Built in 1898 and placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974, the Auditorium’s lofty, open architecture is from another era and the incredible acoustics keep the music real. In Colorado’s chillier months, you will find concerts, speakers, and panels in the intimate setting of our 1918 Community House.
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Doors: 6:30 PM Showtime: 7:30 PM Snarky Puppy After over a decade of relentless touring and recording in all but complete obscurity, the Texas-bred quasi-collective suddenly found itself held up by the press and public as one of the major figures in the jazz world. But as the category names for all five of the […]
Doors: 6:30 PM Showtime: 7:30 PM Tig Notaro is a comedian, actor and writer originally from Mississippi, who Rolling Stone named one of the 50 best stand-up comics of all time. She can currently be seen in THE MORNING SHOW alongside Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon, and the latest season of STAR TREK: DISCOVERY on […]
Doors: 6:30 PM Showtime: 7:30 PM What began as a casual jam session over a decade ago has become one of today’s leaders in the Americana/Bluegrass music world. The venerable Rounder Records immediately signed the band and released their eponymous debut in 2008 that scored their first GRAMMY nomination for Best Country Performance by a […]
Door time: 7:00 PM Showtime: 7:30 PM Presented in partnership with: We'll open our season with a special program that celebrates connection. Personal connections are a fundamental human desire that can empower us to exceed expectations. Every work in this program amplifies that spirit, allowing both artists and patrons to enjoy a truly meaningful experience […]
Door time: 5:00 PM Showtime: 6:00 PM TEDxBoulder is an independently organized event that brings together innovative thinkers, thought leaders, and change-makers from various disciplines to share their ideas and inspire meaningful conversations. With a commitment to "Ideas Worth Spreading," TEDxBoulder has established itself as a platform for intellectual stimulation and fostering community engagement since […]
Doortime: 6:30 PM Showtime: 7:30 PM Presented by Backpacker's Pantry and KUNC: Join us at the Chautauqua Auditorium on September 15th for an inspiring evening celebrating the accomplishments and activism of famous outdoor athletes and climate champions. Hear from some of the most influential and inspiring athletes in the outdoor world as they […]
Doors: 6:30 PM Showtime: 7:30 PM Now in the sixth decade of his professional life, Herbie Hancock remains where he has always been: at the forefront of world culture, technology, business and music. In addition to being recognized as a legendary pianist and composer, Herbie Hancock has been an integral part of every popular music […]
Door Time: 6:30 PM Showtime: 7:30 PM Rising Appalachia As world travelers for nearly two decades, Rising Appalachia have merged multiple global music influences with their own southern roots to create the inviting new folk album, Leylines. Remarkably the band has built its legion of listeners independently -- a self-made success story that has led […]
Doors: 6:30 PM Showtime: 7:30 PM Over a year after Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz of Watchhouse (formerly known as Mandolin Orange) reintroduced themselves on their 2021 self-titled LP, the pair shared a special surprise release: Watchhouse (Duo), a self-produced recording of Marlin and Frantz performing the most elemental possible arrangements of all nine songs […]
Door Time: 2:00 PMShowtime: 3:00 PM Presented by KUNC, Fiske Planetarium, and Ball Aerospace: Join us at the Chautauqua Auditorium on August 27th for Spaced Out 2: Explore The Cosmos, an exciting event for space and astronomy enthusiasts of all ages! Featuring multiple speakers from SWRI, NIST, and Ball Aerospace, interactive exhibits, and engaging activities. […]
Door time: 7:00 PM Showtime: 7:30 PM Presented in partnership with: Say my name and I will live forever....Sheila. Lela. Jocelyn. Abbi. These are the women hidden within the statistics of the Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women (MMIW) epidemic in the U.S. Meet them. See them. Say their names. They are “Who She Is”.By bringing […]
Doors: 6:30 PM Showtime: 7:30 PM Rock ‘n’ roll is often hard to define, or even to find, in these fractured musical times. But to paraphrase an old saying, you know it when you hear it. And you always hear it with the Wallflowers. For the past 30 years, the Jakob Dylan-led act has stood […]
