Interview: Brett Mitchell On Becoming The Colorado Symphony's Next Music Director
Meet the conductor who will shape the sound and identity of the Colorado Symphony over the next five years.
Meet the conductor who will shape the sound and identity of the Colorado Symphony over the next five years.
Mitchell, the 37-year-old associate conductor of the Cleveland Orchestra, is set to lead the symphony for four seasons beginning in 2017.
There are no detailed designs or a formal price tag yet, but the mayor, speaking at Thursday's formal unveiling of the plans, calls the vision "very hefty."
The new disc is a vibrant take on a composer whose name is synonymous with the sound of the American West.
Hear him live from Boettcher Concert Hall on CPR Classical at 7:30 p.m. Friday.
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