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“ e original concert was much longer, two or three hours,” Golan said. “At that time, it was before television, and (it) was a time really used for live entertainment (and) live events, whether it was theater, opera, symphony.”

Today, there’s many forms of entertainment — including TV and the internet — and more things that families do together, Golan added.

“Everybody is so busy these days,” he said, “and concerts tend to be short.”

He expects the Crown Jewel program will last about an hourand-a-half to two hours, including intermission.

More Than Music

Attendees will also get to participate in the DPO’s More an Music. ese events are themed for each concert and o er an additional experience to the concert. More an Music ranges from pre-concert chats, during which concert-goers learn insight into the program’s mu- sic, to post-concert receptions where concert-goers can enjoy refreshments and meet the musicians.

To get an idea of how the More an Music themes work, when DPO performed its Celtic Celebration around St. Patrick’s Day, the program included both Scottish and Irish music — Mendelssohn’s Scottish symphony, as well as an Irish piece of the Brendan Voyage, written by Shawn Davey, a living Irish composer.

“Before the concert, and during intermission, there were more hap- penings, such as serving Irish whiskey and Scotch, plus tastings and Irish step dancing,” Golan said. “For the kids, we had miniature golf.”

He added that the sport was born in Scotland.

Roger Haak joins the DPO

As DPO reaches back this year, the organization recently welcomed Roger Haak as its new executive director.

Haak replaces Valerie Clausen, who is transitioning from the position after 11 years. Clausen has been a violinist in the orchestra for 17 years, and it is expected she will continue to serve the DPO.

Haak’s background includes work with the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas, and the Artosphere Festival Orchestra in Fayetteville, Arkansas. He also is a classically trained vocalist and a new talent coordinator at Comedy Works in Denver, which occasionally requires a little standup on his part.

Haak comes to DPO from the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, where he was VIP ticketing manager.

“I’m like a one-stop shop,” Haak said, adding his role with the DPO touches upon just about every detail involved in running such a unique organization. e DPO “enables me to incorporate everything I learned at DCPA and elsewhere.”

A local connection

Antonia Brico was a trailblazer, Haak said. She was told that she could not be a conductor of an orchestra based solely on her gender, he added.

But “she came to Denver, and now we get to perform this again in Denver,” Haak said of the Crown Jewel concert. “ ere’s a real local connection happening here.”

To learn more about the Denver Philharmonic Orchestra, or to purchase tickets to its Crown Jewel concert, visit denverphilharmonic. org.