“When you receive a gift, you want to say thank you.”
“When you receive a gift like the Colorado Music Festival, you want to say thank you.” —Festival supporter Julie Kaewert Julie Kaewert has been bringing her family to Colorado Music Festival concerts since her daughters were very young. “They were very special nights...
Composer Gabriela Lena Frank: Musical Storyteller & Cultural Witness
Story by Kyle MacMillan | Photo by Mariah Tauger Scan the list of works by composer Gabriela Lena Frank and you won’t find any called Flute Concerto No. 2 or String Quartet No. 4. Instead, her works sport evocative titles like Requiem for a Magical America, Chronicles...
After the World Premiere: Wang Jie’s Flying on the Scaly Backs of Our Mountains
Story by Kyle MacMillan Since appointing conductor Peter Oundjian as Music Director in 2019, the Colorado Music Festival has put a renewed focus on contemporary music, featuring esteemed figures like John Adams and John Corigliano as composers-in-residence. In...