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Our Entrepreneurship Center for Music will expand its programming this year with several key grants from across campus: A Roser Visiting Artist Grant; a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Impact Grant from Leadership Support and Programming; and the renewal of an A-Lab grant from the Center for Leadership.

Associate Professor of Musicology Michael Sy Uy, who directs our American Music Research Center, shares his thoughts and enthusiasm for Colorado's leadership in establishing the nation's first A-Corps helping artists form collectives to retain intellectual property over their creative work.

In 2024, Er-Hsuan Li (DMA ‘24) received a project grant from our Entrepreneurship Center of Music in support of the world premiere of a piano concerto composed by John Clay Allen (DMA ’19) who’s also a College of Music lecturer in music technology + composition. “The Stone Harp” album was released on streaming platforms in March featuring both Allen’s piano concerto with Li as soloist, as well as Allen’s concerto for oboe and string orchestra featuring Ingrid Anderson (BM ’08) as soloist. Congratulations to all involved!

Each spring, our Entrepreneurship Center for Music awards project grants to support students in their professional and artistic endeavors. This year’s adjudicator panel awarded 16 grants—meet some of the amazing student recipients and learn about their projects!

This summer, Professor of Composition Jeffrey Nytch—who’s directed the College of Music’s Entrepreneurship Center for Music (ECM) for the past 16 years—will step down from that role. We reflect on his impact and influence on the center—and what’s next for him and the ECM.

This spring, the Entrepreneurship Center for Music was represented by Director Jeff Nytch and Lecturer Marilyn Brock at the annual Society for Arts Entrepreneurship Education Conference in Kansas City. They share their presentation topics and what they’re taking away from the conference this year!

At the ���� Entrepreneurship Center for Music (ECM), students can find the skills and tools they need for their music careers. Most recently, the ECM awarded $5,820 in artist assistance grants to support eight student-led professional

A new CU Gigs coordinator, a music student in the NVC, and more here!

The ��ñ���� Entrepreneurship Center for Music (ECM) has a straightforward mission: To equip today’s music students with the skills and tools they need to create sustainable careers in the arts. In fall 2022, the ECM awarded $10,486

When Erika Gossett enrolled at ��ñ����, she never imagined she’d win funding for a business pitch.“I thought I was going to come in, get a music degree and leave,” says the senior who—four years later—will graduate next