- The season's lineup includes music by pianist Daniil Trifonov, violinist Sarah Chang and vocal group Seraphic Fire.
- Still was almost spiritual when he wrote about being an artist, but he could be brash and harsh as well. All of that tension is what inspired composer Hall.
- "Steal a Pencil For Me" sees its world premiere this week in Denver. Composer Gerald Cohen worked for years to bring it to the stage.
- Listen at 7:30 p.m. Saturday to hear the concert from Macky Auditorium in Boulder.
- Did you miss some episodes of The Great Composers or Centennial Sounds? It's not too late to hear them.
- A look back at some of the most stirring music captured this year in the CPR Performance Studio.
- Robert Black lugged his massive instrument into the canyons, brought along a recording engineer, and improvised an entire album of music.
- The pianist stopped by the CPR Performance Studio to play stunning versions of music by Liszt and Tchaikovsky.
- Summer festival season is months away, but Central City Opera just unveiled one of the first previews of what to expect in 2018.
- ... and hear a full performance on CPR Classical at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 28.
- Composer Nathan Hall is fascinated with the huge, vibrant paintings of abstract painter Clyfford Still. Nathan recently set out to compose music about about Still, and combed through the painter's writings to set some of the colorful passages to music. Hear "Notes From Clyfford Still," performed by the Playground Ensemble in the CPR Performance Studio -- and hear how Nathan created the piece -- in this episode of Centennial Sounds from CPR Classical and Colorado Public Radio.
- Some of the best flutists in the state came to the CPR Performance Studio to record the piece.
- Composer Michael Ippolito tried an unusual approach when he wrote a piece for the Altius Quartet. He sat down with a cello, instrument he'd barely played since middle school. His experiments with an instrument he’d largely forgotten how to play took his music to surprising places. Hear Michael Ippolito’s String Quartet No. 4 performed by the Altius Quartet in the CPR Performance Studio -- and the backstory of this new piece -- in this episode of Centennial Sounds from CPR Classical and Colorado Public Radio.
- Hear the group's unforgettable performance in the high desert of northwestern Colorado.
- The orchestra's new music director begins his four-year tenure.
- Composer Julia Wolfe lives in Lower Manhattan, just blocks from where the Twin Towers once stood. She and her family watched 9/11 unfold around them, and dealt with the aftermath. She wrote one of her most stark, concise works as a response. She called it “Compassion.” Hear the piece performed in concert by pianist Conrad Tao at the Aspen Music Festival and School -- and more of Julia's story -- in this episode of Centennial Sounds from CPR Classical and Colorado Public Radio.
