Local Theater Company: Drag Queen Magic | Oct. 1 - 17, 2026
2026-10-01 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Denver) | Grace Gamm Theatre, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Drag Queen Magic or The Torturous Purgatorial Experience of One Miss Letta Celebrate by Ian August, directed by M. Graham Smith
In this world premiere comedy, Drag Queen Letta Celebrate just wants to live her life lip-syncing Lady Gaga at birthdays, weddings, and the occasional bar mitzvah, but when a strange woman asks for help after losing everything, Letta finds herself desperate to save her or be doomed to repeat the same day over and over.

COmpass REsonance: CELLO MONK with Camden Shaw and CORE
2026-10-03 16:00 - 18:00 | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Camden Shaw, cellist of world-renowned Dover Quartet, joins CORE performing four roles in a single concert—orchestral cellist, chamber musician, soloist in an unaccompanied suite, and concerto soloist. This program compares and contrasts the work of father and son: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) and Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1715-1788). It also compares late-Baroque style with early-Classical style, including the remarkable visceral virtuosity of the orchestra and soloist in CPE Bach’s Cello Concerto in A Minor.
Additional soloists in this program include flutist Ysmael Reyes, a COmpass REsonance member and longtime artist of Boulder Bach Festival’s ensembles. He is joined by guest artist Katy Wherry, performing as flute soloist with COmpass REsonance for the first time. CORE’s Music Director Zachary Carrettin joins them on violin—performing the much-adored Brandenburg Concerto #4.
Program:
Brandenburg Concerto #4 in G Major, BWV1049 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Cello Suite #6 in D Major, BWV1012 by J.S. Bach
Intermission
Trio Sonata in B Minor, H567 by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1715-1788)
Concerto for Cello and Strings in A Minor, Wq170 by C.P.E. Bach
Approximate run time: 110 minutes total, including 20-minute intermission
Camden Shaw is cellist of the Dover Quartet, called “one of the greatest quartets in the last 100 years” by BBC Music Magazine. Mr. Shaw has performed ancient and new music in the world’s great concert halls, including New York’s Carnegie Hall, London’s Wigmore Hall, and the Berlin Philharmonie. He was featured in STRAD Magazine’s Masterclass Series, has presented sought-after content for Tonebase in addition to his own CelloMonk Instagram platform, and joined the faculty at the Curtis Institute of Music in 2020.
Every soloist that collaborates with CORE brings unique artistry, with each aspect of the collaboration conceived to offer a special experience to Boulder audiences. CORE’s co-directors performed with Mr. Shaw on stages in Texas and California and found his musicianship to be infectious—brilliant, inspired, and complete. COmpass REsonance artists are looking forward to this 2026/27 season opening concert!

Word/Play! Open Mic
2026-10-07 17:00 - 19:00 | McMahon Gallery, Walnut Street, Boulder, Colorado, 80302, United States
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Join us on October 7, 5–8 PM in the Dairy Arts Center’s McMahon Gallery for Word/Play!, an open mic evening hosted by Aspen Everett in conjunction with the Off the Page exhibition.
Off the Page explores the power of language—how words shape identity, transmit knowledge, build community, and inspire creativity. Now it’s your turn!
At Word/Play! open mic, poets, musicians, comedians, storytellers, and creatives of every kind are invited to share original work in an open and supportive environment. Participants are especially encouraged to respond to the exhibition, individual artworks, or the exhibition’s themes, though this is not required.
Performers who sign up in advance will have their entry fee waived. Each performance slot is up to 8 minutes long.
To enquire for a performance slot, email host Aspen Everett by October 1 at spotlightboulder@gmail.com
Any remaining slots will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis on the evening of the event. We recommend arriving at 5:00 PM sharp if you would like to sign up that night.
About the Host
Aspen Everett is a poet, performer, and organizer living in Boulder, Colorado. They are the author of Tributaries (Middle Creek Publishing), and their work has appeared in Planted Journal, Twenty Bellows, South Broadway Press, Anthropocene Magazine, and other publications. Aspen serves as a Community Engagement Instructor with Lighthouse Writers, Assistant Editor of Screaming at America, Poetry Coordinator with the Artist Resistance Coalition, and host of Spotlight: A Boulder Notoriety Show. They live with their seventeen-year-old and a collection of stubborn houseplants.

Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company (BETC): The Weir | Oct. 8 - Nov. 1
2026-10-08 19:00 - 20:30 | Carsen Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, Colorado, 80302, United States
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A woman arrives at a remote country pub in Ireland and is entertained by the local bachelors who drink there. As the men compete to impress her with ghostly tales, she reveals a startling story of her own.
The Weir is a modern masterpiece from one of Ireland’s most acclaimed playwrights, blending haunting storytelling with tender Irish camaraderie.
The play reminds us that empathy and friendship grow out of the myths and stories that bind us.

Thursday, October 8 is Preview Night, with regular tickets just $25 !

Henhouse Prowlers with Eric Wigss and Dylan McCarthy
2026-10-09 19:00 - 21:00 | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Music at the Dairy presents Henhouse Prowlers – We Are All Just Human Beings Tour with special guests Eric Wiggs and Dylan McCarthy of Jake Leg
With many of their wildest dreams strung across more than two decades together, the Henhouse Prowlers’ sight remains fixed on the future. Ever constant in the group’s enthralling performances is their ability to showcase their passion for both their craft and our shared humanity. Their latest record, ‘Unravel,’ produced by Dark Shadow Recording’s Stephen Mougin (Sam Bush Band) underscores the quartet’s resistance towards being contained, some tunes expressing a modern Americana feel with others nodding to classic country and bluegrass standards. On this offering, their trademark four-part harmonies have matured in tone and sincerity, their picking ferocious as ever. However, it’s impossible to ensnare the Prowlers’ lifeblood in 45 minutes and 12 tracks. Each member’s skills of storytelling, compelling songwriting, and intricate instrumentation shine through their onstage performances. Incorporating an inspiring narrative and bluegrass takes on international tunes from their travels, their live show will captivate minds and capture hearts. The group’s many life-changing encounters as cultural diplomats across the globe have shaped their worldview and bolstered the bridges they establish between cultures, a main function of the band.
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What is Ekphrasis? Writing Workshop
2026-10-13 17:00 - 19:00 | McMahon Gallery, Walnut Street, Boulder, Colorado, 80302, United States
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What is ekphrasis? While the word may sound unfamiliar, it describes one of the oldest and most generative writing practices: responding to visual art through language.
Fireside Ink Writers Workshop is thrilled to partner with Off the Page at the Dairy Arts Center for an immersive writing workshop that explores the art of ekphrasis. Together, we’ll examine compelling examples from poetry and fiction, discuss how writers translate visual experiences into language, and discover the many ways artwork can spark stories, memories, and creative insight.
Surrounded by the artworks of Off the Page in the McMahon Gallery, participants will engage in guided writing exercises inspired by the exhibition. Through close observation, interpretation, and imaginative response, you’ll experiment with new approaches to describing, questioning, and reimagining what you see.
Whether you’re a seasoned writer or simply curious about creative expression, this workshop offers an opportunity to deepen your relationship with both art and language. You’ll leave with fresh writing, a greater understanding of ekphrasis, and new ways of experiencing visual art through the written word.
No prior writing experience is necessary. Writers of all genres and experience levels are welcome.
About the Instructor
Loie Rawding is the author of the ekphrastic novel Tight Little Vocal Cords (KERNPUNKT), a finalist for the Big Other Book Awards and one of Lambda Literary’s Most Anticipated Books of 2020. She is an editor, creative mentor, and teaching artist who works with arts organizations across the country.
Loie grew up on an island off the coast of Maine. A recovering actor and dancer, she studied performing arts in Boston and worked in publishing in New York before earning an MFA from the University of Colorado. She is certified in Narrative Medicine through Columbia University and collaborates with medical practitioners to improve patient outcomes through the power of storytelling. She is currently at work on her third novel.
Learn more at: www.loierawding.com
About Fireside Ink Writers Workshop
Founded in 2024 by Loie Rawding and Brenda Kahn, Fireside Ink Writers Workshop was created to build a supportive writing community in the heart of Boulder County. Today, Fireside Ink offers multi-level, multi-genre workshops, literary readings, events, and private mentorship opportunities for writers of all backgrounds and experience levels.
Whether crafting a memoir, exploring fiction or poetry, or discovering the joy of self-expression for the first time, writers find the guidance, encouragement, and community needed to transform ideas into meaningful stories.
Learn more at: www.firesideinkwriters.org

