Alumni
As Music Buffs have been off performing in summer festivals, engineers, architects, carpenters and contractors have been working diligently to make the new College of Music expansion come to life.
Multimedia artist Pamela Z (BM ’78) was one of just two composers awarded with the coveted fellowship at the American Academy in Rome this April.
Acclaimed composer and music producer Timothy Cooper Cooper (MM ’77) has garnered a wealth of experience in every aspect of the music industry, working out of Las Vegas since 1980.
Eklund Opera’s trailblazing CU New Opera Workshop has been the perfect playground for composers with in-progress operas for a decade. For 2019, composer Tom Cipullo brings his new piece “Hobson’s Choice” to the program.
Thomas Edward Morgan and Daniel and Boyce Sher will be recognized for their work at the May 9 ceremony.
For Sarah Off, good music and doing good are all in a day’s work. She co-founded the Mt. Blanca Summer Music Conservatory, a nonprofit organization that provides high-quality, affordable music performance experiences for young musicians.
New York-based Elizabeth Welch (BM ’98) is singing her way through musical theatre productions on Broadway and on regional stages—including Denver, where she was a Denver Post Ovation Award recipient for her portrayal of Maria in “West Side Story”—and before audiences as far away as Germany and Austria.
Alumnus Frank Parce recently provided a gift that will name an academic services office in the expanded Imig Music Building.
Wei Wu is officially a Grammy winner for his role in "The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs."
We recently caught up with cellist Mairi Dorman-Phaneuf (DMA ’07) on a range of topics—from her role with the College of Music National Alumni Council (COMNAC) to a recent performance in New York City.