Colorado Symphony 2016/17 Season Presenting Sponsor:
SPECIAL • 2016/2017 MAYHEM PRESENTED BY THE COLORADO SYMPHONY AND WONDERBOUND COLORADO SYMPHONY CHRISTOPHER DRAGON, conductor WONDERBOUND CHIMNEY CHOIR JESSE MANLEY AND HIS BAND IAN COOKE BAND
Friday, May 12, 2017, at 7:30pm Boettcher Concert Hall
Selections to be announced from the stage. The performance will include two 15-minute intermissions.
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SPECIAL BIOGRAPHIES CHRISTOPHER DRAGON, conductor Australian conductor Christopher Dragon is in his second season as the Associate Conductor of the Colorado Symphony and commences his position as Principal Guest Conductor with the Denver Young Artists Orchestra. For three years, Christopher previously held the position of Assistant Conductor with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra, which gave him the opportunity to work closely with Principal Conductor Asher Fisch. Christopher works regularly in Australia and has conducted the Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, and West Australian Symphony Orchestras. His 2015 debut performance at the Sydney Opera House with Josh Pyke and the Sydney Symphony has been released on CD by ABC Music. In 2017, Christopher returns to the West Australian Symphony Orchestra for a subscription concert. In 2016, he made his Brazilian conducting debut with the Orquestra Sinfônica de Porto Alegre. He has also conducted at numerous festivals including the Breckenridge and Bangalow Music Festivals, both resulting with invitations to return. At the beginning of 2016, Christopher conducted Wynton Marsalis’ Swing Symphony as part of the Perth International Arts Festival alongside Wynton Marsalis and Jazz at the Lincoln Center Orchestra. In 2014, Christopher was selected from 100 international applicants to conduct the Princess Galyani Vadhana Youth Orchestra in Thailand and earlier that year participated in the Jarvi Winter Academy in Estonia where he was awarded the Orchestra’s Favourite Conductor Prize. Christopher began his conducting studies in 2011 and was a member of the prestigious Symphony Services International Conductor Development Program under the guidance of course director Christopher Seaman. He has also studied with numerous distinguished conductors including Leonid Grin, Paavo and Neeme Jarvi at the Jarvi Summer Festival, Fabio Luisi at the Pacific Music Festival, and conducting pedagogue Jorma Panula.
WONDERBOUND Wonderbound is an American dance company that lives at the convergence of tradition and innovation, vulnerability and courage, and intimacy and openness. Under the leadership of husband-and-wife team Garrett Ammon and Dawn Fay, Wonderbound is committed to the development and sharing of collaborative artistic experiences. These undertakings have come to define Wonderbound, producing creations that erase boundaries between mediums and engage artists and audiences in candid explorations of the human experience. For more information, please visit wonderbound.com
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SPECIAL BIOGRAPHIES CHIMNEY CHOIR Chimney Choir combines folk harmonies, ambient electronics, and swirling textures of rhythm and melody into a style of music that is not easy to define. They have toured the country extensively and produced and released five recordings. Their performances often take on a theatrical quality that has incorporated puppetry, ritual, dance, storytelling, interactive video, and even a sci-fi mini-drama. In collaboration with Wonderbound, they created the full-length ballet Boomtown, which debuted in April 2015. Their new release, (dream), is the latest incarnation of their joyous fall down into the rabbit hole of playful, immersive theatrical multimedia concept shows. More at chimneychoir.com
JESSE MANLEY AND HIS BAND Jesse Manley’s music has a unique sound, rooted in traditional folk music and verse, but seeking to re-invent a time-honored sound by blending a menagerie of historical genres with his own haunting voice. Manley is driven by the creative process, and is bolstered and inspired by working with a variety of different artists – most notably Garrett Ammon of Wonderbound. With collaboration at the core of many of his projects, he is able to make his artwork a richer experience for his listeners. He has a passion for working with dance, film, literature, and many other forms of art. More at jessemanley.com
IAN COOKE BAND Cooke’s talent coupled with his diligent work ethic has earned him several local accolades, including a #1 ranking in the 2009 Denver Post Music Poll and “Best Singer Songwriter,” “Best album,” and “Best Avant-Garde” nods by Westword. Nationally, Cooke has been written about in SPIN, featured on a recent Daytrotter session, and was featured alongside Billy Bragg, M. Ward, Owen Pallet, and more on a Joanna Newsom tribute. He has toured in the US and Australia playing with The Dresden Dolls, Crooked Fingers, Built to Spill, The Decemberists, The Flaming Lips (Monolith Festival), Blonde Redhead, Devotchka, Rasputina, Wovenhand, Pedro the Lion, and many more. More at iancooke.bandcamp.com
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SYMPHONY
PHOTO: BRANDON MARSHALL
IN THE SUMMER
Jethro Tull by Ian Anderson with the Colorado Symphony
A Night of Pops: Tribute to Leroy Anderson JUL 20 ■ THU 7:30
MAY 26 ■ FRI 8:00
Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Christopher Dragon, conductor Arvada Center Outdoor Amphitheatre
Sailin’ on the Green
Free Season Preview 2017/18 JUL 22 ■ SAT 7:30
Kenny Loggins, Peter Cetera, and Christopher Cross with the Colorado Symphony
Brett Mitchell, conductor Christopher Dragon, conductor Andres Lopera, conductor
JUN 24 ■ SAT 7:30
Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses JUN 30-JUL 1 FRI-SAT 7:30
HalfNotes
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Boettcher Concert Hall
Pink Martini with the Colorado Symphony
Movie at the Symphony: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets™ in Concert JUL 29-30 ■ SAT 7:30 ■ SUN 1:00
HalfNotes
Colorado Symphony Chorus, Mary Louise Burke, associate director
The performance includes FULL SCREENING OF THE FEATURE FILM! The pre-recorded soundtrack is removed from these features and performed live by your Colorado Symphony.
