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Last year, Shanti Simon joined CU �Ǹ�Թ�’s College of Music as director of bands, where she oversees the band program, leads the wind conducting program and teaches undergraduate conducting.

Last year, the group announced the retirement of cellist András Fejér, the last remaining member of the original quartet.

CU �Ǹ�Թ� has been shaped by the vision, courage and tenacity of many students, faculty, staff and alumni since 1876.

The Musicians Wellness Program was among the first of its kind.

This year, CU songbirds Cynthia Lawrence (Mus’83; MM’87) and Keith Miller (Art’97) made the Colorado Music Hall of Fame.

With over three decades of experience as a performer, educator, conductor and administrator, College of Music Dean John Davis champions a holistic approach to musical education through a mission he calls “developing the universal musician.”

​​Ally Chapel (ArtHist’14) started an all-female New Orleans-style brass band called Brass Queens. She adopted the colors black and gold for her band in CU’s honor.