Doors: 6:30 PM Showtime: 7:30 PM Leo Kottke Acoustic guitarist Leo Kottke was born in Athens, Georgia, but left town after a year and a half. Raised in 12 different states, he absorbed a variety of musical influences as a child, flirting with both violin and trombone, before abandoning Stravinsky for the guitar at age […]
Doors: 6:30 PM Showtime: 7:30 PM Autographed Memoir Bundle Available! One Premium Reserved ticket to see Gipsy Kings ft. Nicolas Reyes live One copy of the new memoir, 'Becoming A King', autographed by Nicolas Reyes, mailed directly to you by the end of the year. In 'Becoming A King', international music great Nicolas Reyes shares […]
The My Ideal Tour / A Tribute to Chet Baker Sings Live with special guest Daniel Bailen SOLD OUT! Please check back for last minute availability. Doors: 6:30 PM Showtime: 7:30 PM With one foot in the real world and the other in a charmed dimension of his own making, Amos Lee creates the rare […]
Doors: 5:45 PM Concert: 6:30 PM Artists: Peter Oundjian, conductor Joshua Bell, violin Music Director Peter Oundjian and the Festival are pulling out all the stops for an unforgettable season finale. In the second evening of a two-part preview performance, 2023 Artist-in-Residence Joshua Bell performs selections from Elements, an unparalleled work for violin and orchestra […]
Doors: 6:30 PM Showtime: 7:30 PM Andrew Bird is an internationally acclaimed, Grammy-nominated multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, whistler, and songwriter who picked up his first violin at the age of four and spent his formative years soaking up classical repertoire completely by ear. Since beginning his recording career in 1997, Bird has released 17 albums and performed […]
Doors: 6:30 PM Showtime: 7:30 PM Andrew Bird is an internationally acclaimed, Grammy-nominated multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, whistler, and songwriter who picked up his first violin at the age of four and spent his formative years soaking up classical repertoire completely by ear. Since beginning his recording career in 1997, Bird has released 17 albums and performed […]
Doors: 6:45 PM Concert: 7:30 PM Artists: Peter Oundjian, conductor Joshua Bell, violin In the first evening of a two-part preview performance, 2023 Artist-in-Residence Joshua Bell performs selections from Elements, an unparalleled work for violin and orchestra in five movements, each written by a different acclaimed composer. In this concert, Bell performs the first three […]
Doors: 7:00 PM Concert: 7:30 PM Artists: Colorado Music Festival Orchestra Members The final concert of the 2023 Robert Mann Chamber Music Series highlights the Festival’s own musicians. Though it was composed on the early side of his career, Beethoven’s energetic String Trio in C Minor gives a decisive glimpse into the intensity of […]
Doors: 6:30 PM Showtime: 7:30 PM Nashville-based, Oregon-born Mat Kearney is back with his new studio album January Flower. Written between an isolated retreat in Joshua Tree and his home studio, January Flower sees Kearney in his rawest form, distilling the songwriting process and rediscovering the joy of making music. Over his career, Kearney has […]
Doors: 6:00 PM Concert: 6:30 PM Artists: Hannu Lintu, conductor Lise de la Salle, piano Internationally renowned guest conductor Hannu Lintu joins the Festival for a program beginning with the “concerto for birds and orchestra” Cantus Arcticus by Lintu’s countryman, Finland’s Einojuhani Rautavaara. One of Schumann’s most enduring works is his Piano Concerto, which creates […]
Presented by: With support from Orthopedic & Spine Center of the Rockies Doors: 7:00 PM Showtime: 8:00 PM Ira Glass is the host and creator of This American Life, heard by more than 5 million listeners each week on more than 500 public radio stations and via podcast. After starting his career as an intern […]
Doors: 6:00 PM Concert: 6:30 PM Artists: Eun Sun Kim, conductor Johannes Moser, cello Despite the distant threat of rain – “the necessary shadow,” as the composer called it – Brahms’ Second Symphony is a sunny and idyllic work beloved for its rambunctious joy and its balance with that hint of cloud. Eun Sun […]
Doors: 7:00 PM Concert: 7:30 PM Artists: Eun Sun Kim, conductor Johannes Moser, cello Despite the distant threat of rain – “the necessary shadow,” as the composer called it – Brahms’ Second Symphony is a sunny and idyllic work beloved for its rambunctious joy and its balance with that hint of cloud. Eun Sun […]
Door time: 7:00 PM Show time: 7:30 PM Silent Film Series 2023 Featuring live piano accompaniment by Hank Troy A 100 year tradition, the beloved Chautauqua Silent Film Series continues with It, the film that made the lovable Clara Bow the “It Girl” of the 1920s. Clara plays a young girl working her way up […]
