You鈥檙e invited! for the College of Music鈥檚 annual Diversity in Performance event鈥攁 longstanding tradition of our Diverse Musicians鈥� Alliance (DiMA) for more than 14 years.
鈥淭his year鈥檚 Diversity in Performance event鈥斺�楻oots and Branches鈥欌�攊s听an inclusive presentation featuring student performers from all over campus and the Boulder community,鈥� says Professor of Piano Pedagogy Alejandro Cremaschi. 鈥淎s such, it鈥檚 a wildly diverse concert featuring all kinds of genres from different cultures and ethnicities.鈥澨�
He adds, 鈥淭his year, we opened the event to dancers and other arts. The program includes several acts that are unusual in our College of Music鈥攁mong others, highlights include freestyle hiphop dance, a Latin American cumbia ensemble, traditional Zimbabwean Mbira songs, tango dancers and an original composition for bassoon and piano by Isabel Goodwin, one of our student composers.鈥�
Diversity and Outreach Coordinator Alexis McClain agrees: 鈥淔rom fiddle tunes to bassoon music, there鈥檚 something for everyone to enjoy.听
鈥淚鈥檓 very excited to check out this show鈥攎y first one since taking on my new role with the College of Music. I love to see people light up doing what they enjoy and are good at.鈥�
Photos: Guitar performance major and DiMA member Izzy Fincher, who will perform听Carlos Rafael Rivera鈥檚 鈥淲hirler of the Dance鈥�; Julianne Kim and Zhouming Sun in rehearsal; and the听Cold Brew Freestyle Crew, who will perform a听song mix.
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