Early Announce | 2016/17 Season

photo: Paul Brokering

W E A R E E N T E R TA I N M E N T.

Christopher Dragon, Associate Conductor leading the Colorado Symphony at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Summer 2016.

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THE COLORADO SYMPHONY

Britten Performed by Augustin Hadelich

MASTERWORKS

NOV 4-5 FRI-SAT 7:30 Courtney Lewis, conductor Augustin Hadelich, violin BARBER Symphony No. 1, Op. 9 BRITTEN Violin Concerto, Op. 15 BARBER Adagio for Strings ELGAR In the South, Op. 50

Ben Folds: Master Work with the Colorado Symphony For full concert details and descriptions please view online at coloradosymphony.org.

Full 2016/17 Colorado Symphony brochure will be available March 1, 2016.

Shostakovich Performed by Silver Ainomäe

John Denver: A Rocky Mountain High Concert Celebration with the Colorado Symphony SEPT 10 SEPT 15

SPECIAL

SAT 7:30

El Latir de México

FREE COMMUNITY CONCERT

THU 7:00

Opening Weekend: Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2

MASTERWORKS

TRADITIONAL POPS

MASTERWORKS

SEPT 30-OCT 2 FRI-SAT 7:30 SUN 1:00 Teddy Abrams, conductor Morgan James, vocals Selections from Bernstein’s favorite musicals such as West Side Story, Candide, and On the Town

Kellogg's Concerto World Premiere Featuring Yumi Hwang-Williams

MASTERWORKS

OCT 28

OCT 29

HOLIDAY

Handel’s Messiah

HOLIDAY

Handel’s Messiah Sing-Along

HOLIDAY

Celtic Woman Home for Christmas: The Symphony Tour

FEATURE

Frosty & Frozen

HOLIDAY

A Night In Vienna

HOLIDAY

DEC 9-11 FRI 7:30 SAT 2:30 & 6:00 SUN 1:00 Colorado Symphony Chorus, Duain Wolfe, director Colorado Children’s Chorale, Deborah DeSantis, artistic director

DEC 21 INSIDE THE SCORE

DEC 31 MASTERWORKS

TUE 7:30

WED 6:30 SAT 6:30

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Tribute JAN 10 JAN 14

TRADITIONAL POPS

SAT 7:30

Symphonic Firsts Conducted by Mark Wigglesworth

TRADITIONAL POPS

FREE COMMUNITY CONCERT

TUE 7:30

A Night of Pops: Tribute to Leroy Anderson

FRI 7:30

Halloween Spooktacular

A Colorado Christmas

DEC 20

OCT 21-23 FRI-SAT 7:30 SUN 1:00 Andrew Litton, conductor Colorado Symphony Chorus, Duain Wolfe, director Colorado Children’s Chorale, Deborah DeSantis, artistic director PUCCINI La Bohème Semi-staged production

Movie at the Symphony: Raiders of the Lost Ark

MASTERWORKS

DEC 2-4 FRI-SAT 7:30 SUN 1:00 David Danzmayr, conductor Stephen Hough, piano BEETHOVEN Overture to Coriolan, Op. 62 BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 37 BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

DEC 18 SUN 4:00 Colorado Symphony Chorus, Duain Wolfe, director

OCT 16 SUN 1:00 Christopher Dragon, conductor

La Bohème Conducted by Andrew Litton

FAMILY

SUN 1:00 Colorado Symphony Percussionists

DEC 16-17 FRI-SAT 7:30 Nicholas Kraemer, conductor Colorado Symphony Chorus, Duain Wolfe, director

OCT 14-15 FRI-SAT 7:30 Edwin Outwater, conductor Yumi Hwang-Williams, violin BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36 DANIEL KELLOGG Rising Phoenix JANÁČEK Sinfonietta

Inside Dvořák Symphony No. 9 "From the New World"

Drums of the World All Beethoven Featuring Symphony No. 7

SEPT 24 SAT 7:30 Second City Jeffrey Biegel, piano Program featuring the premiere of PDQ BACH’s "Concerto for VERY Grand Piano"

An Evening of Bernstein’s Best

MASTERWORKS

NOV 18-20 FRI-SAT 7:30 SUN 1:00 Peter Oundjian, conductor Silver Ainomäe, cello SHOSTAKOVICH Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 107 BARTÓK Concerto for Orchestra

NOV 27

SEPT 16-17 FRI-SAT 7:30 Andrew Litton, conductor Jon Kimura Parker, piano BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83 STRAUSS Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30

The Second City Guide to the Symphony

MASTERWORKS ✣

NOV 11-12 FRI-SAT 7:30 Ben Folds, piano BEN FOLDS Concerto for Piano and Orchestra

