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February 14, 2014
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PLEASE NOTE: The DMA office will be closed on Monday, February 17, in observance of President's Day. |
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City of Denver to Unveil Cultural Plan
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 PARDON ME DENVER, BUT YOUR PLAN IS READY FOR VIEWING.
Please join us for the official launch of Imagine 2020, Denver's Cultural Plan! Monday, March 3, 11:30am The City and County of Denver will be hosting a public announcement at the Colorado Convention Center (Lobby D adjacent to the Bellco Theatre), featuring a very special guest speaker.
On Thursday, March 6, 4pm at the McNichols Building (144 W. Colfax Ave.), join us for a presentation of the plan. Learn the details of the cultural plan and the data gathered throughout the Imagine 2020 community input process, including information about community perceptions, audience development and arts engagement. At 6pm, directly following the presentation, Denver Arts & Venues will host the Official Release Party with music and hors d'ouevres and the unveiling of "The New West: Contemporary Perspectives of the Rocky Mountain Region," To celebrate the release of an exhibition celebrating Colorado's Western heritage as interpreted by artists today.
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Obama to pick Kansas City's Jane Chu to lead National Endowment for the Arts
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Jane Chu, president and ceo of the Kauffman Center. File photo by TAMMY LJUNGBLAD
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The Kansas City Star
February 12
The woman who runs the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts may be headed for a higher post. President Barack Obama on Wednesday announced his intention to nominate Jane Chu, president and CEO of the Kauffman Center since 2006, to be chairwoman of the National Endowment for the Arts. "Jane's lifelong passion for the arts and her background in philanthropy have made her a powerful advocate," Obama said in a release.
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Famous Musician Praised As 'Japan's Beethoven' Admits To Using Ghost Composer
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by ELAINE KURTENBACH
02/06/2014 10:19 am EST
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TOKYO (AP) - The ghostwriter for the musician lauded as Japan's Beethoven said Thursday he became fed up and ended their 18-year collaboration last year and he questioned if Mamoru Samuragochi really could hear.
Samuragochi, 50, had previously claimed to be the sole author of his classical works and sound tracks for video games, such as Biohazard, despite having lost his hearing by age 35. His story resonated in Japan, where perseverance is greatly admired. But he admitted Wednesday that he did not write the powerful "Hiroshima Symphony" and other works credited to him.
His ghost composer, Takashi Niigaki, said he provided music for Samuragochi for 18 years and questioned if he was hearing impaired.
"I saw no signs that he could not hear," Niigaki said as, seemingly flustered by the limelight, he struggled to answer a barrage of questions over how Samuragochi could have managed the deception for so long.
A written statement from Samuragochi's lawyers apologized for what he called a "betrayal" of his fans and described Samuragochi as being in "too unstable an emotional state" to appear in public.
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In This Issue
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| City of Denver to Unveil Cultural Plan | | Obama to pick Jane Chu to lead NEA | | 'Japan's Beethoven' Admits To Using Ghost | | EVENTS & PERFORMANCES | | Colorado Symphony Orchestra | | Colorado Springs Philharmonic, 2/14-16 | | Englewood Arts Presents, 2/15 | | Rumble Seat, 2/16 & 3/29 | | Recital: Peter Cooper, Oboe, 2/19. | | Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra, 2/22 | | Colorado Chamber Players, 2/22-23 | | Jazz Over Easy, 2/26 | | Dale Bruning & Jude Hibler, 2/27, 3/9 | | DuoClassica, 3/1 | | Laurie Dameron, Dates in March | | STEADY ENGAGEMENTS | | AUDITION & EMPLOYMENT NOTICES | | CSO Section Violin Auditions | | Colorado Symphony Auditionsns | | Boulder Philharmonic Cello Auditions | | ANNOUNCEMENTS | | Rocky Ridge Music Center is now taking applications for Summer 2014 | | 2014 Big Band Boogie Bash, 2/22 | | Annual or Quarterly Dues paid easily online | | LABOR & POLITICS | | The GOP attacks a union drive at VW | | Guess who Walmart just hired. | | College Athletes are Ready to Unionize | | COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA & BAND | | Colorado Wind Ensemble, 2/15-16 | | Lakewood Symphony Concerts, 2/27 & 3/7 | | Littleton Symphony Openings for all Strings | | Lakewood Symphony Auditions | | Community Band Seeking New Members | | Metro Community Band Openings | | YOUTH ORCHESTRAS / EDUCATIONAL ENSEMBLES | | Concert: Compositions of Chris Malloy, 2/16 | | Broadway Music School, Summer Music Day Camps | | FOR SALE OR RENT | | MEMBER BUSINESS & SERVICES | | Contact Info - DMA Officers |
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Colorado Symphony Orchestra
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Love Your Symphony
Friday February 14, 5-7pm
Four Seasons Hotel
1111 14th Street, Denver
The Colorado Symphony Guild invites you to a Love Your Symphony fundraiser. Enjoy cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and divine chocolate, and meet the musicians at a sweet fundraiser for the Colorado Symphony. Then head over to Boettcher Concert Hall for Love & Lust, a Masterworks concert featuring world-renowned violinist Midori. Honoring Yumi Hwang-Williams. Music by The Jackson Stevens Trio. Chocolate by Enstroms. Flowers by Bouquets.