Music at the Dairy presents Jack Hadley Trio: Daybreak in Alabama, The Langston Hughes Project
2026-10-15 19:00 - 21:00 | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Jack Hadley’s 2020 release is “Daybreak In Alabama – The Langston Hughes Project.” The guitarist/singer has written nine songs based on the poetry of Langston Hughes, a leading figure of the Harlem Renaissance. Here we have universal themes of spirituality, oppression, resilience, love and hope. The original concept was to write modern roots music that would pay homage to the Black American experience of the early-mid 20th century. This music is steeped in the blues with a nod to folk, jazz, blues-rock and soul music.

First Draft to Bookshelf: The Making of a Novel with Author Wallis Kinney
2026-10-20 17:00 - 20:00 | McMahon Gallery, Walnut Street, Boulder, Colorado, 80302, United States
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There is no such thing as a perfect first draft. Yet many writers face the blank page with the pressure to get everything right the first time.
Join Boulder author Wallis Kinney for a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of her internationally bestselling debut romantic fantasy novel, A Dark and Secret Magic. Through drafts, notes, reader feedback, and editorial revisions, Kinney will trace the evolution of her novel from its earliest handwritten ideas to its final published form.
Participants will get a rare glimpse into the collaborative process behind writing and publishing a book, exploring how stories change through revision, critique, and creative experimentation. Along the way, Kinney will share early concepts, discarded passages, beta-reader comments, and editor notes that helped shape the novel into the book readers know today.
Perfect for writers, readers, aspiring authors, and lovers of all things autumnal, this engaging discussion offers an opportunity to peek behind the curtain and discover how a story makes its journey from first draft to bookshelf.
About the Author
Wallis Kinney is the author of the internationally bestselling romantic fantasy novel A Dark and Secret Magic. Drawing inspiration from both science and fairy tales, she weaves elements of wonder, curiosity, and imagination into her work. Kinney studied Planetary Science and Molecular Biology at the University of Colorado and holds a Master’s degree in Economics from Purdue University. She is president of the Jane Bosart Foundation, which provides life-changing scholarships to underprivileged students in Texas and Colorado. Kinney lives in Boulder, where the mountains continue to inspire her creative practice.

Boulder Ballet presents Dancers' Choice | Oct. 24 & 25
2026-10-24 19:00 - 21:00 | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Step inside the creative engine of Boulder Ballet.
Dancers’ Choice is not a traditional performance – it’s a living laboratory. Created, produced, and led entirely by the artists, this program invites you to witness the process of becoming: choreographers emerging, ideas taking shape, and dancers stepping beyond the stage into the roles that define a full artistic career.

