Philharmonic’s 2015/2016 season announced

The Colorado Springs Philharmonic’s 2015/2016 season was announced last weekend. Subscriptions start at $32; 575-9632, csphilharmonic.org.

El Pomar Foundation Masterworks concerts

– Sept. 19-20: “Rachmaninoff Second Concerto”

– Oct. 10-11: “Shostakovich 10”

– Nov. 14-15: “Dvorák 7”

– Jan. 23-24, 2016: “Russian Masters”

– Feb. 20-21, 2016: “Mozart and Mahler”

– April 16-17, 2016: “Doctor Atomic”

– May 21-22, 2016: “Beethoven 9”

Vanguard concerts

– Oct. 17: Scheherazade

– March 12, 2016: “An American in Paris”

– April 23, 2016: “Wagner: The Tristan Effect”

Philharmonic Pops concerts

– Sept. 25-26: “Centennial Sinatra”

– Oct. 30-31: “Star Wars: The Music of John Williams”

– Jan. 8-9: “Country Legends”

– Feb. 5-6, 2016: “Warner Bros. presents Bugs Bunny at the Symphony”

– March 4-5, 2016: “Comedy Tonight”

– May 13-14, 2016: “Rhapsody in Blue”

Holiday and special events

– Nov. 27-29: “The Nutcracker”

– Dec. 20: “Christmas Symphony”

– Dec. 31: New Year’s Eve

– April 2, 2016: “The Music of Pink Floyd”

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MeadowGrass tickets go on sale Saturday

Tickets for this year’s MeadowGrass Music Festival, to be held May 22-24 at La Foret in Black Forest, go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. The musical lineup will be announced in February. Only 250 weekend festival passes with camping are available. The first 125 cost $109 and the second 125 cost $119. Weekend passes without camping are $79; rocky mountainhighway.ticketfly.com.

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Broadway in Colorado Springs Series season set

The 2015/2016 Broadway in Colorado Springs Series at the Pikes Peak Center was recently announced. Season tickets start at $135 for all four shows, and payment plans are available; 520-7469, 477-2132, theaterleague.com.

– Nov. 3-4: “Flashdance the Musical”

– Jan. 26-27: “The Producers”

– Feb. 16-17, 2016: “Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story”

– March 22-27, 2016: “Jersey Boys”

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Poet David Mason to release new book

David Mason, the poet laureate of Colorado from 2010-2014, will release “Davey McGravy” in March. The book, intended for both children and adults, follows a young boy as he maneuvers through the grief of losing his mother.

JEN MULSON, THE GAZETTE, 636-0270, JEN.MULSON@GAZETTE.COM