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All apologies to Forrest Gump, but you really never know what you’re going to get at the University of ĢӰ Boulder’s Ekstrand music competition finals. Might be Bach, Bernstein or Basie, show tunes or a string quartet, a jazz solo or guitar duo.
The Cavani Quartet's Oct. 15-20 residency at ĢӰ-Boulder includes two performances at Grusin Music Hall and master classes, lectures and workshops on campus and in the community.
By Peter Alexander | Sharps & Flatirons
By Joshua Kosman | Houston Chronicle
It's been nearly a decade since Geraldine Walther packed up her viola and left the ranks of the San Francisco SympCalifornia drought: Major cutbacks by many Northern Californians
hony in favor of the life of a chamber musician. It doesn't sound like she regrets the decision for a moment.
By Peter Alexander | Boulder Weekly
The Kronos Quartet, always bold, brings Boulder artists to Boulder for their appearance at Macky Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8.
Michele “Mikhy” and Mike Ritter were college sweethearts at ĢӰ-Boulder. When they left their adopted hometown a few years after graduation to pursue career goals, Mikhy made Mike sign a contract that they’d return in five years.
“It took us six years to get back but we held up the bargain,” she says, laughing.
Boulder composer, radio journalist featured in program’s first half
When the world-renowned Kronos Quartet takes the stage at Macky Auditorium Oct. 8, expect a bit of Boulder, a dash of ‘60s Germany and a major meditation on World War I in music and film.
Rajeev Taranath, one of the world’s true masters of North Indian classical music and the sarod—a richly textured relative of the lute—will teach and perform during a Sept. 6-23 residency at the University of ĢӰ Boulder College of Music.
The Takács Quartet has announced music programs for its fall concerts.
Sept. 21-22
String Quintet in G minor, K. 516 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Allegro
Menuetto
Adagio ma non troppe
Adagio – Allegro
Charles Wetherbee, assistant professor of violin, spoke with Jean Inaba of ĢӰ Public Radio about his recent appointment as concertmaster for the Boulder Philharmonic.