2015-2016 SEASON
S E PT E M B E R
2 01 5
El Latir de México
N OV E M B E R
2 01 5
COMMUNITY
SEPT 15 T TUE 7:00 Andres Lopera, conductor
Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 3 MASTERWORKS Opening Weekend: Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1
SEPT 18-20 T FRI-SAT 7:30 T SUN 1:00 Andrew Litton, conductor Alessio Bax, piano SHOSTAKOVICH Festive Overture TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1 SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5
NOV 6-8 T FRI-SAT 7:30 T SUN 1:00
Andrew Litton, conductor Denis Kozhukhin, piano KABALEVSKY Overture to Colas Breugnon PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 2 RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 3
A Salute To Our Troops
COMMUNITY
NOV 13 T FRI 7:30
Andres Lopera, conductor
Colorado Symphony 5k Run/Walk SEPT 19 T SAT 9:00am
MASTERWORKS
FUNDRAISER
SLOAN’S LAKE PARK
Meredith Willson’s “The Music Man” In Concert
POPS
Symphony at the Movies: Back To The Future
GEEK
NOV 14 T SAT 7:30
Christopher Dragon, conductor
Book, Music and Lyrics by: MEREDITH WILLSON
Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique
Christopher Dragon, conductor Colorado Symphony Chorus, Mary Louise Burke, associate director Semi-staged production
Andrew Litton, conductor Philippe Quint, violin Colorado Symphony Chorus, Duain Wolfe, director STRAVINSKY Symphony of Psalms STRAVINSKY Violin Concerto in D major BERLIOZ Symphonie fantastique
SEPT 26-27 T SAT 7:30 T SUN 1:00
O C TO B E R
2 01 5
Mozart Performed by Michael Thornton OCT 2-3 T FRI-SAT 7:30
MASTERWORKS
FRI, OCT 2 - SOLD OUT
James Feddeck, conductor Michael Thornton, horn DVOŘÁK Carnival Overture MOZART Horn Concerto No. 3 L. MOZART Sinfonia pastorella for Alphorn BRAHMS Symphony No. 4
NOV 20-21 T FRI-SAT 7:30
MASTERWORKS
The Music of James Bond with Hilary Kole
POPS
NOV 28 T SAT 7:30
Andres Lopera, conductor Hilary Kole, vocalist
Drums of the World
FAMILY
NOV 29 T SUN 1:00
Colorado Symphony Percussionists
Newman Center Presents
Brahms Symphony No. 4
ON LOCATION
OCT 6 T TUE 7:30
D E C E M B E R
2 01 5
Christopher Dragon, conductor Michael Thronton, horn MOZART Horn Concerto No. 3 BRAHMS Symphony No. 4
Inside The Score: Symphony 101
INSIDE THE SCORE
OCT 9 T FRI 7:30
Andres Lopera, conductor Catherine Beeson, host
All Beethoven featuring Symphony No. 3 “Eroica”
MASTERWORKS
DEC 4-6 T FRI-SAT 7:30 T SUN 1:00
Rossen Milanov, conductor Andrew Staupe, piano BEETHOVEN Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 1 BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3, “Eroica”
Jackie Evancho Sings Holiday Hits & More
Jake Shimabukuro In Concert
SPECIAL
OCT 10 T SAT 7:30
OCT 16-17 T FRI-SAT 7:30
DEC 15 T TUES 7:30
Christopher Dragon, conductor Jackie Evancho, vocalist
Christopher Dragon, conductor Jake Shimabukuro, ukulele
Elgar “Enigma Variations”
SPECIAL
MASTERWORKS
Courtney Lewis, conductor Courtney Hershey Bress, harp HAYDN Symphony No. 60, “Il distratto” DEBUSSY Dances Sacred and Profane RAVEL Introduction and Allegro Variations on an Original Theme, “Enigma ELGAR Variations”
A Colorado Christmas
HOLIDAY
DEC 11-13 T FRI 7:30 T SAT 2:30 & 6:00 T SUN 1:00
Andres Lopera, conductor Colorado Symphony Chorus, Duain Wolfe, director Colorado Children’s Chorale, Deborah DeSantis, artistic director
Holiday Brass at Montview Boulevard HOLIDAY Presbyterian Church DEC 18 & 20 T FRI 7:30 T SUN 5:00 Brian Buerkle, conductor Colorado Symphony Brass & Percussion
Strauss Conducted By Andrew Litton
MASTERWORKS
OCT 23-24 T FRI-SAT 7:30
Handel’s Messiah
DEC 18-19 T FRI-SAT 7:30 DEC 20 T SUN 1:00*
HOLIDAY
Duain Wolfe, conductor Colorado Symphony Chorus, Duain Wolfe, director HANDEL Messiah
Andrew Litton, conductor Silver Ainomäe, cello Don Quixote STRAUSS STRAUSS Don Juan STRAUSS Suite from Der Rosenkavalier
* Join us on Sunday for the return of the Messiah Sing-Along! Sunday concert only $25 for adults and $10 for children.
