Performances & Concerts
The annual Stand up for Climate Change Comedy event is set for April 15 on campus, with professional, other acts premiering on YouTube one week later, on Earth Day.
The Symphonic Band, which is composed of 70 of the finest wind, brass and percussion musicians on campus, performs a variety of works written for band.
From the micro-undulations of transnational fusion to the sweeping attack of contemporary dance, “The Current” brings vanguard artists of today’s dance scene to Boulder.
Pendulum New Music invites you to its next performance featuring new music by CU Boulder composers—everything from chamber works inspired by the pastel colors of French Impressionism to funky brass fanfares and loud industrial marches.
Women have been involved in jazz since the early 1920s, not just as vocalists but as instrumentalists, composers and arrangers. An understanding of jazz would not be complete without highlighting the influence and contributions of women—such as Bessie Smith, Valaida Snow, Mildred Bailey, Mary Lou Williams, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughn.
Danú, one of today’s leading traditional Irish ensembles, will present a vibrant performance in a celebration of traditional and contemporary Irish music, just in time for St. Patrick's Day.
Flutist, educator, composer and director Galen Abdur-Razzaq will perform and discuss how jazz musicians helped advance civil rights.
Dance company Ailey II comes to Macky Auditorium to spread iconic choreographer Alvin Ailey’s message of a more inclusive dance world. Learn more about Ailey's legacy, buy tickets and plan to attend.
Expressive, improvisational and swinging. On Feb. 21, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra will bring a special night of music-making to Boulder audiences at Macky Auditorium. Get tickets and plan to attend.
The College of Music presents Persevering Legacy, a student concert that elevates stories of historically marginalized, diverse female composers to align classical music with social activism.