A review by Gwen Gray (with photos by Heather Gray) Boulder contemporary dance and classical music fans converge during Boulder Arts Week. How do you get from baroque music to […]
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What’s in a Name? – Ask Derek Bermel
A preview, by Marc Shulgold “I have fun with titles,” admits composer Derek Bermel. Which may explain the quirky name he gave to his work for clarinet and string quartet, […]
Schubert Cello Quintet with Colorado Chamber Players
A Review by Robin McNeil The Colorado Chamber Players opened the month of February with an absolutely sensational program of two string quintets: Musica Notturna delle Strade di Madrid, G. […]
Jazz? Classical? What’s the Difference? Kirill Gerstein
A preview by Marc Shulgold Most of us think of the pop and classical worlds as existing in two universes — widely separated by cultures and attitudes so alien to […]
Hannah Kahn and the Art of Collaboration
A preview by Marc Shulgold Unless we’re talking about Trisha Brown and that pioneering choreographer’s love of moving to silence, dance is — and always has been — about our […]
A Conductor Thinking Outside the Bachs
A preview by Marc Shulgold “There’s nothing wrong with classical music,” David Rutherford insisted. Among those who love it, you’ll find no argument. But then, what about all those other […]
Fall/Winter Preview: Instrumental and Vocal Music in Denver and Boulder
By Robin McNeil In this Fall/Winter music preview, writer Robin McNeil walks you through some of the best offerings of instrumental and vocal music in the Denver/Boulder metro area. This preview […]
Dohnányi Sextet at Boulder Library and Colorado State University
By Robin McNeil “It is a haunting and atmospheric work, with amazing bass clarinet writing, and unique coloristic effects.” WHAT: The Colorado Chamber Players present a free concert WHEN: Sunday, […]
Are You a Slammer? The Colorado Haydn Quartet Slam
By Marc Shulgold It’s hard to explain our fondness for complete sets of things, but it is an inescapable craving: possessing all of the Beatles LPs (or the glorious CD […]
The Road home: American Journeys (Pro Musica Colorado Chamber Orchestra)
By Robin McNeil The Pro Musica Colorado Chamber Orchestra will finish its concert series entitled Season of Journeys on April 12 and April 13. The previous two concerts were entitled Mozart […]
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