Doors: 7:00 PM Concert: 7:30 PM Artists: Members of the Colorado Music Festival Orchestra The Robert Mann Chamber Music Series continues by highlighting musicians from the Festival’s own ranks. Britten’s Phantasy Quartet begins with a march and proceeds with lively pastoral charm. Poulenc is a composer known for his aesthetic of irrepressible good humor; he […]
Doors: 6:00 PM Concert: 6:30 PM Artists: François López-Ferrer, conductor Grace Park, violin This concert was created with Mozart fans in mind! Guest conductor François López-Ferrer begins with the delightful overture to Mozart’s tongue-in-cheek opera Impresario, followed by his ornate and impressive Third Violin Concerto, performed here by the “fresh, different and exhilarating” (San […]
Doors: 6:30 PM Showtime: 7:30 PM The Wood Brothers have learned to trust their hearts. For the better part of two decades, they've cemented their reputation as freethinking songwriters, road warriors, and community builders, creating a catalog of diverse music and a loyal audience who've grown alongside them through the years. That evolution continues with […]
Doors: 6:00 PM Concert: 6:30 PM Artists: Michael Christie, conductor and Music Director Emeritus Michelle Cann, piano “Fate, that fatal force” is the driving theme of Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony, with one of the most brilliant and virtuosic finales in all of music; Music Director Emeritus Michael Christie returns to conduct this mighty symphony. 2022 Sphinx […]
Doors: 7:00 PM Concert: 7:30 PM Artists: Michael Christie, conductor and Music Director Emeritus Michelle Cann, piano “Fate, that fatal force” is the driving theme of Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony, with one of the most brilliant and virtuosic finales in all of music; Music Director Emeritus Michael Christie returns to conduct this mighty symphony. 2022 Sphinx Medal […]
Door time: 7:00 PM Show time: 7:30 PM Silent Film Series 2023 Featuring live piano accompaniment by Hank Troy A 100 year tradition, the beloved Chautauqua Silent Film Series continues with Clash of the Wolves, a perennial favorite for Chautauqua audiences. This exciting adventure film stars the original “wonder dog” Rin-Tin-Tin. It’s a love story, […]
Doors: 7:00 PM Concert: 7:30 PM Artists: Brentano String Quartet The 2023 Robert Mann Chamber Series continues with the “wonderful, selfless music-making” (The Times, London) of the Brentano String Quartet, Ensemble-in-Residence at the Yale School of Music. The program opens with Mozart’s intriguing “Hoffmeister” String Quartet, a chamber gem of character and complexity. Two touching […]
Doors: 6:30 PM Showtime: 7:30 PM Many veteran bands trade on nostalgia, on replication of past glories, and on recycled emotions from younger, more carefree days. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band trades on a mix of reimagined classics and compelling newer works. The group formed in 1966 as a Long Beach, California jug band, scored […]
Doors: 6:00 PM Concert: 6:30 PM Artists: Peter Oundjian, conductor Janice Chandler-Eteme, soprano Eric Owens, narrator Adolphus Hailstork, composer “Our national strength matters,” said President John F. Kennedy, “but the spirit which informs and controls our strength matters just as much.” This line and others appear in the libretto of the world premiere symphony, JFK: […]
Doors: 7:00 PM Concert: 7:30 PM Artists: Peter Oundjian, conductor Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano Timothy McAllister, saxophone John Corigliano, composer The Festival is honored to welcome none other than Pulitzer Prize-winning John Corigliano as 2023 composer-in-residence. Conducted by Music Director Peter Oundjian, this retrospective program examines three stages of Corigliano’s vast career, beginning with his pastoral […]
Door time: 7:00 PM Show time: 7:30 PM Silent Film Series 2023 Featuring live piano accompaniment by Hank Troy Charlie Chaplin as “The Little Tramp” goes to the Klondike to seek his fortune. A 100 year tradition, the beloved Chautauqua Silent Film Series continues with The Gold Rush, the film features the memorable “dinner roll […]
Doors: 7:00 PM Concert: 7:30 PM Artists: The 2023 Robert Mann Chamber Series opens with the esteemed JACK Quartet. Hailed by The New York Times as “our leading new-music foursome,” the JACK Quartet maintains an unwavering commitment to giving voice to underheard composers. In the quartet’s New York Stories program, “Two masters of New York's […]
