Colorado West Marching Band Festival

The 30th Annual Colorado West Marching Band Festival will be held October 6, 2007 in Grand Junction, Colorado. The parade will begin at 10:00 a.m. in downtown Grand Junction. The field show will start at 12:30 p.m. at Stocker Stadium with judging and awards. Entry forms must be received by August 31, 2007.

Front Range Youth Symphony

Winter Concert

Jan. 16th, 7pm 2007

Arvada Center Main Stage

Rocky Mountain Percussion Association Is Proud to Present:
A Day of Percussion
Saturday, November 18, 2006 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Colorado State University
University Center for the Arts, 1400 Remington Avenue, Fort Collins
Host: Eric Hollenbeck
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click here for registration form

December 10th, 2006, 6 p.m. & March 4th, 2007, 6 p.m
Shimmering Colors
Prague Prodigies
Highlands Garden Café,Denver $16.50 General (concert, wine & appetizers) TicketsWest
Extra $50.00 for optional dinner after December and March concerts at Café, including
wine but not gratuity and tax. Call Café at 303-458-5920

http://www.coloradochamberplayers.org

Jefferson Symphony

December 3, 2006 - Holiday Concert Under the leadership of Dr. William Morse, music director and principal conductor, the JSO will play The Pines of Rome, by Ottorino Respighi and selections from The Nutcracker by Piotr Tchaikovsky. After intermission, the orchestra will present traditional holiday music by Joaquin Rodrigo, Leroy Anderson and others, with Marcia Ragonetti, mezzo soprano (see below), as the guest artist.

February 25, 2007 - From France, Poland and Hungary
Bolero Maurice Ravel
Introduction et Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28 Camille Saint-Saens
Selections from "Schindler's List" John Williams
Tamara Mullikin, Violinist
Concerto for Orchestra Bela Bartok

March 25, 2007 - Russian Tour
Capriccio Italien, op. 45 Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 5 in Bb Major, Op. 100 Sergei Prokofiev
Young Artist Competition Winner, Piano, TBAMay 6, 2007 - Made in America(s)
Fanfare for the Common Man Aaron Copland
Adagio for Strings Samuel Barber
Symphony No. 1 (Jeremiah) Leonard Bernstein
Marcia Ragonetti, mezzo soprano
Porgy and Bess: Symphonic Picture George Gershwin
America the Beautiful arr. Carmen Dragon.

http://www.jeffersonsymphony.com

Pikes Peak Young Composers
Annual Competition deadline for entries Monday, April 2, 2007
Annual Concert May, 2007 (day TBA)
3:00pm at Packard Hall, Colorado College

The Pikes Peak Young Composers Competition consists of four age divisions:
Division 1 - ages 16 through 18
Division 2 - ages 13 through 15
Division 3 - ages 10 through 12
Division 4 - ages 5 through 9.

Each composer may choose to enter compositions in any or all of the following categories:
Category A - solo composition
Category B - chamber piece for duo, trio, etc. (other than string quartet)
Category C - orchestral; band and choral
Category D - string quartet
Category E - a piece for jazz solo or ensemble

Each participant must follow rules and regulations detailed on the entry form. Judging is based upon an established criteria that each judge follows. The entries are coded by administrative personnel so the judges never know the identity of the composers. When each judge has completed their assigned compositions then all judges meet as a jury to review and evaluate the entries.

Summer Workshop deadline for registration Sunday, July 1, 2007
Summer Workshop Thursday, July 12 through Sunday, July 15, 2007
Summer Workshop Concert Sunday, July 15, 2007
3:00pm at Packard Hall, Colorado College

http://pikespeakyoungcomposers.org

Contact: Leonard Rhodes 593-1831 or 332-0161
info@pikespeakyoungcomposers.org

Denver Concert Band
Spring Concert

Holiday Concert

Christmas Recollections - arr. John Edmondson
Ding Dong! Merrily On High - adap. Jay Dawson
Suite from "The Nutcracker" - edited by McAlister & Reed

The Polar Express - arr. Jerry Brubaker
A Christmas Festival - Leroy Anderson
The Night Before Christmas - John Moss
Silent Night - arr. Dan Rager
Good Swing Wenceslas - arr. Sammy Nestico
Russian Christmas Music - Alfred Reed
Sleigh Ride - Leroy Anderson
Saturday, December 2, 2006
2:00 p.m.
Free Admission

Central Presbyterian Church
1660 Sherman Street
Denver 80203
(click on the address for directions and a map

Denver Botanic Gardens "Blossoms of Light" Program:
Many of your holiday favorites!

