BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Colorado Music Festival - ECPv6.15.17//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Colorado Music Festival 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:20230312T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20231105T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20240310T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20241103T080000 END:STANDARD 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 END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250803T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250803T200000 DTSTAMP:20260309T015034 CREATED:20250121T150009Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250611T062422Z UID:274060-1754245800-1754251200@coloradomusicfestival.org SUMMARY:Mahler 9 DESCRIPTION:Music Director Peter Oundjian continues his tradition of closing the Festival season with a massive Mahler symphony. Composer Alban Berg once wrote of Mahler’s Ninth\, “The first movement is the greatest Mahler ever composed. It is the expression of a tremendous love for this earth\, the longing to live on it peacefully and to enjoy nature to its deepest depths – before death comes.” The myriad colors of life are present in the mighty Ninth\, throughout which Mahler grieves\, dances\, basks in sunlight\, and ultimately reflects on the enormity of it all.  URL:https://coloradomusicfestival.org/concert/mahler-9/ 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/2025/01/00803_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:20250801T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250801T200000 DTSTAMP:20260309T015034 CREATED:20250121T150017Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250610T193556Z UID:274101-1754073000-1754078400@coloradomusicfestival.org SUMMARY:Beethoven 9 + Michael Abels’ Amplify DESCRIPTION:Possibly the single most treasured symphony ever written — especially its beloved “Ode to Joy” — Beethoven’s influential Ninth Symphony celebrates brotherhood\, forgiveness\, and the quest for peace. Music Director Peter Oundjian conducts this masterwork\, which also welcomes to the Festival stage soprano Lauren Snouffer\,  mezzo-soprano Abigail Nims\, tenor Issachah Savage\, bass Benjamin Taylor\, and St. Martin’s Chamber Choir. Composer Michael Abels’ Amplify\, co-commissioned by the Festival\, opens the program; on top of his Pulitzer Prize-winning compositions for opera\, audiences may recognize Abels’ work from film scores such as Get Out\, Us\, Chevalier\, and more. URL:https://coloradomusicfestival.org/concert/beethoven-9-michael-abels-amplify-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/2025/01/0731_0801_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:20250731T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250731T210000 DTSTAMP:20260309T015034 CREATED:20250121T150052Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250610T205414Z UID:274061-1753990200-1753995600@coloradomusicfestival.org SUMMARY:Beethoven 9 + Michael Abels’ Amplify DESCRIPTION:Possibly the single most treasured symphony ever written — especially its beloved “Ode to Joy” — Beethoven’s influential Ninth Symphony celebrates brotherhood\, forgiveness\, and the quest for peace. Music Director Peter Oundjian conducts this masterwork\, which also welcomes to the Festival stage soprano Lauren Snouffer\,  mezzo-soprano Abigail Nims\, tenor Issachah Savage\, bass Benjamin Taylor\, and St. Martin’s Chamber Choir. Composer Michael Abels’ Amplify\, co-commissioned by the Festival\, opens the program; on top of his Pulitzer Prize-winning compositions for opera\, audiences may recognize Abels’ work from film scores such as Get Out\, Us\, Chevalier\, and more. URL:https://coloradomusicfestival.org/concert/beethoven-9-michael-abels-amplify/ 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/2025/01/0731_0801_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:20250729T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250729T210000 DTSTAMP:20260309T015034 CREATED:20250121T150009Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250609T193934Z UID:274062-1753817400-1753822800@coloradomusicfestival.org SUMMARY:Dover Quartet DESCRIPTION:The Robert Mann Chamber Music Series is delighted to welcome “one of the greatest quartets of the last 100 years” (BBC Music Magazine)\, the Dover Quartet\, Ensemble-in-Residence at the Curtis Institute of Music. Dover’s program includes Janacek’s emotionally charged “Kreutzer Sonata\,” Schumann’s vigorous A-Minor Quartet\, and finally Tchaikovsky’s noble First String Quartet. \nNote: To create a more intimate experience\, the number of seats available for chamber concerts is different than for our orchestral concerts. All price levels\, including our lowest\, are available in the main section of the auditorium. URL:https://coloradomusicfestival.org/concert/dover-quartet/ LOCATION:Chautauqua Auditorium\, 900 Baseline Road\, Boulder\, CO\, 80302\, United States CATEGORIES:Chamber Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://coloradomusicfestival.