Show Category: Live Music

  • Photo collage of a man holding a French horn, musicians in the orchestra, and an outdoor movie screen with symphony members on screen.

    Passages through Music and Migration

    Show Description Signature Concert #1 – Passages through Music and MigrationExplore themes of transition and transformation through music that reflects personal and national journeys. Jessie Montgomery’s Passage captures migration’s movement, followed by Principal Horn Ben Shafer performing Mozart’s Horn Concerto No. 2. Sibelius’ Symphony No.1 closes the program, embodying a nation’s search for identity. “Maestro’s Read full article

  • 3 separate images. 1st image is an audience all sitting in a theatre watching a show. 2nd image is 6 musicians playing different instruments. 3rd image is musician Wesley Ferreira.

    Rhythms of Diversity and Energy

    Show Description Signature Concert #5– Rhythms of Diversity and EnergyCelebrate vibrant rhythms of American music with Torke’s Run, Freiberg’s Latin American Chronicles featuring clarinetist Wesley Ferreira, and Copland’s Symphony No. 3-one of the 20th century’s greatest, ending with a set of Fanfare for the Common Man. This concert showcases the diverse energy that defines America’s Read full article

  • 3 separate images. 1st image is musicians playing outside in front of guests. image 2 is a group of musicians playing in a concert. 3rd image is a picture of marimba solosit Ji Su Jung.

    Vibrations from Nature and Tradition

    Show Description Signature Concert #4 – Vibrations from Nature and TraditionEnjoy the beauty of American music shaped by natural resources and diverse traditions. From Beethoven’s timeless Symphony No. 4 to Kevin Puts’ Latin-inspired Marimba Concerto, featuring marimba soloist Ji Su Jung, this concert highlights the sounds of wood, string, and percussion-crafting an American identity from Read full article

  • Three separate images. First picture is a Black and White picture of Charlie Chaplin sitting. 2nd image is a crowd of people in a lobby. 3rd image is 4 musicians playing different instruments.

    Gold Rush: A Silent Film Journey

    Show Description Spring Pops Concert- Gold Rush: A Silent Film Journey Join us for a special performance of Charlie Chaplin’s Gold Rush with live orchestral accompaniment by the Fort Collins Symphony. Blending humor and resilience, this classic silent film follows a prospector navigating the challenges of the Klondike Gold Rush. Interested in a Pick 3 Read full article

  • Group of young singers in blue and yellow choir robes

    Core Knowledge in Concert

    Join Kinard Middle School, Traut Elementary School, and Zach Elementary School for an evening of song.  The choirs from three Core Knowledge public schools in Poudre School District will join together to sing in one voice on Tuesday, May 13th at The Lincoln Center in Fort Collins. Come hear the Zach Core Knowledge Gold Choir, Traut Read full article

  • Group of Middle school children dressed in costume for Bugsy Malone play.

    Bugsy Malone Jr.

    Bugsy Malone JR. is a tongue-in-cheek tribute to the hit 1976 film starring Scott Baio and Jodi Foster.  The musical was adapted to be performed by students by educational musical theatre firm iTheatrics under the supervision of Timothy Allen McDonald, and features non-violent gangster conflicts using “splurge blasters” full of whipped cream. “From the first rehearsal Read full article

  • Marc Broussard and his band at Jazz Fest

    Marc Broussard

    Show Description Acclaimed singer, songwriter, and musician Marc Broussard is an artist with a unique gift of channeling the spirits of classic R&B, rock, and soul into contemporary terms. The son of Louisiana Hall of Fame guitarist Ted Broussard of “The Boogie Kings,” he nurtured his musical gifts at an early age in the vibrant Read full article