August 13 is International Lefthanders Day and we're approaching the 100th anniversary of the WWI armistice. So it's a good time to highlight a left-handed pianist who also served (and…
Whether you are an avid orchestral performance attendee or you go to the occasional concert or two, you have probably seen at least one concerto featuring a soloist. You may…
Updated 10/19/2018 When it comes to Veteran's Day, Denver does it right. From concerts to parades and more, this coming October-November offers numerous ways to celebrate veterans and active…
Ah, Pachelbel's Canon in D. It's a staple at weddings. It's almost always found on "relaxing classical music" playlists. It can even be heard during the holidays both in its…
Music Director René Knetsch and the Parker Symphony Orchestra announce the appointment of Cynthia Carrier as the orchestra's new concertmaster. Ms. Carrier succeeds former concertmaster Nadya Hill. Ms. Carrier is…
It is a well-known fact that Shakespeare's influence spread well beyond his plays and far beyond idyllic Stratford-upon-Avon. He gave us new words like "fashionable" and "softhearted". He inspired figures…
This May, DU Lamont School of Music's Heidi Leathwood will join the Parker Symphony in performing Grieg's Piano Concerto in A minor. It's one of the composer's most popular works…
The Parker Symphony and Parker Arts present the final concert of the 2017-2018 season on Friday May 11 (Mother's Day Weekend) at 7:30 PM at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes…
Since the Karelia Suite was composed by Jean Sibelius, a Finnish composer, you can imagine he infused a lot of his homeland into the piece. What you may not know,…
Mozart was just 26 years old when he was commissioned to write the opera Die Entführung aus dem Serail or The Abduction from the Seraglio and it was not only…