This is an add-on ticket with the assumption you already have tickets to the Love and Lust performance on February 14th. Please click here to purchase a package for ONE PERSON to the performance and this event before the concert. If you would like to purchase a package for TWO OR MORE people, please click here.
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Denver's Biggest Date Night
A Valentine's Day Party at Boettcher Concert Hall
Colorado Symphony's Love & Lust concert is the perfect way to celebrate the sweetest day of the year. Warm up before the concert during a special party up in the rings of Boettcher Concert Hall, an intimate and elegant place for a glass of wine, chocolate, quiet music and a flower to send you on your way to take in some of the best music in the world. $15 per person includes a glass of wine, chocolate and a red rose for your sweetheart.
This is an add-on ticket with the assumption you already have tickets to the Love and Lust performance on February 14th. This event is SOLD OUT.
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Mark Wigglesworth, conductor
Midori, violin
MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto in E minor
WAGNER / deVLIEGER Tristan and Isolde, An Orchestral Passion
Renowned conductor Mark Wigglesworth and Midori - the violinist whose talent once brought Leonard Bernstein to his knees - take the stage in a performance of Mendlessohn's Concerto in E minor that will set your Valentine's heart aflutter. Get swept away in the drama and romance of Wagner's Tristan and Isolde and ensure your sweetheart has an evening never to be forgotten.
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Scott O'Neil, resident conductor
"Inspired by Nature" explores the ongoing influences of the great outdoors, ranging from Beethoven's Pastoral and Debussy's La Mer to our modern explorations of whale sounds and bird song. Come along on this indoor journey through music of the outdoors.
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Colorado Springs Philharmonic, 2/14-16
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Critically acclaimed pianist Conrad Tao playing with Philharmonic
At the age of 4, Conrad Tao gave his first piano recital. By the time he was 8, the piano prodigy was performing challenging pieces at music festivals accompanied by a full orchestra.
Mr. Tao celebrates his 20th birthday this summer, and the young man already has a laundry list of accolades, including the recent release of a full-length solo album. His piano playing has been described as "endlessly engaging," "beyond impressive," and "transcendent and beautiful."
To call this young man talented may be an understatement. The Philharmonic takes great pride and pleasure in offering three opportunities to experience this musician in concert.
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Josep Caballé-Domenech conductor
Conrad Tao piano
Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Liszt Totentanz
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6, Pathétique
February 14-15 at 8:00 PM
February 16 at 2:30 PM
Tickets from $19 ($12 students)
719-520-SHOW * csphilharmonic.org * TicketsWest outlets
Pikes Peak Center for the Performing Arts
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Englewood Arts Presents, 2/15
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STRING SEXTETS OF BRAHMS, STRAUSS & SCHULHOFF
Date: Saturday ~ February 15, 2014
Time: 2:00 PM
Venue: Hampden Hall (located on the 2nd level of the Englewood Civic Center)*  | | Silver Ainomäe |
Englewood Arts Presents offers up a Valentine weekend performance by the Ainomäe Ensemble in works by Czech-born composer Erwin Schulhoff and German-born composers Richard Strauss and Johannes Brahms. Artistic director Silver Ainomäe (cello) and his wife, Anne (viola), will perform along with CSO musicians Myroslava Bartels and Boram Kang, violins; Phillip Stevens, viola; and Thomas Heinrich, cello.
The program:
Schulhoff String Sextet
Strauss Capriccio
Brahms Sextet No.1 in B-flat major
Erwin Schulhoff (1894-1942) was one of several European musicians whose successful and promising careers were prematurely terminated by the rise of the Nazi regime in Germany and whose works have been rarely recognized or performed. He was greatly influenced by the works of Richard Strauss (1864-1949) who was 68 when the Nazi regime rose to power.
Although Richard Strauss never joined the Nazi party, he was initially drawn into cooperating with the early Nazi regime in hopes that Hitler - an ardent music lover who admired Strauss' work - would support German art and culture. Strauss' need to protect his Jewish daughter-in-law and Jewish grandchildren also contributed to his behavior. Capriccio, the overture from Strauss' final opera of the same name, is the only operatic overture of its kind that stands as a piece of pure chamber music for strings and also contributes to the action of the opera.
Both Schulhoff and Strauss were inspired by the works of Brahms (1833-1897), and what sextet program would be complete without his beloved Sextet No. 1 in B-flat major? Please bring your Valentine and experience these lush string instrument combinations performed by some of Denver's finest musicians.
Facebook: Englewood Arts Concert Series
Phone: 303.806.8196
Tickets are General Admission:
$15.00 Adults | $12.00 (60+) | FREE (under 18)
Available at www.englewoodarts.org or at the door beginning ½-hour prior to concert time.
Location: Hampden Hall, Englewood Civic Center | 2nd level, 1000 Englewood Parkway (Hampden & S. Jason)
+ Ample FREE parking in south lot of Englewood Civic Center
+ Directly adjacent to Englewood RTD & Light Rail stations
+ Handicap accessible
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Rumble Seat, 2/16 & 3/29
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Rumble Seat featuring Dave Gannon on vocals
Mercury Cafe, 22nd and California Street
Sunday, February 16th, 8:00-11:00 pm
$10.00 cover includes dance lessons.