JAN 20-21 FRI-SAT 7:30 Mark Wigglesworth, conductor MOZART Symphony No. 1 in E-flat major, K. 16 SCHUBERT Symphony No. 1 in D major, D. 82 BRAHMS Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 68

FAMILY

SAT 2:30

COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG • 303.623.7876 • BOX OFFICE: MON-FRI: 10AM-6PM; SAT: 12-6PM

MASTERWORKS

Inside Symphonic Beginnings JAN 22

INSIDE THE SCORE

SUN 1:00

Rachmaninoff Performed by Olga Kern

MASTERWORKS

FEB 3-4 FRI-SAT 7:30 Andrew Litton, conductor Olga Kern, piano RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp minor, Op. 1 SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 60, “Leningrad”

Byron Stripling What a Wonderful World: A Tribute to Louis Armstrong

HK Gruber’s Frankenstein!!

Movie at the Symphony: E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial

TRADITIONAL POPS

APR 27

Colorado Symphony Ball APR 29

Peter and the Wolf

MAY 5 & 7 FRI 7:30 SUN 1:00 Cristian Macelaru, conductor Nicholas Phan, Evangelist Hadleigh Adams, Jesus Colorado Symphony Chorus, Duain Wolfe, director Colorado Children’s Chorale, Deborah DeSantis, artistic director J.S. BACH St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244

FAMILY

FEB 12 SUN 1:00 Denver Young Artists Orchestra MASTERWORKS ✣

FEB 17-18 FRI-SAT 7:30 Andre deRidder, conductor Nadia Sirota, viola NICO MUHLY Viola Concerto

Christopher Dragon and Jeffrey Kahane in Concert

MASTERWORKS

Time For Three MAR 11

MASTERWORKS

Dianne Reeves in Concert

TRADITIONAL POPS

SAT 7:30

Mahler Symphony No. 3 Conducted by Andrew Litton

MAHLER

Symphony No. 3 in D minor

JUST ANNOUNCED!

TRADITIONAL POPS

MASTERWORKS

MAR 17-18 FRI-SAT 7:30 Marcelo Lehninger, conductor Vadim Gluzman, violin TCHAIKOVSKY Marche Slave, Op. 31 PROKOFIEV Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63 TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36

Inside Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 MAR 19

INSIDE THE SCORE

SUN 1:00

Symphonic Tribute To Comic Con: The Tetralogy

GEEK

MAR 24-25 FRI-SAT 7:30 Colorado Symphony Chorus, Mary Louise Burke, associate director

The Music of Michael Jackson APR 1

APR 2

TRADITIONAL POPS

SAT 7:30

A Symphonic Beauty and the Beast

FAMILY

SUN 1:00

Mozart Performed by Jason Shafer

APR 7-9 FRI-SAT 7:30 SUN 1:00 Jaime Martin, conductor Jason Shafer, clarinet DUKAS La Péri, Poème dansé MOZART Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622 RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade, Op. 35

✣ Full program repertoire to be announced

MASTERWORKS

MAY 19-21 FRI-SAT 7:30 SUN 1:00 Andrew Litton, conductor Michelle DeYoung, mezzo Colorado Symphony Chorus, Duain Wolfe, director Colorado Children’s Chorale, Deborah DeSantis, artistic director

SAT 7:30

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4

FUNDRAISER

SAT 6:00

Bach St. Matthew Passion

MAY 13

MAR 3-5 FRI-SAT 7:30 SUN 1:00 Christopher Dragon, conductor Jeffrey Kahane, piano Colorado Symphony Chorus, Duain Wolfe, director BRAHMS Nänie for Chorus and Orchestra, Op. 82 SCHUMANN Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54 BRAHMS Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90

GEEK

THU 7:30

FEB 11 SAT 7:30 Byron Stripling, trumpet/ vocals

deRidder Conducts

MASTERWORKS

APR 21-22 FRI-SAT 7:30 Kevin John Edusei, conductor Gabriel Preisser, narrator J. STRAUSS JR. On the Beautiful Blue Danube, Op. 314 HK GRUBER Frankenstein!!

BRAHMS/orch. SCHOENBERG Piano Quartet in G minor, Op. 25

MASTERWORKS

WITH THE COLORADO SYMPHONY JUL 24 SUN 7:30 PM Red Rocks Amphitheatre Tickets at AXS.com

SEASON PACKAGES

Note: Masterworks 16 package subscribers - package A & B will be combined for your subscription.

