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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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