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/0729_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:20250727T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250727T200000 DTSTAMP:20260309T015034 CREATED:20250121T150057Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250610T205459Z UID:274063-1753641000-1753646400@coloradomusicfestival.org SUMMARY:Yang Plays Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez DESCRIPTION:Classical guitarist Xuefei Yang\, known for her “feisty virtuosity\, impeccable technique and sensitive musicianship” (New York Times)\, performs Rodrigo’s florid Concierto de Aranjuez; Rodrigo set out to evoke “the fragrance of magnolias\, the singing of birds\, and the gushing of fountains” of a royal estate in the Spanish city of Aranjuez. Kodály’s beguiling Dances of Galánta\, which adapts sprightly Hungarian folk tunes\, makes an exuberant dance partner for Rodrigo’s Concierto. After intermission\, Schubert breaks free of classical conventions with his light and airy Fifth Symphony.  URL:https://coloradomusicfestival.org/concert/yang-plays-rodrigos-concierto-de-aranjuez/ 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/2025/01/0727_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:20250725T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250725T200000 DTSTAMP:20260309T015034 CREATED:20250121T150021Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250611T062555Z UID:274114-1753468200-1753473600@coloradomusicfestival.org SUMMARY:Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 DESCRIPTION:Beethoven’s Third Piano Concerto finds the composer moving toward his own personal style\, displaying what would become his hallmark drama\, spirit\, and agitation; pianist Yeol Eum Son brings a “fearlessly fast articulation” (The Times) to the stage. Sofia Gubaidulina’s striking “Fairytale Poem” draws inspiration from a children’s story about creativity\, and its music is fittingly full of color. Guest conductor Ryan Bancroft conducts this dynamic program\, which also includes Shostakovich’s Tenth; written shortly after the Soviet dictator Stalin’s death\, this symphony is rife with terror\, passion\, and oppression — until one final\, hopeful ray of light.  URL:https://coloradomusicfestival.org/concert/beethovens-piano-concerto-no-3-2/ 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/2025/01/0724_0725_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:20250724T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250724T210000 DTSTAMP:20260309T015034 CREATED:20250121T150002Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250610T205622Z UID:274064-1753385400-1753390800@coloradomusicfestival.org SUMMARY:Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 DESCRIPTION:Beethoven’s Third Piano Concerto finds the composer moving toward his own personal style\, displaying what would become his hallmark drama\, spirit\, and agitation; pianist Yeol Eum Son brings a “fearlessly fast articulation” (The Times) to the stage. Sofia Gubaidulina’s striking “Fairytale Poem” draws inspiration from a children’s story about creativity\, and its music is fittingly full of color. Guest conductor Ryan Bancroft conducts this dynamic program\, which also includes Shostakovich’s Tenth; written shortly after the Soviet dictator Stalin’s death\, this symphony is rife with terror\, passion\, and oppression — until one final\, hopeful ray of light.  URL:https://coloradomusicfestival.org/concert/beethovens-piano-concerto-no-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/2025/01/0724_0725_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:20250722T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250722T210000 DTSTAMP:20260309T015034 CREATED:20250121T150006Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250304T172811Z UID:274065-1753212600-1753218000@coloradomusicfestival.org SUMMARY:Mozart & Dvořák DESCRIPTION:The Robert Mann Chamber Music Series continues with a spotlight on the Festival’s own musicians. Mozart once considered his Quintet in E-Flat for Piano and Winds “the best work I have ever written;” its sense of spontaneity is beguiling. Dvořák’s Third String Quartet was one of his most successful compositions; like much of his most popular work\, Op. 97 is flavored with melodies and rhythms he heard while visiting America\, including various folk tunes and Native American drumming. The program begins with Nico Muhly’s minimalist Doublespeak\, which was written as a gift for composer Philip Glass’ birthday and teems with stylistic rhythms and repetitions.  \nNote: To create a more intimate experience\, the number of seats available for chamber concerts is different than for our orchestral concerts. All price levels\, including our lowest\, are available in the main section of the auditorium. URL:https://coloradomusicfestival.org/concert/mozart-dvorak/ LOCATION:Chautauqua Auditorium\, 900 Baseline Road\, Boulder\, CO\, 80302\, United States CATEGORIES:Chamber Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://coloradomusicfestival.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/0722_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:20250720T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250720T200000 DTSTAMP:20260309T015034 CREATED:20250121T150015Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250616T173542Z UID:274066-1753036200-1753041600@coloradomusicfestival.org SUMMARY:CPR Classical Night: Tchaikovsky & Beethoven DESCRIPTION:Known for dominating international cello competitions\, Hayoung Choi possesses a talent not to be missed; here Choi performs Tchaikovsky’s Variations on a Rococo Theme\, an elegant staple of cello repertoire. Guest conductor Maurice Cohn returns to the Chautauqua stage to lead Beethoven’s classically-styled First Symphony\, the symphonic debut that established the composer as the luminary we know him as today. The program opens with Respighi’s five playful attempts to transcribe the sounds of doves\, cuckoos\, nightingales\, and more. \n  URL:https://coloradomusicfestival.org/concert/tchaikovsky-beethoven/ LOCATION:Chautauqua Auditorium\, 900 Baseline Road\, Boulder\, CO\, 80302\, United States CATEGORIES:Symphonic Masterpieces ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://coloradomusicfestival.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/0720_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:20250718T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250718T200000 DTSTAMP:20260309T015034 CREATED:20250121T150033Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250714T204650Z UID:274125-1752863400-1752868800@coloradomusicfestival.org SUMMARY:Anne Akiko Meyers Plays Ravel DESCRIPTION:There is something for everyone in these energetic concerts! Be among the first to hear a new showpiece for violin\, The Pacific Has No Memory\, composed by Eric Whitacre and commissioned by Latin Grammy-winning violinist Anne Akiko Meyers. Meyers\, “the coolest thing to happen to the violin since Stradivari” (Denver Post)\, also performs Ravel’s fiery Tzigane. Music Director Peter Oundjian opens the program with Copland’s idyllic tribute to the American heartland\, Appalachian Spring\, and concludes with one of the most recognizable pieces of music ever written: the achingly romantic Fantasy-Overture to Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet.  URL:https://coloradomusicfestival.org/concert/anne-akiko-meyers-plays-ravel-2/ LOCATION:Chautauqua Auditorium\, 900 Baseline Road\, Boulder\, CO\, 80302\, United States CATEGORIES:Orchestral Concerts,Premieres & Commissions,Symphonic Masterpieces ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://coloradomusicfestival.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/0717_0718_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:20250717T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250717T210000 DTSTAMP:20260309T015034 CREATED:20250121T150031Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250714T204703Z UID:274068-1752780600-1752786000@coloradomusicfestival.org SUMMARY:Anne Akiko Meyers Plays Ravel DESCRIPTION:There is something for everyone in these energetic concerts! Be among the first to hear a new showpiece for violin\, The Pacific Has No Memory\, composed by Eric Whitacre and commissioned by Latin Grammy-winning violinist Anne Akiko Meyers. Meyers\, “the coolest thing to happen to the violin since Stradivari” (Denver Post)\, also performs Ravel’s fiery Tzigane. Music Director Peter Oundjian opens the program with Copland’s idyllic tribute to the American heartland\, Appalachian Spring\, and concludes with one of the most recognizable pieces of music ever written: the achingly romantic Fantasy-Overture to Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet.  URL:https://coloradomusicfestival.org/concert/anne-akiko-meyers-plays-ravel/ LOCATION:Chautauqua Auditorium\, 900 Baseline Road\, Boulder\, CO\, 80302\, United States CATEGORIES:Orchestral Concerts,Premieres & Commissions,Symphonic Masterpieces ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://coloradomusicfestival.