DU’s Lamont Chorale, men’s choir, and women’s chorus will take their audience on a journey through time in a concert Nov. 16 with choral literature from the 16th to the 21st centuries. “Each remarkable ensemble will feature a unique flavor for your musical palate,” says James Ramsey, interim conductor of […]
When the University of Denver men’s basketball team traveled through Spain during summer 2010, it was a dream vacation for most Pioneers. After all, not every college student gets to enjoy an all-expenses paid trip overseas to visit locales such as Barcelona and Madrid. Add into the equation that the […]
Fresh off its first postseason bid in a decade, the Denver women’s basketball team looks to build on a 2010–11 season that saw head coach Erik Johnson tally the most victories in his three-year tenure at the helm and record the program’s first victory over a ranked opponent during its […]
Larry Glenn, a DU associate professor of voice, will celebrate his 25th anniversary at the Lamont School of Music with a recital titled “A Silver Celebration of 25 years at Lamont.” Glenn will be joined by a consort of his Lamont colleagues: Kate Emerich, soprano; Lawrence Golan, violin; Pamela Endsley, […]
University of Denver Math Professor Mario Lopez couldn’t speak English when his father helped him enroll at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The El Salvador native’s father had never completed high school himself, but the older man saw something in his son that compelled him to act. “He flew with me […]
At first glance, hip-hop and traditional Jewish klezmer music seem to have about as much in common as polka and heavy metal. But when longtime klezmer clarinetist David Krakauer met Josh Dolgin — aka Jewish DJ and multi-instrumentalist Socalled — he knew he had the beginnings of something special. “I […]
It’s been a good year for University of Denver documentary film students. In September, Right Click>Find Date — a documentary made by current grad students Jesus Sierra, Pete Ellis and Keri Noll — won best student film at the Estes Park Film Festival. And on Nov. 7 and 8, recent […]
The University of Denver hockey team faces off against reigning NCAA champion Minnesota-Duluth at Magness Arena at 7:37 on Nov. 4 and 7:07 on Nov. 5 — the only two-game series between the two teams scheduled for this season. DU is 106-73-9 all-time against the Bulldogs dating back to 1961, […]
The University of Denver learned today it has been selected by the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) to host the first of three 2012 presidential debates. The University will host a news conference today outside the Daniel L. Ritchie Center for Sports and Wellness, where the debate will be held. […]
The University of Denver announced today that the Commission on Presidential Debates has selected the University as the host site for a 2012 U.S. presidential debate. The debate will be held on Oct. 3 in Magness Arena at DU’s Ritchie Center for Sports and Wellness. “The University of Denver is […]
In some ways it’s a shame that Lamont Opera’s production of Faust — the first fall opera in the school’s history — didn’t open a week earlier. With its themes of murder, betrayal and deals with the Devil, it would have been perfect for Halloween. “The theme of this opera […]
The MIJI Percussion Duo is sure to drum up a lot of great music during its stop at DU. The duo, which consists of Ji Hye Jung and Michael Zell, will play a wide variety of music, ranging from arrangements of Franz Schubert to Thierry De Mey as well as […]
The University of Denver men’s soccer team has played an extremely difficult schedule to date, and the challenge continues as the Pioneers welcome No. 25 Cal State-Bakersfield at 7 p.m. Oct. 28 at CIBER Field. “As we enter the last two weekends in the regular season, we need to get […]
Classical music lovers will be able to hear a duo of Lamont legends for a song. Cellist Richard Slavich and pianist Theodor Lichtmann will present a distinctive faculty recital called “Chansons Tristes.” The recital’s theme is song and will feature Paul Hindemith’s Variations on an Old-English Nursery Song: A frog […]
DU’s Institute for Public Policy is tackling one of the most hotly debated policy topics in Colorado: education reform. The DU and Denver communities are invited to hear from four of the state’s leading reformers at “CounterPoints: School Reform,” a panel debate moderated by former Gov. Richard Lamm. In a […]