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Dean’s Downbeat

Colorado Music 2026
, Dean John Davis previews the 2025-26 edition of Colorado Music, the annual magazine of the University of Colorado Boulder College of Music.��

This year’s edition—“Adaptive Leadership + Learning”—spotlights the accomplishments of our always-inspiring students, alumni, faculty and staff as well as the influence of our world-class visiting artists and enduring impact of our supporters.��MORE

of the Dean’s Downbeat,
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��Noteworthy media mentions

(Aug. 28, 2026, Fox Corporation syndications)
For Annika Socolofsky, an associate professor of composition at the University of Colorado Boulder, Dolly Parton’s legacy is found not only in her songwriting and unmistakable voice, but also in the way she used her success to advocate for others.

(Aug. 26, 2026, Denver Gazette)
Did you know? ��Ҵ�ý�ƽ�� American Music Research Center houses Denver folk concert promoter Harry Tuft’s considerable archives! “Tuft opened the Denver Folklore Center in 1962, single-handedly transforming Denver into a regional hub for the national acoustic folk revival.”

(Aug. 20, 2026, Peninsula Daily News)
Artist in Residence and Takács Quartet violist Richard O’Neill and Associate Professor of Voice Abigail Nims showcase the reach and impact of ��Ҵ�ý�ƽ�� College of Music faculty through their work with Music on the Strait, where O’Neill is a co-founder and Nims makes her festival debut as a featured mezzo-soprano in “A Night at the Opera.”