Boulder Magic Show: HALLOWEEN
2026-10-31 13:00 - 14:00 | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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“Beautifully Done!” – Penn & Teller
Come to the Dairy Arts Center for this very special FAMILY FRIENDLY event to celebrate Halloween the right way – with an absolutely amazing magic show designed to delight the whole family! Tickets are very limited and expected to sell out, so book now!
A special 1PM showtime – done before Pearl Street’s Trick or Treat at 3PM!!! Please come in costume for an extra special treat!!!
As always, the Boulder Magic Show is hosted and curated by our own Braden Carlisle as he continues to curate the best magic in the nation to bring to Colorado.
This is the best family magic show you’ll ever see! Not just for kids, not just for adults, Braden Carlisle took the Pixar mindset and created a magic show for everyone to enjoy!
Braden Carlisle tours the country with his incredible magic show for family audiences. In his home state of Colorado, Braden has performed a monthly Sold-Out Magic Show for 91 consecutive months.
Surround yourself with great energy and better magic at the mind-blowing show out that will leave you gasping at tricks that are so astounding you’ll be asking “how?” every few minutes. Innovative feats of magic are fused with family friendly fun as magician and comedian Braden Carlisle takes audiences on a journey of mini-miracles.
Far from the tackiness or cheesiness* often associated with magicians, Braden’s magic is funny, sharp and relies on a lifetime of practice and performing experience. You’ve seen a rabbit get pulled out of a hat, but have you seen a man swallow a balloon larger than a small child?
The best part about the Boulder Magic Show is that it appeals to all ages. The humor is family friendly and the magic is universally awe-inspiring. You will be thinking about that big finale long after you leave the theater.
Braden Carlisle delivers a spectacle packed with magic, comedy, and miracles in sold-out theaters across North America and extended residencies in Denver and New York. Magic happens both on stage and off while everyone is involved in an unforgettable performance designed to amaze and enthrall.
This show is filled with inspiring music, magic, and hilarious comedy. Get your tickets now to see the funniest magic show you will ever experience.
*Top Hat Not Included
As Seen On: CBS, Dropout.TV, Crowd Control, Over 1 Billion Views Online

T2 Dance Company: Voices
2026-11-07 19:00 - 20:00 | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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A collaborative showcase of different perspectives through art featuring two new works by T2 Dance Company.
Are We Really Alone?
See the world from the perspective of true “others”. A choreographic collaboration by Claire Fisher and Erin Keivan.
The Interview
Dancers use their bodies while we hear their dialogue. What’s really going on in our minds in everyday situations. A collaboration with Joseph Howard.

The Human Animal Exhibition Opening Reception
2026-11-13 17:00 - 20:00 | Dairy Arts Center, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
Nov 13 – Jan 31 | Opening Reception: Nov 13, 5 – 8
This exhibition explores how conceptual artists use imagery of animals, creatures, and “the other” to reflect on human nature and the breadth of human experience. Through large-scale installations and sweeping conceptual works, the exhibition examines the symbolic power of the nonhuman as a mirror through which social, political, and psychological realities are revealed.
Focusing on the figure of the animal—and the idea of the “human as other”—the exhibition interrogates themes of aggression, dominance, fear, and control, questioning the often false or ironic divide drawn between humanity and the natural world. What we project onto animals and imagined creatures frequently exposes our own instincts, anxieties, and contradictions, revealing how closely intertwined human behavior is with the forces we claim to stand apart from.
Serving as a launching point for dialogue around American legacy, the exhibition opens space for conversation on politics, history, and contemporary cultural and social issues. By situating animal imagery within broader conceptual frameworks, the works challenge viewers to reconsider narratives of power, violence, and belonging, and to reflect on what it means to be human in relation to the world we inhabit.
Participating artists: Jessica Teckermeyer, Michael Brohman, Tricia Waddel, Xan McKenna, Bailey Anderson, Creative Nations

Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company (BETC): The Fair Maid of the West | Dec. 3-27
2026-12-03 19:00 - 21:00 | Grace Gamm Theatre, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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A Susan Blackburn Prize Finalist (in the U.S. for the first time with BETC!)
A ribald musical romp featuring a barmaid turned swashbuckling pirate, the Royal Shakespeare Company’s The Fair Maid of the West is the perfect holiday treat crammed full of laughs, dances and physical hijinks.
Adapted from Thomas Heywood’s Elizabethan drama, the play follows the adventures of Liz, a resilient rat-catcher and barmaid in a Plymouth pub. She is falsely accused of murder, flees to Cornwall, opens her own pub, and sails to Spain to recover the body of her lover.
Surrounding Liz are a teenage orphan, a postman full of grandiose stories, a swaggering bully, and a divorcee with a heart and voice of gold.

