Colorado Spotlight this week: Marin Alsop, Seicento and more

Photo: Marin Alsop Last Night of the Proms 2013 thumbnailMonday through Friday nights at 7, 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 Oct. 27.

Monday

Marin Alsop on Leonard Bernstein's "Chichester Psalms." The Mizel Arts and Culture Center hosts a tribute to Bernstein on Wednesday.

Tuesday

Evanne Brown, artistic director of Boulder's Seicento Baroque Ensemble, talks about the group and where it got its name.

WEDNESDAY

A look at Mozart's Symphony No. 39. The Colorado Symphony performs the piece on Saturday.

Thursday

The English audience went crazy for Haydn's Symphony No. 103, "Drumroll," when it made its debut. As part of Colorado Symphony Thursday, we'll hear the symphony play the piece in a recording from Boettcher Hall.

FriDAY

A look at Mahler's Symphony No. 1, which the Colorado Symphony will perform Saturday with conductor and Music Director Laureate Marin Alsop.