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Colorado's Music Education Lifeline: CPR Classical has scoured Colorado's music education landscape, so that you and your child can easily access the many, awesome ways to stay engaged during the pandemic and Learn Music!

Several times during CPR Classical’s  Sound of the Season this month, we will be airing “Shout for Joy! African American Spirituals and Music for Christmas.” This show grew out of my desire for a deeper exploration of our country’s full musical heritage, especially critical in light of this year’s extraordinary events.

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.

Encuentra más historias que celebran el 250 aniversario de Beethoven en español.

He broke racial barriers with his lush, emotional music, and may have inspired Gershwin.

Updated January 6, 2021 The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic will be felt by the music industry for years to come. Yet no one can argue how valuable music is to our health and sanity during these trying times.

To mark the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth, pianist Jonathan Biss explores the solitary side of the composer in extraordinary music written after Beethoven became deaf.