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  2016-17 Season DiscountsJuly 15th, 2016 10:45pm
The Fort Collins Symphony is offering a 25% DISCOUNT on 2016-17 Season tickets to first-time subscribers who will save anywhere from $47 to $75. According to Board President Rhett Strom, “it is our goal to give all music lovers the opportunity to attend the Masters, Marvels, & Magic series of five Masterworks and one Pops concert.” Now in its 67th year, the Fort Collins Symphony under the direction of award-winning Maestro Wes Kenney is offering a season of delightful surprises, engaging programs, and stunning music. The Season kicks off on October 8, 2016 with a concert presenting pieces by beloved composers Rachmaninoff and Dvorak. Award-winning pianist and guest artist Xinyu Chen will dazzle as she performs the Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2. Other Season highlights include: Northern Colorado’s talented professional orchestra performing striking pieces ... Read More...Posted in: Symphony NewsView / Add Comment | 0 Comment(s) | Rating: 0 of 5 | Share: Twitter, Facebook, Google +We made the Symphony Magazine!July 13th, 2016 4:37pm
The following is a brief article about our Masterworks 4 performance highlighted in the Summer 2016 edition of Symphony Magazine: The Magzine of the league of American Orchestras
Community Lens Read More...Posted in: Symphony News, Symphony Recap, Symphony ReviewsView / Add Comment | 0 Comment(s) | Rating: 0 of 5 | Share: Twitter, Facebook, Google +Announcing 2016-17 Season!June 20th, 2016 3:50pm
Fort Collins Symphony Association’s board president Rhett Strom recently announced the Fort Collins Symphony’s 2016-17 Season titled Masters, Marvels & Magic. Now in its 67th Season, the fully professional orchestra is under the leadership of award-winning conductor Maestro Wes Kenney. Guest artists include previous Young Artist Competition winner pianist Xinyu Chen and two of the New York Philharmonic’s pre-eminent musicians: Assistant concertmaster Michelle Kim and principal trombonist Joe Alessi. The Season begins on October 8, 2016 with Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 “From the New World” and Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2. The second Masterworks program on November 5, 2016 features Prokofiev’ Symphony No. 1 and Violin Concerto No. 2 and Bizet’s Symphony No. 1 in C. Highlights of Masterworks 3 on February 4, 2017 include Leonard Bernstein’s Three Dances from On the Town, Rouse&r; ... Read More...Posted in: Symphony NewsView / Add Comment | 0 Comment(s) | Rating: 0 of 5 | Share: Twitter, Facebook, Google +FCSymphony to Perform FORT FUN!February 24th, 2016 3:49pm
The Fort Collins Symphony’s Season of Legends and Legacies continues on Saturday, March 5, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. with an innovative concert sponsored by Premier Stem Cell Institute and featuring breathtaking photographic images of Fort Collins projected onto an immense panoramic screen flown above the orchestra. With the Rocky Mountains as the backdrop, Fort Collins is Northern Colorado’s playground where hiking, biking, and kayaking merge with craft brews, magical views, and activities inspired by the creative muse. Sometimes called the Choice City, the Napa Valley of Beer, or just FoCo, this breathtaking community with a Main Street that inspired Disneyland best suits the nickname of FORT FUN! It is this playful spirit which multimedia artist Nicholas Bardonnay has captured with his innovative photo-choreographed piece set to the music of Richard Meyer’s A Fiddler’s Fancy and Calvin Custer’s Read More...Posted in: Symphony NewsView / Add Comment | 0 Comment(s) | Rating: 0 of 5 | Share: Twitter, Facebook, Google +FCSymphony to Perform Innovative ConcertFebruary 17th, 2016 3:42pm
The Fort Collins Symphony’s Season of Legends and Legacies continues on Saturday, March 5, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. with an innovative concert sponsored by Premier Stem Cell Institute featuring breathtaking photographic images choreographed to Samuel Barber’s Adagio for Strings and Gustav Mahler’s Adagietto. A special piece highlighting photographs taken of Fort Collins by local artists is set to the music of Richard Meyer’s A Fiddler’s Fancy and Calvin Custer’s Central Coach Special. Multimedia artist Nicholas Bardonnay with Westwater Arts will spark the Image-Ination with stunning images projected onto an immense 440-square-foot, three panel, and panoramic screen flown above the orchestra. The magical evening begins with 20th century American composer David Diamond’s Rounds for String Orchestra and ends with preeminent 19th century Czech composer Anton&iacu; ... Read More...Posted in: Symphony NewsView / Add Comment | 0 Comment(s) | Rating: 0 of 5 | Share: Twitter, Facebook, Google +Symphony Photography Contest!October 9th, 2015 5:24pm