Doors: 6:00 PM Concert: 6:30 PM Artists: Peter Oundjian, conductor Nicolai Lugansky, piano In our second program celebrating the music Rachmaninoff wrote while living in America, the Orchestra performs his final composition: Symphonic Dances, a three-movement suite featuring a frantic dance, a restless waltz, and a final flourish of triumph. Lauded Rachmaninoff interpreter Nicolai Lugansky […]
125 Birthday Bash Concert Doors: 6:00 PM Showtime: 7:00 PM Los Lobos David Hidalgo (vocals, guitars) - Louie Pérez, Jr. (vocals, guitars) - Cesar Rosas (vocals, guitars, bass, Hammond B3 organ) - Conrad Lozano (vocals, bass) - Steve Berlin (saxes, midisax, keyboards) For all the trailblazing musical acts who've emerged from Los Angeles, very few […]
Doors: 6:00 PM Concert: 6:30 PM Artists: Peter Oundjian, conductor Nicolai Lugansky, piano Rachmaninoff’s Third Piano Concerto is famous for being one of the most fiendishly difficult pieces ever composed for the instrument. Pianist Nicolai Lugansky, one of the preeminent Rachmaninoff interpreters of our time, performs here as part of his global tour celebrating […]
Doors: 7:00 PM Concert: 7:30 PM Artists: Peter Oundjian, conductor Nicolai Lugansky, piano Rachmaninoff’s Third Piano Concerto is famous for being one of the most fiendishly difficult pieces ever composed for the instrument. Pianist Nicolai Lugansky, one of the preeminent Rachmaninoff interpreters of our time, performs here as part of his global tour celebrating […]
Doors: 6:30 PM Showtime: 7:30 PM Indigo Girls have partnered with PLUS1 so that $1 per ticket goes to supporting Honor The Earth and their work to create awareness and support for Native environmental issues and develop needed financial and political resources for the survival of sustainable Native communities. Released in 1989, Indigo Girls' eponymous major label […]
Doors: 10:00 AM Concert: 10:30 AM Artists: Kalena Bovell, conductor Jennifer Bird-Arvidsson, soprano Janae Burris, narrator What do you get when you mix a boy, a duck, a cat, a wolf — and an orchestra? You get Peter and the Wolf, Prokofiev’s beloved symphonic fairytale that uses the playful story of a wolf on the […]
Doors: 6:00 PM Concert: 6:30 PM Artists: Peter Oundjian, conductor Joshua Bell, violin In his first appearances as 2023 artist-in-residence, the one and only Joshua Bell performs Bruch’s Violin Concerto. The great 19th century violinist Joseph Joachim, to whom the composer dedicated this masterpiece, considered this concerto to be “the richest, most seductive” of all […]
Door time: 7:00 PM Show time: 7:30 PM Silent Film Series 2023 Featuring the Mont Alto Orchestra A 100 year tradition, the beloved Chautauqua Silent Film Series continues with Go West, the great “stone face” comic actor Buster Keaton decides to travel west and try his hand at ranch work. Many comic mishaps later, and […]
Doors: 6:30 PM Showtime: 7:30 PM Legendary artist Graham Nash, as a founding member of both the Hollies and Crosby, Stills and Nash, is a two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee. He has seen rock history unfold at some of its seminal moments – from the launch of the British Invasion to the […]
Doors: 6:30 PM Showtime: 7:30 PM Marc Cohn After winning a Grammy for his soulful ballad “Walking in Memphis,” Marc Cohn solidified his place as one of this generation’s most compelling singer-songwriters, combining the precision of a brilliant tunesmith with the passion of a great soul man. Rooted in the rich ground of American rhythm […]
Doors: 6:30 PM Showtime: 7:30 PM With hits like “Passionate Kisses” and “He Thinks He’ll Keep Her,” Mary Chapin Carpenter has won five Grammy Awards (with 16 nominations), two CMA awards, two Academy of Country Music awards and is one of only fifteen female members of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Over the course of […]
Doortime: 6:00 PM Showtime: 7:00 PM Supported by: About the film: In this documentary film, trailblazing food writer Ruth Reichl worries about the fate of small farmers, ranchers, and chefs as they wrestle with both immediate and systemic challenges. As the pandemic takes hold, she reaches across political and social divides to discover innovators who […]
Doors: 6:00 PM Showtime: 7:00 PM Orebolo, an acoustic trio featuring Rick Mitarotonda (vocals, guitar), Peter Anspach (vocals, guitar), and Jeff Arevalo (upright bass). The band, comprised of members of the emergent Connecticut rock group Goose. The project has built a faithful following nationwide, specifically after a series of virtual festival appearances in 2020, and an acclaimed performance at Lockn’ Presents FRED The […]
