A preview by Robin McNeil Scen3 Fall 2014 Instrumental Music Roundup This coming concert season is going to be very exciting because it contains some rarely heard music, music that we know, and music which is so important in all of music literature, that you simply must go hear it. Some of the organizations listed […]
A Denver Youth Orchestra Hits the Road
An article by Marc Shulgold For an ensemble of musicians still in their teens and 20s, the premier Denver youth orchestra, Denver Young Artists Orchestra (DYAO) has certainly covered the waterfront. They’ve performed along the Front Range for more than three decades, and toured Europe and South America. But the orchestra’s executive director Peter Hellyer […]
Denver Young Artists Orchestra at Boettcher Hall
A review by Robin McNeil Sunday, February 9, I attended an absolutely tremendous concert at Boettcher Hall presented by the Denver Young Artists Orchestra, under the direction of Maestro Wes Kenney and Maestra Javan Carson. It featured all five of the orchestras that are under the aegis of the DYAO. I cannot say this strongly […]
Classical Music Winter Preview
By Robin McNeil There are a number of fantastic opportunities to hear wonderful seasonal music over the winter season. In this preview, I’ll highlight the Denver Brass, St. Martins Chamber Choir, the Littleton Symphony Orchestra, Kantorei, the Jefferson Symphony Orchestra, Colorado Hebrew Chorale, Denver Young Artists Orchestra, Denver Philharmonic Orchestra, Colorado Wind Ensemble, The Colorado Chamber […]
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