their crisp close-harmony vocal sound.

Holiday Festival concert in Macky Auditorium

Get into the spirit with the College of Music’s Holiday Festival Dec. 3–5

Nov. 16, 2021

Delight in the twinkling lights, seasonal greenery and beautiful music at CU Boulder’s Holiday Festival, an annual tradition that’s enchanting for all ages.

empty Grusin Music Hall

CU Philharmonia Orchestra Nov. 15 to feature College of Music musicians

Nov. 5, 2021

The CU Philharmonia Orchestra concert Nov. 15 will feature a new work by Jessica Mays, Maurice Ravel’s “Ma Mùre l’Oye” and Felix Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 5 in D major/minor, Op. 107.

West African Highlife Ensemble performance

West African Highlife Ensemble to perform Nov. 19

Nov. 3, 2021

Performing high energy, tightly-knit traditional, neo-traditional and highlife dance music from Ghana, CU’s West African Highlife Ensemble is the first university ensemble in the U.S. to perform highlife music.

Nicky Shindler break dancing

Breaking on the glass cypher, a dance concert Nov. 5–7

Oct. 28, 2021

Master’s candidate Nicky Shindler fuses contemporary floor work with b-girling to inspire a visual celebration of a woman's authentic self––contemplating how women find, claim and manifest power, vulnerability and complexity.

Urinetown graphic

‘Urinetown’—a musical satire of politics and social irresponsibility

Oct. 28, 2021

When a drought creates a terrible water shortage, the government forces citizens to use public toilets regulated by a malevolent company. A hero decides he's had enough and plans a revolution to lead them all to freedom! See the show Nov. 11–14.

Annika Socolofsky

Pendulum concert series a place for musical exploration––attend Oct. 28

Oct. 25, 2021

Pendulum New Music will present its second concert of the year. Says director and Assistant Professor Annika Socolofsky, “We’re a rowdy bunch that loves to take risks and experience a huge range of musical genres and aesthetics.”

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