Avalon Ballroom - 6185 Arapahoe Road, Boulder, CO 80303
Saturday, March 29th, 8:00-11:00 pm
Cover $10.00 in advance, $15.00 at the door, includes dance lessons @ 7:00pm
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Recital: Peter Cooper, Oboe, 2/19
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 Recital by Peter Cooper, Principal Oboe, Colorado Symphony Orchestra
Peter Cooper, principal oboe of the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, will give a recital at the Edge Theater, 40WestArts, 1560 Teller St., Lakewood, February 19, 7:30 pm. He will be accompanied by Yoshiyuki Ishikawa, professor of bassoon, University of Colorado; Margaret McDonald, assistant professor of collaborative piano, University of Colorado; and Bill Douglas, composer and pianist. Mr. Cooper will be performing works by Ludwig August Lebrun, Paul-Jean-Jacques Lacôme, Bill Douglas, Alyssa Morris, and F. J. Détrain.
The recital is the premiere of a new series at 40West Arts (40westarts.org) that will feature world-class double reed (oboe, English horn, and bassoon) artists. Tickets ($30 -- $22 seniors, $15 students; $5 more per ticket at the door) are available through 40westarts.org or 303-275-3430.
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Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra, 2/22
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A NIGHT AT THE OSCARS
In celebration of the Boulder International Film Festival's 10th anniversary, this family-friendly concert on Sat., Feb. 22 features classic music from Oscar-winning and nominated films.
Highlights include music by J. Ralph written for two acclaimed movies from Boulder's own film community: Chasing Ice and The Cove. You'll also hear music from On Golden Pond (written by Boulder favorite Dave Grusin), Harry Potter, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Wizard of Oz and more. details | tickets
Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra Presents "A Night at the Oscars," February 22, 2014
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Colorado Chamber Players, 2/22-23
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Schubert Quintet at Foothills Art Center
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Thomas Heinrich
Saturday, February 22, 2014, 7:30 pm
Foothills Art Center
809 15th Street, Golden, CO 80401
$18 Adult, $12 Senior, $12 Student plus online fees
For directions and information about parking, please visit online at: http://foothillsartcenter.org/fac/
There is free parking in the lot behind the Foothills Art Center, and street parking. A light reception will follow the concert. Please note: due to the fragile nature of the clay exhibit at the Art Center, this concert is only open to patrons 18 years and older.
The concert will be repeated on Sunday February 23rd in Brighton at First Presbyterian Church, which is open to all ages.
Click to buy advance tickets for February 22nd
Fine Arts at Four presents Schubert Cello Quintet
Sunday, February 23, 2014, 4:00 pm?
First Presbyterian Church of Brighton
?510 S. 27th Ave., Brighton, CO 80601?
For more information, please email Sue Corbett
Brighton Fine Arts at Four
scorbett@brightonco.gov
You may also call 303-655-2076, M-F, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
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Jazz Over Easy, 2/26 ...
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 Jazz Over Easy- at Café Del Sol.
Every Fourth Wednesday, from 6 to 9 pm for a swinging evening of Jazz. Don't miss out, reserve a table now to assure seating. Join Marti Henry on trombone and his swinging friends. $5 cover Café del Sol 608 Garrison St Lakewood, Co Call 303-238-7999 for reservations
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Dale Bruning & Jude Hibler, 2/27, 3/9
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* Dale Bruning will be playing solo guitar at Larry's Guitar Store in Longmont February 27th, Thursday from 7:30-9 pm. Tickets are $5 at the door. Seating is limited so come early. The address is 508 5th Ave (1/2 block east of Main Street and 5th on the north side). Telephone is 720-340-4169.
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* The Mark Patterson Quintet aka Group Stories Quintet will play at Dazzle March 9th, Sunday. Shows at 6 & 8 pm. Musicians include Dale Bruning, Ron Miles, Kent McLagan, and Paul Romaine. Tickets are $15. Email reservations@dazzlejazz.com for tickets. Jude Hibler for Dale Bruning Jude Hibler - Owner Jazz Link Enterprises 3721 Columbia Dr Longmont, CO 80503 303-776-1764 jazzlinkenterprises.cominfo@jazzlinkenterprises.com
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DuoClassica, 3/1
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 DuoClassica
Violin: Lydia Sviatlovskaya
Piano and Narrative: Olga Dashevskaya
presents
German Inspirations
Masterworks by:
J.S. Bach, L. van Beethoven, F. Mendelssohn, J. Brahms
Saturday, March 1, 2014, 7pm
Grace United Methodist Church
4905 E. Yale Ave., denver
Tickets at the door: $15 adults, $10 children (no credit cards please)
www.duoclassica.com
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Laurie Dameron, Dates in March
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March 7 6-9 pm FIRST FRIDAY ART First Congregational Church Boulder, CO
March 11th 5 pm CU "What Can I Do?" Multimedia Environmental Presentation at CU Boulder UMC North Dining Room Stage
March 15 7 pm Stage C Mercury Café 2199 California Street Denver 80205
March 22 7 - 9 pm Flights Wine Morrison, CO
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STEADY ENGAGEMENTS
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Jazz Over Easy- at Café Del Sol. Every Fourth Wednesday, from 6 to 9 pm for a swinging evening of Jazz. Don't miss out, reserve a table now to assure seating. Join Marti Henry on trombone and his swinging friends. $5 cover Café del Sol 608 Garrison St Lakewood, Co Call 303-238-7999 for reservations
Steve Shurack, solo guitar, every Thursday
Crowne Plaza Hotel Lounge in Downtown Denver, 6:30-9:00 PM. No cover, come listen to jazz, Latin, classical, flamenco, and pop guitar while enjoying a good meal and drinks. From Ellington and Jobim to Bach and Tarrega to Beatles, blues, folk and way more, there will be music for all tastes!
The Purnell Steen Duo, 6 to 9 pm every Saturday
Havana Street Station
1911 S. Havana (Corner of Havana and Jewell)
303-752-0553 - No Cover
Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra Presents
Every month, MJO features two different high school jazz ensembles in concert at Dazzle! Playing the second and third Monday of each month (with some exceptions), the school plays one set followed by a set from MJO. The big finale includes both bands on stage featuring soloists from both groups. One of MJO's missions is to support jazz in the schools and this program, in our 10th year, continues to be wildly successful. Reservation ALWAYS recommended at Dazzle (303-839-5100). Great food, great atmosphere and always a great night of big band music! Check our website (MetropolitanJazzOrchestra.org) for our calendar and to confirm each month's schedule.
Neil Bridge & Karen Lee, 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. every Fri.
@ The Bistro at Aspen Grove
7301 S. Santa Fe Drive
Littleton, CO 80120
Centerpiece Jazz (Ed Stephen, Joe Lopez, Jack McCutchan)
Third Thursday of each month.
Café del Sol, 608 Garrison - 6 to 9 pm.303-238-7999
Also March 20 & April 17
Centerpiece Jazz, Second and fourth Wednesdays
Luke's, A Steak Place, 4990 Kipling St., Wheat Ridge
5:30 to 8:30 303-422-3300
No February 26 - Luke's is participating in the 5280 Restaurant week
Also March 12, 26 & April 9, 23
David Brussel, Selected Thursdays
Performing on piano, selected Thursdays at
Mercury Cafe, 7 p.m.
2199 California St.
Denver CO 80205
303-294-9258
James Hyatt, Tuesdays
Pete and I are performing at Trailside every Tuesday for awhile. We start at 7:30 so it won't be a late night. Stop in and say hello.
10360 Colorado Blvd, Thornton, CO - 303-457-0660
Jeffrey Straach, Mondays
Every Monday, 6-9 PM at the Bliss Café
7501 Grandview, Arvada
Convergence, First Friday of every month
7 & 9pm Convergence Denver's All-Star band, now performing every 1st Friday! Featuring Paul Romaine, John Gunther, Eric Gunnison, Marc Simon, Mark Patterson, and Greg Gisbert! $10
Dazzle Restaurant, 930 Lincoln St.
Queen City Jazz Band, 3rd and 5th Sundays
QCJB plays regularly on 3rd Sundays, and on the 5th Sunday when there is one, approx 4x/year.
6pm, Bull & Bush Pub, 4700 Cherry Creek South Dr, Glendale, 303.759.0333
Complete QCJB Schedule at Queen City Jazz Band
Purnell Steen and LeJazz Machine
Join us every third Wednesday through July at Crossroads at Five Points!
call 303-832-0929 for reservations
Hot Tomatoes Dance Orchestra - First Sunday of every month, 8:00pm -11:00pm
Mercury Cafe, 22nd & California Street, Denver
Info: 303-369-6890
Jennifer Lane - Rock & Soul duo - Thurs thru Sat
Elway's Steakhouse
1st and University in Cherry Creek
Thursday's, Friday's and Saturday's, 7pm - 11pm
Call for info and reservations @ 303-399-5353
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AUDITION & EMPLOYMENT NOTICES
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Colorado Symphony Section Violin Auditions
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Andrew Litton, Music Director  Announces auditions for:
Section Violin
(Tenure track position)
Audition is scheduled for Monday, April 28, 2014
Highly qualified applicants mail or FAX a one-page resume to:
Larry Brezicka, Personnel Manager
THE COLORADO SYMPHONY
Boettcher Concert Hall - 1000 14th Street, #15
Denver, CO 80202
FAX 303-293-2649
Application must be received by March 12th, 2014
NO PHONE CALLS or EMAILS
* The Colorado Symphony is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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Colorado Symphony Auditions
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Andrew Litton, Music Director
Announces auditions for:
PRINCIPAL CLARINET( tenure track position)
Auditioni scheduled for Monday and Tuesday, March 10th and 11th, 2014
ASSISTANT/UTILITY HORN (tenure track position)
Audition scheduled for Monday, March 24, 2014)
Hightly qualified applicants mail or FAX a one-page resume to:
Larry Brezicks, Personnel Manager
THE COLORADO SYMPHONY
Boettcher Concert Hall - 1000 14th Street, #15
Denver, CO 80202
FAX 303-293-2649
Application must be received by February 14, 2014
NO HONE CALLS or EMAILS
The Colorado Symphony is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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Boulder Philharmonic - Auditions for Section Cello
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The Boulder Philharmonic announces the following openings. All positions are tenure-track. Per-service rates for the 2013-2014 season are listed below. The Boulder Philharmonic makes a 5% contribution to the AFM Pension Fund and offers approximately 40 services.
For further information on auditions for these positions, including deposit deadlines and audition lists, please visit www.boulderphil.org/about/jobs-a-auditions
SECTION CELLO ($91.95 per service)
--beginning with the 2014-15 season--
Audition date is February 23, 2014
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Rocky Ridge Music Center is now taking applications for Summer 2014.
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Rocky Ridge Music Center Estes Park, Colorado
Nestled at the foot of Longs Peak, Rocky Ridge Music Center is home to several seminars throughout the summer with focus on various age groups and musical interests, inspiring participants and audiences through music, nature, and community. Youth programs are for all orchestra instruments (string, winds), piano, voice, and composition. Apply by Feb. 15 for early bird discount, financial aid application, and priority consideration.
2014 Program Dates
Young Artist Seminar (ages 15-24): Tues. June 24 to Sun. July 27
Junior Student Seminars (ages 10-15)
Session 1: Tues. June 10 to Sun. June 22
Session 2: Tues. July 29 to Sun. August 10
Adult Programs (ages 18 and up)
Adult Piano Seminar Session 1: Sat. May 31 to Wed. June 4
Adult Piano Seminar Session 2: Wed. June 4 to Sun. June 8
Chamberre in the Rockies: Wed. August 13 to Sun. August 17
Early Music Festival & Workshop: Wed. August 20 to Sun. August 24
Early Music Intensive: Mon. August 25 to Wed. August 27 (harpsichord and voice only) www.rockyridge.org
RRMC@RockyRidge.org 970-586-4031
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2014 Big Band Boogie Bash, 2/22
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In an era where the jazz industry's seemingly greatest fear is extinction by the threat of a graying audience, the Colorado Conservatory for the Jazz Arts (CCJA) is doing everything they can to grow new audiences and train young jazz musicians in the art form. One of the many ways they achieve this is by hosting the Big Band Boogie Bash where six college bands and three high school groups come together to participate in a one-of-a-kind day-long big band festival. Beginning back in the 1970's and originally featuring a lineup of professional groups, CCJA has re-invented and rejuvenated it with a fresh focus on the youth of the music.
 The Big Band Boogie Bash takes place on February 22, 2014 at the Mercury Café located at 2199 California Street in Denver. The music starts at 1pm and doesn't stop until 8pm. The 2014 Big Band Boogie Bash features the following lineup:
1:00 University of Northern Colorado Lab 1
2:00 Metropolitan State University Jazz Ensemble 1
3:00 Legend High School Jazz Ensemble
3:45 University of Denver Lamont Jazz Orchestra
4:45 University of Colorado-Boulder Jazz Ensemble 2
5:45 Colorado State University Jazz Ensemble 1
6:45 Denver School of the Arts Jazz Workshop Orchestra
7:30 CCJA Jazz Arts Messengers
The Big Band Boogie Bash will feature a silent auction run by CCJA's board of directors, featuring items such as passes to the Telluride, Jazz Aspen, and Vail Jazz Festivals. Tickets to the Bash are $15 general admission, and $10 students / 55+, and allow you to stay for as long as you'd like.
Tickets are available at the door as well as online at: www.jazzarts.org.
It is sure to be a fun Saturday afternoon of exciting big band music both new and old and we hope to see you there! Check out a fantastic video montage with some of the highlights and all of the different bands from last year's Big Band Boogie Bash: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8Nlo12QmoU
For more information about the Big Band Boogie Bash or any of CCJA's other events, please visit us at www.jazzarts.org and our Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/jazzarts99
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Annual or Quarterly Dues Payments can now be made online
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Annual or quarterly dues payments can now be made securely online at www.denvermusicians.org. You'll be prompted to stablish a username and password before making your payment. 2014 rates are indicated below. You also have the option to select "auto renewals" at either rate. 
Annual Quarterly
Regular Members $164.00 $41.00
Life Members $98.00 $24.50
Inactive Life Members $75 $18.75
Additional features will be added to this site in the coming weeks, so please come back. For questions related to the website, you can contact Jeff Anttila at jeff.ant@gmail.com or Pete Vriesenga at pvriesenga@aol.com.
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The GOP attacks a union drive at VW - though the company's in favor
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Los Angeles Times
February 12, 2014
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From "we will overcome" to "the whole world is watching": Sen. Bob Corder (R-Tenn). (Chattanooga Times Free Press / Feb 12, 2014)
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Some 1,500 employees at Volkswagen's factory in Chattanooga, Tenn., started voting today on whether to affiliate with the United Auto Workers. Here are a couple of interesting points about this vote, which will continue through Friday.
--Volkswagen's in favor.
--Tennessee Republicans, including Gov. Bill Haslam and Sen. Bob Corker, have been threatening the company with retribution if the vote succeeds.
