Artist Profiles

Mahlerfest XXI

Robert Olson, Conductor
Cherry Creek Chorale
Larimer Chorale
Colorado Children's Chorale

The Orchestra

The Colorado MahlerFest Orchestra is a volunteer orchestra, consisting of dedicated professional musicians who congregate in Boulder for a week each January purely for the love of this great symphonic literature. They come from around Colorado and the nation, and even occasionally from Europe, Asia and Australia, and represent nearly fifty professional and community orchestras. Many orchestra members have played in every MahlerFest concert. This dedication and camaraderie is reflected year after year in the orchestra's ensemble and spirited playing, and in illuminating, profound performances.

Photo: Keith Bobo

The MahlerFest orchestra meets just once a year, but comprises musicians who play in many ensembles, coming from at last count some 80 orchestras in the United States and abroad (New Zealand, UK, Israel, Norway, Japan and Canada). They come together at their own expense in Boulder for a week of intense music making for the love of Mahler, on a volunteer basis, even from distant parts. Their dedication and fervor show in the results.