Wednesday, December 27, 2006
6:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m..
Botanic Gardens Admission Fee

1005 York Street, Denver, CO 80206

http://www.denverconcertband.org

We also have an information line: 303-83-MUSIC

Denver Women's Chorus

Member Monthly Social Outing Sunday, December 3rd TBA

Take Note Holiday Showcase Saturday, December 16, 2006 3:00pm and 7:00pm Christ Church United Methodist,
7th Avenue and Colorado Blvd Tickets will be available by December 1, 2006 and can be purchased from any member, online at concerttickets.html or through email at tickets@denverwomenschorus.org

Member Ice Skating in Evergreen Saturday, Jan. 6th time TBA Evergreen Outdoor Ice Skating Rink

DWC Winter Concert "Bridging troubled Waters" Saturday, January 27, 2007, 3:00pm and 8:00pm First Unitarian Society of Denver, 1400 Lafayette, Denver CO Tickets will be available by January 1, 2007 and can be purchased from any member, online at concerttickets.html or through email at tickets@denverwomenschorus.org

www.denverwomenschorus.org
or call 303-274-4177

Colorado Wind Ensemble

Dear CWE Friends,

Yes, we've made it to 25 years! It's been an incredible quarter-century of performing the great gamut of classic and contemporary repertoire for winds. We're indebted to Steve Canton and Jacky Canton for establishing this group and to Conductor Emeritus Martha Cox, who led the group for 22 years, establishing its standards of high quality performance of original wind literature. We are also grateful to our audience--especial thanks to those of you who have supported us for all 25 years!

To celebrate this historic season, we have planned performances that continue our traditions of collaborating with other groups, featuring guest soloists, and performing new music. Mark your calendars for these concerts:

Saturday, December 16, 2006 As Seasons Change
Saturday, February 10, 2007 And All That Jazz with guest pianist Robert Spillman
Saturday, March 24, 2007 Irish Airs and Dances with guests The Session Band
Saturday, May 12, 2007 Silver Anniversary Concert Gala with post-concert dining and dancing!

All concerts are held at Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura Street, and begin at 7:30 p.m.

If you would like to receive a season brochure with concert details and season ticket information, please reply to this email with your mailing address or call us at 303-394-4552. Also, please visit our website at www.coloradowindensemble.org for more information.

We hope to see you on October 28 and look forward to seeing you at all of our concerts this season!

Ellen Christianson
Colorado Wind Ensemble

Matthew J. Roeder, Conductor
Overture to “Candide” Bernstein
Suite Francaise Milhaud
Fantasia in G Major Bach
La Fiesta Mexicana Reed
Celebration Gregson
Festive Overture Shostakovich

Saturday, October 28, 2006 - 7:30 p.m.
Littleton United Methodist Church
5894 South Datura Street
Littleton, CO 80121

For more information, please call 303-394-4552 or visit our website at www.coloradowindensemble.org.

Arapahoe Philharmonic

Christmas Pops Concert
Friday, December 1, 2006
Program TBA

American Treasures
Friday, February 2, 2007
Featuring
Dawn McGonagle, English Horn
Steve Lehn, Trumpet
George Gershwin……………………............................…… ….An American in Paris
Aaron Copland………………................................................………………..Quiet City
Leonard Bernstein………………………….....… West Side Story Symphonic DancesThe

Romantics
Friday, March 9, 2007
Featuring
Ken Mervine, Organ
and
The 2007 Concerto Competition Winner
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky …………………................…….Romeo and Juliet Overture
Concerto Competition winner TBA
Camille Saint-Saëns……………………..………..Symphony No. 3 (Organ Symphony)Back by Popular DemandCabaret Pops Concert
Marriot Tech Center
Saturday, April 14, 2007
Two Shows
3:00 P.M.
7:30 P.M.
"A TRIBUTE TO THE MUSIC OF RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN AND ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER"

To order tickets or a brochure call 303-781-1892 or visit www.arapahoe-phil.org

Littleton Symphony Orchestra presents the 22nd Anniversary Season

22ND SEASON - A DIFFERENT DIMENSION

A Christmas Celebration
with The Majestic Gospel Choir
(Darryl Walker, Music Director)
Friday, December 8, 2006
Saturday, December 9, 2006
Doors open at 7:00 p.m. - Performance begins 7:30 p.m.
The Littleton Symphony Orchestra hosts the "Too Hot to Handel" Choir!

