This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Colorado Music Festival. With Music Director Peter Oundjian serving at the helm for his eighth season, the festival features a variety of talented performers such as pianist Yuja Wang, violinist Njioma Grevious, trumpeter Maximilian Morel, the Danish String Quartet, and many more.
Although the stage is set in Chautauqua Auditorium, the music performed there has origins from around the world: Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir de Florence, Mahler 3 and The Soldier’s Tale are just a few of the many pieces annotating the festival’s figurative passport. There are also musicians and compositions commemorating local legends and talent such as the Boulder Children’s Chorus and Composer Carter Pann’s new piece in memoriam of Ralph “Chris” Christofferson, a stalwart supporter of the festival. Carter is also a professor at the University of Colorado Boulder College of Music and the chair of its composition department.
…Everyone who is a part of the Colorado Music Festival has a great passion for what they do, celebrating the art of music and the community that forms when people come together to celebrate it. Both Peter and Carter have made indelible marks on the music industry, the former a music director for orchestras across the globe, the latter a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Music.
