Commencement

Commencement 2024

Celebrating the passage of our graduates into the company of alumni artists + scholars

On May 8, 2025, we鈥檒l come together to recognize the accomplishments of our winter 2024 and spring 2025 graduates ... with pomp + circumstance! In addition to the College of Music recognition ceremony which will also be livestreamed, the Class of 2025 will be invited to participate in the ; the university ceremony will begin at 8:30 a.m. MDT on May 8, 2025 at Folsom Field stadium. No tickets or registration are required for guests of the graduating students. Livestream links with captions in English and Spanish will be available on the homepage the morning of the commencement ceremony.


College of Music festivities

2025 College of Music Recognition Ceremony: May 8, 3:30-5 p.m., Imig Music Building, Grusin Music Hall
Parking is available in Lot 204 and Euclid Parking Garage.
 

Schedule of events 

  • 11 a.m.鈥揇octoral Recognition + Hooding Ceremony (Ensemble Hall, S134)
  • 1:30 p.m.鈥揢ndergraduate Honors Recital (Chamber Hall, S102)
  • 3:30 p.m. ()鈥揜ecognition Ceremony (Grusin Music Hall, C112). Doors open at 2:45 p.m.; seating is first-come, first-served. No tickets are required, but seating in Grusin Music Hall is limited. We encourage our graduates to invite only close family and friends (2-4 persons) to the College of Music recognition ceremony; additional guests may observe the ceremony via livestream.
  • Reception immediately following the College of Music Recognition Ceremony (E160)

Forever Buffs

At the 精品SM在线影片 College of Music, we welcome our graduates into the Forever Buffs family鈥攊n particular, we hope you鈥檒l keep in touch through Music Buff Connect, the digital home for Music Buff alumni. Music Buff Connect is part of the 鈥攁 free, online professional and social networking community that鈥檚 open to all Buffs (alumni, students, faculty/staff, donors and parents) and that includes mentoring subgroupsWe also encourage you to stay connected by signing up for the College of Music newsletter and sharing your news here: !鈥


In 2024, the College of Music鈥檚 Thompson Jazz Studies Program debuted new takes on Sir Edward Elgar鈥檚 timeless 鈥淧omp & Circumstance鈥 theme for graduates of the 精品SM在线影片. The traditional graduation march was reimagined by Associate Professor of Jazz Studies Paul McKee in three distinct, captivating styles: Latin jazz, New Orleans funk and big band swing!