🔥The 9th Round of Easy Loan, Earn $40 Reward is in progress❗️ ⏰ Promotion Period: January 15th - Feburary 15th, 2025 👉 Register now and check more details at gate.io/campaigns/358

"In Holland, where I grew up, where I was born, we have a little bit of a different system from here in America. If you want to have music lessons or music theory lessons, you’re basically on your own." Meet Principal Oboe Olav van Hezewijk → bit.ly/3UsLSQj

Music Director Peter Oundjian stays busy all year 'round! “Mahler demands us to be everything,” Oundjian said. “He demands us to be anything he could conceive of that exists in the world...” yaledailynews.com/blog/2023/09/2…

We love seeing music that premiered at the Festival continue to travel the world! dallasnews.com/arts-entertain…

"From large organizations such as the Colorado Music Festival to small associations like the Longmont Concert Band, dozens of arts groups call Boulder County home." boulderweekly.com/opinion/boulde…

More incredible science behind the power of sound! Ohio State News news.osu.edu/ultrasound-may…

"When considering the economic benefits gained from our cultural institutions and artists, it’s clear that our investment in them creates a positive return for the City and many of its budget priorities." Thank you to Jan Burton and the Daily Camera! dailycamera.com/2023/10/07/opi…

"It was truly a privilege to hear the birth of a new work in such an atmosphere of warm collaboration. The capacity festival audience obviously appreciated this too, rising to its feet as one in rapturous applause." thestrad.com/for-subscriber…

“They can take our instruments, but they will not take our voice.” classicfm.com/composers/moza…

A string quartet played for a Barcelona opera house full of houseplants in the early days of the COVID pandemic. The houseplants that "attended" the Barcelona performance were donated afterward to hospital workers. The event has inspired a children's book. npr.org/2023/09/23/120…

As a friend of the Colorado Music Festival, we hope you will consider a donation to ensure that our music remains both world-class and accessible, and that we continue to uplift and enhance the lives of our community of music lovers. coloradomusicfestival.org/support-2023/

"Elements" keeps going — but it started right here at the Festival! Congrats to Joshua Bell, Peter Oundjian, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and everyone else involved. encoreatlanta.com/2023/10/21/aso…

Boulder: Vote Yes on 2A! No new taxes - No cuts in services. A once in a generation opportunity in the City of Boulder to secure long-term funding for critical community needs. A win for Public Safety, Human Services and the Arts!

“We’re lucky because our very different personalities fit together,” Dutton said. “We respected each other. We knew we were different, but we had one purpose: to make great music. And we achieved that.” nytimes.com/2023/10/19/art…

In this, the 148th season of the company, the tiny core of remaining artists is battling on in Kharkiv to bring live music, song and dance to the city – it is “the only company that’s working and bringing concerts to Kharkiv”, said Duhinov. theguardian.com/world/2023/oct…

SCFD has shared its 2022 Annual Report, "A Kaleidoscope of Culture," on its website and as a video! In 2022, SCFD granted more than $83 million to approximately 300 arts, culture and science organizations in the seven county district. Thank you, Scientific & Cultural Facilities District! youtube.com/watch?v=6WDLvL…

Research has begun to explore why music appears to have such a strong effect on health and wellness, particularly mental health, where sounds can serve as a conduit to lift someone’s mood, help them reflect and reduce stress, anxiety and depression. nytimes.com/2023/10/30/wel…

Grammy nominations are live! Congratulations to the many friends of the Festival that appear here. npr.org/2023/11/10/121…

Composer Joel Thompson had been primarily known for his vocal, choral, and operatic music, but all that changed in 2020 when the Colorado Music Festival led the commissioning of a 20-minute work for orchestra and narrator titled To Awaken the Sleeper. coloradomusicfestival.org/after-premiere…

Joan Tower called it one of the best days of her life... an all-Tower concert that included the world premiere of her cello concerto A New Day. coloradomusicfestival.org/after-premiere…

Enter today for a chance to win the Taylor Swift Eras Tour London Experience for Four. You and three friends will see Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour at London’s iconic Wembley Stadium on Monday, August 19, 2024. Details & entry: tapkat.org/colorado-music…