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Pendulum New Music

CU Boulder Songwriters Concert

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University of Colorado Boulder Performing Arts

CU Boulder brings together professional faculty and extraordinary students in acclaimed performances. See the stars of tomorrow on stage in a range of events throughout the academic year.

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Pendulum New Music

May 3-Jun 3, 2021

Pendulum New Music

CU Boulder Songwriters Concert

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Join us for Pendulum New Music's first-ever Songwriters Concert, a playlist featuring songs by CU Boulder student songwriters. Streamed performance ...

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Agrippina

May 14-Jun 4, 2021

Agrippina

An opera by George Frideric Handel

Free or pay what you can

Shocking power struggles and serpentine acts of lust and betrayal define Handel's "Agrippina," a dark comedy about a woman who schemes to advance her ...

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The Threepenny Opera

Jul 22-25, 2021

The Threepenny Opera

A play with music by Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht

Multiple prices starting at $10

The brothel's been raided, and a woman has been shot. A local businessman blackmails a corrupt chief of police. A gang of thieves loots the town for f...

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Student Recitals in September

Sep 1-30, 2021

Student Recitals in September

September Undergraduate, Master's and Doctoral musician recitals

Free, no tickets required, just show up!

The stars of tomorrow are on stage today at CU Boulder. The students of the College of Music present works old and new for their degree-qualifying rec...

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Student Recitals in October

Oct 1-31, 2021

Student Recitals in October

October Undergraduate, Master's and Doctoral musician recitals

Free, no tickets required, just show up!

The stars of tomorrow are on stage today at CU Boulder. The students of the College of Music present works old and new for their degree-qualifying rec...

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Student Recitals in November

Nov 1-30, 2021

Student Recitals in November

November Undergraduate, Master's and Doctoral musician recitals

Free, no tickets required, just show up!

The stars of tomorrow are on stage today at CU Boulder. The students of the College of Music present works old and new for their degree-qualifying rec...

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You can save big with season tickets and unlock special benefits. Pick and choose from all of our ticketed events with the CU Presents Choice Option (4+ shows).

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Oct 26, 2020

Undoing and remaking dance: 2020’s…

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