Reading the remarks of the state's GOP politicians is like a trip through cloud-cuckoo-land. Here's a statement sent to the Detroit Free Press by State Sen. Bo Watson of Chattanooga: "Volkswagen has promoted a campaign that has been unfair, unbalanced and, quite frankly, un-American in the traditions of American labor campaigns .... Should the workers choose to be represented by the United Auto Workers, then I believe additional incentives for expansion will have a very tough time passing the Tennessee Senate."
Apparently the "American" style of labor campaign is one in which the employer moves heaven and earth to intimidate workers and suppress their legal right to collective bargaining, not one in which the employer sees concrete benefits in a union presence on the factory floor.
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Guess who Walmart just hired
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Mike Rowe, who hosted the popular TV series Dirty Jobs, understands hard work. He's made a career out of celebrating working people, especially those in thankless jobs working under some of the toughest and grossest conditions. Rowe even has his own foundation to support an investment in skilled labor.
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Which is why it was so surprising to hear Mike Rowe narrating a new Walmart TV ad that's part of a PR campaign where the company is promising to put more American-made goods in stores over the next 10 years.
And we weren't the only ones that were surprised. His fans went straight to his Facebook page to question his latest job, and Rowe passionately responded with a very misguided defense of Walmart.1
This isn't the first time Walmart has launched a big-budget PR campaign to try to improve its image instead of actually changing its business practices. Mike should know that Walmart only invests in its reputation - not in its workers and definitely not in our country's future.
Not all dirty jobs look the same. There's over one million men and women working at Walmart who get paid such low wages that they can't afford to put food on their tables. Time and again, workers call on the company to address low wages, erratic schedules, paltry benefits and unacceptable working conditions. And how has the retail giant responded? They've played dirty - retaliating against and even firing those who speak out.
Walmart workers understand that all too well - which is why they're asking Mike Rowe to sit down and talk about how Walmart can really change.
In solidarity,
Erica Smiley
Jobs With Justice
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College Athletes are Ready to Unionize
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By Daniel Uthman
USA Today, 1/29/14
Members of the Northwestern University football team, under the guidance of former quarterback Kain Colter, have signed a petition seeking to gain protections under the National Labor Relations Act. That would mean they would be recognized as employees in addition to being college athletes.
According to Ramogi Huma, president of the newly formed College Athlete Players Association, an overwhelming majority of the team has signed cards supporting a petition filed Tuesday at the Chicago regional office of the National Labor Relations Board to secure their labor rights and union representation through CAPA.
Jim Phillips, Northwestern's director of athletics, said in a statement Tuesday afternoon, "We love and are proud of our students. Northwestern teaches them to be leaders and independent thinkers who will make a positive impact on their communities, the nation and the world. Today's action demonstrates that they are doing so."
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COMMUNITY
ORCHESTRA & BAND
Note:
Organizations submitting postings agree to not unfairly compete for commercial
engagements.
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Colorado Wind Ensemble, 2/15-16
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Music on the Edge with guest saxophone soloist Mark Harris
COLGRASS Dream Dancer
MACKEY The Frozen Cathedral
KUSTER Lost Gulch Lookout
PUTS/Spede Millennium Canons
TICHELI Blue Shades
Saturday, February 15, 2014 7:30pm
Littleton United Methodist Church
5894 S Datura St, Littleton 80120
Tickets: $15 adult, $12 senior or student, $5 child 12 and under
Tickets are available at the door or online.
Sunday, February 16, 2014 4:00pm
King Center for the Performing Arts on the Auraria campus
855 Lawrence Way, Denver 80204
Tickets: $10 adult, $8 senior, $5 student (includes voucher for the 7th Street Parking Garage)
Tickets are available at the door, by phone at 303-556-2296, or online.
This performance benefits the Metropolitan State University of Denver music scholarship fund.
Silent Auction opens at 6:30pm on February 15
Support CWE by making a donation, and getting a little something in return! Bid on items generously donated by local businesses. Bidding takes place before our February 15 Littleton concert and during intermission.
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Lakewood Symphony Concerts, 2/27 & 3/7
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The Lakewood Symphony presents two upcoming concerts. Seasons of Dreams
on Thursday, February 27, 2014, at 7:30 pm at the Lakewood Cultural Center includes Vivaldi's Four Seasons with Stirling Trent, violin, and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 1, Winter Dreams.
On Friday, March 7, at 7 pm we join John Adams and his John Denver Tribute Band at Mile Hi Church, 9077 W. Alameda Ave., Lakewood. Adams, a friend of John Denver, performs Denver's well-known songs and plays on one of Denver's guitars.
Matthew Switzer will conduct both concerts. Further details and tickets are available at www.lakewoodsymphony.org or at 303 987-7845.
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Littleton Symphony Openings for all Strings
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 The Littleton Symphony has openings for all strings for the 2013/14 season. Orchestral experience required. The orchestra performs a demanding repertoire under Music Director Jurgen de Lemos, an accomplished and internationally acclaimed musician and conductor. Please contact Bobbi Jones 303 989 4727 or bobbi_jones@comcast.net
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Lakewood Symphony Auditions
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The Lakewood Symphony is seeking percussionists. We are also holding auditions for all section strings, especially violin and viola. Rehearsals are on Tuesdays, 7:30-10, Sept thru May, at Green Mountain United Methodist Church; concerts are at the Lakewood Cultural Center. Go to our website at www.lakewoodsymphony.org and see the box "Join the Orchestra," then click on the red button, fill in the blanks, and hit the Submit button. We'll get back to you with further information.
