Music
Meet the Ivalas Quartet
The Ivalas Quartet only recently arrived in Colorado, but if you follow classical music you will be hearing about them soon.
That’s because they are...
‘Bamboozling’ piece anchors Boulder Phil concert
Michael Butterman, conductor of the Boulder Philharmonic, was sitting in his driveway, thinking “What on earth is going on?”
“It was just an amazing mix,”...
The final stage
He was a whirlwind on stage. A larger-than-life mandolin dervish enticing huge audiences to join him on a wild ride, and a songwriter who...
Answering the call
The mosquitoes are smaller in New Mexico. There are also fewer of them and less humidity, all of which has drawn Brittany Howard away...
‘A space of awe and wonder’
J.S. Bach’s monumental Mass in B Minor is one of the great works in the European musical tradition.
Cynthia Katsarelis, conductor of the Pro Musical...
The journey is the destination
In a locally published review last winter of their LP Instinct, the generally sympathetic reviewer predicted that this year — 2019 — was going...
The beautiful madness of Shovels & Rope
Michael Trent and Cary Ann Hearst, the husband and wife duo behind folk-rock outfit Shovels & Rope, were on their way to play Codfish...
Mixing in a few clouds
Matt and Kim have made a career out of creating upbeat, catchy pop anthems that seem tailor-made to get concert crowds smiling, singing and...
Unexpected and unfamiliar
The Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra somewhat unexpectedly opens its 2019-20 season Saturday, Oct. 12, with music by two members of the Rock & Roll Hall...
Mutual understanding
In June of 1989, a military coup, led by Omar al-Bashir, overtook the government in Sudan. Combined with widespread famine, the military violence in...
Not as simple as it seems
Have you ever been stranded in an airport between flights?
If so, Boulder’s Ars Nova Singers and Denver’s Stratus Ensemble have a musical program for...
Getting it off your chest
Todd Snider may have, of late, been garage rocking and singing in Hard Working Americans, the band made up of members of Widespread Panic...
