BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Colorado Music Festival - ECPv6.15.17//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://coloradomusicfestival.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Colorado Music Festival REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Denver BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20250309T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20251102T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20260308T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20261101T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20270314T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20271107T080000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260802T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260802T200000 DTSTAMP:20260309T013838 CREATED:20260120T163541Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260303T175052Z UID:388023-1785695400-1785700800@coloradomusicfestival.org SUMMARY:Prokofiev\, Copland\, Rossini & Ravel DESCRIPTION:Conductor Gemma New returns to lead a varied program\, beginning with Prokofiev’s cheerful “Classical” Symphony\, which he referred to as “a symphony as Mozart or Haydn might have written it.” Ricardo Morales joins the Festival Orchestra to perform Copland’s Clarinet Concerto — penned during a four-month tour of Latin America\, the pulsing rhythms of Brazil are woven throughout Copland’s trademark jazz and lyricism. Morales continues with one of music’s finest showcases for the clarinet\, Rossini’s challenging Introduction\, Theme\, and Variations. The program concludes with Ravel’s beloved Ma mère l’oye (Mother Goose) suite\, where we meet Sleeping Beauty\, Tom Thumb\, Beauty and the Beast\, and more. URL:https://coloradomusicfestival.org/concert/prokofiev-copland-rossini-ravel/ LOCATION:Chautauqua Auditorium\, 900 Baseline Road\, Boulder\, CO\, 80302\, United States CATEGORIES:Orchestral Concerts,Symphonic Masterpieces ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://coloradomusicfestival.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/0802_810.jpg GEO:39.9977881;-105.2813709 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Chautauqua Auditorium 900 Baseline Road Boulder CO 80302 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=900 Baseline Road:geo:-105.2813709,39.9977881 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260804T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260804T210000 DTSTAMP:20260309T013838 CREATED:20260120T163209Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260303T174940Z UID:388026-1785871800-1785877200@coloradomusicfestival.org SUMMARY:Danish String Quartet DESCRIPTION:“None of us have any memory of our lives without the string quartet\,” claims this highly sought-after ensemble of energetic musicians who met each other at music camp as teenagers. By audience request\, the Danish String Quartet returns to the Robert Mann Chamber Music Series with a delectable program including works by Mozart\, Shostakovich\, and Ravel. URL:https://coloradomusicfestival.org/concert/danish-string-quartet/ LOCATION:Chautauqua Auditorium\, 900 Baseline Road\, Boulder\, CO\, 80302\, United States CATEGORIES:Chamber Music,Orchestral Concerts,Symphonic Masterpieces ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://coloradomusicfestival.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/0804_810.jpg GEO:39.9977881;-105.2813709 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Chautauqua Auditorium 900 Baseline Road Boulder CO 80302 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=900 Baseline Road:geo:-105.2813709,39.9977881 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260806T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260806T210000 DTSTAMP:20260309T013838 CREATED:20260120T162003Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260304T192251Z UID:388029-1786044600-1786050000@coloradomusicfestival.org SUMMARY:Pianist Michelle Cann + Symphonie Fantastique DESCRIPTION:Audiences raved about pianist Michelle Cann’s Festival debut in 2023; now Cann returns to Chautauqua to perform a piano concerto by esteemed composer Valerie Coleman. After intermission\, Berlioz invites us on a psychedelic romp: his Symphonie Fantastique is a musical hallucination that evokes dark revels\, an execution\, and a visit to the underworld. URL:https://coloradomusicfestival.org/concert/pianist-michelle-cann-symphonie-fantastique-2/ LOCATION:Chautauqua Auditorium\, 900 Baseline Road\, Boulder\, CO\, 80302\, United States CATEGORIES:Orchestral Concerts,Symphonic Masterpieces ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://coloradomusicfestival.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/0806_0807_810.jpg GEO:39.9977881;-105.2813709 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Chautauqua Auditorium 900 Baseline Road Boulder CO 80302 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=900 Baseline Road:geo:-105.2813709,39.9977881 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260807T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260807T200000 DTSTAMP:20260309T013838 CREATED:20260120T161727Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260304T192407Z UID:388032-1786127400-1786132800@coloradomusicfestival.org SUMMARY:Pianist Michelle Cann + Symphonie Fantastique DESCRIPTION:Audiences raved about pianist Michelle Cann’s Festival debut in 2023; now Cann returns to Chautauqua to perform a piano concerto by esteemed composer Valerie Coleman. After intermission\, Berlioz invites us on a psychedelic romp: his Symphonie Fantastique is a musical hallucination that evokes dark revels\, an execution\, and a visit to the underworld. URL:https://coloradomusicfestival.org/concert/pianist-michelle-cann-symphonie-fantastique/ LOCATION:Chautauqua Auditorium\, 900 Baseline Road\, Boulder\, CO\, 80302\, United States CATEGORIES:Orchestral Concerts,Symphonic Masterpieces ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://coloradomusicfestival.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/0806_0807_810.jpg GEO:39.9977881;-105.2813709 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Chautauqua Auditorium 900 Baseline Road Boulder CO 80302 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=900 Baseline Road:geo:-105.2813709,39.9977881 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260809T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260809T200000 DTSTAMP:20260309T013838 CREATED:20260120T161058Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260303T174626Z UID:388036-1786300200-1786305600@coloradomusicfestival.org SUMMARY:Mahler 3 DESCRIPTION:Music Director Peter Oundjian continues his tradition of closing the Festival season with a massive Mahler symphony. Mahler referred to his sunny Third as “A Summer’s Midday Dream\,” and was aware he was defying symphonic convention as he wrote it\, saying\, “But to write a symphony means\, to me\, to construct a world with all the tools of the available technique.” Grammy Award-winning mezzo soprano Fleur Barron and the Boulder Children’s Chorus join the Festival Orchestra to give this epic symphony its voice. URL:https://coloradomusicfestival.org/concert/mahler-3/ LOCATION:Chautauqua Auditorium\, 900 Baseline Road\, Boulder\, CO\, 80302\, United States CATEGORIES:Orchestral Concerts,Symphonic Masterpieces ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://coloradomusicfestival.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/0809_810.jpg GEO:39.9977881;-105.2813709 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Chautauqua Auditorium 900 Baseline Road Boulder CO 80302 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=900 Baseline Road:geo:-105.2813709,39.9977881 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR