Exploring doomed and joyous relationships with Verdi, Theofanidis, and Prokofiev!

'Farrenc-ly' my dear, this program is nomnom. Music by Farrenc, Korngold, and Beethoven!

Music from Russia with a Ukrainian thread running throughout!

Themes of meeting a moment of oppressed expression and authenticity abound in this program of Bacewicz, Shostakovich, and Tchaikovsky.

Colorado Symphony is playing Carnegie Hall! NY premiere of John Adams' Frenzy, solo pieces for violin by Kreisler, Dvorak, Williams, and Gardel, and Mussorgsky/Ravel's Pictures at an Exhibition. What a barn burner!

Mozart and Now = Nowzart! Enter a world of discovery with 3 new voices and 3 pieces by a wunderkind from the 1700s.

Travel, jazz, springtime, and a creepy puppet show... What could go wrong?!

George Frederick Handel's Messiah is an epic masterwork with tons of beloved bangers. Read, watch, and learn!

Music about place, both geographical and cultural. Smetana's Moldau, Piazzolla's Seasons of Buenos Aires, and Brahms' 2nd Symphony. Yum.

W. A. Mozart and Felix Mendelssohn had a lot in common - both young talents with an affinity for the music of Bach, and a thirst for self expression through music composition. Learn about Mozart's 4th violin concerto and Mendelssohn's "Lobgesang" Symphony-Cantata, plus SO MUCH MORE.

Armenian ethnomusicology pioneer Komitas Vardapet has been gone 90 years but his legacy still offers us fresh lessons. Listen to a performance video and learn about him in this post.

I had a super nerdy chat with Colorado Symphony Chorus Director Taylor Martin about the difference between a chorus, a chorale, and a choir, and whether Mendelssohn should've used an ampersand to better market his "Lobgesang" Symphony Cantata. For more info, check out the Complete Concert Guide: Mozart and Mendelssohn! Head back to the Backstage Pass subscriber page! →