Music News
Valley Community Chorus Concert is May 5
They will perform Fauré’s Requiem as well as additional works remembering victims of natural disasters and violence from around the world. Continue Reading…
SLV Symphony spring concert is May 4
Concerto competition winners Kate Newmyer and Mikaela Morgan will be featured in Benedetto Marcello's beautiful Oboe Concerto and Beethoven's profound Romance No. 2. Continue Reading…
Composers concert is Saturday
The concert will feature new compositions by students Jon Colson, Josh Wohlrabe, Ben Paden, and Josh Stevens. Continue Reading…
Music Department announces upcoming vocal concerts
The concert will include arrangements of the Beatles, Freddie Mercury and David Bowie, Randy Newman, Toto and George Gershwin. Continue Reading…
Spring jazz concert is April 11
The concert, “A Short History of Jazz in America,” begins at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 11, in Richardson Hall Auditorium. Continue Reading…
Lipke faculty recital is Sunday
Lipke has performed with musicians of international stature such as the Ying Quartet (four different seasons) and international opera baritone Håkan Hagegård. Continue Reading…
ASU Music presents Love, Laughter and High Notes
The performance features students singing arias, duets, trios and chorus numbers from various operas and operettas. Continue Reading…
"Top of the Nation" Honor Band and Choir Festival 2013
The Music Department at Adams State University is proud to announce the 14th annual “Top of the Nation” Honor Band and Choir Festival featuring select high school students from around the state. Continue Reading…
Valley Community Chorus rehearsals begin February 19
This spring, Dr. Beth Robison, director, is looking to combine parts of the Faure Requiem with contemporary pieces that reflect war, remembrance and peace. Continue Reading…
Musicians prepare for symphony
Pictured, Katie Yoder, Dr. Joel Judd, Dr. William Lipke, Dr. Tracy Doyle, and Joy Plesner rehearse for the San Luis Valley Symphony on Saturday. Continue Reading…
Valley Community Chorus Concert is December 9
The Valley Community Chorus concert will include holiday carols from around the world as well as excerpts from Handel’s Messiah. Continue Reading…
SLV Symphony Fall Classics Concert is December 8
Under the direction of Dr. William Lipke, the program will feature popular selections including Johann Sebastian Bach's profound Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major. Continue Reading…
Guitar Recital is November 29
Guitarist Roberto Capocchi will perform in concert at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 29, in Adam State University Leon Memorial Hall. Continue Reading…
Adams State Music Hall of Fame honors inductees
“Adams State gave me the musical and instructional background needed to fulfill my dream.” Continue Reading…
The annual Winterfest Concert is December 2
The program will feature holiday selections by the ASU Concert Choir, Chamber Choir, Concert Band, Wind Ensemble, Jazz Band, and 68 West. Continue Reading…
Percussion Extravaganza is November 28
A special tribute to composer percussion legend John Cage, on the 100th anniversary of his birth, and the Guatemalan marimba will also be featured during the concert. Continue Reading…
Jazz concert will feature Prentiss and Oden
The concert will feature vocalist Angela Prentiss and clarinetist Chelsea Oden and performances by 68 West. Continue Reading…
Fall Band Concert is November 17
The Adams State University Department of Music Fall Band Concert, "From Russia with Love," music written by, for, and about the mother country, will feature the Adams State Wind Ensemble. Continue Reading…
Choir Concert planned for November 2
The concert feature spirituals and folk songs, music by Eric Whitacre and Kirke Mechem, music from India, and both traditional, modern and popular Hebrew music, including a Klezmer band. Continue Reading…
Opera rocks the Rockies
Central City Opera, the Rocky Mountain West’s longest running performing arts company, has been bringing concert and school programs to communities large and small for over thirty years. Continue Reading…
"Music for Winds" Concert is Oct. 19
The program will feature selections of Serenade for Winds by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and music by other composers. Continue Reading…
Homecoming jazz concert is October 12
This year’s Adams State Exceptional New Alumna, Elizabeth Ford, will sing “How Deep is the Ocean” with the Adams State Big Band. Continue Reading…
Valley Community Chorus rehearsals begin September 25
The Valley Community Chorus is open to new members. Continue Reading…
Great Stories celebration includes commissioned work
“The stone pillar represents the origins of the college; the bronze pillar the liberal arts era; and the stainless steel the university.” Continue Reading…
Percussion Program hosts camp to attract quality students
"Marching percussion continues to grow in prominence and it is my goal to offer the finest opportunities for musical and personal growth to our current and future students." Continue Reading…
Six music students share original compositions
Come and enjoy the world premier of original works created by students and performed by their peers. Continue Reading…
Performance art students will entertain audiences
Schilling says, "Our students have taken some real risks in creating their own performance art pieces. I'm proud of them and the work they've done." Continue Reading…
Love – Broadway Style on April 30
"We are excited to perform for you," said music student Briana Lewis. "Be sure to catch this performance." Continue Reading…
Canon fire and traditional Caribbean hits featured in Percussion Concert
Traditional Caribbean hits will be capped off by Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture, complete with cannon fire. For the first time, the annual percussion concert will be streamed live on adams.edu/live. Continue Reading…
Enjoy a spring swing sensation
The Big Band will pay tribute to Ella Fitzgerald with "A Tisket A Tasket" and "Night and Day" as performed by the Chick Webb Orchestra. Continue Reading…