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Community Band Seeking New Members
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Our non-profit Mile High Community Band seeks musicians of all ages, teen through adult, and at all levels of accomplishment. Our organization's mission is to provide rewarding music education and performance opportunities for youth and adults at all skill levels. We have various bands for different skill levels, beginning through advanced, including jazz/blues and concert bands. In particular, we welcome additional brass and woodwind musicians.
We meet Thursday evenings at North High School (2960 Speer Blvd Denver) for rehearsals. Monthly memberships begin at $25-$35/month, but we can waive fees and provide instruments for those who need them - no one with an interest in playing music will be turned away. Family discounts also available.
Feel free to drop by and check us out, or check out milehighcommunityband.net for more information. E-mail mjlucas@aol.com if you have other questions!
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Metro Community Band Openings
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Comprised of some Metropolitan State College students and community members, the band under the direction of Gerald Endsley meets on Tuesday evenings from 7-9 P.M. in the King Center Concert Hall on the Auraria campus. All wind and percussion instruements are welcome and there are no fees, auditions, or chair placements. The band generaly shares two concerts per semester with other metro ensembles. For more information, call Mr. Endsley at 303-388-0183 or via email at gendsley@ecentral.com. Information may also be had from the Metro Statre music office at 303-556-3180.
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YOUTH ORCHESTRAS /
EDUCATIONAL ENSEMBLES
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Concert: Compositions of Chris Malloy, 2/16
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Just wanted to let you know about a remarkable concert coming up at DU. On Sunday Feb. 16 at 7:30 in Hamilton Recital Hall at the Lamont School of Music Chris Malloy (our Composition Department Chair) is presenting several of his works including the World Premier of his chamber symphony A Higher Place. It is my honor to be conducting a group of some of Colorado's most talented musical stars from the Colorado Symphony and Lamont Faculty, and will be a musical event that should not be missed.
Hope to see you there!
Best wishes,
BH
William Hill
Principal Timpanist/Composer Colorado Symphony Orchestra
Adjunct Instructor of Composition, University of Denver Lamont School of Music
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Broadway Music School, Summer Music Day Camps
|  Broadway Music School is putting together music day camps for next summer! If you are looking for fun activities for your child 9-18 yrs old, we have great rock bands, jazz groups, and singing camps that meet for a week and then perform a concert. Check out videos from previous summers on YouTube, just search
Broadway Music School
1940 S. Broadway St., Denver, CO 80210
303-777-0833 info@broadwaymusicschool.com www.broadwaymusicschool.com
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| FOR SALE OR RENT / MISC. |
One 8ft x 6ft bookcase. Light pine - Great for music!
16 inch Vola
Advanced student model with wonderful tone.
$390. Call 303-698-1646
A Beautiful golden 1886 James W Briggs cello made in Glasgow Scotland
. Purchased from London dealer in 1971. It has been valued, restored & maintained by Goodrich Violin, and used by a professional symphonic cellist as well as concert soloist. The sound is round, deep, sweet & exceedingly sonorous. A very fine cello made for a young artist or seasoned professional. The case is German & the fine medium balanced bow is Swiss purchased in St Louis. Total package price is $65,000. 720-289-3573 or email: Llhiggins@ ionsky.com.
9K gold Muramatsu flute.
9K gold head joint and body with sterling silver keyword. Open hole, B foot joint, offset G key. C# trill key and D# roller. Asking price is $19,500. If interested, please contact Cathy at 303.388.7962
Whitney Piano by Kimball, walnut wood, excellent condition: $500, Contact Mary Nichols, musemary@aol.com 720.291.0926
Armstrong Piccolo, excellent condition: $350, Contact Mary Nichols, musemary@aol.com
720.291.0926
Collectible Sheet Music
My name is Reynaldo Vasquez Sr. and I am looking for a good home(s) for collectible sheet music. I have a meeting tomorrow at Global Journey Publishers who is also interested. Call 303-477-8834 if interested.
Planet Accordion - Mint Condition - Never played.
Bought for mother-in-law when ill. Unfortunately was never able to play instrument. Bought in Minneapolis/St. Paul. Apparently, designed in St. Paul, MN. Built in Italy. Has 48 buttons on back. Don't know much else about it. Paid ~$1200. Serious inquires only please. Selling for father-in-law. Would like it to go to someone who can enjoy it and play it as was intended.
1951 5'2" Baldwin M Baby Grand
Excellent condition, matching bench
$4500 Value for $2000.00
South Denver location
Contact Keith at: kel4warner@aol.com,
303-771-2658
King "Super 20" Alto Saxophone, built about 1947:
Sterling silver neck, 18 pearl keys, engraved pad cups. Good condition w/ original case - $4800 OBO. Contact Bob Mercier, 303-238-5046 or saxopony@q.com
Armstrong Flute, C Foot, open hole, sterling silver head joint -
$800 OBO. Contact Bob Mercier, 303-238-5046 or saxopony@q.com
2 Wurlitzer Saxophones:
1) Soprano, key of C, original mouthpiece, new pads plus new mouthpiece.
