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The Colorado Symphony 2015/16 Season presents a wealth of world-class artistry performed by the critically acclaimed orchestra, the region’s only full-time professional orchestra. Whether your preference is Masterworks, Pops, the reimagined Inside the Score, the fun-filled Family Series, or the increasingly popular Geek series, you will experience the superb performances of some of the nation’s most outstanding musicians, propelled by the vibrant energy and influence of the Symphony’s internationally renowned Music Director, Andrew Litton.
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S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 5
El Latir de México COMMUNITY SEPT 15 T TUE 7:00Andres Lopera, conductor
Opening Weekend: MASTERWORKS Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1SEPT 18-20 T FRI-SAT 7:30 T SUN 1:00Andrew Litton, conductor Alessio Bax, pianoSHOSTAKOVICH Festive OvertureTCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1 SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5
Colorado Symphony 5k Run/Walk FUNDRAISER
SEPT 19 T SAT 9:00am SLOAN’S LAKE PARK
Meredith Willson’s POPS
“The Music Man” In Concert Book, Music and Lyrics by: MEREDITH WILLSONSEPT 26-27 T SAT 7:30 T SUN 1:00Christopher Dragon, conductorColorado Symphony Chorus, Mary Louise Burke, associate director Semi-staged production
O C T O B E R 2 0 1 5
Mozart Performed by MASTERWORKS
Michael ThorntonOCT 2-3 T FRI-SAT 7:30James Feddeck, conductor Michael Thornton, hornDVOŘÁK Carnival OvertureMOZART Horn Concerto No. 3L. MOZART Sinfonia pastorella for AlphornBRAHMS Symphony No. 4
Newman Center Presents Brahms Symphony No. 4 ON LOCAT ION
OCT 6 T TUE 7:30Christopher Dragon, conductorMichael Thronton, hornMOZART Horn Concerto No. 3BRAHMS Symphony No. 4
Inside The Score: INS IDE THE SCORE
Symphony 101 OCT 9 T FRI 7:30Andres Lopera, conductorCatherine Beeson, host
Jake Shimabukuro In Concert SPECIAL
OCT 10 T SAT 7:30Christopher Dragon, conductorJake Shimabukuro, ukulele
Elgar “Enigma Variations” MASTERWORKS
OCT 16-17 T FRI-SAT 7:30Courtney Lewis, conductor Courtney Hershey Bress, harp HAYDN Symphony No. 60, “Il distratto”DEBUSSY Dances Sacred and ProfaneRAVEL Introduction and AllegroELGAR Variations on an Original Theme, “Enigma
Variations”
Strauss Conducted MASTERWORKS
By Andrew LittonOCT 23-24 T FRI-SAT 7:30Andrew Litton, conductor Silver Ainomäe, celloSTRAUSS Don Quixote STRAUSS Don Juan STRAUSS Suite from Der Rosenkavalier
Symphony at the Movies: Psycho POPS
OCT 30 T FRI 7:30Andres Lopera, conductor
Halloween Spooktacular FAMILY
OCT 31 T SAT 2:30Christopher Dragon, conductor
N O V E M B E R 2 0 1 5
Rachmaninoff MASTERWORKS Symphony No. 3 NOV 6-8 T FRI-SAT 7:30 T SUN 1:00Andrew Litton, conductor Denis Kozhukhin, pianoKABALEVSKY Overture to Colas BreugnonPROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 2RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 3
A Salute To Our Troops COMMUNITY NOV 13 T FRI 7:30Andres Lopera, conductor
Symphony at the Movies: GEEK Back To The FutureNOV 14 T SAT 7:30Christopher Dragon, conductor
Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique MASTERWORKS
NOV 20-21 T FRI-SAT 7:30Andrew Litton, conductor Philippe Quint, violin Colorado Symphony Chorus, Duain Wolfe, directorSTRAVINSKY Symphony of PsalmsSTRAVINSKY Violin Concerto in D majorBERLIOZ Symphonie fantastique
The Music of James Bond POPS with Hilary KoleNOV 28 T SAT 7:30Andres Lopera, conductorHilary Kole, vocalist
Drums of the World FAMILY
NOV 29 T SUN 1:00Colorado Symphony Percussionists
D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 5
All Beethoven featuring MASTERWORKS Symphony No. 3 “Eroica”DEC 4-6 T FRI-SAT 7:30 T SUN 1:00Rossen Milanov, conductor Andrew Staupe, pianoBEETHOVEN Overture to The Creatures of PrometheusBEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 1BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3, “Eroica”
Jackie Evancho SPECIAL
Sings Holiday Hits & MoreDEC 15 T TUES 7:30Christopher Dragon, conductor Jackie Evancho, vocalist
A Colorado Christmas HOLIDAY
DEC 11-13 T FRI 7:30 T SAT 2:30 & 6:00 T SUN 1:00Andres Lopera, conductorColorado Symphony Chorus, Duain Wolfe, director Colorado Children’s Chorale, Deborah DeSantis, artistic director
Holiday Brass at Montview Boulevard Presbyterian Church HOLIDAY
DEC 18 & 20 T FRI 7:30 T SUN 5:00Brian Buerkle, conductor Colorado Symphony Brass & Percussion
Handel’s Messiah HOLIDAY
DEC 18-19 T FRI-SAT 7:30DEC 20 T SUN 1:00* Duain Wolfe, conductor Colorado Symphony Chorus, Duain Wolfe, directorHANDEL Messiah* Join us on Sunday for the return of the Messiah Sing-Along!