Schedules and soloists are subject to change.

For more info and tickets go to www.littletonsymphony.org

Pikes Peak Philharmonic
2006-2007 Season Concerts

Circle Drive Baptist Church Living Christmas Tree - Dec. 15 - 17, 2006, Circle Drive Baptist Church

Month Of Romance - February 11, 2007, Radiant Church

Music Of The British Isles - Mar. 25, 2007, Radiant Church

Salute to America and the Armed Forces May 20, 2007, First United Methodist Church

For more information and ticket prices visit pikespeakphil.org or call 719-442-6853

Camps

45th Rocky Mountain Summer Music Camp

Click here to get more info CSUMusicCamp.com

Rocky Mountain Chapter of American Orff-Schulwerk Association Summer "credited" workshops. Visit their web site at http://rmorff.tripod.com for more information.

Auditions & Competitions

To All High School Band Directors in the six county metro area excluding Boulder:

The Golden Eagle Brass Band announces:
The 2007 GEBB $1,000 Memorial Music Scholarship
Applications are now being accepted.
Qualifications:
1. Be a graduating High School Senior in the six county area.
2. Plan on majoring in Music Performance or Music Education at a Colorado College or University.
3. Submit a solo that has a published concert band arrangement.
4. Play two concerts with the GEBB on April 14 & 15.
Deadline for submission is JANUARY 15, 2007

If you have any questions, please contact Scott Christie, Scholarship Chr, (Phone number on application) or John Williams, Conductor at 303-695-8800.

Click here for Scholarship Application pdf

ATTENTION YOUNG MUSICIANS!

Win a trip to Chester, England All Travel Expenses Paid.

Click here for more info

METRO/COMMUNITY BAND
Directed by
Gerald Endsley

The Metropolitan State College/Community Concert Band is composed of Metro students and community members and has an open enrollment, with participants ranging from High School through adult players. There are no auditions or fees and the Band performs one concert per semester. The Band both rehearses and performs at the beautiful concert hall at the King Center on the Auraria Campus. Rehearsals are Tuesday evenings from 7 to 9 P.M.

Interested Players should call the conductor:
Gerald Endsley at 303-388-0183 gendsley@ecentral.com
or
Metro State Music at 303-556-3180
or
just attend a rehearsal

All Instruments are welcome and the Band currently needs to augment its clarinet section.

Colorado Wind Ensemble, a volunteer community ensemble, is holding auditions for regular section players in the horn and percussion sections and for alternates in all woodwind, brass, and percussion sections, by appointment. Players with prior college wind ensemble experience or equivalent are invited to audition. Call conductor Matthew Roeder at 720/839-4049 or visit www.coloradowindensemble.org for an appointment or information.

Littleton Symphony Orchestra
The Littleton Symphony Orchestra seeks quality players for all Strings and Percussion section. No Fees. The LSO, under the direction of an outstanding professional conductor, is a superb community orchestra with a demanding repertoire. Auditions held by appointment only. Interested players should call 303-989-4727 ext 1.

College

CU College of Arts & Media

For the latest event updates please visit: www.cudenver.edu/cam/events

CCU

Two ensembles will be performing – Mainstream, our big band jazz ensemble which I direct, and our Vocal Jazz Ensemble. Professor of voice, Steve Taylor, will be performing as a soloist with the jazz band. I will also be playing on a couple tunes. Music will range from Gordon Goodwin (who wrote the soundtrack for The Incredibles), to lush ballads to gospel rock!

Friday night, March 3rd, 7:30 pm. Come early, this is usually standing room only. No charge. Donations accepted.

University of Colorado at Boulder College of Music.

CU Concerts announces its 2005-2006 concert season which will include a total of 33 exciting performances. CU Concerts is the overall name for the ticketed concerts that the University of Colorado at Boulder College of Music presents, including the Artist Series, Takács Quartet Series, Takács Encore Series, the CU Opera Series and the Holiday Festival.

For a full schedule and ticket info visit www.cuconcerts.org or www.colorado.edu/music

Lamont School of Music

See the new 2007 Concert Schedule at www.du.edu/lamont.

Adams State College
Schedule
For more information go to www.music.adams.edu

Events

Camps

Auditions & Competitions