Tag: carnegie hall
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Colorado College Summer Music Festival boasts big classical music names in Colorado Springs
Hidden just north of downtown, among the American elms, Colorado blue spruce and ponderosa pines dotting the Colorado College campus, shimmers a first-rate music festival some might not be aware exists. The CC Summer Music Festival, in its 41st year, attracts the highest caliber of classical musicians from around the U.S., who spend three weeks…
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Colorado Springs high school student to perform at Carnegie Hall
When Kye Galvin first discovered a love of music — at about age 4 — neither he nor his parents ever dreamed that he would one day perform at New York City’s legendary Carnegie Hall. But that’s exactly what will happen on Feb. 9, when he takes the stage with about 400 of the world’s most…
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Colorado Springs trumpet player plays in elite groups, composes for indie films, documentaries
Trumpet player and composer Sean Hennessey’s life looks like a game of musical chairs. In one moment, he writes and performs original music for his jazz sextet The Hennessy 6, made up of mostly world-class musicians from military bands, like the Air Force Academy Falconaires. In the next moment, he performs with and composes for…
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Colorado Springs actor takes on role of Billie Holiday in new show
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Your go-to image of Billie Holiday might be a graceful Black woman with a striking gardenia tucked behind her ear. The jazz singer, whom a friend nicknamed “Lady Day,” likely appears calm, confident and at the pinnacle of her career. You wouldn’t be wrong. That’s…
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Colorado Springs actor takes on role of Billie Holiday in new show
Your go-to image of Billie Holiday might be a graceful Black woman with a striking gardenia tucked behind her ear. The jazz singer, whom a friend nicknamed “Lady Day,” likely appears calm, confident and at the pinnacle of her career. You wouldn’t be wrong. That’s the Billie Holiday of the ’40s. But the Holiday you’ll…