Thursday, December 3 and Friday, December 4 are Preview Night, with regular tickets just $25!

COmpass REsonance: SWEETER THAN ROSES with Taylor Raven and CORE
2026-12-12 16:00 - 17:30 | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Taylor Raven, mezzo-soprano enjoys a remarkable career performing as soloist internationally in the world’s great opera houses and with top symphony orchestras. She joins COmpass REsonance in a program showcasing Baroque virtuosity—in style, character, and technique. This program is emotionally rich with powerfully moving arias accompanied by strings and basso continuo. CORE will also present Giuseppe Torelli’s Christmas Concerto, rarely performed in Colorado.
Program:
“Gelido in ogni vena” from Il Farnace by Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
“Ombra mai fù” from Serse by George Frideric Händel (1685-1759)
Concerto Grosso in forma di Pastorale per il Santissimo Natale, Op. 8 No. 6 by Giuseppe Torelli (1658-1709)
“Sposa son disprezzata” from Bajazet by Giacomelli/Vivaldi
“Empio, Dirò, Tu Sei” from Giulio Cesare in Egitto by G.F. Händel
Intermission
“Erbarme dich” from St. Matthew Passion by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
“Thy Hand, Belinda” from Dido and Aeneas by Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
“When I Am Laid in Earth” by H. Purcell
Chaconne from King Arthur by H. Purcell
“Sweeter than roses” by H. Purcell
“Crude furie degl’orrida abissi” from Serse by G.F. Händel
Approximate run time: 90 minutes total, including 20-minute intermission
One of the most exciting vocal soloists to arrive on the international circuit, Taylor Raven’s recent and upcoming performances include singing Wagner with Dudamel conducting the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Beethoven Symphony #9 with The Minnesota Orchestra and The Cleveland Orchestra, Mozart’s Così fan tutte with English National Opera, and work by John Adams with The Metropolitan Opera.
Every soloist that collaborates with CORE brings unique artistry, with each aspect of the collaboration conceived to offer a special experience to Boulder audiences. CORE’s Music Director first had the pleasure of working with Ms. Raven when she sang in his early music ensemble at University of Colorado Boulder. This was a decade ago, and even then, her remarkable range, ease and fluidity throughout the voice, and powerful emotive capabilities revealed a truly unique artist. It is with great pleasure that COmpass REsonance is able to bring Ms. Raven back to Boulder for this fantastic program, and CORE artists are looking forward to this opportunity to work together!

Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company (BETC): New Year's Eve Spectacular
2026-12-31 07:00 - 21:00 | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Join our New Year’s Eve tradition! Chat over drinks then laugh to the novel, nifty, 1940s-era improv comedy of The King Penny Radio Show – directed by Libby Zambrano and Matt Zambrano. We’ll toast 2027 at 9pm (Nova Scotia time!) then kick up our heels to the music of the Dave Fulker Band!

