Performance Schedule
Known as the preeminent spokesperson and leader in the American Civil Rights Movement, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. remains one of the most inspirational figures in American history. This special evening honors recipients of the 2026 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Humanitarian Awards.
Mozart & Now reimagines the concert weekend experience with three unique performances contrasting the music of Mozart alongside contemporary works by some of today’s brightest composers.
ADAMS - Frenzy
MOZART – Symphony no. 35 in D major, K. 385
GABRIELA LENA FRANK – Conquest Requiem
Just days before the orchestra takes Denver & Colorado to the world stage with historic sold-out appearances at Radio City Music Hall with Gregory Alan Isakov (JAN 30-31) and Carnegie Hall with Itzhak Perlman (FEB 1), you can be the first to experience the complete Carnegie Hall program in this one‑night‑only event. The Colorado Symphony, under the artistic leadership of Music Director Peter Oundjian, is calling on its hometown to join in this once-in-a-century moment of civic pride and belonging with a special New York City Tour Sendoff Concert here in Denver.
Be a part of this rare chance to see your Colorado Symphony’s own world-class violinists in the spotlight, as members of the orchestra’s violin section step forward to perform the solo works that Itzhak Perlman will play in New York. Concertmaster Yumi Hwang-Williams will perform on Dvořák’s Romance in F minor, Associate Concertmaster Claude Sim on the "Theme" from Schindler’s List and the Tango (Por Una Cabeza) from Scent of a Woman, and Principal Second Violin Kate Arndt will serve as featured soloist on works by Fritz Kreisler.
For Denver, this is a moment that rivals the energy and pride of seeing the Broncos take the field at the Super Bowl, only this time, the playing field is music’s most iconic concert stages, and the entire state is represented through the power of its orchestra. And more than spectators, Denver audiences are the reason this tour is possible as the support from community allows for your orchestra to shine in The Big Apple.
Your Colorado Symphony and Music Director Peter Oundjian take the main stage at Carnegie Hall (Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage), where they will perform alongside Itzhak Perlman — 16‑time GRAMMY® Award winner and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. One of the most revered violinists of all time, Perlman will perform works that have become synonymous with his artistry, including the haunting theme from Schindler’s List, which he performed for the Oscar‑winning film. He will also perform Dvořák’s Romance in F minor and selections from Fritz Kreisler and Carlos Gardel, serving as a showcase of both his virtuosity and the Symphony’s world‑class musicianship.
The Carnegie program begins with the New York City debut of John Adams’ Frenzy. The second half will feature Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, an ideal showcase of the power and virtuosity of the Colorado Symphony — a dramatic and fitting finale to our New York City Tour!
In collaboration with the University of Northern Colorado choirs, your Greeley Philharmonic brings you a night of masterful works. Be immersed in a daring prison escape with Beethoven’s Fidelio Overture. Ravel’s orchestration of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition brings Viktor Hartmann’s artwork to life. In the second half, the choir and orchestra combine with Vaughan Williams’ “Serenade to Music,” which pays homage to Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. To end your Greeley Philharmonic’s 114th season, the combined ensemble performs Bernstein’s Hebrew Chichester Psalms. You don’t want to miss the season finale!
As a conductor, Mahler premiered many new works that are now standard concert pieces. In his scores of famous works, like Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, he made alterations to adjust for modern instruments and concert halls as well as his performance style. In this program we honor Mahler the conductor with a chance to hear Mahler's editition of that famous Beethoven symphony alongside the world premiere of Symphony No. 11 by Steve Elcock, a British composer who resides in France.
BACH/Arr. By ELGAR | Fantasia & Fugue in c-minor, BWV 537
ELCOCK | Symphony No. 11 - WORLD PREMIERE – Sponsored by the Burton Commissioning Fund
BEETHOVEN/Arr. MAHLER | Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125
Mahler did not know he would not live past the age of 50 when he composed Symphony No. 9. Many have espoused that every bar is filled with a sense of foreboding and despair, but Mahler's dualism is ever-present. When he's happy, he's sad. When he's tragic, he's hopeful. We open the concert with Brinton Smith performing Elgar's Cello Concerto, the masterpiece which was Elgars new chapter after the end of World War I.
ELGAR | Cello Concerto – Sponsored by Joan Cleland
MAHLER | Symphony No. 9
A Colorado cultural tradition returns featuring your symphony waltzing along with you into 2026! Start your celebration in style with the Colorado Symphony’s presentation of A Night in Vienna, a rousing selection of polkas, waltzes, and marches. The festive evening is the perfect sendoff to 2025 and a can’t-miss holiday mainstay conducted by our very own Christopher Dragon!
Ars Nova Singers’ renowned, luminous solstice concerts – a Colorado holiday tradition.
Nationally recognized for innovative and adventuresome programming, Ars Nova Singers presents a selection of moving music that captures the season’s stillness, mystery, and warmth: a program balancing novelty, tradition, and familiar melodies with innovative new sounds. Celebrate the season with luminous medieval harmonies, joyous Renaissance motets, and favorite carols in our own original arrangements. Come help us make the season bright!
Special guest artist: Kathryn Harms, harp
Ars Nova Singers’ renowned, luminous solstice concerts – a Colorado holiday tradition.
Nationally recognized for innovative and adventuresome programming, Ars Nova Singers presents a selection of moving music that captures the season’s stillness, mystery, and warmth: a program balancing novelty, tradition, and familiar melodies with innovative new sounds. Celebrate the season with luminous medieval harmonies, joyous Renaissance motets, and favorite carols in our own original arrangements. Come help us make the season bright!