Doors: 6:00 PM Showtime: 7:00 PM Orebolo, an acoustic trio featuring Rick Mitarotonda (vocals, guitar), Peter Anspach (vocals, guitar), and Jeff Arevalo (upright bass). The band, comprised of members of the emergent Connecticut rock group Goose. The project has built a faithful following nationwide, specifically after a series of virtual festival appearances in 2020, and […]
Doors: 6:30 PM Showtime: 7:30 PM Not many bands can claim genuine legend status. The Wailers comfortably claim their place in essential music history. Their music was, and is, culture-defining: rebel hearts with brave souls embodying the spirit of 70s era-defining reggae. The band play a special set featuring incredible cuts from Bob Marley’s formidable […]
Door Time: 6:30 PMShowtime: 7:30 PM The Wailin’ Jennys are Nicky Mehta, Ruth Moody and Heather Masse three distinct voices that together make an achingly perfect vocal sound. Starting as a happy accident of solo singer/songwriters getting together for a one-time-only performance at a tiny guitar shop in Winnipeg, Manitoba, The Wailin’ Jennys have grown […]
Door Time: 6:30 PMShowtime: 7:30 PM Deep-rooted fans who discovered Rodrigo y Gabriela through their 2006 self-titled breakout album have long recognized the Mexicans’ mastery of their instruments. Rodrigo’s shimmering, hummingbird flourishes hovering over Gabriela’s extraordinary engine room rhythm section are a staple for the duo. Through relentless touring and terrific word-of-mouth support, Rodrigo y […]
With Support from KUNC Door Time: 6:30 PMShowtime: 7:30 PM Boulder Ballet presents an evening of contemporary bliss. On this second night of fall, we will present four distinct choreographic voices, that each have their own story to tell. We are proud to present Junk Duet, a lighthearted work by Twyla Tharp, as part of our program […]
Door Time: 6:30 PMShowtime: 7:30 PM Dirtwire stands poised between ancient Mother Earth and modern technology, a blend of ethnomusicology and the psychedelic trance state, gut-bucket delta blues and what the band variously dubs “back-porch space cowboy blues, swamptronica, and electro-twang.” It’s a sound informed by Dirtwire’s travels and performances around the globe, where East […]
Presented by KGNU & Backpacker's Pantry Door Time: 7:00 PM Showtime: 7:30 PM Runtime: 2 Hours and 17 Minutes About Mountainfilm: Founded in 1979, Mountainfilm is one of America’s longest-running film festivals. The annual festival is held every Memorial Day weekend in Telluride, CO. Mountainfilm is a dynamic nonprofit organization and festival that celebrates […]
Event Time/Hora del evento: 12PM – 5PM Event Info, Music, Food, Activities, and more! / Información del evento, música, comida, actividades y más Colorado Chautauqua is proud to present the second annual free and bilingual Festival Del Sol (formerly Celebración de la Comunidad) on Sunday, September 18th! Enjoy live music, food trucks, outdoor beer/wine garden, […]
Door Time: 6:30 PMShow Time: 7:30 PM KUNC presents The Moth Mainstage. Beyond theater, The Moth Mainstage is a community where entertainment and enlightenment merge. The Moth is true stories, told live and without notes. The Moth celebrates the ability of stories to honor both the diversity and commonality of human experience, and to satisfy […]
featuring Sierra Hull, Billy Contreras, Justin Moses, Shaun Richardson, & Mark Schatz Door Time: 6:30 PMShowtime: 7:30 PM Over the last four decades, Béla Fleck has made a point of boldly going where no banjo player has gone before, a musical journey that has earned him 15 Grammys in nine different fields, including Country, Pop, […]
Presented by Astronaut Foods Door Time: 2:00 PMShowtime: 3:00 PM The Chautauqua Auditorium is proud to present the inaugural Spaced Out event on Sunday, September 11. Explore the cosmos with speakers from five local space organizations including Ball Aerospace, CU/Fiske Planetarium, Lockheed Martin, SwRI, and PSI. Presentations will consist of fascinating new images and discoveries […]
Door Time: 6:30 PM Showtime: 7:30 PM As world travelers for nearly two decades, Rising Appalachia have merged multiple global music influences with their own southern roots to create the inviting new folk album, Leylines. Remarkably the band has built its legion of listeners independently -- a self-made success story that has led to major […]
Door Time: 6:30 PM Showtime: 7:30 PM Nicolas Reyes has been the leader and co-founder of the Gipsy Kings for well over 30 years. In the past three decades, they have dominated the World Music charts and sold more than 14 million albums worldwide. Their platinum compilation, The Best of the Gipsy Kings, was charting […]