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/0717_0718_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:20250715T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250715T210000 DTSTAMP:20260309T015034 CREATED:20250121T150035Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250304T171226Z UID:274069-1752607800-1752613200@coloradomusicfestival.org SUMMARY:Brentano String Quartet DESCRIPTION:By popular demand\, the Brentano String Quartet — Ensemble-in-Residence at the Yale School of Music — returns to the Robert Mann Chamber Music Series. The Times (London) raves\, “Balance and intonation reach an almost unearthly level of perfection\, yet there’s nothing inhuman about these American musicians.” Brentano’s Romantic program includes Webern’s abstract Five Movements for String Quartet\, Brahms’ sunny Third String Quartet\, and Schubert’s poetic A-Minor Quartet\, which borrows a theme from his incidental music to the play Rosamunde.  \nNote: To create a more intimate experience\, the number of seats available for chamber concerts is different than for our orchestral concerts. All price levels\, including our lowest\, are available in the main section of the auditorium. URL:https://coloradomusicfestival.org/concert/brentano-string-quartet-2/ LOCATION:Chautauqua Auditorium\, 900 Baseline Road\, Boulder\, CO\, 80302\, United States CATEGORIES:Chamber Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://coloradomusicfestival.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/0715_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:20250713T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250713T200000 DTSTAMP:20260309T015034 CREATED:20250121T150039Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250611T063445Z UID:274070-1752431400-1752436800@coloradomusicfestival.org SUMMARY:An Evening of Mozart DESCRIPTION:The Philadelphia Inquirer calls violinist Benjamin Beilman “poised and monstrously talented;” Beilman takes the stage with Mozart’s Fifth Violin Concerto\, best known for its final movement’s “Turkish” style. Guest conductor Chloé Van Soeterstède leads the Festival through this all-Mozart program\, which also includes the composer’s animated Symphony No. 34 as well as overtures to two of his most popular operas\, Don Giovanni and The Marriage of Figaro. URL:https://coloradomusicfestival.org/concert/an-evening-of-mozart/ 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/2025/01/0713_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:20250712T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250712T180000 DTSTAMP:20260309T015034 CREATED:20250516T184552Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250516T185129Z UID:387655-1752343200-1752343200@coloradomusicfestival.org SUMMARY:2025 Festival Gala DESCRIPTION:2025 Gala: A Night of Elegance and Speakeasy Secrets\nStep into the Roaring Twenties—where sophistication meets mystery. URL:https://coloradomusicfestival.org/concert/2025-festival-gala/ LOCATION:Boulder JCC\, 6007 Oreg Avenue\, Boulder\, CO\, 80303\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://coloradomusicfestival.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Untitled-design-6.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250711T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250711T200000 DTSTAMP:20260309T015034 CREATED:20250121T150002Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250611T064242Z UID:274134-1752258600-1752264000@coloradomusicfestival.org SUMMARY:Brahms 1 + Joan Tower’s World Premiere DESCRIPTION:These can’t-miss concerts bring together two Festival favorites: lauded composer Joan Tower\, whose concerto A New Day premiered at the Festival to rave reviews\, and saxophonist Steven Banks\, who stunned audiences in 2021. Now these powerhouses unite to give the world premiere of Tower’s saxophone concerto Love Returns under the baton of Music Director Peter Oundjian. After intermission\, the Festival Orchestra performs Brahms’ brilliant First Symphony\, which helped the composer step out of Beethoven’s shadow; critic Eduard Hanslick claimed that “…even the layman will immediately recognize it as one of the most distinctive and magnificent works of the symphonic literature.”  URL:https://coloradomusicfestival.org/concert/brahms-1-joan-towers-world-premiere-2/ LOCATION:Chautauqua Auditorium\, 900 Baseline Road\, Boulder\, CO\, 80302\, United States CATEGORIES:Orchestral Concerts,Premieres & Commissions,Symphonic Masterpieces ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://coloradomusicfestival.