Special guest artist: Kathryn Harms, harp
Ars Nova Singers’ renowned, luminous solstice concerts – a Colorado holiday tradition.
Nationally recognized for innovative and adventuresome programming, Ars Nova Singers presents a selection of moving music that captures the season’s stillness, mystery, and warmth: a program balancing novelty, tradition, and familiar melodies with innovative new sounds. Celebrate the season with luminous medieval harmonies, joyous Renaissance motets, and favorite carols in our own original arrangements. Come help us make the season bright!
Special guest artist: Kathryn Harms, harp
Ars Nova Singers’ renowned, luminous solstice concerts – a Colorado holiday tradition.
Nationally recognized for innovative and adventuresome programming, Ars Nova Singers presents a selection of moving music that captures the season’s stillness, mystery, and warmth: a program balancing novelty, tradition, and familiar melodies with innovative new sounds. Celebrate the season with luminous medieval harmonies, joyous Renaissance motets, and favorite carols in our own original arrangements. Come help us make the season bright!
Special guest artist: Kathryn Harms, harp
Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus, Lucy, Sally, and Schroder are coming to Boettcher Concert Hall to bring this holiday classic to life! With live actors, an animated backdrop, and Vince Guaraldi’s timeless music performed live by the Colorado Symphony, this is a beloved holiday performance you won’t want to miss, celebrating the 60th Anniversary of A Charlie Brown Christmas.
Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus, Lucy, Sally, and Schroder are coming to Boettcher Concert Hall to bring this holiday classic to life! With live actors, an animated backdrop, and Vince Guaraldi’s timeless music performed live by the Colorado Symphony, this is a beloved holiday performance you won’t want to miss, celebrating the 60th Anniversary of A Charlie Brown Christmas.
Celebrate the modern holiday classic, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York! The event features renowned composer John Williams’ charming and delightful score performed live as the film is screened for your enjoyment! Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) loses track of his family at the airport and mistakenly gets on a plane headed for New York City. Now alone in the Big Apple, Kevin discovers that the Sticky Bandits (Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern) are on the loose, and only he can stop them from robbing a toy store just before Christmas.
Celebrate the modern holiday classic, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York! The event features renowned composer John Williams’ charming and delightful score performed live as the film is screened for your enjoyment! Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) loses track of his family at the airport and mistakenly gets on a plane headed for New York City. Now alone in the Big Apple, Kevin discovers that the Sticky Bandits (Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern) are on the loose, and only he can stop them from robbing a toy store just before Christmas.
Our centerpiece concert of the season, Held in Light, pairs two deeply moving works—Maurice Duruflé’s Requiem, a serene and spiritually uplifting choral masterwork with Elaine Hagenberg’s Illuminare, a newly composed work celebrating light breaking through the darkness. We will perform both works with a full professional orchestra of instrumentalists from across the Front Range and feature the expressive artistry of baritone, Harrison Hintzsche and mezzo-soprano, Nicole Asel.
Journey through memory and place with Mendelssohn’s sunny Italian Symphony, Barber’s nostalgic Knoxville Summer of 1915 featuring soprano Stefanie Anduri, and Ginastera’s Variaciones Concertante, celebrating the diverse voices of the orchestra. A musical exploration of landscapes and identities that shape us.
When the Colorado Symphony and Music Director Peter Oundjian open their 2025/26 season, they’ll do so with a piece as grand and evocative as the Rockies themselves: Ottorino Respighi’s Pines of Rome. Guest Artist: Pinchas Zuckerman, violin
JOAN TOWER Suite from Concerto for Orchestra
BRUCH Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
BEETHOVEN Romance No. 1 in G major, Op. 40
RESPIGHI Pines of Rome
When the Colorado Symphony and Music Director Peter Oundjian open their 2025/26 season, they’ll do so with a piece as grand and evocative as the Rockies themselves: Ottorino Respighi’s Pines of Rome. Guest Artist: Pinchas Zuckerman, violin
JOAN TOWER Suite from Concerto for Orchestra
BRUCH Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
BEETHOVEN Romance No. 1 in G major, Op. 40
RESPIGHI Pines of Rome
When the Colorado Symphony and Music Director Peter Oundjian open their 2025/26 season, they’ll do so with a piece as grand and evocative as the Rockies themselves: Ottorino Respighi’s Pines of Rome. Guest Artist: Pinchas Zuckerman, violin
JOAN TOWER Suite from Concerto for Orchestra
BRUCH Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
BEETHOVEN Romance No. 1 in G major, Op. 40
RESPIGHI Pines of Rome
Discover the triumph and tragedy of timeless love in Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture, Johannes Brahms’ profound Tragic Overture, Florence Price’s joyous Colonial Dance, Jerod Tate’s sarcastic Chofki (Rabbit), and two intimate concertos for the Chinese Pipa performed by soloist Gao Hong: Zhou Long’s Beijing Drum and her own Flying Dragon.
The CSU Music faculty present a program that includes works for various groupings of instruments and voices, including Johannes Brahms’ Piano Quartet, and “Improvisation on a Blue Theme” by Canadian and Grammy-winning composer John Thrower.
The Greeley Philharmonic Orchestra joins forces with the University of Northern Colorado combined chorus to embark on an adventure across Europe. Experience wit, tragedy, and joy from Massenet’s Overture for the Greek tragedy Phèdre to Jacques Ibert’s honeymoon-inspired Ports of Call and Ravel’s only unaccompanied choral piece, Trois Chansons, a cleverly original collection of three fairy tale-like songs. The concert closes with Francis Poulenc’s Gloria, which is described as “borderline sacrilegious” for its mischievous setting of the Catholic Mass texts.
