Music

Transcendent connections

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In late May, Kyle Donovan packed up his guitar and headed south, about a hundred miles west of Austin, to perform in the Kerville...

Missy Raines is thundering into Boulder

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As a kid in the 1970s, Missy Raines didn’t have a lot of female bluegrass role models. “I come from a genre that, up until...

Professional development

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When Emelise Munoz was young—younger than she is now—passersby would hear her busking down the street, drawn by her deep, soulful voice, surprised to...

Returning to CMF

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The Colorado Music Festival hosts the return of two guest conductors for the central portion of the six-week festival, July 11–23. For orchestral concerts July...

Hustling in the high country

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Jamgrass is often associated with the state of Colorado, which has given birth to many of the genre’s well-acclaimed groups, including Leftover Salmon, the...

Soloists together onstage at last with the Boulder Philharmonic

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Jennifer Frautschi and Erik Ruske rarely get to perform together. The married couple are both highly successful musicians, but she plays the violin and he...

Blues traveler

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What’s the sound of a page turning? For music artist Samantha Fish, the answer comes on her latest album Faster. Released in September 2021,...

Boulder Symphony’s family affair

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The opening of the Boulder Symphony’s 2015–16 season features three members of Boulder’s legendary musical family, the Lehnerts, playing Beethoven’s Triple Concerto. And it all got started at the farmers’ market...

‘Brand new Beethoven’

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Every composer has hidden gems in their oeuvre. For Ludwig van Beethoven — whose full output is standard repertoire in most genres  — such...

House concerts bring community and culture to a living room near...

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Depending on which Saturday night you decide to stop by Dan Fairchild’s house, you could be treated to a string quartet, a Brazilian guitar trio, or a Balkan brass band. Fairchild is one of several hosts of house concerts in Boulder and has been bringing artists and ...

Going through phases

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Lindsey Stirling could not have experienced a more abrupt and dramatic stop to her music activities than what happened when the pandemic hit in...

Still the queen of the local scene

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"I’m sorry,” Wendy Woo says over the phone one recent afternoon, “I feel like I’m not a hundred percent focused. I’m taking a defiant...