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Classical Music

  • 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.

  • 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 >>

  • Calendar

    September 29, 2011

    A Musical Space Odyssey

    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

    June 8, 2011

    Colorado Symphony Orchestra's all-Wagner season finale at Boettcher Concert Hall

    ​As the Colorado Symphony Orchestra continues on without a music director, Austrian Christian Arming is slated to guest-conduct the season finale concerts this weekend. The all-Wagner greatest-hits program includes selections from Lohengrin, Flying Dutchman, Die Meistersinger, and Die Walkure, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2011

    Q & A: Musical notes with contemporary composer Kenji Bunch

    ​Named a "Composer to Watch" by the New York Times, Juilliard graduate Kenji Bunch excels as both a talented violist and a composer. His highly accessible contemporary works have been heard worldwide, and as a performer, he's worked with everyone from the Flux string quartet to the bluegrass b ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 12, 2011

    Ahead of the Classics

    ​Named a "Composer to Watch" by the New York Times, Juilliard graduate Kenji Bunch excels as both a talented violist and a composer. His highly accessible contemporary works have been heard worldwide, and as a performer, he's worked with everyone from the Flux string quartet to the bluegrass b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2011

    CU's Leigh Holman pays tribute to American opera with Susannah

    ​Leigh Holman has faith in the future of American opera. The director of opera at the University of Colorado has made the native art form a priority at the school, hosting American composers for workshops and offering American musical drama during summer seasons. The school's upcoming production o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2011

    Tonight: Chamber music a go-go with CSO violinist Erik Peterson and friends

    Erik Peterson​The beauty of chamber music is in its intimacy and immediacy; you can't help, as an audience member, being caught up in the interplay and, even better, the moment. And at tonight's Chamber Music Series Concert at the Denver School of the Arts, which raises funds for the DSA Orche ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2011

    Eliot Fisk on collaborating with Bill Frisell and improvisation

    ​Although classical guitarist Eliot Fisk and jazz guitarist Bill Frisell have known each other since they first met in Germany nearly 25 years ago, they've never performed together -- until now. Both are due for solo set tonight, January 20 at DU's Newman Center, where they'll join forces for ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 2, 2010

    Come, All Ye Faithful

    ​Although classical guitarist Eliot Fisk and jazz guitarist Bill Frisell have known each other since they first met in Germany nearly 25 years ago, they've never performed together -- until now. Both are due for solo set tonight, January 20 at DU's Newman Center, where they'll join forces for ... More >>

  • Music

    February 18, 2010

    With its Mile High Voltage Festival, the Newman Center makes classical music more accessible to the masses

    ​Although classical guitarist Eliot Fisk and jazz guitarist Bill Frisell have known each other since they first met in Germany nearly 25 years ago, they've never performed together -- until now. Both are due for solo set tonight, January 20 at DU's Newman Center, where they'll join forces for ... 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 >>

  • Blogs

    August 26, 2009

    Q&A with John Eriksson of Peter Bjorn and John

    Peter Bjorn and John.Although John Eriksson, who stars in this week's Westword profile of his band, Peter Bjorn and John, was trained to be a classical percussionist, and spent years as a member of the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, he's come to appreciate the perks of being a rock star -- partic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2009

    Eclectic Concerts: More exciting than normal chamber music

    The Intermezzo Faculty, who will be performing at Kirk of Bonnie Brae tomorrow night as part of the Eclectic Concerts series.Of classical music's many charms, vitality is hardly one of them; most of the big names are long-dead white guys. So Eclectic Concerts, a chamber music series now in its third ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 28, 2009

    Magic in the Mountains

    Open-minded music comes to small-town Colorado.

  • Music

    April 16, 2009

    Neil Haverstick

    Spider
    Self-released

  • Calendar

    December 4, 2008

    Four Christmases

    The Turtle Island String Quartet plays an unusual blend of holiday music.

  • Calendar

    March 20, 2008

    Full Fusion

    Lemon Sponge Cake and Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra do something different.

