On behalf of the Colorado MahlerFest Board of Directors, Artistic Director Kenneth Woods,
our passionate musicians and scholars, and our generous supporters…
Welcome to MahlerFest XXXII
Full Schedule
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 5 PM [Social Event]
Back Country Pizza, 2319 Arapahoe Avenue
- Dinner for out of town musicians, guests and board members
- No registration required, just show up
WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 7:30 PM [Chamber Concert]
Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St.
- BRITTEN Phantasy Quartet for Oboe and String Trio, Op. 2, with Victoria Brawn, oboe
- ELGAR Violin Sonata in E Minor, Op. 82, with Zoë Beyers, violin, and David Korevaar, piano
- BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 4 in B-flat Major, Op. 60, arr. by Liszt, with David Korevaar, piano
THURSDAY, MAY 16, 5 PM [Social Event]
Aloya Thai Cuisine, 2720 Canyon Boulevard
- Dinner for out of town musicians, guests and board members
- No registration required, just show up
THURSDAY, MAY 16, 10:15 PM [Social Event]
Carelli’s, 645 30th Street
- Post-rehearsal gathering for all including the orchestra
- Carelli’s will provide some pizzas and their bar will be open
FRIDAY, MAY 17, 2 PM [FREE Chamber Concert]
The Academy, 970 Aurora Avenue
- KRÁSA Tanec
- KRÁSA Passacaglia and Fugue for String Trio
- BRUCKNER String Quintet in F Major, WAB 112
- With Festival Artists and Kenneth Woods, cello
FRIDAY, MAY 17, 5 PM [Social Event]
Rincon del Sol, 2350 Arapahoe Avenue
- Dinner for out of town musicians, guests and board members
- No registration required, just show up
FRIDAY, MAY 17, 6 PM [Open Rehearsal]
Macky Auditorium, CU Boulder, 1595 Pleasant Street
- 6 PM – Korngold, 7:15 PM – Mahler, 9:30 PM – Beethoven
FRIDAY, MAY 17, 10:15 PM [Social Event]
Best Western Plus Boulder Inn, 770 28th Street
- Post-rehearsal social hour for all including orchestra
- MahlerFest will provide some drinks and light refreshments
SATURDAY, MAY 18, 9 AM [FREE Symposium]
Grusin Hall, Imig Building, CU Boulder, 1020 18th St.
- “Fin-de-Siècle Musical Culture and Timbral Breakthrough in Mahler’s Symphony No. 1” – Jack Sheinbaum
- “The Challenges of Conducting Mahler’s First Symphony” – Kenneth Woods with special guest Nick Pfefferkorn of Breitkopf and Härtel
- “Wayfaring to Oblivion: The Sufferings of Young Gustav” – Peter Davison
- “Mahler in the Media (with video presentation)” – David Auerbach
- Movie: Mahler – Autopsy of a Genius with Henry-Louis de la Grange and Thomas Hampson
- Lunch available in the Atlas Building Atrium for $15, available for purchase at the symposium
SATURDAY, MAY 18, 7:30 PM [Inaugural Chamber Orchestral Concert]
Macky Auditorium, CU Boulder, 1595 Pleasant Street
- Pre-concert Conversation at 6:30 PM
- STRAUSS, JR. The Emperor Waltz, arranged by Schoenberg
MAHLER Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (Songs of a Wayfarer), arranged by Schoenberg, with Joshua DeVane, baritone - ULLMANN Chamber Symphony, Op. 46a (String Quartet No. 3) arranged by Woods – Colorado Premiere
- BEETHOVEN Quartet in F Minor, Op. 95, “Serioso,” arranged by Mahler
SATURDAY, MAY 18, 9:30 PM [Social Event]
Best Western Plus Boulder Inn, 770 28th Street
- Post-concert social hour for out of town guests, board members, and Festival Artists
- MahlerFest will provide drinks and light refreshments
SUNDAY, MAY 19, 10 AM [Social Event]
Shine, 2480 Canyon Boulevard
- Brunch for out of town musicians, guests and board members
- No registration required, just show up
SUNDAY, MAY 19, 3:30 PM [Orchestral Concert]
Macky Auditorium, CU Boulder, 1595 Pleasant Street
- Pre-concert Lecture by Kenneth Woods at 2:30 PM
- MAHLER Symphony No. 1 in D Major – world premiere of Breitkopf and Härtel’s new critical edition
- KORNGOLD Violin Concerto with Zoë Beyers, violin
- BEETHOVEN Leonore Overture No. 3, orchestrated by Mahler – Colorado Premiere!