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The Colorado Symphony teams up with Denver7 to present Together in Hope – an independence eve virtual concert. The concert, aired on Denver7 and Youtube offers performances from local musicians, dancers and more. In order to maintain current social distancing measures, the Colorado Symphony has turned the event digital, with a live performance going down on Friday, July 3. If you miss the broadcasting, you can check out a re-cap on Saturday, July 4 on the Colorado Symphony’s Youtube channel. Audiences will have the opportunity to support artists and individuals affected by COVID-19 including Center for African American Health, The Center on Colfax, Civic Center Conservancy, Food Bank of the Rockies, Food for Thought Denver and Rose Andom Center through event partner Community First Foundation. To donate click here.

The Colorado Symphony and Denver7 are proud to present a special Independence Eve Virtual Concert & Independence Day replay titled "Together in Hope.” In partnership with Civic Center Conservancy, Community First Foundation, and a prestigious collection of local Colorado performing arts organizations, this digital performance will air on Denver7 at 7:00 p.m. and stream on YouTube at 8:00 p.m. on Friday, July 3, with a replay performance streamed on YouTube at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 4.

Even as Colorado slowly reopens, COVID-19 continues to loom over the state. In order to mark this moment, celebrate music, and reach for a little grace, the Colorado Symphony teamed up with Denver Botanic Gardens on Make Music Day, June 21, for a physically distanced alphorn duet of "Amazing Grace." The song was played by principal horn player Michael Thornton and Matthew Eckenhoff in the still-closed Mordecai Children's Garden. The alphorn, a wooden horn from the Swiss Alps that's around fourteen feet long, gave the musicians the chance to play six feet apart while allowing their instruments to be side by side. The instruments were originally used to communicate across mountains.

Whether it is performing at a Rockies baseball game or a Broncos football game, composing original music for the state government or putting on a small concert at a brewery, the Colorado Symphony is uniquely Colorado. The onset of COVID-19 has prevented the orchestra from performing together or in front of live audiences for the time being. But they're committed to #PlayOn through virtual concerts 

"How can somebody who relies on hearing to do what they do, lose their hearing and still have the wherewithal and emotional need to continue creating, even though he knew he would never be able to hear any of these works? That, to me, is kind of incomprehensible." Colorado Symphony Music Director Brett Mitchell chats with CPR Classical host David Ginder about the mystery of Beethoven.