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Boettcher Concert Hall

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    May 2, 2012

    Five Cinco de Mayo celebrations in Denver this weekend

    Cinco de Mayo may not be a huge holiday in Mexico (contrary to popular belief, May 5 is not Independence Day in that country), but it's definitely a major party here in Denver. Here are five Cinco de Mayo celebrations guaranteed to turn your weekend into a major fiesta.

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2012

    Barry Fey and Colorado Symphony make beautiful music together again

    Rock promoter Barry Fey saved Denver's symphony in 1989 -- and was honored by a plaque in Boettcher Concert Hall for his efforts. But last year, when the Colorado Symphony Orchestra hit the rocks, its leaders weren't interested in Fey's help, much less locating his plaque.

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    April 27, 2012

    Scott O'Neil "shuffles" genres at the Colorado Symphony Orchestra tonight

    Banking on a "shuffle generation" that will listen to anything that's good, Colorado Symphony Orchestra resident conductor Scott O'Neil is shooting to shuffle preconceptions of classical music tonight...and attract a new audience that will keep coming back for more. And so "Shuffle" features O'Neil' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2012

    The Legend of Zelda Symphony: Debating the merits of tonight's symphony excursion

    Tonight at Boettcher Concert Hall, Denver will be graced with the four-part Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses tour, where audiences will see the legendary Nintendo game soundtrack scored by a collection of classically trained musicians. But is this just another gimmick to get people out to ... More >>

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    April 5, 2012

    Nintendo Classics

    Tonight at Boettcher Concert Hall, Denver will be graced with the four-part Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses tour, where audiences will see the legendary Nintendo game soundtrack scored by a collection of classically trained musicians. But is this just another gimmick to get people out to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2012

    Weekend's best live music bets: The Swayback, Pure Sunshine II, Snoop Dogg and more

    Welcome to the weekend! Whether you're making your way up to the mountains for Snowball Music Festival 2012 or staying behind in the city, there's an abundance of musical choices: Tonight at the Fillmore Snoop Dogg throws down before heading up the hill himself for a slot at Snowball, while a couple ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 29, 2012

    Review: Trey Anastasio at Boettcher Concert Hall with the Colorado Symphony, 2/28/12

    TREY ANASTASIO @ BOETTCHER CONCERT HALL | 2.28.12 The soft, beautiful and, at times, elegant side of Phish's musical catalogue shone last night as frontman and songwriter Trey Anastasio took the stage at the Boettcher Concert Hall backed by the 65-piece Colorado Symphony Orchestra. Outside, fans dr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2012

    Weekend's best live music bets: Phil Lesh and Friends, Young the Giant and more

    Welcome to the weekend! You made it! While we're assuming we'll be seeing you at Artopia tomorrow night, if for some reason we don't, there's a pretty diverse lineup of music on tap otherwise for the next three days, including two more nights of Phil Lesh at 1STBANK Center, two nights of Future Bird ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2012

    The Legend of Zelda Symphony at Boettcher on April 7

    Gamers and Geeks, rejoice! Here's another reason to leave the house besides MileHiCon and the occasional run to stock up on Mountain Dew and pizza bagels: The local premier of The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses, a four-part symphony celebrating the storied franchise's theme music over th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 5, 2011

    The city could still renovate Boettcher Concert Hall without matching funds from the symphony

    ​The Colorado Symphony Orchestra has been working hard to make it into the black for the 2011-2012 season by adding extra shows, making personnel cuts, pushing its fund raising and promising, in general, to do things differently. But it's unlikely that a planned $90 million renovation of the B ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2011

    Mile Highlights: Denver/Boulder area concert news, local radio playlists and top album sales

    Here's what's happening in music on the Front Range this week: On the concert front, shows from Phil Lesh, Trey Anastasio, Rusko (Snowball Fest), NEEDTOBREATHE and Dr. Dog were announced; Ian Cooke, Bare Bones and Slim Cessna got spins on local radio; and new releases from Drake, the Rolling Stones ... More >>

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    November 24, 2011

    The troubled Colorado Symphony Orchestra hopes to use old money for a new hall

    Here's what's happening in music on the Front Range this week: On the concert front, shows from Phil Lesh, Trey Anastasio, Rusko (Snowball Fest), NEEDTOBREATHE and Dr. Dog were announced; Ian Cooke, Bare Bones and Slim Cessna got spins on local radio; and new releases from Drake, the Rolling Stones ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 10, 2011

    Reader: If Barry Fey is a dinosaur, what's the Colorado Symphony Orchestra?

