Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra
Gary Lewis, conductor
Performances on:
Friday, November 29, 2:00 PM
Saturday, November 30, 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM
Sunday, December 1, 2:00 PM
A Boulder tradition for 30 years. A feast for the senses with professional dancers, beautiful sets, and your Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra.
Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra
Gary Lewis, conductor
Join your Boulder Phil for a musical celebration of the holidays! Highlights include concertmaster Charles Wetherbee, violin, as soloist for sections of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, the Christmas portion of Handel’s Messiah with soloists and choir, and other music of the season.
Soloists:
Bethany Smith-Jacobs, soprano
Anna Englander, alto
Javier Abreu, tenor
Ashraf Sewailam, bass
Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra
Michael Butterman, conductor
“The most dynamic duo of this generation.” With Billboard chart-topping albums and extensive international touring, Anderson & Roe revolutionize the piano duo. Maestro Butterman joins the pair for Mozart’s unique Three Piano Concerto.
FAURÉ Masques et Bergamasques
MOZART Concerto for Three Pianos, K. 242, Greg Anderson, Elizabeth Joy Roe, and Michael Butterman, piano
MOZART/ANDERSON Ragtime alla Turca, Greg Anderson and Elizabeth Joy Roe, piano
MOZART Symphony No. 35, Haffner
SAINT-SAËNS/ANDERSON Danse macabre bacchanale, Greg Anderson and Elizabeth Joy Roe, piano
Sponsors
Guest Artists Anderson & Roe
Academy Senior Living
Christine Yoshinaga-Itano & Wayne Itano
Ruth and Carl Forsberg
Fauré Masques et Bergamasques
Constance Holden & T. K. Smith
Mozart/Anderson Ragtime alla Turca
Pat Read & Bill Shunk
Mozart Symphony No. 35, Haffner
Susan Litt
Saint-Saëns/Anderson Danse macabre bacchanale
Peggy Lemone and Peter Gilman
Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra
Scott O’Neil, conductor
“A True American Heartland Sound,” FACE Vocal Band is an internationally acclaimed all-vocal rock ensemble native to Boulder, Colorado. FACE will sing with your Boulder Phil for an evening of infectious energy, stunning vocals, brilliant beat-boxing, classic tunes and complex harmonies.
Songs to include:
Sounds of Silence – Simon and Garfunkel
Happy Together – The Turtles
House of the Rising Sun – Traditional American Folk Song
Baba Yetu – Christopher Tin
No Roots – Alice Merton
Hallelujah – Leonard Cohen
The Parting Glass – Traditional Celtic Folk Song
and more!
Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra
Michael Butterman, conductor
A night of sumptuous melody and glorious musical stories. Cellist Zuill Bailey won two Grammys for his recording of Michael Daugherty’s Tales of Hemingway, four musical portraits based on works by Hemingway written for Bailey. Sibelius said of his work, “My second symphony is a confession of the soul.”
DAUGHERTY Tales of Hemingway, Zuill Bailey, cello
SIBELIUS Symphony No. 2
Sponsors
Guest Artist Zuill Bailey
Joan and Harold Leinbach
Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra
Michael Butterman, conductor
We welcome our Frequent Flyer friends for the Butterfly Lovers Concerto in a concert that explores a renewal – both spiritual and physical.
BATES Resurrexit
ZHANHAO/GANG Butterfly Lovers Concerto, Frequent Flyers Aerial Dance, Charles Weatherbee, violin
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Russian Easter Overture
STRAVINSKY Firebird Suite (1919)
Sponsors
Silver Circle Concert Sponsors
Nancy Clairmont and Bob Braudes
Stravinsky Firebird Suite
Marjorie & Bob Schaffner
Zhanhao/Gange Butterfly Lovers Concerto
Marti Oetzel
Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra
Michael Butterman, conductor
A concert that explores a renewal – both spiritual and physical.
BATES Resurrexit
ZHANHAO/GANG Butterfly Lovers Concerto, Charles Weatherbee, violin
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Russian Easter Overture
STRAVINSKY Firebird Suite (1919)
Sponsors
Stravinsky Firebird Suite
Marjorie & Bob Schaffner
Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra
Michael Butterman, conductor
Celebrate Beethoven’s 250th birthday with renowned violinist Jennifer Koh. McTee’s burst of orchestral momentum and the lush landscape of Hovhaness are each captured in visual imagery.
McTEE Circuits with visuals by Aleksi Moriarty
HOVHANESS Symphony No. 2, Mysterious Mountain with visuals by Stephen Lias
BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto, Jennifer Koh, violin
Sponsors
Guest Artist Jennifer Koh
John Hedderich
Beethoven Violin Concerto
Ursula Dickinson
Stephanie and Alan Rudy
Jane and Neal Sliker