Colorado Spotlight this week: National Repertory Orchestra, Colorado College Summer Music Festival and more

Photo: National Repertory Orchestra handout
The National Repertory Orchestra performs each summer in Breckenridge.

Monday through Friday at 7 p.m., Charley Samson is your connection to the music, voices and happenings of Colorado's classical music community.

Here's what's on tap for the week of June 15.

Monday

The festival orchestra at the Colorado College Summer Music Festival performs Johannes Brahms' Double Concerto, conducted by Scott Yoo. The orchestra will be featured Tuesday in the first of CPR Classical's live SummerFest broadcasts for 2015.

Tuesday

Listen at 7:30 p.m. to hear a live concert by the Colorado College Summer Music Festival featuring music by Richard Strauss, Bela Bartok and Johannes Brahms.

WEDNESDAY

The Miami String Quartet, the quartet in residence at this year's Off the Hook Chamber Music Festival in Fort Collins, plays music by composer Bruce Adolphe.

Thursday

The National Repertory Orchestra, a summer festival orchestra based in Breckenridge, plays "Ein Heldenleben" by Richard Strauss, conducted by Carl Topilow. They perform Saturday with classical guitarist Jason Vieaux.

FriDAY

Boulder Opera Company performs music from Samuel Barber's opera "Vanessa" in the CPR Performance Studio. Boulder Opera Company presents an "Opera on Tap" evening June 26 in Longmont.