Lamont School of Music & Theatre, University of Denver

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Lamont School of Music & Theatre, University of Denver Founded in 1924 by renowned voice teacher Florence Lamont Hinman, the Lamont School of Music began as a private proprietary school in downtown Denver. Under Ms.

From performance, conducting, directing, composition, recording and production, design, scholarship, and teaching to entrepreneurial and emerging creative careers, Lamont graduates leave prepared to shape the future of the arts. Hinman's direction, the Lamont School of Music flourished, becoming an important cultural fixture in Denver's arts scene throughout the 1920s and 30s. In 1941, the school merged with the University of Denver and remained under Ms. Hinman's direction until her retirement in 1952. Roger Dexter Fee, one of Ms. Hinman's vocal proteges, was named the school's second director. Despite its separation from DU's main campus for many years, the Lamont School of Music persevered, and was poised for expansion and development. Both followed with the appointment of the school's fifth director, F. Joseph Docksey. In 1988, the Lamont School of Music's enrollment totaled 116 music majors at both the graduate and undergraduate levels; by 2001, enrollment jumped to 256; and by 2007, the school had reached its strategic enrollment cap of 300 music majors. In February 2005, the Lamont School of Music was recognized by the city of Denver with the Mayor's Award for Excellence in the Arts.

2011 marked the appointment of Lamont's sixth director, Nancy Cochran.

10/15/2026

🔥Lamont Wind Symphony Backstage Hot Takes🔥

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Looking back at Sunday’s faculty recital by Tatiana LadyMay Mayfield 🤩🎤📸 Kilgroe Ryan 🎹Peter Stolzman, piano/keyboard🎸Mi...
10/13/2026

Looking back at Sunday’s faculty recital by Tatiana LadyMay Mayfield 🤩🎤
📸 Kilgroe Ryan

🎹Peter Stolzman, piano/keyboard
🎸Mike Abbott, guitar
🎸Bijoux Barbosa, bass
🥁Matt Campbell, drums
🎺Annabella Brotherston, trumpet
🎷Adam Gang, tenor sax
🪊Nathan Smith, trombone

10/12/2026

Types of people who walk past your practice room🫠

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Photos are in from Wednesday’s LSO concert! Bravi to everyone who performed this incredible program! 📸 Kilgroe RyanLawre...
10/10/2026

Photos are in from Wednesday’s LSO concert! Bravi to everyone who performed this incredible program!

📸 Kilgroe Ryan

Lawrence Golan, conductor
Sebastián Jiménez, conductor
Philippe Raskin & Stephanie Cheng, pianos

PROGRAM
John Williams: “Adventures on Earth” from E.T.: the Extra-Terrestrial
Mozart: Concerto in E-flat Major for Two Pianos, K. 365 (Philippe Raskin & Stephanie Cheng, Pianos)
Mussorgsky: Night on Bald Mountain (Sebastián Jiménez, Conductor)
Golan: Joseph, the Dream Reader (World Premiere)

10/09/2026

When the niche instrument flex hits different🫠

We were thrilled to welcome Jennifer Wharton | Trombonist + Educator to give a lecture to our brass students today: “How...
10/08/2026

We were thrilled to welcome Jennifer Wharton | Trombonist + Educator to give a lecture to our brass students today: “How to Make a Living in Music.” She and Richard Harris go way back and first met playing Radio City Music Hall. No explanation was provided for this early photo of them. 😉

👀 Professor Matthew Plenk gave a beautiful recital yesterday that included Ralph Vaughan Williams’s “Four Hymns” and the...
10/05/2026

👀 Professor Matthew Plenk gave a beautiful recital yesterday that included Ralph Vaughan Williams’s “Four Hymns” and the world premiere arrangement of Gerald Finzi’s song cycle “A Young Man’s Exhortation” for voice and string quartet. 
📸 Kilgroe Ryan

With:
Basil Vendryes, viola
Beth Nielsen, piano
Annamaria Vasmatzidis, violin
Isaac Kay, violin
Kelcey Howell, cello

10/05/2026

POV: average day of a music student🥲

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Newman Center For The Performing Arts, 2344 East Iliff Avenue
Denver, CO
80208

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+13038716400

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