Door Time: 6:30 PMShow Time: 7:30 PM “Funky, cool and bad,” is how Robert Cray describes his latest album, That’s What I Heard, out February 28. “I thought if it we could get this thing that Sam Cooke used to have, the kind of sound that early Sam Cooke records had, that we could pull […]
Door Time: 6:30 PMShowtime: 7:30 PM Broadway/TV star and Boulder native, Adam Trent, is bringing his signature brand of magic and illusion to Chautauqua in a high-tech stage spectacle. Produced by the creative team behind The Illusionists, the world’s best-selling touring magic show, THE MAGIC OF ADAM TRENT (AdamTrent.com) is an immersive entertainment extravaganza of […]
Door Time: 6:30 PMShowtime: 7:00 PM Presented in partnership with Museum Of Boulder, KUNC, Colorado Sound and Historic Boulder Boulder, Colorado, prides itself on being beautiful, welcoming, and inclusive. However, in 2019, racially-charged and dangerous policing involving a Black university student made national news. The documentary film, This Is Who We Are, explores the gap […]
Door Time: 6:30 PMShowtime: 7:30 PM A career spanning twenty five years has brought this Canadian guitarist multiple accolades including a coveted Acoustic Guitar Magazine ‘Player’s Choice Silver Award’, eleven Juno Award nominations (he won for 2001’s ‘Free Fall’), a Gemini Award and, most impressively, ten platinum and gold studio albums. Moreover, he has sold […]
Sunday, August 7Doors: 6:00 PMConcert: 6:30 PMChautauqua AuditoriumTickets: $25.00 - $75.00 ($22.00 - $72.00 Concert Member)* Conductor: Peter Oundjian Leave it to Mahler to give us harrowing funeral marches shot through with blinding rays of hope. That is his epic Fifth Symphony: a masterpiece which, while not expressly telling a story, still whispers Mahler’s secrets […]
Thursday, August 4Doors: 7:00 PMConcert: 7:30 PMChautauqua AuditoriumTickets: $25.00 - $75.00 ($22.00 - $72.00 Concert Member)* Conductor:Peter Oundjian Guest Artists:Wang Jie, composerAnthony McGill, clarinet The New York Times has praised clarinetist Anthony McGill for “his trademark brilliance, penetrating sound and rich character”; McGill’s musical charisma is a perfect match for Weber’s First Clarinet Concerto, which […]
Door Time: 6:30 PMShow Time: 7:30 PM Steve Earle is one of the most acclaimed singer-songwriters of his generation. A protege of legendary songwriters Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark, he quickly became a master storyteller in his own right, with his songs being recorded by Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Joan Baez, Emmylou Harris, The […]
Tuesday, August 2Doors: 7:00 PMConcert: 7:30 PMChautauqua AuditoriumTickets: $25.00 - $65.00 ($22.00 - $62.00 Concert Member)* Guest Artists: Danish String Quartet “They could be grounded in their tone or mystical. They allowed time to stand still, and they could assume the pose of excitingly aggressive rockers. They did it all,” says The Los Angeles Times […]
Sunday, July 31Doors: 6:00 PMConcert: 6:30 PMChautauqua AuditoriumTickets: $25.00 - $75.00 ($22.00 - $72.00 Concert Member)* Conductor:Jean-Marie Zeitouni Guest Artists:Jennifer Bird-Arvidsson, soprano John de Lancie, actor Marnie Mosiman, actor Abigail Nims, mezzo soprano Principal Guest Conductor Jean-Marie Zeitouni conducts a special Midsummer Night’s Dream. This performance pairs Mendelssohn’s lush score, which includes the instantly recognizable […]
Friday, July 29 Doors: 6:00 PM Concert: 6:30 PM Chautauqua Auditorium Tickets: $25.00 - $75.00 ($22.00 - $72.00 Concert Member)* Conductor: Jean-Marie Zeitouni Guest Artist: Gabriela Montero, piano Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto might never have seen the light of day — the pianist for whom it was written initially declared it “absolutely unplayable.” Luckily Tchaikovsky […]
Thursday, July 28Doors: 7:00 PMConcert: 7:30 PMChautauqua AuditoriumTickets: $25.00 - $75.00 ($22.00 - $72.00 Concert Member)* Conductor:Jean-Marie Zeitouni Guest Artist:Gabriela Montero, piano Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto might never have seen the light of day — the pianist for whom it was written initially declared it “absolutely unplayable.” Luckily Tchaikovsky ignored this criticism, published his concerto, […]
Featuring live piano accompaniment by Hank Troy Door Time: 7:00 PMShowtime: 7:30 PM Buster Keaton plays a movie projectionist in this 1924 production. In an extended dream sequence, he works his way into the film being shown in his theater, and he becomes the detective he always aspired to be. Also: Cops, Keaton’s 1922 short […]
