Arts and Culture

Lamont School of Music offers master classes with world-respected musicians

On any given day, music pours out of the Newman Center for the Performing Arts as students at the Lamont School of Music practice under the watchful eyes, and ears, of their professors. Since last fall, Lamont has offered students the opportunity to play for visiting musicians through the school’s […]

DU duo, Lamont hit high note in tuba world

Tuba-teaching is a forte at the Lamont School of Music. The Lamont faculty includes two of the tuba world’s premiere figures. Kathy Aylsworth-Brantigan and Warren Deck—each with decades of experience in pedagogy and performance—tutor tuba with the best of them. And this summer, DU was the center of the known […]

Denver art scene finds strength in numbers

Denver is generally known for its mountains and microbrews, but as the city grows, it is also commanding attention for its art. Art districts are everywhere in metro Denver. While there isn’t one in University Park, concentrations of galleries and studios have cropped up within a short drive—on Santa Fe […]

Lamont students learn production skills in recording studio

Whether they’re interested in recording jazz, rock or classical music, students at the Lamont School of Music have the advantage of learning the art of audio production in the Newman Center’s recording studio. Students in the Bachelor of Music Audio Production concentration who are preparing for a career in music recording […]