Awadagin Pratt & Jessie Montgomery’s Grammy-Winning Rounds
Photograph by Jiyang Chen Photography Story by Kyle MacMillan Jessie Montgomery’s first piano concerto, which won the 2024 Grammy Award for best contemporary classical composition, ranks among the classical world’s biggest success stories of the past two years, and...
An Evening of Romance: Bruckner’s Bicentennial Celebration
Photo by Geremy Kornreich Story by Kyle MacMillan Music Director Peter Oundjian is quick to admit that he is taking something of a risk with his July 14 line-up for the 2024 Colorado Music Festival, which features no sizzling soloist but focuses instead on two calmer...
“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...