After a Decade Together the Colorado Folk Heroes, Elephant Revival, ‘Transcend and Begin Again’
BY MARQUEE MAGAZINE ON NOVEMBER 1, 2016
“We do what we can to fill the sound out, but oh my god when you have 30 other folks and the melodic inter-weavings and rhythmic inter-weavings that can happen with a symphony, it’s just so goose bumpy." - Daniel Rodriquez, guitarist/vocalist
NPR describes Elephant Revival as a group that “pulls together so many elements of American music that summing up its sound in just a few words is bound to prove inadequate.” Although not bound to any one genre, the band maintains its roots in American, gypsy, and Celtic songcraft, and has achieved a compositional maturity that.... more >>>
THIS WEEKEND! BEN FOLDS: MASTER WORK WITH THE COLORADO SYMPHONY
Boettcher Concert Hall
NOV 11-12
Ben Folds returns to Boettcher to perform his Concerto for Piano and Orchestra. His thorough understanding of the orchestra makes this collaboration one you won't want to miss. The program also features works by Ravel, Stravinsky, and... more >>>
Use code ARTSWEEK to unlock two tickets for $52.80 to the Friday performance only (11/11/16). Fees & limitations apply.
Cellist Silver Ainomäe offers a tour de force that is Dmitri Shostakovich's Cello Concerto No.1. The concerts conclude with Béla Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra with its shimmering, delicate opening... more >>>
This popular annual family concert takes attendees on a musical trip around the globe. Drums of the World features your very own Colorado Symphony Percussionists playing rhythmic instruments new and old—it’ll be everything but the kitchen sink... more >>>
This season's annual weekend of all-Beethoven features world-renowned British pianist Stephen Hough performing Piano Concerto No. 3. Conducted by David Danzmayr, the show begins with the 1807 composition that opened Heinrich Joseph von Collin's tragedy Coriolan, and ends with Symphony No. 7, a fitting... more >>>
The warm sounds of the holidays fill Boettcher Concert Hall with your favorite songs this December. Featuring traditional Christmas carols and a chance to sing along, and the opportunity to meet both Santa and Mrs. Claus! Plus, we'll be performing classics including highlights from our popular production of Too Hot to Handel... more >>>
Experience the full majesty of Handel’s masterpiece—one of the most revered oratorios of all time—when the Colorado Symphony and Colorado Symphony Chorus exalt Messiah skyward to soaring new heights. Nicholas Kraemer returns to Denver leading the orchestra and chorus through this soul-stirring holiday classic... more >>>