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/0710_0711_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:20250710T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250710T193000 DTSTAMP:20260309T015034 CREATED:20250121T150047Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250611T064412Z UID:274071-1752175800-1752175800@coloradomusicfestival.org SUMMARY:Brahms 1 + Joan Tower’s World Premiere DESCRIPTION:These can’t-miss concerts bring together two Festival favorites: lauded composer Joan Tower\, whose concerto A New Day premiered at the Festival to rave reviews\, and saxophonist Steven Banks\, who stunned audiences in 2021. Now these powerhouses unite to give the world premiere of Tower’s saxophone concerto Love Returns under the baton of Music Director Peter Oundjian. After intermission\, the Festival Orchestra performs Brahms’ brilliant First Symphony\, which helped the composer step out of Beethoven’s shadow; critic Eduard Hanslick claimed that “…even the layman will immediately recognize it as one of the most distinctive and magnificent works of the symphonic literature.”  URL:https://coloradomusicfestival.org/concert/brahms-1-joan-towers-world-premiere/ LOCATION:Chautauqua Auditorium\, 900 Baseline Road\, Boulder\, CO\, 80302\, United States CATEGORIES:Orchestral Concerts,Premieres & Commissions,Symphonic Masterpieces ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://coloradomusicfestival.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/0710_0711_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:20250708T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250708T210000 DTSTAMP:20260309T015034 CREATED:20250121T150055Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250304T165752Z UID:274072-1752003000-1752008400@coloradomusicfestival.org SUMMARY:Schubert\, Prokofiev & Brahms DESCRIPTION:The 2025 Robert Mann Chamber Music Series opens with a program highlighting the Festival’s own musicians. Schubert left his String Trio in B Flat\, D. 471 unfinished\, but its single complete movement is a Classical jewel full of spontaneity. Prokofiev’s dizzying Quintet in G Minor was originally written as a ballet based on Parisian circus life and features aggressive and ever-changing rhythms. Brahms’ Third Piano Quartet is at times unsettled; an autobiographical work for Brahms\, the music’s evolving moods reflect the composer’s own heartaches. \nNote: To create a more intimate experience\, the number of seats available for chamber concerts is different than for our orchestral concerts. All price levels\, including our lowest\, are available in the main section of the auditorium. URL:https://coloradomusicfestival.org/concert/schubert-prokofiev-brahms/ LOCATION:Chautauqua Auditorium\, 900 Baseline Road\, Boulder\, CO\, 80302\, United States CATEGORIES:Chamber Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://coloradomusicfestival.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/0708_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:20250706T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250706T200000 DTSTAMP:20260309T015034 CREATED:20250121T150016Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250609T215104Z UID:274067-1751826600-1751832000@coloradomusicfestival.org SUMMARY:Hélène Grimaud Plays Brahms DESCRIPTION:“[Hélène] Grimaud doesn’t sound like most pianists\,” proclaims The New Yorker\, also calling her “a reinventor of phrasings” and “taker of chances;” here she opens the 2025 Festival season with Brahms’ monumental First Piano Concerto. Surrounding Brahms’ intense work are familiar showstoppers: Ravel’s famously unrelenting Boléro\, a dreamy suite from the ballet Daphnis et Chloé\, and fantastic musical fireworks by Stravinsky. URL:https://coloradomusicfestival.org/concert/helene-grimaud-plays-gershwins-piano-concerto-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/2025/01/0703_0706_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:20250706T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250706T111500 DTSTAMP:20260309T015034 CREATED:20250121T150025Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250616T182705Z UID:274142-1751797800-1751800500@coloradomusicfestival.org SUMMARY:SOLD OUT | Family Concert: Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Missing Maestro DESCRIPTION:When the orchestra discovers their Maestro is nowhere to be found\, they panic — until the world’s greatest detective agrees to take the case! All the musicians are suspects\, which means Sherlock Holmes must investigate each of the instrument families — brass\, woodwinds\, strings\, and percussion — to deduce who is behind this mystery. Will Sherlock be able to solve the Case of the Missing Maestro? Bring the whole family to find out! New! We are pleased to offer this concert for free. Please consider a donation to provide the joy of music to more children and families in our community. \nThere are no tickets available for this event and we do not keep a waitlist. Youth tickets are available for $10 for all other Festival concerts.  URL:https://coloradomusicfestival.org/concert/family-concert-sherlock-holmes-and-the-case-of-the-missing-maestro/ LOCATION:Chautauqua Auditorium\, 900 Baseline Road\, Boulder\, CO\, 80302\, United States CATEGORIES:Family Friendly Concerts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://coloradomusicfestival.