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SUMMARY:Talk Under The Tent
DESCRIPTION:Curious to hear the stories behind the fantastic music being performed at the Colorado Music Festival? Eager to meet new Festival friends who share your love of music? Your concert guide will give a 30-minute presentation and answer your questions about the selected music and guest artists. Free to ticketholders. \nKathryn Kucsan\, PhD\, Speaker – Co-Founder and Education Director at the Center for Musical Arts \nKathy holds a BME from Indiana University and an MME and PhD from the CU-Boulder College of Music. Special Guest for this talk is Jamie Mothersbaugh\, Astrophysicist with the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) at CU-Boulder.
URL:https://coloradomusicfestival.org/concert/talks-under-the-tent-4/
LOCATION:Tent to the north of Chautauqua Auditorium\, 900 Baseline Rd.\, Boulder\, 80302\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education Events
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SUMMARY:The Planets\, Rachmaninoff & A World Premiere
DESCRIPTION:Music Director Peter Oundjian helms one of music’s grandest spectacles: Holst’s The Planets. From the hammering “Mars\, the Bringer of War” to the ethereal “Neptune\, the Mystic\,” this seven-planet suite lures the heavens into Chautauqua Auditorium. Electrifying pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii performs Rachmaninoff’s breathtaking Second Piano Concerto. This monumental program begins with the world premiere by Leigha Amick\, a composer who aims “to spark intellectual curiosity and express human experience.”
URL:https://coloradomusicfestival.org/concert/holsts-the-planets-2/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Auditorium\, 900 Baseline Road\, Boulder\, CO\, 80302\, United States
CATEGORIES:Orchestral Concerts,Premieres & Commissions
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SUMMARY:The Planets\, Rachmaninoff & A World Premiere
DESCRIPTION:Music Director Peter Oundjian helms one of music’s grandest spectacles: Holst’s The Planets. From the hammering “Mars\, the Bringer of War” to the ethereal “Neptune\, the Mystic\,” this seven-planet suite lures the heavens into Chautauqua Auditorium. Electrifying pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii performs Rachmaninoff’s breathtaking Second Piano Concerto. This monumental program begins with the world premiere by Leigha Amick\, a composer who aims “to spark intellectual curiosity and express human experience.” 
URL:https://coloradomusicfestival.org/concert/holsts-the-planets/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Auditorium\, 900 Baseline Road\, Boulder\, CO\, 80302\, United States
CATEGORIES:Orchestral Concerts,Premieres & Commissions
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DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260731T203000
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SUMMARY:Post-Concert Talk-Back
DESCRIPTION:Immediately following the July 31 concert\, you’re invited to a brief\, interactive Q&A with Music Director Peter Oundjian and pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii in Chautauqua Auditorium. Free to ticketholders. 
URL:https://coloradomusicfestival.org/concert/post-concert-talk-back-4/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Auditorium\, 900 Baseline Road\, Boulder\, CO\, 80302\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education Events
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SUMMARY:CPR Classical Night: Prokofiev\, Copland\, Rossini & Ravel
DESCRIPTION:Conductor Gemma New returns to lead a varied program\, beginning with Prokofiev’s cheerful “Classical” Symphony\, which he referred to as “a symphony as Mozart or Haydn might have written it.” Ricardo Morales joins the Festival Orchestra to perform Copland’s Clarinet Concerto — penned during a four-month tour of Latin America\, the pulsing rhythms of Brazil are woven throughout Copland’s trademark jazz and lyricism. Morales continues with one of music’s finest showcases for the clarinet\, Rossini’s challenging Introduction\, Theme\, and Variations. The program concludes with Ravel’s beloved Ma mère l’oye (Mother Goose) suite\, where we meet Sleeping Beauty\, Tom Thumb\, Beauty and the Beast\, and more.
URL:https://coloradomusicfestival.org/concert/prokofiev-copland-rossini-ravel/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Auditorium\, 900 Baseline Road\, Boulder\, CO\, 80302\, United States
CATEGORIES:Orchestral Concerts
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SUMMARY:Open Rehearsal
DESCRIPTION:Take a peek behind the scenes to experience how Music Director Peter Oundjian and the Festival Orchestra prepare for their world-class performances. Free and open to the public.  \nNote: Attendees are asked to be quiet during rehearsal. No talking\, cell phone use or frequent movement in and out of the venue\, Eating and drinking inside the Auditorium is prohibited (other than water). 