with special guest Rufus Wainwright
JUL 6 ■ THU 7:30
Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Mozart Under Moonlight
HalfNotes Please join us for pre-concert family activities in Gallery 2.
JUL 8 ■ SAT 7:30
Christopher Dragon, conductor Arvada Center Outdoor Amphitheatre
Movie at the Symphony: La La Land in Concert JUL 12 & JUL 14 ■ WED 7:30 ■ FRI 7:30
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Diana Krall with the Colorado Symphony JUL 18 ■ TUE 8:00
Red Rocks Amphitheatre
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POPS • 2016/2017 Colorado Symphony 2016/17 Season Presenting Sponsor:
DIANNE REEVES IN CONCERT COLORADO SYMPHONY CHRISTOPHER DRAGON, conductor DIANNE REEVES PETER MARTIN ROMERO LUBAMBO REGINALD VEAL TERREON GULLY Tonight's Concert is Gratefully Dedicated to Rosemary and John Priester
Saturday, May 13, 2017, at 7:30pm Boettcher Concert Hall
Selections to be announced from the stage.
SOUNDINGS 2016/2017 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG PROGRAM 5
POPS BIOGRAPHIES CHRISTOPHER DRAGON, conductor Australian conductor Christopher Dragon is in his second season as the Associate Conductor of the Colorado Symphony and commences his position as Principal Guest Conductor with the Denver Young Artists Orchestra. For three years, Christopher previously held the position of Assistant Conductor with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra, which gave him the opportunity to work closely with Principal Conductor Asher Fisch. Christopher works regularly in Australia and has conducted the Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, and West Australian Symphony Orchestras. His 2015 debut performance at the Sydney Opera House with Josh Pyke and the Sydney Symphony has been released on CD by ABC Music. In 2017, Christopher returns to the West Australian Symphony Orchestra for a subscription concert. In 2016, he made his Brazilian conducting debut with the Orquestra Sinfônica de Porto Alegre. He has also conducted at numerous festivals including the Breckenridge and Bangalow Music Festivals, both resulting with invitations to return. At the beginning of 2016, Christopher conducted Wynton Marsalis’ Swing Symphony as part of the Perth International Arts Festival alongside Wynton Marsalis and Jazz at the Lincoln Center Orchestra. In 2014, Christopher was selected from 100 international applicants to conduct the Princess Galyani Vadhana Youth Orchestra in Thailand and earlier that year participated in the Jarvi Winter Academy in Estonia where he was awarded the Orchestra’s Favourite Conductor Prize. Christopher began his conducting studies in 2011 and was a member of the prestigious Symphony Services International Conductor Development Program under the guidance of course director Christopher Seaman. He has also studied with numerous distinguished conductors including Leonid Grin, Paavo and Neeme Jarvi at the Jarvi Summer Festival, Fabio Luisi at the Pacific Music Festival, and conducting pedagogue Jorma Panula.
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POPS BIOGRAPHIES
DIANNE REEVES Dianne Reeves is the pre-eminent jazz vocalist in the world. As a result of her virtuosity, improvisational prowess, and unique jazz and R&B stylings, Reeves received the Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Performance for three consecutive recordings — a Grammy first in any vocal category. Featured in George Clooney’s six-time Academy Award nominated “Good Night, and Good Luck,” Reeves won her fourth of five Best Jazz Vocal Grammys for film’s soundtrack. In recent years Reeves has toured the world in a variety of contexts. She performed at the White House on multiple occasions including President Obama’s State Dinner for the President of China as well as the Governors’ Ball. Reeves’ latest release, Beautiful Life, won the 2015 Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Album. Her first album in five years, Beautiful Life was produced by Terri Lyne Carrington and features Gregory Porter, Robert Glasper, Lalah Hathaway, and Esperanza Spalding. In January 2015, Reeves joined Paul Simon, James Taylor, and Bobby McFerrin in a tribute to Michael Brecker at Jazz at Lincoln Center. www.diannereeves.com
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