Colorado MahlerFest

MAHLERFEST 38!“DEFIANCE, PROTEST, RESISTANCE, & REMEMBRANCE” Join us for an immersive experience featuring a series of concerts and events carefully curated to build deeper understanding and richer context for Mahler’s Sixth Symphony. SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM: OPEN REHEARSALS, DINNERS, MASTERCLASSES, & OTHER SOCIAL EVENTS 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. 10:30 AM: GUIDED HIKE 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. FREE EVENT - Registration Required 7:00 PM: CHAMBER MUSIC: DETERMINATION & DEFIANCE SCHULHOFF | String Sextet SHOSTAKOVICH | String Quartet No. 7 in F-sharp minor, Op. 108 BLOCH | Suite No. 3 for Solo Cello WALKER | Raise the Roof! McKee | Escape 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. COST $5 – $45 LOCATION : Roots Music Project 474 Pearl Street, Suite V3A, Boulder, CO, United States 9:00 PM: RHYTHM, ROOTS, AND RESONANCE The Jones/Butterfield Duo performs music that is informed by a collective study of roots, jazz, rock, and classical practices, as well as various world music traditions. COST $5 – $45 LOCATION : Roots Music Project 474 Pearl Street, Suite V3A, Boulder, CO, United States Buy Tickets [https://mahlerfest.ticketspice.com/mahlerfest-38?t=MFWeb]