  • Calendar

    March 6, 2008

    Short But Sweet

    Lemon Sponge Cake and Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra do something different.

  • Calendar

    July 5, 2007

    A Little Night Music

    Central City hosts West Side Story and the Yellow Rose Ball.

  • Music

    July 28, 2005

    Strangers Die Everyday

    They Have Already Defeated Us at What We Know Best (KnitDeer)

  • Culture

    July 21, 2005

    Bittersweet Love

    Central City Opera breathes life into Madama Butterfly.

  • Calendar

    January 8, 2004

    Thom Yorke, Thom Yorke!

    Pianist O’Riley plugs into Radiohead for a cultural crossover.

  • Culture

    July 24, 2003

    Heartfelt Songs

    Central City offerings soar on gorgeous voices.

  • Culture

    July 10, 2003

    Up in Song

    Central City's season opener hits a high note.

  • Calendar

    May 29, 2003

    Marin Counting

    Central City's season opener hits a high note.

  • Calendar

    May 15, 2003

    Smile, Baby

    One-year-olds dive into cake for posterity

  • Calendar

    February 13, 2003

    Arresting Performance

    The opera cop rides to the rescue.

  • Calendar

    January 30, 2003

    Frankly Classical

    Frank Zappa’s legacy goes from classic to classical.

  • Music

    May 2, 2002

    Bitter Suite

    A Denver conductor and music professor leads an ensemble fight to protect the classics.

  • Culture

    June 28, 2001

    The Joy of Music

    Diane Alexander and the Central City Opera will hit some high notes this summer.

  • Calendar

    March 29, 2001

    Best Singing Nun

    Joyce Castle
    Dialogues of the Carmelites

  • News

    June 22, 2000

    An Unharmonious Ending

    PeakArts founder Karen Romeo may be a victim of the Boulder arts community's haughty ego.

  • Music

    April 6, 2000

    Backwash

    This young whippersnapper is wise beyond his years.

  • Music

    December 2, 1999

    Instrumental Asylum

    Swingin' Sting? Bluegrass Bruce? Rhapsodic R.E.M.? CMH Records has given Eighties faves a musical makeover.

  • Music

    February 18, 1999

    Strings Attached

    Redefining chamber music on Turtle Island.

  • Calendar

    November 12, 1998

    Big Bang

    Redefining chamber music on Turtle Island.

  • Calendar

    October 1, 1998

    Classical Rock

    Redefining chamber music on Turtle Island.

  • Culture

    July 9, 1998

    Unchained Melodrama

    Redefining chamber music on Turtle Island.

  • Music

    May 28, 1998

    'Boning Up

    A Boulder music festival pays tribute to the lowly trombone.

  • Culture

    February 26, 1998

    The Last Seduction

    A Boulder music festival pays tribute to the lowly trombone.

  • News

    March 27, 1997

    It's the Pits

    The CSO finds itself in the middle of a squabble over possible royalties from a new film.

  • News

    January 16, 1997

    High Hopes

    Emily Herrera soars toward stardom

  • Music

    November 14, 1996

    Chamber Music, Latin Style

    Emily Herrera soars toward stardom

  • Culture

    July 25, 1996

    Come As You Aria

    Emily Herrera soars toward stardom

  • News

    November 1, 1995

    THE BRICO REQUIEM

    Emily Herrera soars toward stardom

  • Calendar

    September 6, 1995

    THRILLS

    Emily Herrera soars toward stardom

  • Culture

    August 9, 1995

    THE MACK ATTACK

    Emily Herrera soars toward stardom

  • News

    April 19, 1995

    ROCKIN' TO RUSSIA

    A COLORADO PUNK ROCKER HEADS FOR A CLASSICAL GIG ON THE VOLGA.

  • Music

    April 20, 1994

    NO JACKET REQUIRED

    A COLORADO PUNK ROCKER HEADS FOR A CLASSICAL GIG ON THE VOLGA.

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