Calling all photographers! The Fort Collins Symphony is seeking photographs celebrating the vibrant activities Fort Collins has to offer. Poudre Canyon, kayaking, Old Town, biking, Horsetooth, your favorite hideaway, we want to see them all! The top 75 to 100 photographs will be featured in the Symphony’s March 5, 2016 Image-Ination concert where Westwater Arts Creative Director, Nicholas Bardonnay, will create an innovative photo-choreographed piece about Fort Collins set to the music of A Fiddler’s Fancy by Richard Meyer and Central Coach Special by Calvin Custer. Symphonic photo-choreography is an innovative art form that engages audiences with evocative, photos, choreographed and performed live to selected works of classical music. As the Fort Collins Symphony performs, the audience will be treated to precisely cued images that fill an immense 440-square-foot, three-panel, panoramic screen with single, double, and triple image ... Read More...Posted in: Symphony NewsView / Add Comment | 0 Comment(s) | Rating: 0 of 5 | Share: Twitter, Facebook, Google +2015-16 Season Discounts!!July 16th, 2015 6:15pm
The Fort Collins Symphony is offering a 25% discount on 2015-16 Season tickets to first-time subscribers who will save anywhere from $47 to $75. According to Board President Maury Dobbie, “it is our goal to give all music lovers the opportunity to attend the Legends & Legacies series of five Masterworks and one Pops concert.” Now in its 66th year, the Fort Collins Symphony under the direction of award-winning Maestro Wes Kenney, is offering a season of delightful surprises, engaging programs, and stunning music. The Season kicks off on October 3, 2015 with a concert presenting pieces by legendary composers Ludwig Van Beethoven and Johannes Brahms. World-renowned pianist and guest artist Norman Krieger will perform the ever popular Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2. Other Season highlights include: • Northern Colorado’s talented professional orchestra performing striking pieces composed by Bartok, Copland, ... Read More...Posted in: NoneView / Add Comment | 0 Comment(s) | Rating: 0 of 5 | Share: Twitter, Facebook, Google +Hometown Boy's Childhood Dream to Conduct the Fort Collins Symphony to Come TrueJuly 1st, 2015 11:29am
Dr. Ed Siegel will realize a childhood dream as he guest conducts the Fort Collins Symphony in the Prelude to Carmen during the 4th of July Celebration at City Park. Maestro Wes Kenney will conduct the remainder of the concert entitled Reflection on America which will feature such patriotic favorites as an Armed Forces Salute, America the Beautiful, Stars and Stripes, and Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture. It will also include popular pieces from Jurassic Park, and Superman. The concert will begin at 8:15 p.m. and conclude with awe-inspiring fireworks. Ed Siegel, son of successful and community-minded parents, Julian and Ida Siegel, was born at the Poudre Valley Hospital in 1939 and was raised in Fort Collins. While enrolled in CSU's Experimental Day Care Center, he discovered he could play the piano by ear and was soon playing for school assemblies; playing on KCOL's Children's Hour ... Read More...Posted in: Symphony NewsView / Add Comment | 0 Comment(s) | Rating: 0 of 5 | Share: Twitter, Facebook, Google +Maestro Wes Kenney to Direct Symphony’s 2015-16 SeasonJune 1st, 2015 5:12pm
Wes Kenney was hired as the Music Director of the Fort Collins (Colorado) Symphony and Director of Orchestras at Colorado State University in 2003. Named in 2004 to an additional post as Music Director of Opera Fort Collins, he ... Read More...Posted in: Symphony NewsView / Add Comment | 0 Comment(s) | Rating: 0 of 5 | Share: Twitter, Facebook, Google +Fei-Fei Dong PerformsMay 15th, 2015 6:20pm
Fei-Fei Dong performing for the Fort Collins Symphony Soiree at the home of Josh & Kay Shelby on Wednesday, May 6, 2015. Video by Paul Kopco Read More...Posted in: Symphony News, Symphony RecapView / Add Comment | 0 Comment(s) | Rating: 0 of 5 | Share: Twitter, Facebook, Google +Interview with classical pianist Fei-Fei DongMay 14th, 2015 6:23pm
Interview with classical pianist Fei-Fei Dong the day after her brilliant performance with the Fort Collins Symphony, Sunday, May 10, 2015. Her website: http://www.feifeidong.com/ Video by Paul Kopco Read More...Posted in: Symphony NewsView / Add Comment | 0 Comment(s) | Rating: 0 of 5 | Share: Twitter, Facebook, Google +2015 Beat Beethoven 5K VideoApril 2nd, 2015 12:21am
Video by Paul Kopco The Annual Beat Beethoven 5k was held on March 29, 2015 at 9:00 am in downtown Fort Collins. The run began with Maestro Wes Kenney's baton launching the opening notes of Beethoven's 5th Symphony at the race starting line. The goal was to complete the course before the music ended and therefore "beat" Beethoven (approximately 33 minutes). Proceeds benefit the Fort Collins Symphony's youth education and community engagement programs. Read More...Posted in: Symphony News, Symphony RecapView / Add Comment | 0 Comment(s) | Rating: 0 of 5 | Share: Twitter, Facebook, Google +Interview with guest artist Jeremy CohenMarch 29th, 2015 12:27am
Video by Paul Kopco An interview with jazz violinist Jeremy Cohen on March 7, 2015 ( the day he played with the Fort Collins Symphony's Experience History & Culture concert). Read more about Jeremy Cohen HERE. Read More...Posted in: Symphony News, Symphony RecapView / Add Comment | 0 Comment(s) | Rating: 0 of 5 | Share: Twitter, Facebook, Google +Bach & Beer 2014December 1st, 2014 3:35pm
Above YouTube video by: JulieannaD Jablonski
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