Boulder Symphony

This is a wonderful orchestra! Excellent musicianship.
I especially like how approachable the Boulder Symphony is for children. Two members of the symphony has visited our strings class at Shepherd Valley Waldorf School where my child is learning violin. Kids get in free, and ticket prices for adults are reasonable. They are very friendly and engaging with the audience. I highly recommend this orchestra for anyone who appreciates great music.

It has been a while since I have been to a symphony and even then, I have only been to one when I was living in Europe in my early 20’s. Looking for new experiences, my husband and I decided to make 2013 the year of the symphony.
As luck would have it, our friends had access to season tickets and we were invited along for the season. Last night we had our first symphony 2013 experience and it was fantastic. No pun intended as it was the ‘Francois Fantistique’ production last night. Debussy, Bizet and Berlioz were the featured composers and it was a really wonderful evening.
I will be the first to admit that I really enjoy listening to music but really know nothing about it so if I get the terminology wrong it is solely my own ignorance and not a reflection of the experience!
The conductor explained Berlioz’s symphony to the audience using humor to explain the love story. I really like the conductor and thought that he explained things really well including using small snippets of the music to show what Berlioz used as a «beating heart,» «the lady,» «cackling witches,» and «slithering snakes.» I would not have picked up on that without an explanation but knowing what to listen for, I anticipated those sounds and was excited to know what they meant along with being able to follow the story line a bit better.
It was a really wonderful evening and as such I am eagerly awaiting the rest of the season this year!