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2025-26 Season featuring Koa String Quartet, Mantra, Renova, and more!

The Pendulum New Music concert series presents the best of new music with CU faculty and students, and first-class guest artists that have included Sarah Kirkland Snider, Pamela Z, Nina C Young, Bang on a Can All Stars, ~Nois, HOCKET, and eighth blackbird. Monthly concerts take place on Wednesdays in Grusin Music Hall, Imig Building, CU campus in Boulder, with special events in the Atlas Blackbox

Theater and other venues. Pendulum's mission is to promote new music and to equip students with the necessary skills and resources for successful collaborations and commissions. Pendulum takes its name from the Colorado Centennial Foucault Pedulum at CU's Duane Physical Laboratory. The pendulum iconifies the series' mission to swing through all aesthetic directions in the music of our time.

It’s tonight! Join us at  at 6 pm to hear new works by Dr. Barnett’s songwriting students!
04/24/2026

It’s tonight! Join us at at 6 pm to hear new works by Dr. Barnett’s songwriting students!

Join us on Tuesday, April 14 at 7:30 for the last concert of our 2025-2026 season, featuring the Renova New Music Ensemb...
04/08/2026

Join us on Tuesday, April 14 at 7:30 for the last concert of our 2025-2026 season, featuring the Renova New Music Ensemble. Hope to see you there! :) (Livestream available).

04/08/2026

Check out this “drilling” excerpt from Addison Hill’s TEETH. Addison was one of the featured composers on our March concert with guest artists Mantra Percussion :) Swipe left to hear her speak about the piece and her creative process.

For more new music at CU, join us on 4/14 for our final concert of the 2025–2026 season :)

Join us on Wednesday, March 25, at 7:30 pm in Grusin Music Hall for our next SoundWorks concert, featuring Mantra Percus...
03/21/2026

Join us on Wednesday, March 25, at 7:30 pm in Grusin Music Hall for our next SoundWorks concert, featuring Mantra Percussion and the Koa String Quarter! Also streaming online through CU Presents. We can’t wait to see you there!

We’re thrilled to present our annual multimedia/multidisciplinary concert at the ATLAS B2 Center for Media, Arts, & Perf...
02/17/2026

We’re thrilled to present our annual multimedia/multidisciplinary concert at the ATLAS B2 Center for Media, Arts, & Performance. This special evening features a collaboration with film and visual artist Xuan alongside student composers Addison Hill, Asher Dobrin, Leah Tracy Porter and Nicholas Felder.

SoundWorks is thrilled to present the first concert of 2026, featuring CU faculty Jennifer DeDominici and CU alumnus and...
02/09/2026

SoundWorks is thrilled to present the first concert of 2026, featuring CU faculty Jennifer DeDominici and CU alumnus and cellist Peyton ​​Magalhaes. They will be performing Three Silent Things by internationally renowned composer Ingrid Stölzel. From string duets to brass quintets, this concert will feature works by Ingrid Stölzel, Alan Mackwell, Sydnie Notter, and Aric Vyhmeister. Join us Wednesday, February 11th at 7:30pm in Grusin Hall. This concert is free and open to the public.

Announcing our annual 64-Bit Electronic Music Competition! Open to all non-composition major CU Boulder students. Submis...
01/29/2026

Announcing our annual 64-Bit Electronic Music Competition! Open to all non-composition major CU Boulder students. Submission deadline February 11 at midnight! Link in bio 🔗

The next SoundWorks concert is quickly approaching! Join us for new music by CU Boulder composers:Leah Porter TracyAlan ...
10/31/2025

The next SoundWorks concert is quickly approaching! Join us for new music by CU Boulder composers:
Leah Porter Tracy
Alan Mackwell
Aric Vyhmeister
Avanka Perera

With featured performances by Renova New Music Ensemble and BAD // Boulder Altitude Directive !

This coming Thursday, November 6th in Grusin Hall! You won't want to miss it!

It's that time again! CU Boulder's composition department is gearing up for our next SoundWorks recital featuring music ...
10/09/2025

It's that time again! CU Boulder's composition department is gearing up for our next SoundWorks recital featuring music by Luka Vezmar, Aric Vyhmeister, Alan Mackwell, and Leah Porter Tracy! Join us for a night of new music excitement!

We’re thrilled to announce the first Soundworks concert of the 2025-2026 season, featuring works by Holly McMahon, Aric ...
09/11/2025

We’re thrilled to announce the first Soundworks concert of the 2025-2026 season, featuring works by Holly McMahon, Aric Vyhmeister, Indigo Farmer, Alan Mackwell, Addison Hill.

Also featuring: Andrew Garland and the Koa String Quartet performing David Conte’s “The Young Mother.”

With pieces written for piano, strings, and electronics, join us for a night filled with a variety of new music written by CU Boulder’s very own composition students!

Our final SoundWorks concert of the season will take place in Grusin Music Hall on Tuesday, April 15 at 7:30 PM. This sp...
03/31/2025

Our final SoundWorks concert of the season will take place in Grusin Music Hall on Tuesday, April 15 at 7:30 PM. This special event features the dynamic Sphere Ensemble, with other brand-new works. The concert will also be streamed live on CU Presents. We are excited to share this performance with you.

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