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Sherlock_810x810.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:20250703T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250703T210000 DTSTAMP:20260309T015034 CREATED:20250121T150010Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250612T203821Z UID:274047-1751571000-1751576400@coloradomusicfestival.org SUMMARY:Hélène Grimaud Plays Brahms DESCRIPTION:“[Hélène] Grimaud doesn’t sound like most pianists\,” proclaims The New Yorker\, also calling her “a reinventor of phrasings” and “taker of chances;” here she opens the 2025 Festival season with Brahms’ monumental First Piano Concerto. Surrounding Brahms’ intense work are familiar showstoppers: Ravel’s famously unrelenting Boléro\, a dreamy suite from the ballet Daphnis et Chloé\, and fantastic musical fireworks by Stravinsky. URL:https://coloradomusicfestival.org/concert/helene-grimaud-plays-gershwins-piano-concerto/ 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/2025/01/0703_0706_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:20240804T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20240804T183000 DTSTAMP:20260309T015034 CREATED:20240102T191330Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240610T231315Z UID:273389-1722796200-1722796200@coloradomusicfestival.org SUMMARY:Mahler 4 & Ravel’s Shéhérazade DESCRIPTION:Music Director Peter Oundjian continues his tradition of ending the season with glorious music by Mahler. The composer built his Fourth Symphony around his own song “The Heavenly Life\,” which borrows text from a Bavarian folk poem. “The angelic voices gladden our senses\,” the poem proclaims\, “so that everything awakens for joy.” Mahler’s sunniest symphony invokes bells\, harp\, and woodwinds; in keeping with the lightness of the work\, Mahler insisted the soprano perform “with childlike\, cheerful expression;” soprano Karina Gauvin joins the Festival in this role. This final concert of the season includes Ravel’s colorful twist on the Shéhérazade tales — again featuring Gauvin’s “glowing\, flexible tone” (Opera News) — and the overture to Strauss’ most famous and farcical operetta\, Die Fledermaus. URL:https://coloradomusicfestival.org/concert/mahler-4-ravels-sheherazade/ LOCATION:Chautauqua Auditorium\, 900 Baseline Road\, Boulder\, CO\, 80302\, United States CATEGORIES:Family Friendly Concerts,Orchestral Concerts,Symphonic Masterpieces ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://coloradomusicfestival.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/0804_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:20240802T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20240802T183000 DTSTAMP:20260309T015034 CREATED:20240102T190947Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240610T231459Z UID:273388-1722623400-1722623400@coloradomusicfestival.org SUMMARY:Augustin Hadelich & Dvořák 7 DESCRIPTION:Augustin Hadelich\, one of the greatest violinists of all time\, returns to perform Tchaikovsky’s unparalleled Violin Concerto. The deeply patriotic Dvořák wished to use his music to recognize the struggle and oppression of his fellow Czechs; he wrote of this urgent Seventh Symphony\, “What is in my mind is Love\, God\, and my Fatherland.” Kevin Puts’ Two Mountain Scenes\, composed “with the impressive backdrop of the Rocky Mountains in mind” and beginning with “the sonic illusion of a single trumpet reverberating across the valley\,” opens this wondrous program. URL:https://coloradomusicfestival.org/concert/augustin-hadelich-dvorak-7-2/ 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/2024/01/0801_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:20240801T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20240801T193000 DTSTAMP:20260309T015034 CREATED:20240102T190822Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240610T231454Z UID:273385-1722540600-1722540600@coloradomusicfestival.org SUMMARY:Augustin Hadelich & Dvořák 7 DESCRIPTION:Augustin Hadelich\, one of the greatest violinists of all time\, returns to perform Tchaikovsky’s unparalleled Violin Concerto. The deeply patriotic Dvořák wished to use his music to recognize the struggle and oppression of his fellow Czechs; he wrote of this urgent Seventh Symphony\, “What is in my mind is Love\, God\, and my Fatherland.” Kevin Puts’ Two Mountain Scenes\, composed “with the impressive backdrop of the Rocky Mountains in mind” and beginning with “the sonic illusion of a single trumpet reverberating across the valley\,” opens this wondrous program. URL:https://coloradomusicfestival.org/concert/augustin-hadelich-dvorak-7/ 