    Before the Colorado Symphony Orchestra announced that it was cutting back its fall schedule in an attempt to balance a budget shortfall of $1.2 million, Show and Tell checked in with Barry Fey, the savior of the symphony back in 1989. Fey thinks that the current incarnation of the symphony could be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2011

    Reader: Colorado Symphony Orchestra interview with Barry Fey sounds a sour note

    All the talk about the troubles at the Colorado Symphony (and watch for an update on the CSO's revised fall schedule today) had us thinking about the big troubles of 1989, when the Denver Symphony Orchestra was failing and concert promoter Barry Fey rode to the rescue, rallying the community. Old n ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2011

    Colorado Symphony Orchestra cuts back on fall schedule to save the rest

    ​Lots of sour notes at the Colorado Symphony Orchestra last week, with twenty boardmembers resigning before the musicians ultimately agreed to a 9 percent paycut. But at a meeting yesterday, what remains of the CSO board took several strategic moves to ensure the symphony's survival.

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2011

    Is the Colorado Symphony on a death watch? Barry Fey thinks so.

    The Denver Symphony Orchestra, the professional orchestra that called Boettcher Concert Hall home, went kaput in 1989. Twenty-two years later, it's looking like the Colorado Symphony might face the same fate. Barry Fey, the legendary rock promoter who stepped in to save the symphony two decades ago, ... More >>

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    September 29, 2011

    A Musical Space Odyssey

    The Denver Symphony Orchestra, the professional orchestra that called Boettcher Concert Hall home, went kaput in 1989. Twenty-two years later, it's looking like the Colorado Symphony might face the same fate. Barry Fey, the legendary rock promoter who stepped in to save the symphony two decades ago, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2011

    Mile Highlights: This week's concert news, local radio playlists and top album sales

    Here's what's good in the Mile High City this week: On the concert front, we've received word that Kings of Leon is slated for a two-night stand at Red Rocks with Band of Horses, Tony Bennett is due at Ellie Caulkins and Symphony on the Rocks will feature Sarah McLachlan, among others. Meanwhile, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2011

    Denver Office of Cultural Affairs and Division of Theatres and Arenas to merge for art's sake?

    ​Denverites love the arts -- but the arts didn't officially become a part of the city structure until "1 percent for the arts," a program established under Mayor Federico Peña that earmarked one percent of any city construction project for art works. Even as that project grew, so did the str ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2011

    Arcade Fire, Bruno Mars, Disco Biscuits shows announced. Tix on sale this weekend.

    ​Having just won a Grammy for Album of the Year for The Suburbs, the Arcade Fire kicks off its North American tour at the 1STBANK Center on Saturday, April 9, a week before the Montreal-based band headlines Coachella. Local Natives opens the show. General-admission tickets ($40) go on sale thi ... More >>

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    January 20, 2011

    Toxic Embrace

    ​Having just won a Grammy for Album of the Year for The Suburbs, the Arcade Fire kicks off its North American tour at the 1STBANK Center on Saturday, April 9, a week before the Montreal-based band headlines Coachella. Local Natives opens the show. General-admission tickets ($40) go on sale thi ... More >>

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    November 25, 2010

    World Beat

    ​Having just won a Grammy for Album of the Year for The Suburbs, the Arcade Fire kicks off its North American tour at the 1STBANK Center on Saturday, April 9, a week before the Montreal-based band headlines Coachella. Local Natives opens the show. General-admission tickets ($40) go on sale thi ... More >>

