Festival Artists Concert

Schedule

Thu, 25 Jun, 2026 at 07:00 pm

UTC-06:00
Location

5 W Cache la Poudre St, Colorado Springs, CO 80903-3253, United States | Colorado Springs, CO

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The Colorado College Summer Music Festival presents the final Festival Artists Concert of its 42nd season, featuring chamber works performed by world-class musicians, beginning at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 22 in Packard Hall.
Thursday’s concert opens with Fine’s Partita for woodwind quintet, with Alice Dade on flute, Marion Arthur Kuszyk on oboe, Alan Kay on clarinet, Michael Kroth on bassoon, and David Alexander on horn.
The program continues with Blacher’s Divertimento for trumpet, trombone and piano, with Jean Laurenz, John Rojak and Susan Grace, before a new four-movement chamber work titled "Colored Glass," commissioned by the Festival (with support from the Carlton Gamer Endowed Fund for Advancement of Musical Thinking) and composed by CC alum Grace Hale, performed by Grace and William Wolfram, pianos; Alice Dade, flute; Alan Kay, clarinet; Ayano Ninomiya, violin; Stefan Hersh, violin; Toby Appel, viola; Bion Tsang, cello; Susan Cahill, bass; and guest artists Aaron Turner and Robert Jurkscheit, percussion.
Following intermission, the concert concludes with Arensky’s Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 32, with Wolfram, Ninomiya, and cellist Mark Kosower.
Tickets are $40 for the general public, $35 for SMF Donors, and $5 for children and non-CC students. Colorado College students, faculty, and staff get in free with their CCID.
A free pre-concert recital featuring Denver-based Grande Orquesta Navarre begins at 5:45 pm in Packard Hall. Patrons are also invited to enjoy the wine bar in Packard Courtyard in between performances.
The CC Summer Music Festival runs June 6-26 with dozens of free and ticketed events for all ages. For more information, call (719) 389-6552 or visit coloradocollege.edu/musicfestival.
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