Talk Under The Tent

Curious to hear the stories behind the fantastic music being performed at the Colorado Music Festival? Eager to meet new Festival friends who share your love of music? Your concert guide will give a 30-minute presentation and answer your questions about the selected mus......More

Curious to hear the stories behind the fantastic music being performed at the Colorado Music Festival? Eager to meet new Festival friends who share your love of music? Your concert guide will give a 30-minute presentation and answer your questions about the selected music and guest artists. Free to ticketholders. Deborah Schmit-Lobis, Speaker – Center for Musical Arts Faculty member (piano, composition)A collaborative pianist, Deborah has performed with just about every major classical organization in the Denver area and she loves (and plays) just about every style of music. Deborah has toured nationally and internationally with artists such as Andrea Bocelli, played the accordion with Luciano Pavarotti in his last Denver concert, and has performed with James Galway, Eileen Ivers, and the Paul Winter Consort in conjunction with the Colorado Symphony.

Tent to the north of Chautauqua Auditorium, 900 Baseline Rd., Boulder, 80302, United States

Pianist Michelle Cann + Symphonie Fantastique

Audiences raved about pianist Michelle Cann’s Festival debut in 2023 now Cann returns to Chautauqua to perform a world premiere piano concerto by esteemed composer Valerie Coleman. After intermission, Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique sweeps the audience through love, obs......More

Audiences raved about pianist Michelle Cann’s Festival debut in 2023 now Cann returns to Chautauqua to perform a world premiere piano concerto by esteemed composer Valerie Coleman. After intermission, Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique sweeps the audience through love, obsession, dreams, and the supernatural. This groundbreaking masterpiece remains one of classical music’s most exhilarating orchestral experiences.

Chautauqua Auditorium, 900 Baseline Road, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States

Pianist Michelle Cann + Symphonie Fantastique

Audiences raved about pianist Michelle Cann’s Festival debut in 2023 now Cann returns to Chautauqua to perform a world premiere piano concerto by esteemed composer Valerie Coleman. After intermission, Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique sweeps the audience through love, obs......More

Audiences raved about pianist Michelle Cann’s Festival debut in 2023 now Cann returns to Chautauqua to perform a world premiere piano concerto by esteemed composer Valerie Coleman. After intermission, Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique sweeps the audience through love, obsession, dreams, and the supernatural. This groundbreaking masterpiece remains one of classical music’s most exhilarating orchestral experiences.

Chautauqua Auditorium, 900 Baseline Road, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States

Post-Concert Talk-Back

Immediately following the August 7 concert, you’re invited to a brief, interactive Q&A with Music Director Peter Oundjian and pianist Michelle Cann in Chautauqua Auditorium. Free to ticketholders. 

Chautauqua Auditorium, 900 Baseline Road, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States

Season Finale: Mahler 3

Music Director Peter Oundjian continues his tradition of closing the Festival season with a massive Mahler symphony. Mahler referred to his sunny Third as “A Summer’s Midday Dream,” and was aware he was defying symphonic convention as he wrote it, saying, “But to write ......More

Music Director Peter Oundjian continues his tradition of closing the Festival season with a massive Mahler symphony. Mahler referred to his sunny Third as “A Summer’s Midday Dream,” and was aware he was defying symphonic convention as he wrote it, saying, “But to write a symphony means, to me, to construct a world with all the tools of the available technique.” GRAMMY Award-winning mezzo soprano Fleur Barron, St. Martin’s Festival Singers, and the Boulder Children’s Chorale join the Festival Orchestra to give this epic symphony its voice.

Chautauqua Auditorium, 900 Baseline Road, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States