Colorado Music Festival
Celebrating 50 Years & 30 Years
Stars align this year as we celebrate the Festival’s 50th and the Center for Musical Arts’ 30th anniversaries
Thank you for helping to make our 50th Anniversary season a success!
Save the dates for next summer’s Festival, July 8-August 6, 2027!
Year-Round Events
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Center for Musical Arts Fall Classes & Ensembles
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Year-Round Events
Join us for year-round events at the Center for Musical Arts in Lafayette and other community venues!
Stories & News
Stay Up to Date with Festival News
From an Open Rehearsal to an Unforgettable Conversation with Himari
What does it mean for a young musician to see someone just a few years older performing at the highest level? For a group of Center for Musical Arts students, it meant inspiration, new perspective—and a reminder of what is possible when music becomes part of your...
Colorado Music Festival: 50 years of music beneath Boulder’s Flatirons – The Strad
We were so pleased to have Davina Shum from The Strad visit CMF this summer. Here are a few snippets of her article, but we encourage you to read her delightful piece here. Davina Shum reports back from the Colorado Music Festival in Boulder, a hidden gem of a...
Valerie Coleman’s World Premiere at the Colorado Music Festival
by Kyle Macmillan The Colorado Music Festival Orchestra was supposed to perform the regional debut of Valerie Coleman’s Piano Concerto No. 1 on August 6 and 7. But when an earlier set of performances of the new work got postponed, it now finds itself stepping up and...
Welcoming New Executive Director, Aren Der Hacopian
Colorado Music Festival & Center for Musical Arts Welcomes New Executive Director, Aren Der Hacopian Der Hacopian joins the organization on September 1, 2026, offering a vision of engagement, collaboration and growth After a nationwide search, the Colorado Music...
Colorado Music Festival continues with uniquely American concert – CBS Colorado
Set In Nature’s Realm, Fueled By Imagination, Music Festival Thrives – Classical Voice North America
by Thomas May The Colorado Music Festival takes place in a strikingly scenic setting at the foot of Boulder’s Flatirons, about 30 miles northwest of Denver. Its five-week season July 9-Aug. 9 is presented within the Colorado Chautauqua, a National Historic Landmark...