M. Roger Holland, II and CPR Classical Program Director Monika Vischer discuss the double meanings many spirituals held to the enslaved community in Journey to Freedom: The Spirituals Radio Project.

Ready to unmask your enthusiasm for live music? Let CPR Classical take you to some of the most breathtaking mountains, valleys and towns in Colorado this summer from the comfort of your own home with Summerfest 2021.

We've rounded up our favorite recordings of pieces by some of the most towering names in classical music. Listen May 27-31; it’s one essential after another for over one hundred hours!

Winners have been selected! Congratulations to Sally Wagner and Marie Valenzuela! CPR Classical Presents Central City Opera at Levitt Pavilion on Sunday, May 23 at 2:00 p.m.! We want YOU to be sitting in the VIP area so you’ll have the best seat when we greet you from the stage.

Could it be that Colorado’s large bovine audience could benefit from a little more classical music? Danish cows are treated to concerts by students from the Scandinavian Cello School, and it’s a joy for both species! Check it out!

We’re celebrating the achievements of the Class of 2021, students whose entire senior year took place in a global pandemic, by putting them on the air! Thanks to all seniors who participated in sharing your musical requests and stories. Be sure to listen to our on-air musical Graduation Ceremony on CPR Classical!

Colorado Matters host Ryan Warner from CPR News paid special tribute to CPR Classical’s Ray White last week. Ray hosted afternoons on CPR Classical for the last year and a half. He was the warm, welcoming voice who greeted you at the end of your workday.

Conductor Marin Alsop stands firm in her commitment to championing the works of women composers.

Holland speaks with Monika Vischer about the new radio feature, Journey to Freedom: The Spiritual Radio Project and explains the origins of the African-American Spiritual.

Ray White, a veteran radio host whose nearly 50-year career spanned musical genres from coast to coast, died Sunday of cancer. White was most recently the afternoon host on CPR Classical from Colorado Public Radio.

All month long we're taking an in-depth look at the female musicians who help create the rich history (and future) of classical music.

CPR Classical is proud to partner with the Vilar Performing Arts Center for this live stream of the world-renowned Takács Quartet, Sunday, March 7 at 7:00 p.m. MST.

For the first time CPR Classical is offering some of our best December programming on demand. Did you miss hearing our full Carol Countdown? Fill your home with more than five hours of holiday music and sing along with world-famous choruses and musicians.

In the end, there could only be one: Here are the results of our 2020 Christmas carol bracket.

Choose your champion carol wisely. Voting ends on Dec. 13, 2020.

Beethoven lived in a time of revolution. The American Revolution began just after he was born and the French Revolution ignited when he was a coming-of-age 18-year-old. The ideals of these revolutions – liberty, self-determination, the breaking down of the class structure based on birth – all shaped Beethoven’s mindset and his music.