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By Marc Shulgold Talk about strange bedfellows—Classical ballet and classic rock. Imagine Elvis crooning, “You can do anything but lay off of my pink point shoes.” But then, the Joffrey has danced to Prince songs, Twyla Tharp’s Deuce Coupe enjoys a Beach Boys soundtrack. Locally, Ballet Nouveau Colorado has danced to Queen, among others. So […]

By Marc Shulgold It’s hard to explain our fondness for complete sets of things, but it is an inescapable craving: possessing all of the Beatles LPs (or the glorious CD box), Beethoven’s nine Symphonies, Shakespeare’s plays, the full set of “Star Wars” characters pictured on Pepsi cans (don’t laugh — my son proudly displayed them […]

By Robin McNeil The Pro Musica Colorado Chamber Orchestra will finish its concert series entitled Season of Journeys on April 12 and April 13. The previous two concerts were entitled Mozart Travels to London, Mendelssohn Goes to Scotland. This final concert is entitled The Road home: American Journeys. As you might guess from the title of American […]

By Robin McNeil Festival of Lag B’Omer The Colorado Hebrew Chorale invites the community to celebrate the Jewish festival of Lag B’Omer at Four Mile Historic Park on Sunday afternoon, April 28, 2013, 2 p.m. The program, Lag B’Omer at Four Mile Historic Park, will include special guests from the Denver Zoo together with music, food, fun, […]

By Robin McNeil The Colorado Honor Band Association will present its spring concert on May 19, 2013, at 2:30 PM, at the Calvary Temple which is on the corner of Alameda and University Avenue. The street address of the Calvary Temple is 200 South University Blvd., Denver, CO 80209. There is no charge for this […]

A review by Marc Shulgold Denver Brass: “Echoes of the Emerald Isles” March 9 at Gates Concert Hall, University of Denver It sure didn’t look or feel like St. Patrick’s Day last Saturday. The snow had piled up by the evening, and the actual Day of Days was still more than a week off — […]

A preview by Marc Shugold Long ago, young Juliet struggled with her dangerous affections for the love-struck Romeo. “What’s in a name?” she pondered. James Wallace and Gregory Dawson can relate. Wallace, as is well-known to attentive dance fans in these parts, had become a star with the David Taylor Dance Theatre since joining in […]

A preview by Robin McNeil On March 23 and 24, music lovers in Colorado will be able to hear one of the great compositions in all of music literature: The Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ Upon the Cross According to St. Matthew, by J. S. Bach. Otherwise known as the St. Matthew Passion, it […]

A Review by Robin McNeil Maestra Cynthia Katsarelis, Edward Dusinberre, and the Pro Musica Colorado Chamber Orchestra are world class. Every musician who has spent his life practicing 4 to 8 hours a day, and who goes out on stage, not only because he wants to perform, but because he has such a love for […]

A Review by Robin McNeil The Denver Philharmonic Orchestra and MeeAe Nam are excellent! Friday evening, the first day of February, Maestro Adam Flatt led the Denver Philharmonic Orchestra (DPO) in, perhaps, its best performance of the season thus far. The DPO was joined in this performance by its well-remembered friend, Soprano and Doctor of […]