The Colorado College Summer Music Festival on Thursday presents its second concert of the season, with a program including music by Robert Schumann and Alan Hovhaness.
Festival musicians will also perform Jean Francaix’s Quartet for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon and Bohuslav Martinu’s unusual Quartet for Clarinet, Horn, Cello and Side Drum.
The concert starts at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Packard Hall on the Colorado College campus in Colorado Springs.
Click the audio above to hear more about these composers. Double bassist and festival musician Susan Cahill talks about Francaix’s music, and Colorado College professor Michael Grace talks about what makes Martinu’s quartet unique.
The Colorado College festival runs through June 29. View the full schedule.