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/2024/01/0801_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:20240730T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20240730T193000 DTSTAMP:20260309T015034 CREATED:20240102T190431Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240611T023719Z UID:273382-1722367800-1722367800@coloradomusicfestival.org SUMMARY:Danish String Quartet DESCRIPTION:“Yes\, playing string quartets is our job\, and yes it is hard work\, but we mostly do it for pleasure\, like we always did\,” says the Danish String Quartet\, a highly sought-after ensemble of energetic musicians who met each other at music camp as teenagers. The Quartet returns to the Robert Mann Chamber Music Series with a varied program including work by Haydn and Schumann. URL:https://coloradomusicfestival.org/concert/danish-string-quartet-2/ LOCATION:Chautauqua Auditorium\, 900 Baseline Road\, Boulder\, CO\, 80302\, United States CATEGORIES:Chamber Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://coloradomusicfestival.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/0730_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:20240728T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20240728T183000 DTSTAMP:20260309T015034 CREATED:20240102T184027Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240612T150455Z UID:273379-1722191400-1722191400@coloradomusicfestival.org SUMMARY:Mozart: Duo Pianos\, Haffner & A Little Night Music DESCRIPTION:The Washington Post declares that twin sister pianists Christina and Michelle Naughton “have to be heard to be believed”; the Festival is honored to welcome these audience favorites for an all-Mozart program. Following the charming serenade Eine kleine Nachtmusik (“A Little Night Music”)\, the Naughtons perform the Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra\, written for Mozart to play with his beloved sister Nannerl. After intermission is Mozart’s Haffner Symphony\, a staggering work of intensity and invention. URL:https://coloradomusicfestival.org/concert/mozart-duo-pianos-haffner-a-little-night-music/ LOCATION:Chautauqua Auditorium\, 900 Baseline Road\, Boulder\, CO\, 80302\, United States CATEGORIES:Family Friendly Concerts,Symphonic Masterpieces ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://coloradomusicfestival.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/0728_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:20240726T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20240726T183000 DTSTAMP:20260309T015034 CREATED:20240102T183039Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240612T150604Z UID:273378-1722018600-1722018600@coloradomusicfestival.org SUMMARY:Awadagin Pratt + Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade DESCRIPTION:Celebrated pianist Awadagin Pratt makes his Festival debut with music old and new\, beginning with Bach’s nimble Keyboard Concerto in A major. Pratt then performs a piece he commissioned from lauded composer Jessie Montgomery; her Rounds is inspired by an epic poem by T.S. Eliot and the opposing forces that appear in nature — “action and reaction\, dark and light\, stagnant and swift.” In Eastern folklore\, the princess Scheherazade told the cruel Sultan 1\,001 stories in order to save her own life; Rimsky-Korsakov borrows Scheherazade’s tales of royalty\, festivals\, sea voyages\, and more in his richly orchestrated fantasy.  URL:https://coloradomusicfestival.org/concert/awadagin-pratt-rimsky-korsakovs-scheherazade-2/ LOCATION:Chautauqua Auditorium\, 900 Baseline Road\, Boulder\, CO\, 80302\, United States CATEGORIES:Family Friendly Concerts,Orchestral Concerts,Symphonic Masterpieces ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://coloradomusicfestival.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/0725_0726_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:20240725T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20240725T193000 DTSTAMP:20260309T015034 CREATED:20240102T182753Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240612T150636Z UID:273375-1721935800-1721935800@coloradomusicfestival.org SUMMARY:Awadagin Pratt + Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade DESCRIPTION:Celebrated pianist Awadagin Pratt makes his Festival debut with music old and new\, beginning with Bach’s nimble Keyboard Concerto in A major. Pratt then performs a piece he commissioned from lauded composer Jessie Montgomery; her Rounds is inspired by an epic poem by T.S. Eliot and the opposing forces that appear in nature — “action and reaction\, dark and light\, stagnant and swift.” In Eastern folklore\, the princess Scheherazade told the cruel Sultan 1\,001 stories in order to save her own life; Rimsky-Korsakov borrows Scheherazade’s tales of royalty\, festivals\, sea voyages\, and more in his richly orchestrated fantasy.  