COmpass REsonance: JOURNEY OF A THOUSAND PIPES featuring Christopher Holman
2027-02-19 18:30 - 20:30 | Grace Commons Church, 1820 15th Street, Boulder, 80302, United States
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This concert takes place at Grace Commons Church: 1820 15th Street, Boulder, CO
Pre-concert lecture by the artist: in the Grace Commons Chapel at 6:30PM.
Performance: in the Grace Commons Sanctuary at 7:30PM.
Christopher Holman, Oxford Scholar and top prize recipient of the Albert Schweitzer International Organ Competition performs a solo recital presented by COmpass REsonance. This program traces the remarkable legacy of the Bach family through works for the organ, from Johann Sebastian Bach’s dramatic Prelude and Fugue in B Minor to Johann Christian Bach’s playful transcription of Joseph Haydn’s “Imperial” Symphony. Performed on the tracker organ at Grace Commons Church — an entirely mechanical instrument whose keys are directly linked to the pipes — the music speaks with exceptional clarity, with every nuance of touch shaping the sound. The result is a vivid portrait of a musical family whose influence continues to resonate across centuries.
Program:
Symphony No. 53 in D Major “Imperial” by Joseph Haydn (1732–1809), arranged for solo organ by Johann Christian Bach (1735–1782)
An Wasserflüssen Babylon, BWV 653 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Sonata in G Major, Op. 5, No. 3 by Johann Christian Bach (1735–1782)
Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, BWV Anh. 745 by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714–1788)
O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde groß, BWV 622 by J.S. Bach
Prelude and Fugue in B Minor, BWV 544 by J.S. Bach
Approximate run time: 65 minutes performed without intermission
After completing extensive graduate musicological and performance work at Basel’s famed Schola Cantorum, Christopher Holman completed a PhD at Oxford, where he directed ensembles and served as Lecturer. His solo organ performances have taken him across the planet, playing historic and modern organs in every context: from basso continuo to the large solo works of Olivier Messiaen at the world’s great cathedrals. Dr. Holman has given lectures at University of Oxford, Université Sorbonne in Paris, Eastman School of Music, and Trinity College Dublin, and currently serves as Director of Music at St. Gertrude’s Cathedral in Cincinnati. He performed as continuo keyboardist in the 2022 Boulder Bach Festival recording (on the Sono Luminus label) and has collaborated with COmpass REsonance in performances of dozens of composers, from 1600 onward.
CORE’s Music Director and Dr. Holman have been friends and colleagues for nearly twenty years, having performed across the United States together in duo recitals, chamber music, and larger ensemble contexts, on period and modern instruments. CORE is thrilled to offer this lecture and solo recital as the center-point of our 2026/27 season, with two orchestra concerts preceding it and two following it. This recital in context with the entire season points to CORE’s roots as a Bach festival and ongoing commitment to performance practices across time and cultures, navigating the waters of music history with Bach as our compass.

Boulder Ballet presents Rebels and Innovators | Mar. 5 - 7
2027-03-05 19:00 - 21:00 | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Innovation doesn’t happen by playing it safe—and it doesn’t happen just once.
Now in its second year, Rebels and Innovators returns as a growing tradition at Boulder Ballet—an annual platform dedicated to bold voices, risk-taking, and the artists shaping what comes next. What began as an exploration of creative rebellion is quickly becoming a defining space for choreographic invention and artistic evolution.

COmpass REsonance: MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE with Vadim Gluzman and CORE
2027-04-03 16:00 - 17:30 | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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One of the world’s most famous violin soloists, “a musician’s musician,” Vadim Gluzman returns to perform with COmpass REsonance. The program begins with “Distant Light” Violin Concerto by Latvian composer Peteris Vasks, a work Gluzman has performed all over the world to great acclaim. It is a significant work that uses modal and tonal building blocks to create something both new and ancient, a timeless work of power and beauty. Distant Light is aligned with our program’s theme, Message in a Bottle: the message coming from a distant land beyond the horizon. And what is the message? Across time and cultures we find our shared humanity.

Gluzman, born in Ukraine, spent his formative years studying the violin in Riga, Latvia, before coming to the United States for university studies. His career as one of the world’s top violin soloists includes historically informed Bach, monumental Romantic and post-Romantic violin concertos, chamber music, and a long list of world premieres by living composers. He will lead COmpass REsonance in a world premiere that begins the second half of this concert. After that we head to the 18th Century with a trio sonata by Heinichen, followed by the great Violin Concerto in E Major by J.S. Bach.