URL:https://coloradomusicfestival.org/concert/open-rehearsal-3/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Auditorium\, 900 Baseline Road\, Boulder\, CO\, 80302\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260804T193000
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SUMMARY:Danish String Quartet
DESCRIPTION:“None of us have any memory of our lives without the string quartet\,” claims this highly sought-after ensemble of energetic musicians who met each other at music camp as teenagers. By audience request\, the Danish String Quartet returns to the Robert Mann Chamber Music Series with a delectable program including works by Mozart\, Shostakovich\, and Ravel.
URL:https://coloradomusicfestival.org/concert/danish-string-quartet/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Auditorium\, 900 Baseline Road\, Boulder\, CO\, 80302\, United States
CATEGORIES:Chamber Music,Special Events
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SUMMARY:Talk Under The Tent
DESCRIPTION:Curious to hear the stories behind the fantastic music being performed at the Colorado Music Festival? Eager to meet new Festival friends who share your love of music? Your concert guide will give a 30-minute presentation and answer your questions about the selected music and guest artists. Free to ticketholders. \nDeborah Schmit-Lobis\, Speaker – Center for Musical Arts Faculty member (piano\, composition)\nA collaborative pianist\, Deborah has performed with just about every major classical organization in the Denver area and she loves (and plays) just about every style of music. Deborah has toured nationally and internationally with artists such as Andrea Bocelli\, played the accordion with Luciano Pavarotti in his last Denver concert\, and has performed with James Galway\, Eileen Ivers\, and the Paul Winter Consort in conjunction with the Colorado Symphony.
URL:https://coloradomusicfestival.org/concert/talks-under-the-tent-5/
LOCATION:Tent to the north of Chautauqua Auditorium\, 900 Baseline Rd.\, Boulder\, 80302\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education Events
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DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260806T210000
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SUMMARY:Pianist Michelle Cann + Symphonie Fantastique
DESCRIPTION:Audiences raved about pianist Michelle Cann’s Festival debut in 2023; now Cann returns to Chautauqua to perform a world premiere piano concerto by esteemed composer Valerie Coleman. After intermission\, Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique sweeps the audience through love\, obsession\, dreams\, and the supernatural. This groundbreaking masterpiece remains one of classical music’s most exhilarating orchestral experiences.
URL:https://coloradomusicfestival.org/concert/pianist-michelle-cann-symphonie-fantastique-2/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Auditorium\, 900 Baseline Road\, Boulder\, CO\, 80302\, United States
CATEGORIES:Orchestral Concerts,Premieres & Commissions
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DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260807T200000
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SUMMARY:Pianist Michelle Cann + Symphonie Fantastique
DESCRIPTION:Audiences raved about pianist Michelle Cann’s Festival debut in 2023; now Cann returns to Chautauqua to perform a world premiere piano concerto by esteemed composer Valerie Coleman. After intermission\, Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique sweeps the audience through love\, obsession\, dreams\, and the supernatural. This groundbreaking masterpiece remains one of classical music’s most exhilarating orchestral experiences.
URL:https://coloradomusicfestival.org/concert/pianist-michelle-cann-symphonie-fantastique/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Auditorium\, 900 Baseline Road\, Boulder\, CO\, 80302\, United States
CATEGORIES:Orchestral Concerts,Premieres & Commissions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260807T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260807T203000
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CREATED:20260625T005756Z
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SUMMARY:Post-Concert Talk-Back
DESCRIPTION:Immediately following the August 7 concert\, you’re invited to a brief\, interactive Q&A with Music Director Peter Oundjian and pianist Michelle Cann in Chautauqua Auditorium. Free to ticketholders. 
URL:https://coloradomusicfestival.org/concert/post-concert-talk-back-5/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Auditorium\, 900 Baseline Road\, Boulder\, CO\, 80302\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260809T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260809T200000
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SUMMARY:Season Finale: Mahler 3
DESCRIPTION:Music Director Peter Oundjian continues his tradition of closing the Festival season with a massive Mahler symphony. Mahler referred to his sunny Third as “A Summer’s Midday Dream\,” and was aware he was defying symphonic convention as he wrote it\, saying\, “But to write a symphony means\, to me\, to construct a world with all the tools of the available technique.” GRAMMY Award-winning mezzo soprano Fleur Barron\, St. Martin’s Festival Singers\, and the Boulder Children’s Chorale join the Festival Orchestra to give this epic symphony its voice.
URL:https://coloradomusicfestival.org/concert/mahler-3/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Auditorium\, 900 Baseline Road\, Boulder\, CO\, 80302\, United States
CATEGORIES:Orchestral Concerts
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