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    November 11, 2010

    Pops With a Pop Star

    ​Having just won a Grammy for Album of the Year for The Suburbs, the Arcade Fire kicks off its North American tour at the 1STBANK Center on Saturday, April 9, a week before the Montreal-based band headlines Coachella. Local Natives opens the show. General-admission tickets ($40) go on sale thi ... More >>

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    October 28, 2010

    Music for a Psycho

    ​Having just won a Grammy for Album of the Year for The Suburbs, the Arcade Fire kicks off its North American tour at the 1STBANK Center on Saturday, April 9, a week before the Montreal-based band headlines Coachella. Local Natives opens the show. General-admission tickets ($40) go on sale thi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2010

    Gogol Bordello, DeVotchKa, Interpol, Railroad Earth shows announced

    ​Gogol Bordello, who shared a headlining bill with Primus at Red Rocks last week, returns to the area for a two-night stand at the Boulder Theater on Wednesday and Thursday, October 27 and 28. Tickets for this one range between $36 and $41 and go on sale on Friday, August 27 at 10 a.m. The gyp ... More >>

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    April 29, 2010

    ¡Arriba! ¡Arriba!

    ​Gogol Bordello, who shared a headlining bill with Primus at Red Rocks last week, returns to the area for a two-night stand at the Boulder Theater on Wednesday and Thursday, October 27 and 28. Tickets for this one range between $36 and $41 and go on sale on Friday, August 27 at 10 a.m. The gyp ... More >>

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    December 10, 2009

    Go Big With Duke Ellington’s Band

    ​Gogol Bordello, who shared a headlining bill with Primus at Red Rocks last week, returns to the area for a two-night stand at the Boulder Theater on Wednesday and Thursday, October 27 and 28. Tickets for this one range between $36 and $41 and go on sale on Friday, August 27 at 10 a.m. The gyp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2009

    Yo-Yo Ma not the only one pitching for Colorado Symphony

    Yo-Yo Ma took to the airwaves for the CSO.​Colorado Public Radio pledge drives aren't all that popular even with people who donate to keep the organization running. But at least the just-concluded session had a twist: Cash was generated to support a different organization -- the Colorado Symph ... More >>

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    December 18, 2008

    It's Christmas, Charlie Brown

    Catch a multifaceted rendition of this holiday classic.

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    November 13, 2008

    Silence is Golden

    The Colorado Symphony Orchestra channels Charlie Chaplin.

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    October 2, 2008

    Game On

    The Colorado Symphony Orchestra channels Charlie Chaplin.

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    May 22, 2008

    Pop Symphony

    The Colorado Symphony Orchestra covers Abbey Road.

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    February 21, 2008

    Freddie's Not Dead

    The CSO resurrects Queen.

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    January 17, 2008

    We Shall Overcome

    The CSO resurrects Queen.

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    January 17, 2008

    Aria Ready?

    The CSO resurrects Queen.

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    January 3, 2008

    Rabbit Season

    The CSO resurrects Queen.

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    December 13, 2007

    Swinging Christmas

    The CSO resurrects Queen.

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    July 26, 2007

    Clarinet in Hand

    The CSO resurrects Queen.

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    May 10, 2007

    Narnia Scores

    Harry Gregson-Williams chronicles his music from a bewitching fantasy flick.

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    December 14, 2006

    Best There's Ever Been

    Harry Gregson-Williams chronicles his music from a bewitching fantasy flick.

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    April 27, 2006

    Crowded House

    Benjamin Britten's War Requiem conquers Boettcher Hall.

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    March 30, 2006

    Opera, Jr.

    Benjamin Britten's War Requiem conquers Boettcher Hall.

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    December 16, 2004

    The biggest party of them all!

    Benjamin Britten's War Requiem conquers Boettcher Hall.

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    March 27, 2003

    Best Classical Recording

    Tchaikovsky's Symphony #4/Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
    Colorado Symphony Orchestra

  • Music

    October 17, 2002

    Backwash

    A Boulder student cares more about the life of hip-hop than the deaths of Biggie and Tupac.

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