What’s A Stringduster, And Why Is It Infamous? The Legendary Bluegrass Band Explains
The Grammy-winning Colorado group has a new album, “Rise Sun,” out Friday.
After 50 Years, The Reinke Bros’ Family-Friendly Hauntings Still Aren’t Stopping
The brothers got their start pushing a shopping cart full of neighborhood kids around a makeshift haunted house in their parents’ basement.
To Teenage Electronic Artist Dan Taro, Even A Broken Radiator Is Music To His Ears
The Denver high schooler’s experimental electronic music scored him the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver’s Failure Awards Scholarship.
For Dragondeer, ‘The Other One’ By The Grateful Dead Flashes Back To 1968 Best
In 1968, President Lyndon Johnson said he wouldn’t run again for the White House. The nation was mired in Vietnam, Martin Luther King, Jr. then Robert Kennedy were assassinated.
Jefferson County Schools protests
A newly elected conservative school board in one of Colorado’s largest school districts clashed with thousands of students this fall.
Denver jail reforms
In a series of interviews, Colorado Public Radio’s “Colorado Matters” talk show explored the rash of alleged brutality cases in Denver’s jail system.
Interview: Chris Thile, from Bluegrass to Baroque
Chris Thile is a virtuoso mandolinist, composer and vocalist whose broad musical outlook transcends the limitations of conventional genres.
Love classical music? Tell us your story!
“I fell in love first with one piece by Brahms,” says conductor Marin Alsop.
Music for the Jewish High Holidays
With Yom Kippur later this week, CPR Classical brings you “Music for the High Holidays.” Hosted by WQXR announcer Naomi Lewin, this one-hour special includes both traditional and composed music […]
Andrew Litton Named Music Director
Andrew Litton, Music Director of the Colorado Symphony [Photo credit: Danny Turner] After one year as the Artistic Advisor, the Colorado Symphony announced Tuesday that Andrew Litton has been named […]
Colorado Music Festival Finale on ‘SummerFest’
Music Director Michael Christie conducts the Colorado Music Festival Orchestra with Alexa Still, flute. [Photo credit: Jan Folsom] Tune-in to CPR Classical on Saturday, Aug. 17 at 7:00 p.m.
Anne-Marie McDermott at Bravo! Vail
[Anne-Marie McDermott & The Calder Quartet. Photo credit: Zach Mahone] Tune-in to CPR Classical on Saturday, July 20 at 7 p.m.
New York Philharmonic at Bravo! Vail
[The New York Philharmonic at Bravo! Vail’s Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater. Photo credit: Zach Mahone] Tune-in to CPR Classical on Sunday, July 21 at 6 p.m.
