CSU-Pueblo Student Music Groups to conduct concert tour of area schools in November

Pueblo- The music department at Colorado State University – Pueblo will spend the next two days in a whirlwind tour of performances at area high schools with hopes of promoting the university, strengthening ties with the schools, and improving relations with the community.

The idea was birthed by Mike De Luca, District 60 music educator and Fine Arts Supervisor for more than 30 years, who now is working half-time for the Music Department. He has taken an interest in increasing the effectiveness of the University’s outreach, not only to benefit the Department, but to assist in reaching university-wide enrollment goals.

De Luca has been meeting regularly with the ensemble directors of our department to formulate an outreach plan. The result is a two-day tour of performances, Nov. 14-15, during which a representation of student ensembles/combos (jazz, brass, woodwind, vocal, guitar, piano, string, percussion) along with their faculty directors will perform a concert in every high school in Pueblo County.

“As you might expect, there is a strong positive correlation between actual on-site visits to schools by university students and faculty and increased enrollment,” De Luca said.

The target audience will be primarily music students, students in the arts, and junior/senior college-bound students, but the University groups aim for an audience of about 1,400 students over the two days, and significantly more if non-arts students are included.

These CSU-Pueblo musical groups will perform at the following locations: Jazz Choir, Guitar Ensemble, Woodwind Ensemble, Piano Ensemble, Brass Ensemble, String Ensemble, Jazz Combo, Percussion Ensemble

Tuesday, Nov. 14
7:30-8:30 a.m. East HS
9 -10 a.m. South HS
10:30-11:20 a.m. Central HS
12:20-1:10 p.m. Centennial HS

Wednesday, Nov. 15
8:15-9:15 a.m. Pueblo West HS
10 – 11 a.m. Pueblo County HS
1:45-2:45 p.m. Rye High School

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