2) C-Melody Saxophone, over 100 yearsold, original pads, silverplate has turned black, original case, neckstrap and mouthpiece. Both for $800 OBO. Contact Bob Mercier, 303-238-5046 or saxopony@q.com
Clip-on Audio Technic Instrument Mic Pro Seriew #35 w/ 6' mic cable and adapter. U
sed twice. $200 OBO. Contact Bob Mercier, 303-238-5046 or saxopony@q.com
2 Antique Music Stands, one metal rack, one wood rack. Make offer. Contact Bob Mercier, 303-238-5046 or saxopony@q.com
Pocket Trumpet,
off brand, Make offer. Contact Bob Mercier, 303-238-5046 or saxopony@q.com
Fender Amp Can and charger.
720-227-3851.
model #419496. Good condition. Asking $150. Horn is currently at the DMA office. Contact Lloyd if you're interested: 303-424-4508 or sbowenstewart@gmail.com
MARIGAUX Oboe
303-839-9363 or rodrtaylor@q.com
This instrument is 6 years old. Anyone, students & teachers interested in receiving information or seeing this instrument, please contact Margo at 253-579-2152.
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MEMBER BUSINESSES & SERVICES
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CAROLE WHITNEY announces the establishment of her CELLO teaching studio in Denver. Carole is the former Assistant Principal Cellist with the New Jersey Symphony, performs each summer with the Santa Fe Opera, and is an active cellist and teacher in Colorado. Her teaching encompasses all ages and levels, beginner thru advanced and professional. She offers private lessons and a specialization in audition mentoring and preparation. Contact her @ 303 443 1359 or whitcello@aol.com
Marti Henry
Keller Williams Advantage Realty
303-954-9143
303-335-6247 cell
Find all Denver Homes:
If you need music arranging, a copyist or any sort of composition. Please e-mail Scott Higgins for quotes and samples. stoneboy@ultrasys.net
Flute compositionsavailable by Alaunde Copley-Woods:
"Chickens in the Garden" available on: fallshousepress.com (look under "flute duets")
or presser.com (search for copley-woods)
"1074: Nine Miniatures for Solo Flute" available on: fluteworld.com (after clicking on "flute music" you can search for Copley-Woods or browse under flute solos)
ATA shipping box, perfect for transporting musical instruments or sound equipment. It has two separate compartments, well padded. Practically new condition. It measures 3 feet by 3 feet by 3 feet. I no longer need it and I am looking for a reasonable offer.
Contact Enrico at enricovr@hotmail.com
Got Photos? DMA member Robert "Rusty" McCall is a professional photographeroffering a wide variety of specialty portraits, live performance images, and headshots for musicians, models, and performance artists of all types. Color, black & white, and custom color processes are available in candid, studio, rehearsal, and performance venue settings, indoors and out.
Examples can be seen at www.myspace.com/denverbasstrombone
Keep in mind that the DMA offers a "one-time" promo voucher of up to $60, which can be applied toward a professional promotional photo.
Quiet Song for Band- Grade 1/2, by Debbie Davidson.
A great song for the first band concert of the year! It uses the first five notes typically used in band method books, and is inspired by "Bolero." A quiet tune begins with the flutes and then gradually all of the instruments are added for a big climax before it tapers back down to the flutes. Sure to be a crowd-pleaser!
$25 Creekside Publishing Company
Available mail order through www.creeksidepublishingcompany.com or through Flesher-Hinton.
Finale to Beethoven Symphony No. 9- Grade 2+ for full orchestra and SAB chorus, Debbie Davidson.
Arranged to make this amazing classic accessible for middle school students. Key signatures and changes are simplified. Vocal parts are all doubled, and the Baritone part is optional. An advanced part is included for extra support - when this piece was premiered at Cherry Creek Academy, a teacher played this advanced part on the cello and an advanced piano student played it on piano. Most of the second parts (i.e. second clarinet, second flute, second violin) can be handled by students in their second year of instruction. The Cherry Creek Academy performance involved singers, grades 5 - 8, band members, grades 6 - 8, and orchestra members, grades 6-8.
$65 Creekside Publishing Company
Availabe mail order through www.creeksidepublishingcompany.com or through Flesher-Hinton.
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Contact Info - DMA Officers
| Your DMA executive board invites you to contact them directly with any concerns, suggestions, etc. that you may have.
President: Pete Vriesenga 303-526-7239 - Pvriesenga@aol.com
Secretary-Treasurer: Adolph Mares 303-423-4748 - ARMares@aol.com
Vice President: Thomas Blomster 303-322-1764 - blomster@dmamusic.org
Executive Board:
Ron Bland 303-935-5099 - RBOBasso@aol.com
Lloyd Bowen 303-424-4508 - sbowenstewart@gmail.com
Gloria Holliday 303-321-0902 - gloriaholliday@comcast.net
Hank Troy 303-703-3550 - hanktroydma@aol.com
Michael Weaver 303-875-4013 - cfsatb@yahoo.com
Denver Musicians Association
Local 20-623 AFM/AFL-CIO
1165 Delaware St.
Denver, CO 80204-3607
Phone: 303-573-1717
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