Sunday concert only $25 for adults and $10 for children.
Symphony at the Movies: HOLIDAY
Home AloneDEC 22 T TUE 7:30Andres Lopera, conductorColorado Symphony Chorus, Mary Louise Burke, associate director
A Weekend of Star Wars GEEK
DEC 26-27 T SAT 7:30 T SUN 1:00Christopher Dragon, conductor
A Night in Vienna HOLIDAY
DEC 31 T THU 6:30Christopher Dragon, conductor
FRI, OCT 2 - SOLD OUT
Arrive one half hour early for pre-concert family-fun activities in Gallery 2!
coloradosymphony.org T 303.623.7876box office 1000 14th St. No. 15 Denver, CO 80202 mon-fri: 10am-6pm T sat: 12pm-6 pm
Boettcher Concert Hall at the Denver Performing Arts Complex
2015-2016 SEASON
J A N U A R Y 2 0 1 6
All Gershwin featuring SPECIAL
New York City BalletJAN 10 T SUN 1:00Andrew Litton, conductor/pianoMembers of New York City BalletGERSHWIN Overture to Crazy for You GERSHWIN Day Full of Song GERSHWIN Rhapsody in Blue GERSHWIN Who Cares?
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Tribute COMMUNITY
JAN 12 T TUE 7:30Andres Lopera, conductor
Pixar In Concert SPECIAL
JAN 15-16 T FRI 7:30 T SAT 2:30Christopher Dragon, conductor
One Singular Sensation: POPS
A Tribute to Marvin HamlischJAN 23 T SAT 7:30Christopher Dragon, conductorDonna McKechnie, Jodi Benson, Doug LaBrecque, vocalsColorado Symphony Chorus, Mary Louise Burke, associate director
Mussorgsky Pictures MASTERWORKS
at an ExhibitionJAN 29-30 T FRI-SAT 7:30Jayce Ogren, conductorClaude Sim, violinSIBELIUS Romance in C major for StringsSIBELIUS “Valse Triste” from Kuolema,SIBELIUS FinlandiaKHACHATURIAN Violin ConcertoMUSSORGSKY/RAVEL Pictures at an Exhibition
F E B R U A R Y 2 0 1 6
Inside The Score: INS IDE THE SCORE
Holst The PlanetsFEB 5 T FRI 7:30Christopher Dragon, conductor
Side-By-Side with DYAO: FAMILY
100 Year Celebration of the U.S. National Parks FEB 6 T SAT 2:30Denver Young Artists Orchestra
Sierra Boggess In Concert POPS
FEB 13-14 T SAT 7:30 T SUN 1:00Andres Lopera, conductorSierra Boggess, vocalsColorado Children’s Chorale, Deborah DeSantis, artistic director
Mahler Symphony MASTERWORKS
No. 2 “Resurrection”FEB 19-20 T FRI-SAT 7:30Andrew Litton, conductorColorado Symphony Chorus, Duain Wolfe, directorMAHLER Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection”
Newman Center PresentsColors in Music ON LOCAT ION
FEB 25 T THU 7:30Andres Lopera, conductor
Igudesman and Joo: SPECIAL
“BIG Nightmare Music”FEB 27 T SAT 7:30Andres Lopera, conductorAleksey Igudesman, violinHyung-ki Joo, piano
M A R C H 2 0 1 6
Shakespeare Festival: MASTERWORKS
A Midsummer Night’s Dream MAR 4-5 T FRI-SAT 7:30 Hans Graf, conductorMaureen Thomas, actorColorado Children’s Chorale, Deborah DeSantis, artistic directorTCHAIKOVSKY The Tempest, Fantasy-OvertureMENDELSSOHN A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Inside The Score: INS IDE THE SCORE