Symphony at the Movies: Home Alone
HOLIDAY
DEC 22 T TUE 7:30
Andres Lopera, conductor Colorado Symphony Chorus, Mary Louise Burke, associate director
A Weekend of Star Wars
DEC 26-27 T SAT 7:30 T SUN 1:00
GEEK
Christopher Dragon, conductor
Symphony at the Movies: Psycho OCT 30 T FRI 7:30
POPS
Andres Lopera, conductor
Halloween Spooktacular OCT 31 T SAT 2:30
FAMILY
Christopher Dragon, conductor
Arrive one half hour early for pre-concert family-fun activities in Gallery 2!
A Night in Vienna DEC 31 T THU 6:30
Christopher Dragon, conductor
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HOLIDAY
2 0 1 5 -2 0 1 6 S E A S O N
JA N UA RY
2 01 6
Carnival of the Animals and The Story of Babar
All Gershwin featuring New York City Ballet
SPECIAL
FAMILY
MAR 13 T SUN 1:00
Andres Lopera, conductor SAINT-SAËNS Carnival of the Animals POULENC The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant
JAN 10 T SUN 1:00
Andrew Litton, conductor/piano Members of New York City Ballet GERSHWIN Overture to Crazy for You GERSHWIN Day Full of Song GERSHWIN Rhapsody in Blue GERSHWIN Who Cares?
Shakespeare Festival: Romeo and Juliet
MASTERWORKS
MAR 18-20 T FRI-SAT 7:30 T SUN 1:00
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Tribute JAN 12 T TUE 7:30
COMMUNITY
Pixar In Concert
JAN 15-16 T FRI 7:30 T SAT 2:30
SPECIAL
One Singular Sensation: A Tribute to Marvin Hamlisch
POPS
Andres Lopera, conductor
Christopher Dragon, conductor Colorado Symphony Chorus, Duain Wolfe, director VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Serenade to Music BERNSTEIN Symphonic Dances from West Side Story TCHAIKOVSKY excerpts from Romeo and Juliet PROKOFIEV excerpts from Romeo and Juliet BERLIOZ excerpts from Romeo and Juliet A P R I L
Christopher Dragon, conductor
2 01 6
JAN 23 T SAT 7:30
Christopher Dragon, conductor Donna McKechnie, Jodi Benson, Doug LaBrecque, vocals Colorado Symphony Chorus, Mary Louise Burke, associate director
Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition
MASTERWORKS
JAN 29-30 T FRI-SAT 7:30
Béla Fleck: Return of the Banjo
Jayce Ogren, conductor Claude Sim, violin SIBELIUS Romance in C major for Strings SIBELIUS “Valse Triste” from Kuolema, Finlandia SIBELIUS KHACHATURIAN Violin Concerto MUSSORGSKY/RAVEL Pictures at an Exhibition F E B R UA RY
MASTERWORKS
APR 1-2 T FRI-SAT 7:30
Jose Luis Gomez, conductor Béla Fleck, banjo JOHN ADAMS The Chairman Dances VILLA-LOBOS Chôros No. 6 BÉLA FLECK Concerto for Banjo and Orchestra No. 2
2 01 6
Inside The Score: An Evening of Chamber Music
INSIDE THE SCORE
APR 8 T FRI 7:30
A Symphonic Tribute to Mel Brooks
POPS
APR 9 T SAT 7:30
Andres Lopera, conductor Colorado Symphony Chorus, Mary Louise Burke, associate director
Inside The Score: Holst The Planets
INSIDE THE SCORE
FEB 5 T FRI 7:30