URL:https://coloradomusicfestival.org/concert/awadagin-pratt-rimsky-korsakovs-scheherazade/ LOCATION:Chautauqua Auditorium\, 900 Baseline Road\, Boulder\, CO\, 80302\, United States CATEGORIES:Family Friendly Concerts,Orchestral Concerts,Symphonic Masterpieces ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://coloradomusicfestival.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/0725_0726_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:20240723T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20240723T193000 DTSTAMP:20260309T015034 CREATED:20231229T220355Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240612T151144Z UID:273372-1721763000-1721763000@coloradomusicfestival.org SUMMARY:Haydn\, Debussy & Mendelssohn DESCRIPTION:The Robert Mann Chamber Music Series continues with a spotlight on the Festival’s own musicians. Haydn’s String Quartets achieved a new range of expression for secular music; his String Quartet C major\, Op. 20\, No. 2 is a diamond from start to finish. Debussy\, a master of impressionism and fantasy\, creates a quintessential dreamscape in his Sonata for Flute\, Harp\, and Viola. Instead of treating his string octet as two individual quartets\, Mendelssohn’s innovative Octet finds all eight musicians working tightly together in\, as the composer requested\, “symphonic orchestral style.” URL:https://coloradomusicfestival.org/concert/haydn-debussy-mendelssohn/ LOCATION:Chautauqua Auditorium\, 900 Baseline Road\, Boulder\, CO\, 80302\, United States CATEGORIES:Chamber Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://coloradomusicfestival.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/0723_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:20240721T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20240721T183000 DTSTAMP:20260309T015034 CREATED:20231229T215646Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240710T203149Z UID:273369-1721586600-1721586600@coloradomusicfestival.org SUMMARY:Gabriela Lena Frank’s World Premiere DESCRIPTION:Be the first to experience a brand new concerto by Gabriela Lena Frank\, heralded as one of the most significant women composers in history by the Washington Post. Kachkaniraqmi (“I Still Exist”) was commissioned by the Festival and will be performed by Boulder’s Grammy-winning Takács Quartet as ensemble-soloist alongside the Orchestra. After intermission\, Joan Tower’s brilliant Concerto for Orchestra allows for great moments of individual virtuosity\, but ultimately it is the entire Orchestra that shines. “I had imagined a long and large landscape that had a feeling of space and distance\,” Tower says of her Concerto for Orchestra\, in which the music “travels a long road.” This program celebrates three generations of women composers and opens with Florence Price’s Adoration\, originally conceived for solo organ and performed here in its stunning arrangement for strings. URL:https://coloradomusicfestival.org/concert/gabriela-lena-franks-world-premiere/ LOCATION:Chautauqua Auditorium\, 900 Baseline Road\, Boulder\, CO\, 80302\, United States CATEGORIES:Music of Today,Orchestral Concerts,Premieres & Commissions,Symphonic Masterpieces ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://coloradomusicfestival.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/0721_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:20240719T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20240719T183000 DTSTAMP:20260309T015034 CREATED:20231229T213739Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240712T215701Z UID:273368-1721413800-1721413800@coloradomusicfestival.org SUMMARY:Olga Kern & Grieg’s Peer Gynt DESCRIPTION:Welcome back\, Festival favorite Olga Kern! Fresh off a celebration of Rachmaninoff’s 150th anniversary\, Kern performs his Second Piano Concerto — a success from its inception\, this memorable concerto’s themes that have been borrowed by countless films\, Sinatra songs\, and more. After intermission\, Colorado Public Radio’s Kabin Thomas narrates the outlandish tale of Peer Gynt\, a hopeless yarn-spinner who lies and sneaks his way through many misadventures and ultimately learns his lesson. Audiences will immediately recognize Grieg’s music\, including the unforgettable “In the Hall of the Mountain King” and “Morning Mood.” Guest conductor Gemma New leads this crowd-pleasing program\, which opens with Vivian Fung’s inspirational Prayer. URL:https://coloradomusicfestival.org/concert/olga-kern-griegs-peer-gynt-2/ LOCATION:Chautauqua Auditorium\, 900 Baseline Road\, Boulder\, CO\, 80302\, United States CATEGORIES:Family Friendly Concerts,Orchestral Concerts,Symphonic Masterpieces ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://coloradomusicfestival.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/0718_0719_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