Shakespeare Festival: Colorado Symphony ChorusMAR 11 T FRI 7:30 Duain Wolfe, conductorColorado Symphony Chorus, Duain Wolfe, director
An Evening with Wonderbound SPEC IAL
MAR 12 T SAT 7:30Christopher Dragon, conductorWonderboundTCHAIKOVSKY excerpts from Sleeping BeautyTCHAIKOVSKY excerpts from Swan LakeTCHAIKOVSKY Serenade for Strings
Carnival of the Animals FAMILY
and The Story of BabarMAR 13 T SUN 1:00Andres Lopera, conductorSAINT-SAËNS Carnival of the AnimalsPOULENC The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant
Shakespeare Festival: MASTERWORKS
Romeo and JulietMAR 18-20 T FRI-SAT 7:30 T SUN 1:00Christopher Dragon, conductorColorado Symphony Chorus, Duain Wolfe, directorVAUGHAN WILLIAMS Serenade to Music BERNSTEIN Symphonic Dances from West Side StoryTCHAIKOVSKY excerpts from Romeo and Juliet PROKOFIEV excerpts from Romeo and Juliet BERLIOZ excerpts from Romeo and Juliet
A P R I L 2 0 1 6
Béla Fleck: Return of the Banjo MASTERWORKS
APR 1-2 T FRI-SAT 7:30Jose Luis Gomez, conductorBéla Fleck, banjoJOHN ADAMS The Chairman DancesVILLA-LOBOS Chôros No. 6BÉLA FLECK Concerto for Banjo and Orchestra No. 2
Inside The Score: INS IDE THE SCORE
An Evening of Chamber MusicAPR 8 T FRI 7:30
A Symphonic Tribute to Mel Brooks POPS
APR 9 T SAT 7:30Andres Lopera, conductorColorado Symphony Chorus, Mary Louise Burke, associate director
Jeffrey and Gabriel Kahane MASTERWORKS
APR 15-17 T FRI-SAT 7:30 T SUN 1:00Jeffrey Kahane, conductor/pianoGabriel Kahane, vocals/guitarBERNSTEIN Fancy FreeGABRIEL KAHANE Crane PalimpsestGERSHWIN Concerto in F
Colorado Symphony Ball FUNDRAISER
APR 23
M A Y 2 0 1 6
Copland Conducted MASTERWORKS
by Andrew LittonAPR 29-MAY 1 TFRI-SAT 7:30 T SUN 1:00Andrew Litton, conductorKirill Gerstein, pianoRICHARD DANIELPOUR Celestial NightRACHMANINOFF Rhapsody on a Theme of PaganiniCOPLAND Symphony No. 3
A Symphonic Tribute GEEK
to Comic Con v3.0 MAY 6 T FRI 7:30Christopher Dragon, conductor
Dvořák Symphony No. 9 MASTERWORKS
“From the New World”MAY 13-14 T FRI-SAT 7:30Andre de Ridder, conductorYumi Hwang-Williams, violinBRYCE DESSNER Réponse LutoslawskiBARTÓK Violin Concerto No. 2DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 9 “From the New World”
Carmina Burana MASTERWORKS
MAY 20-22 T FRI-SAT 7:30 T SUN 1:00Andrew Litton, conductorColorado Symphony Chorus, Duain Wolfe, directorColorado Children’s Chorale, Deborah DeSantis, artistic directorCOPLAND Appalachian SpringORFF Carmina burana
coloradosymphony.org T 303.623.7876
Arrive one half hour early for pre-concert family-fun activities in Gallery 2!
2 0 1 5 -2 0 1 6 S E A S O N
6 concerts on your schedule
$38 per concert(before taxes and fees)