MASTERWORKS 8 PACKAGE A FRIDAY OR SATURDAY

MASTERWORKS 8 PACKAGE B FRIDAY OR SATURDAY

Opening Weekend: Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2

An Evening of Bernstein’s Best

SEPT 16-17 FRI-SAT 7:30

SEPT 30-OCT 1 FRI-SAT 7:30

Kellogg's Concerto World Premiere Featuring Yumi Hwang-Williams

La Bohème Conducted by Andrew Litton

OCT 14-15 FRI-SAT 7:30

Shostakovich Performed by Silver Ainomäe

Britten Performed by Augustin Hadelich

NOV 18-19 FRI-SAT 7:30

NOV 4-5

Symphonic Firsts Conducted by Mark Wigglesworth

FRI-SAT 7:30

OCT 21-22 FRI-SAT 7:30

Ben Folds: Master Work with the Colorado Symphony

JAN 20-21 FRI-SAT 7:30

NOV 12

deRidder Conducts

SAT 7:30 (SAT package only)

OCT 2

SUN 1:00

La Bohème Conducted by Andrew Litton OCT 23

SUN 1:00

Shostakovich Performed by Silver Ainomäe NOV 20

SUN 1:00

All Beethoven Featuring Symphony No. 7 DEC 4

SUN 1:00

Christopher Dragon and Jeffrey Kahane in Concert SUN 1:00

Mozart Performed by Jason Shafer

All Beethoven Featuring Symphony No. 7 DEC 2-3

Christopher Dragon and Jeffrey Kahane in Concert

Rachmaninoff Performed by Olga Kern

MAR 3-4

FEB 3-4

Mozart Performed by Jason Shafer

FRI-SAT 7:30

An Evening of Bernstein’s Best

MAR 5

FEB 17-18 FRI-SAT 7:30

FRI-SAT 7:30

MASTERWORKS SUNDAY PACKAGE

FRI-SAT 7:30

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4

APR 7-8

MAR 17-18 FRI-SAT 7:30

Mahler Symphony No. 3 Conducted by Andrew Litton

HK Gruber’s Frankenstein!!

MAY 19-20 FRI-SAT 7:30

FRI-SAT 7:30

APR 9

SUN 1:00

Bach St. Matthew Passion MAY 7

SUN 1:00

Mahler Symphony No. 3 Conducted by Andrew Litton MAY 21

SUN 1:00

APR 21-22 FRI-SAT 7:30

Bach St. Matthew Passion MAY 5 FRI 7:30 (FRI package only)

INSIDE THE SCORE PACKAGE Inside Dvořák Symphony No. 9 "From the New World" OCT 16

SUN 1:00

Inside Symphonic Firsts JAN 22

SUN 1:00

Inside Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 MAR 19 SUN 1:00

POPS PACKAGE

FAMILY PACKAGE

The Second City Guide to the Symphony

Halloween Spooktacular

SEPT 24

OCT 29

SAT 7:30

SAT 2:30

A Colorado Christmas

Drums of the World

DEC 9

NOV 27

FRI 7:30

SUN 1:00

A Night of Pops: Tribute to Leroy Anderson

A Colorado Christmas

JAN 14

DEC 10

SAT 7:30

Byron Stripling What a Wonderful World: A Tribute to Louis Armstrong FEB 11

SAT 7:30

Time For Three MAR 11

SAT 2:30

Peter and the Wolf FEB 12 SUN 1:00 A Symphonic Beauty and the Beast APR 2 SUN 1:00

SAT 7:30

The Music of Michael Jackson APR 1

SAT 7:30

Dianne Reeves in Concert MAY 13

SAT 7:30

GEEK PACKAGE

SPECIALS & FEATURES

HOLIDAY SERIES

Movie at the Symphony: Raiders of the Lost Ark

John Denver: A Rocky Mountain High Concert Celebration with the Colorado Symphony

A Colorado Christmas

SEPT 10

Handel’s Messiah

OCT 28

FRI 7:30

Symphonic Tribute To Comic Con: The Tetralogy MAR 24 FRI 7:30 Movie at the Symphony: E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial APR 27

THU 7:30

SAT 7:30

DEC 9-11

FRI 7:30 • SAT 2:30 & 6:00 • SUN 1:00

Ben Folds: Master Work with the Colorado Symphony

DEC 16-17 FRI-SAT 7:30

NOV 11-12

Handel’s Messiah Sing-Along

FRI-SAT 7:30

Celtic Woman Home for Christmas: The Symphony Tour

DEC 18

DEC 20

Frosty & Frozen

TUE 7:30

DEC 21

SUN 4:00 WED 6:30

A Night In Vienna DEC 31

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COLORADO SYMPHONY P R O U D LY S U P P O R T E D B Y

SAT 6:30