Tag: concert
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Some of Colorado’s biggest musicians have humble beginnings at Telluride Bluegrass Festival
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The festival’s newcomer contests have impressive alumni In 2007, Gregory Alan Isakov was looking for a way to fund a trip to the Telluride Bluegrass Festival to enter the event’s songwriting competition, known as the Troubadour Contest. Like many up-and-comers, the Boulder-based indie folk artist, Isakov, had to get creative. “I was sleeping in my…
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Colorado Springs Philharmonic presents ‘Star Wars’ as part of American Soundtrack Festival
Only a few sounds are as instantly recognizable as the opening swell to the world of a galaxy far, far away: “Star Wars.” Before a single word is spoken or a lightsaber ignites, the movie that’s become part of American pop culture’s DNA blares its score, resonating across generations. From the 1977 film, “Star Wars:…
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Pikes Pick: Temple Shalom honors Holocaust Remembrance Day with a Concert of Remembrance
Temple Shalom is marking Yom Ha’Shoah 2026 with a special Concert of Remembrance this Sunday at 3 p.m. Yom Ha’Shoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day, commemorates the 6million Jews who were murdered during the Holocaust, and this concert celebrates their memory through music that continues to resonate across generations. The concert at Temple Shalom, 1523 E.…
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Different backgrounds, one harmony: Ivalas Quartet performs with EPIC Concerts
A violin’s bright melody soars above the deep, velvety tune of the cello beside it. Moments later, the viola creates a steady bridge between them, as the sound of a second violin puts an entirely new taste on the audience’s tongue. Then, a clarinet slips through. The wind instrument, unexpectedly pairing with the neighboring strings,…
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Chamber Orchestra of the Springs ushers in winter season with ‘Dances with the Winds’ concert
The Chamber Orchestra of the Springs’ third concert of the year will feature a musical selection that director Jacob Pope calls the “middle child” of Beethoven’s symphonies and a challenging piece by the most recent winner of the orchestra’s annual Emerging Soloist competition. Mired in music history between its two “attention-hogging” siblings, Beethoven’s Fourth Symphony…
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‘Things That Go Bump’: Colorado Springs chamber orchestra to bring haunting melodies to Ent Center
By O’Dell Isaac Lovers of music – and of the Halloween season – can treat themselves to several haunting musical offerings at the “Things That Go Bump” concert, a guided sojourn through the underworld by the Chamber Orchestra of the Springs. Held at the Ent Center for the Arts, the concert will feature a broad…
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Country artist Randall King to headline Phil Long Music Hall
Growing up in West Texas, Randall King fondly remembers going to work with his father, a trucker. Sitting passenger in his dad’s Freightliner, the two would listen to old-school country music — his father being a particularly big fan of Hank Williams Sr. and Jr. “He introduced me to country music out there on the…
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Residents plan to take Ford Amphitheater noise complaints to Colorado Springs City Council this week
Colorado Springs-area homeowners and apartment dwellers who say they’ve been inundated with unwanted noise from the new outdoor Ford Amphitheater plan to turn up the volume on the City Council. Several residents who’ve posted on social media sites or complained about amphitheater noise to the city via its GoCOS app say they’ll attend Tuesday’s regular City…