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The Evolution of the Festival Brand
In this post, Marketing Director Cindy Hohman takes a look back on 30+ years of Festival logos to explore where our brand came from and where it's heading next. Many of you likely remember that the Festival produced a beautiful, themed poster or art print for each...
COVID-19 Safety Plan for 2021 Festival
(photo by Anne Krause) We understand that health and safety are important factors for our patrons considering returning Chautauqua Auditorium for in-person concerts in the 2021 Festival season (July 1-August 7). Watch this page for updates as the Festival approaches. ...
Postponing Our Season Announcement in Response to the Tragedy in Boulder
Dear friends of the Festival, As much as the staff, board, and faculty members of the Colorado Music Festival & Center for Musical Arts are passionate about music, community is truly the heart of our most important work. We had planned to share the details of our...
Elizabeth McGuire Interviews Marketing Director Cindy Hohman
Executive Director Elizabeth McGuire recently interviewed Cindy Hohman, Marketing Director of the Colorado Music Festival & Center for Musical Arts, about Cindy's career path, how she found the Festival, and about the Festival's 2021 brand refresh, which Cindy...
Music Director Peter Oundjian Interviews Principal Trombone Donna Parkes
Recently, Music Director Peter Oundjian sat down with Colorado Music Festival Principal Trombone Donna Parkes to discuss her fascinating career path, the teachers that most impacted her education, Australian rules football, and more. Watch the interview or read the...
Elizabeth McGuire: Updates on the 2021 Festival
Dear friends of the Colorado Music Festival, It’s a joyful occasion for me to sit down and write this letter in advance of presenting details about the 2021 Festival. After all of the devastating loss we have experienced as a community, a nation, and as citizens of...
Peter Oundjian: Updates on the 2021 Festival
Watch our video or read the transcript below for a special message from Music Director Peter Oundjian regarding the 2021 Colorado Music Festival. Peter Oundjian: Hello everybody, I’m Peter Oundjian, Music Director for the Colorado Music Festival, and it gives me...
Beethoven for a Later Age: Peter Oundjian Interviews Edward Dusinberre
As part of the Colorado Music Festival's celebration of Beethoven's 250th birthday, Music Director Peter Oundjian sat down with author and musician Edward Dusinberre to discuss their mutual fondness for Beethoven. Ed is the first violinist of Boulder's Takács Quartet,...
Elizabeth McGuire Interviews Composer Joan Tower
Executive Director Elizabeth McGuire recently interviewed the legendary composer Joan Tower about the pandemic's effect on music, owning the idea of being a "female composer," Tower's advice for music students, and much more. Watch the interview or read the full...
Engineering the Virtual Festival: An Interview with Michael Quam
Since I began my tenure with the Colorado Music Festival & Center for Musical Arts in May of 2016, I have consistently been astonished at the incredible talent of our orchestra members as well as our Center faculty. Not only does this organization have a way of...
Music Director Peter Oundjian Interviews the Takács Quartet
As part of the Colorado Music Festival's Virtual Festival in the summer of 2020, Boulder's renowned Takács Quartet performed at the Festival's summer home, Chautauqua Auditorium. During their visit, Festival Music Director Peter Oundjian -- who spent 14 years as a...
Did You Know We Have a Music School?
At the Colorado Music Festival, we naturally stay very focused on our summer season. However, our organization is always busy thanks to our year-round community music school, the Center for Musical Arts. That's right: we have a music school! In 2010 these two...