ON THE PODIUM
LEONARD BERNSTEIN
Chichester Psalms
Mr. Mitchell leads the Colorado Symphony and Chorus in demonstrations from Leonard Bernstein's Chichester Psalms, exploring how an abandoned 1965 Broadway musical found new life as a choral masterpiece.
AARON COPLAND
The Tender Land
Mr. Mitchell leads the Colorado Symphony in demonstrations from Aaron Copland’s Suite from The Tender Land, exploring what makes the 1954 opera sound so distinctly American.
REENA ESMAIL
The History of Red
Kathryn Mueller, soprano
WORLD PREMIERE
GEORGE GERSHWIN
An American in Paris
Mr. Mitchell leads the Colorado Symphony in demonstrations from George Gershwin's An American in Paris.
GUSTAV MAHLER
Symphony No. 9
Brett Mitchell and a virtual ensemble of Colorado Symphony musicians explore Gustav Mahler's ninth and final symphony.
QUINN MASON
Princesa de la Luna
WORLD PREMIERE
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Symphony No. 35, ‘Haffner’
CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS
Cello Concerto No. 1
Richard Belcher, cello
ETHEL SMYTH
Overture to The Wreckers
JIM STEPHENSON
ROCOmotive
WORLD PREMIERE
WILLIAM GRANT STILL
Wood Notes
IGOR STRAVINSKY
The Rite of Spring
Mr. Mitchell leads the Colorado Symphony in demonstrations from Igor Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring, exploring the melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic innovations that made the work an instant classic at its Paris premiere in May 1913.
RICHARD WAGNER
(arr. Lorin Maazel)
The Ring Without Words
Mr. Mitchell leads the Colorado Symphony in demonstrations from Richard Wagner’s Ring Cycle.