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The Colorado Symphony will team up with hip hop legends Wu-Tang Clan at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on August 13, along with guests rapper Big Boi of Outkast and DJ Chris Karns.

Denver Mayor Michael Hancock, Heralded by brass musicians from the Colorado Symphony, announced that Denver will join neighboring counties by adopting standards similar to “Level Clear,” skipping the state’s “Level Green,” starting this Sunday, May 16.

Colorado Symphony Chief Artistic Officer talked with CBS4 after Denver Mayor Michael Hancock announced the Performing Arts Complex and Red Rocks are now open to outdoor shows once again. “There’s such pent-up demand among our community,” said Pierce. "I am so excited about all of our futures. The arts complex’s future, the symphony’s future,” Pierce told CBS4’s Dillon Thomas. “We have shows up at Red Rocks, we are going to be in the galleria this summer. We are just thrilled to be back. There is such a new energy about the place.”

The Grants for the Arts Project is helping over 1,100 artistic groups across the country and the latest recipient is the Colorado Symphony. The funds are projected to help establish a residency for composer Omar Thomas, expand the L.E.V. Youth Concert series, implement a summer teacher fellowship, and increase the number of musical mentorship opportunities provided in local high schools.

Live music is coming back to the Denver Performing Arts Complex. The Colorado Symphony announced 11 open-air, outdoor chamber music concerts under the glass in the Denver Performing Arts Complex Galleria. The Chamber Music Series will be held with small ensembles of Colorado Symphony musicians performing classical repertoire in a physically distanced setting. Tickets for the 11 concerts will be sold as physically distanced tables of two or four people, with no combining of tables permitted. Tickets will on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, April 30, at ColoradoSymphony.org.