Christopher Dragon, conductor
Side-By-Side with DYAO: 100 Year Celebration of the U.S. National Parks
FAMILY
Jeffrey and Gabriel Kahane
FEB 6 T SAT 2:30
APR 15-17 T FRI-SAT 7:30 T SUN 1:00
Denver Young Artists Orchestra
MASTERWORKS
Jeffrey Kahane, conductor/piano Gabriel Kahane, vocals/guitar BERNSTEIN Fancy Free GABRIEL KAHANE Crane Palimpsest GERSHWIN Concerto in F
Colorado Symphony Ball
FUNDRAISER
APR 23
M AY
Sierra Boggess In Concert
2 01 6
POPS
FEB 13-14 T SAT 7:30 T SUN 1:00
Andres Lopera, conductor Sierra Boggess, vocals Colorado Children’s Chorale, Deborah DeSantis, artistic director
Copland Conducted by Andrew Litton
MASTERWORKS
APR 29-MAY 1 TFRI-SAT 7:30 T SUN 1:00
Mahler Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection”
MASTERWORKS
Andrew Litton, conductor Kirill Gerstein, piano RICHARD DANIELPOUR Celestial Night RACHMANINOFF Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini COPLAND Symphony No. 3
FEB 19-20 T FRI-SAT 7:30
Andrew Litton, conductor Colorado Symphony Chorus, Duain Wolfe, director MAHLER Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection” Newman Center Presents
Colors in Music
ON LOCATION
FEB 25 T THU 7:30
Andres Lopera, conductor
Igudesman and Joo: “BIG Nightmare Music”
SPECIAL
A Symphonic Tribute to Comic Con v3.0
FEB 27 T SAT 7:30
MAY 6 T FRI 7:30
Andres Lopera, conductor Aleksey Igudesman, violin Hyung-ki Joo, piano M A R C H
GEEK
Christopher Dragon, conductor
Dvořák Symphony No. 9 “From the New World”
2 01 6
MASTERWORKS
MAY 13-14 T FRI-SAT 7:30
Andre de Ridder, conductor Yumi Hwang-Williams, violin BRYCE DESSNER Réponse Lutoslawski BARTÓK Violin Concerto No. 2 Symphony No. 9 “From the New World” DVOŘÁK
Shakespeare Festival: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
MASTERWORKS
MAR 4-5 T FRI-SAT 7:30
Hans Graf, conductor Maureen Thomas, actor Colorado Children’s Chorale, Deborah DeSantis, artistic director TCHAIKOVSKY The Tempest, Fantasy-Overture MENDELSSOHN A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Inside The Score: Shakespeare Festival: Colorado Symphony Chorus
INSIDE THE SCORE
MAR 11 T FRI 7:30
Duain Wolfe, conductor Colorado Symphony Chorus, Duain Wolfe, director
An Evening with Wonderbound MAR 12 T SAT 7:30
Carmina Burana
MASTERWORKS
MAY 20-22 T FRI-SAT 7:30 T SUN 1:00
Andrew Litton, conductor Colorado Symphony Chorus, Duain Wolfe, director Colorado Children’s Chorale, Deborah DeSantis, artistic director COPLAND Appalachian Spring ORFF Carmina burana
SPECIAL
Christopher Dragon, conductor Wonderbound TCHAIKOVSKY excerpts from Sleeping Beauty TCHAIKOVSKY excerpts from Swan Lake TCHAIKOVSKY Serenade for Strings
Arrive one half hour early for pre-concert family-fun activities in Gallery 2!
6 concerts on your schedule $38 per concert
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