This program features Gluzman as soloist in two violin concertos, guest leader of CORE in a new work, and as chamber music collaborator in a trio sonata, along with violinist Zachary Carrettin, cellist Joseph Howe, and harpsichordist Mina Gajic.
Program:
“Distant Light” Violin Concerto by Peteris Vasks (b. 1946)
Intermission
World Premiere (new work to be announced)
Trio Sonata in C Minor, S258 by Johann David Heinichen (1683-1729)
Concerto for Violin, Strings, and Basso Continuo in E Major, BWV 1042 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Approximate run time: 90 minutes including intermission
Vadim Gluzman is one of the top concert artists in the world today, appearing as concerto soloist with every great orchestra, from the New York Philharmonic to the Berlin Philharmonic. One of his many unique qualities is how he approaches the music of J.S. Bach, using historical bows and an approach to style that is deeply rooted in Baroque performance practice. In 2025, he recorded The Complete Bach Violin Concertos with COmpass REsonance using period bows and harpsichord, released on London-based Onyx Classics label.
The continued collaboration with Mr. Gluzman has proven to be extremely artistically rewarding for CORE musicians, and this time, in addition to performing the work of Bach, CORE/Gluzman are presenting the world premiere of a new work, chamber music by Bach contemporary Heinichen, and the famous “Distant Light” Violin Concerto by Peteris Vasks.

Boulder Ballet presents Vital | May 14 - 16, 2027
2027-05-14 19:00 - 21:00 | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Experience the vitality of presence, the power of connection, and the beauty of being human with works from Ma Cong and world premieres by Ben Needham-Wood and Nicolo Fonte.

COmpass REsonance: SANDS OF TIME with Mina Gajić and CORE
2027-05-28 16:00 - 17:30 | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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CORE’s Artistic Director, Mina Gajić performs the rarely heard Piano Concerto in A Minor (1822) by Felix Mendelssohn, a fiendishly difficult and impassioned work. Dr. Gajić, joined by violinist Zachary Carrettin and flutist Ysmael Reyes, presents another rarity, J.S. Bach’s trio sonata from “A Musical Offering,” performed in early Romantic Era style. As Mendelssohn was one of the first Bach-focused musicologists, this performance looks to Bach as Mendelssohn would have heard and performed Bach’s music. The program opens with the strings of COmpass REsonance performing a riveting work featuring fiery fugues by a composer who traveled in Bach’s circles, Christoph Graupner.

Program:
Sonata à 4 for strings and continuo, GWV724 by Christoph Graupner (1683-1760)
Trio Sonata from Musikalisches Opfer, BWV1079 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Concerto for Piano and Strings in A Minor (1822) by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847)
Approximate run time: 70 minutes performed without intermission
Dr. Mina Gajić brings a unique vision as Artistic Director of COmpass REsonance. Her work spans four continents as piano soloist and collaborator, and as a recording artist on modern pianos, Romantic Era period pianos, and harpsichord. Her discography includes J.S. Bach Harpsichord Concerto in D Minor (Boulder Bach Festival—Sono Luminus), continuo keyboard in The Bach Violin Concertos in addition to piano in duo collaboration with Vadim Gluzman (COmpass REsonance—Onyx Classics), Mozart/Pärt/Vasks solo and chamber music (Sonic Alchemy), Tajcevic/Granlund solo and duo works (Confluence), Schubert chamber music on period instruments (Boundless), prepared piano works by John Cage (Bach UnCaged), and new work by Icelandic composers as part of the duo, Mystery Sonata with Zachary Carrettin (Aequora).
Prior to emigrating from Belgrade, Serbia, Dr. Gajić won numerous international piano and collaborative music competitions in Europe. She then completed graduate degrees at Rice University Shepherd School of Music and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with studies in piano, chamber music, and harpsichord, and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree at University of Colorado. Due to her performances, recordings, and innovative work with Boulder Bach Festival, Art of Duo Competition, and COmpass REsonance, she has been featured in interviews and articles internationally, including Under30CEO, Gramophone UK, Muzique Magazine, Magnetic Magazine, Sheen Magazine, Early Music America, and SWR KULTUR.