Tuesday, July 26Doors: 7:00 PMConcert: 7:30 PMChautauqua AuditoriumTickets: $25.00 - $65.00 ($22.00 - $62.00 Concert Member)* Guest Artists: Members of the Colorado Music Festival Orchestra This installment of the Robert Mann Chamber Series begins with Mozart’s jaunty First Flute Quartet, followed by the brief but profound Movement for String Trio by Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson. Dvořák’s complex Terzetto […]
Sunday, July 24Doors: 6:00 PMConcert: 6:30 PMChautauqua AuditoriumTickets: $25.00 - $75.00 ($22.00 - $72.00 Concert Member)* Conductor:Ryan Bancroft Guest Artist:Albert Cano Smit, piano “If you want to hear perfection, this is it,” says Music Director Peter Oundjian of Mozart’s final concerto, performed here by rising star pianist Albert Cano Smit, winner of the 2019 Young Concert […]
Friday, July 22Doors: 6:00 PMConcert: 6:30 PMChautauqua AuditoriumTickets: $25.00 - $75.00 ($22.00 - $72.00 Concert Member)* Conductor:Ryan Bancroft Guest Artist:Randall Goosby, violin “ Goosby plays like an angel with nothing to prove,” claims the L.A. Times. The youngest recipient ever to win the Sphinx Concerto Competition and an artist dedicated to the dynamic music of Black […]
Thursday, July 21Doors: 7:00 PMConcert: 7:30 PMChautauqua AuditoriumTickets: $25.00 - $75.00 ($22.00 - $72.00 Concert Member)* Conductor:Ryan Bancroft Guest Artist:Randall Goosby, violin “ Goosby plays like an angel with nothing to prove,” claims the L.A. Times. The youngest recipient ever to win the Sphinx Concerto Competition and an artist dedicated to the dynamic music of Black […]
Featuring live piano accompaniment by Hank Troy Door Time: 7:00 PMShowtime: 7:30 PM The swashbuckling Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. is memorable for his many stunts, like sliding down the sail of the pirate ship he has single-handedly captured. This 1926 film has it all – adventure, romance, and comedy rolled into one exciting feature. *All tickets […]
Tuesday, July 19Doors: 7:00 PMConcert: 7:30 PMChautauqua AuditoriumTickets: $25.00 - $65.00 ($22.00 - $62.00 Concert Member)* Guest Artists: Members of the Colorado Music Festival Orchestra The Festival continues its Robert Mann Chamber Series, named for a beloved educator, composer, and founding member of the Juilliard String Quartet. Tchaikovsky spent some of his happiest days in Florence, […]
Door Time: 6:30 PMShowtime: 7:30 PM “Everyone has these little kingdoms in their minds,” says Chris Wood, “and the songs on this album all explore the ways we find peace in them. They look at how we deal with our dreams and our regrets and our fears and our loves. They look at the stories […]
Sunday, July 17Doors: 6:00 PMConcert: 6:30 PMChautauqua AuditoriumTickets: $25.00 - $75.00 ($22.00 - $72.00 Concert Member)* Conductor:Peter OundjianJohn Adams Guest Artist:Jeremy Denk, piano The Festival’s focus on today’s music continues as world-renowned conductor and Festival composer-in-residence/co-curator John Adams takes the podium to lead his off-beat and grooving Must the Devil Have All the Good Tunes? with […]
Door Time: 6:30 PMShowtime: 7:30 PM Sometimes revolutions begin quietly. In 1988, Cowboy Junkies proved that there was an audience waiting for something quiet, beautiful and reflective. The Trinity Session was like a whisper that cut through the noise -- and it was compelling. It stood out in the midst of the flash and bombast […]
Friday, July 15Doors: 7:00 PMConcert: 7:30 PMChautauqua AuditoriumTickets: $25.00 - $75.00 ($22.00 - $72.00 Concert Member)* Guest Artists:Timo Andres, pianoTessa Lark, violin Timothy McAllister, saxophoneMembers of the Colorado Music Festival Orchestra Now in its second year, Kaleidoscope brings back and builds upon the theatrical elements that audiences loved: lighting, cinematography, a hint of stage magic, and […]
Thursday, July 14Doors: 7:00 PMConcert: 7:30 PMChautauqua AuditoriumTickets: $25.00 - $75.00 ($22.00 - $75.00 Concert Member)* Conductors:Peter OundjianJohn Adams Guest Artists: Samuel Adams Tessa Lark, violin Timothy McAllister, saxophone The legendary John Adams, 2022 composer-in-residence and co-curator of this week’s programs, shares the podium with Music Director Peter Oundjian in this can’t-miss concert, beginning with a […]
Featuring live accompaniment by the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra Door Time: 7:00 PMShowtime: 7:30 PM Lon Chaney, the “Man of 1000 Faces” portrays Quasimodo, the hunchback who inhabits the great Parisian cathedral. This 1923 film catapulted Chaney, born in Colorado Springs, into Hollywood stardom. *All tickets subject to service fees
