The Center for Musical Arts faculty is second to none — each instructor is talented, engaging, and incredibly passionate about music. In this series of videos (and eventually live performances), faculty members and friends of the Center get the chance to take the spotlight and demonstrate their skills and personality. Tune in to get to […]

Each spring, Center for Musical Arts students prepare auditions for the Honors Recital with the help of their teachers. This year's Honors Recital will occur online; the recital will be streamed live from the Center for Musical Arts and will be available beginning at 2 pm on Sunday, May 2. (Watch this space for a […]

The Center for Musical Arts faculty is second to none — each instructor is talented, engaging, and incredibly passionate about music. In this series of videos, faculty members and friends of the Center get the chance to take the spotlight and demonstrate their skills and personality. Tune in to get to know our Faculty & […]

As part of our continuing Beethoven Week celebrations, Boulder-based Takács Quartet shares with us the composer’s Opus 59, No. 3. Watch this exclusive performance on our Celebrating Beethoven page beginning Friday, December 18.

Earlier this year the Center for Musical Arts invited musicians of all ages and abilities to join together in a "virtual community orchestra" to perform the "Ode to Joy" from Beethoven's 9th Symphony. So many of you responded enthusiastically! We are pleased to present this community-created message of peace, togetherness, and — of course — […]

To kick off our Beethoven Week celebrations in a big way, Boulder-based Takács Quartet shares with us the composer's Opus 18, No. 6. Watch this exclusive performance on YouTube and see a full list of Beethoven content on the Colorado Music Festival's "Celebrating Beethoven" page.

Win a Signed Copy of Beethoven for a Later Age: Living with the String Quartets Edward Dusinberre, first violinist of the Takács Quartet, is also a musicologist and author. Enter to win one of 10 autographed copies of Dusinberre's Beethoven for a Later Age: Living with the String Quartets at this link. Winners will be selected and notified […]

Music is a universal language, and for SUCH, it is the language of her soul. Growing up the daughter of Haitian immigrants, her life was centered around faith and family. Singing in church planted the seeds for a music career that is on the rise and touching the world. Her latest single “Before Dark”, a […]

Indoor Cat is a Toronto-based folk music project featuring the songs of a guy called Pete. He likes playing with other people, but in the interest of public health and common sense, is performing alone today. HOW TO WATCH Bookmark this page and join us here on the day of the concert (or after) to […]

You're invited to join our Virtual Community Orchestra! The Center for Musical Arts is celebrating Beethoven's 250th birthday with a video recording of "Ode to Joy." Musicians of all ages and abilities are invited to participate. All instruments are welcome. The deadline to return your video is November 24. Download the following PDF for full, […]

Shanna in a Dress is your quirky best friend who refuses to wear pants. She says what everyone is thinking but no one else will say and you'll get an uncensored journey of clever humor and heartbreak with a hefty side of entertainment at her shows. This witty wordsmith is known for making audiences laugh […]

Something downright mystical is happening on Colorado’s Front Range. The very roots of traditional acoustic music seem to sprout from the dirt, shaking their dust into the winds of change, to be breathed in and become the soul of musicians who craft their songs here. Such is the music of Wood Belly, a musical collective […]