FREE EVENT FOR DONORS.
Tallā Rouge with special guest Sophia Szokolay perform and The Academy provides hors d'oeuvres and drinks.
FREE EVENTS - Hear the Colorado MahlerFest Orchestra prepare, watch our Festival Artists work with aspiring musicians, and join us for social gatherings before and after rehearsals.
This FREE event will feature the movie "Estranged Passengers - In Search of Viktor Ullmann" with an introduction by Ryan Hugh Ross.
FREE EVENT - From the battle cry of “La Marseillaise” in the French Revolution to the unforgettable strains of “We Shall Overcome” in the Civil Rights era, when we raise our voices in the most important protests, we do so in song. Our assembled team of world-class singers present an afternoon of song like no other.
FREE EVENT - Registration Required
Join Boulder-based naturalist Suzanne Michot and symposium speaker Jeremy Barham for this gentle, two- to three-mile hike to learn about the Boulder natural environment as well as Mahler's connection to nature.
SCHULHOFF | String Sextet
SHOSTAKOVICH | String Quartet No. 7 in F-sharp minor, Op. 108
JONES/BUTTERFIELD DUO | Original Compositions
Erwin Schulhoff incorporated jazz in his compositions as the ultimate protest music of the 1920s. Dmitri Shostakovich, similarly defiant, used recurrent themes and sharp transitions to capture the tightening of a society closing in on itself.
Last year’s exploration of the powerful links between the music of Gustav Mahler and Jimi Hendrix had audience members raving. In our return to the magical realm of Electric Liederland, Ken Woods and company offer an evening of music both dark and dangerous, showcasing rock’s role as a voice of rebellion and the metal side […]
FREE EVENT - Speakers at the symposium and other events throughout the festival will include Jeremy Barham, Leah Claiborne, Marilyn McCoy, Ryan Hugh Ross, Dave Maass. Lunch is free but reservations are required for sandwiches.
MAHLER | Todtenfeier
PRITCHARD | Seven Halts on the Somme, Concerto for Trumpet and Strings
KORNGOLD | Symphony in F-sharp, Op. 40
Korngold, whom Mahler referred to as a “musical genius,” refused to write concert music while Hitler was in power. After the war, he composed his only symphony, a celebration of peace and hope for the future, dedicated to FDR.
MARTINU | Memorial to Lidice
STILL | Dismal Swamp
MAHLER | Symphony No. 6 in A-minor
Where there is resistance, there is hope. Of all of Mahler's symphonic protagonists, it is the hero of his Sixth who fights the most bravely, even when all hope seems lost.