Tuesday, July 12Doors: 7:00 PMConcert: 7:30 PMChautauqua AuditoriumTickets: $25.00 - $65.00 ($22.00 - $62.00 Concert Member)* Guest Artists: Attacca Quartet “I like to think of as collectors of joy,” says their cellist, Andrew Yee. New York’s Grammy Award-winning Attacca (pronounced ah-TAK-ah) Quartet “believes in and celebrates” music of the 20th and 21st centuries; in this performance, […]
Sunday, July 10Doors: 6:00 PMConcert: 6:30 PMChautauqua AuditoriumTickets: $25.00 - $80.00 ($22.00 - $77.00 Concert Member)* Conductor:Peter Oundjian Guest Artist:Jan Lisiecki, piano The Festival and Music Director Peter Oundjian continue a cycle of all five of Beethoven’s piano concertos, each performed by the award-winning Jan Lisiecki. The Fifth and final, best known as the “Emperor” Concerto, […]
This event has been rescheduled from September 18, 2021 to July 9, 2022. If you have any questions, please contact the Box Office at [email protected] Door Time: 6:30 PM Showtime: 7:30 PM A phenomenally successful instrumentalist whose recordings routinely made the pop, R&B, and jazz charts during the 1980s and ’90s, Kenny G’s sound became […]
Friday, July 8Doors: 6:00 PMConcert: 6:30 PMChautauqua AuditoriumTickets: $25.00 - $75.00 ($22.00 - $72.00 Concert Members)* Conductor:Peter Oundjian Guest Artist:Jan Lisiecki, piano After an engaging overture by Vaughan Williams, Music Director Peter Oundjian continues a cycle of all five of Beethoven’s piano concertos, each performed by the award-winning Jan Lisiecki. Beethoven wrote his Second Piano […]
Thursday, July 7Doors: 7:00 PMConcert: 7:30 PMChautauqua AuditoriumTickets: $25.00 - $80.00 ($22.00 - $77.00 Concert Member) Conductor:Peter Oundjian Guest Artist:Jan Lisiecki, piano Music Director Peter Oundjian begins a cycle of all five of Beethoven’s piano concertos, each performed by the award-winning Jan Lisiecki, whom Oundjian calls “one of the greatest piano talents of all time.” […]
Tuesday, July 5Doors: 7:00 PMConcert: 7:30 PMChautauqua AuditoriumTickets: $25.00 - $62.00 ($22.00 - $62.00 Concert Member)* Guest Artists: Takács Quartet, artists-in-residence Grammy Award-winning Takács (pronounced Takach) Quartet is world renowned for their “chamber music playing of overwhelming intensity” (The Guardian). The Boulder-based ensemble opens the 2022 Robert Mann Chamber Music Series with Haydn and Dvořák’s final […]
Sunday, July 3Doors: 10:30 AMConcert: 11:00 AMChautauqua AuditoriumTickets: $10.00* Conductor: Maurice Cohn Guest Artists: Really Inventive Stuff Vaudeville-inspired musical storytellers Really Inventive Stuff uses comedy, props, and interaction to refresh beloved musical classics and enchant audiences of all ages. Their imaginative Tubby the Tuba follows “the adventures of a red polka-dot yo-yo, a dapper bullfrog puppet, […]
Friday, July 1Doors: 6:00 PMConcert: 6:30 PMChautauqua AuditoriumTickets: $25.00 - $75.00 ($22.00 - $72.00 Concert Member)* Conductor: Peter Oundjian Guest Artists: Takács Quartet Music Director Peter Oundjian opens the 2022 Festival season with special guests: Boulder’s own Takács Quartet. This Grammy Award-winning quartet joins the orchestra for John Adams’ Absolute Jest, which samples, twists, and builds […]
Thursday, June 30Doors: 7:00 PMConcert: 7:30 PMChautauqua AuditoriumTickets: $25.00 - $75.00 ($22.00 - $72.00 Concert Member)* Conductor: Peter Oundjian Guest Artists: Takács Quartet Music Director Peter Oundjian opens the 2022 Festival season with special guests: Boulder’s own Takács Quartet. This Grammy Award-winning quartet joins the orchestra for John Adams’ Absolute Jest, which samples, twists, and […]
Featuring live piano accompaniment by Hank Troy Door Time: 7:00 PMShowtime: 7:30 PM The original Dracula movie made in 1922 still gets you on the edge of your seat. Based on the 1897 Bram Stoker novel, it stars Max Shreck, and features many cinematic “tricks” that were rarely used in films at that time. Directed […]
Door Time: 6:30 PMShowtime: 7:30 PM With five GRAMMYs, 14 Blues Foundation Awards, and a groundbreaking career spanning nearly 50 years under his belt, Keb’ Mo’s got nothing left to prove. Just don’t tell him that. “I may be turning 70,” Keb’ reflects, “but I’m still breathing and I’m still hungry. I’m still out there […]
Join Chautauqua and Open Studios at the Chautauqua auditorium for the Plein Air Event art exhibit and auction, complete with a VIP reception. Artists from around the region will show artwork they’ve created out-of-doors during a week-long plein air competition. All the art is of scenes from around Boulder County. Meet the artists at the […]