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May 24, 2021

Announcing Beethoven’s Fifth With Your Colorado Symphony At Red Rocks

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Media Contact:
Nick Dobreff, Manager of Publicity and Community Relations
616.485.3913 (m) – 303.308.2477 (o)
ndobreff@coloradosymphony.org

ANNOUNCING BEETHOVEN’S FIFTH WITH YOUR COLORADO SYMPHONY AT RED ROCKS 
Mezzo Soprano Michelle DeYoung featured on Mahler’s Songs of a Wayfarer on June 29 

May 24, 2021 – Denver, CO – Beethoven’s monumental Symphony No. 5 takes center stage at the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre with the full Colorado Symphony on Tuesday, June 29, 2021. Audiences can experience this cornerstone of the Classical canon in all its force and grandeur live in a spectacular evening under the stars.

Conducted by Resident Conductor Christopher Dragon, this performance also features Colorado’s own Michelle DeYoung, the lauded mezzo-soprano as soloist on Mahler’s Songs of a Wayfarer, and Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet Overture Fantasy.
Tickets go on sale Friday, May 28 at 10am MST. For more information, please click here.

Your Red Rocks experience has been modified to support social distancing guidelines during events with limited capacity, including the creation of separate sections within the seating bowl – each with dedicated Amphitheatre entrances. Masks will be required inside restrooms, the Trading Post, and Visitor’s Center. For more information about Red Rocks Park & Amphitheatre policies and procedures, please click here.

In addition:

  • Ticket purchase information may be used for contact tracing in the event it is needed for your safety
  • Patrons will be required to remain within the section for which you hold a ticket
  • Violation of venue health and safety measures may result in ejection from the event

Download the official Red Rocks app before your visit for contactless entry with AXS Mobile ID, weather alerts, park and venue maps, visitor tips and special offers. Conditions and capacities may change throughout the season based on guidance from City authorities and fans should be aware of changes that may affect this experience.

REPERTOIRE: 
TCHAIKOVSKY Romeo and Juliet Overture Fantasy 
MAHLER Songs of a Wayfarer
BEETHOVEN Symphony No 5 in C minor, Op. 67

EVENT INFORMATION:  
What: Beethoven Symphony No. 5 with your Colorado Symphony
Where: Red Rocks Park & Amphitheatre
When: Tues June 29, 2021 at 7:30pm MST
Doors: 6:30pm MST
Tickets: Available FRI May 28, 2021 at 10am

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CONTACTS:   
For more information or to request interviews, please contact:
Nick Dobreff, Manager of Publicity and Community Relations
ndobreff@coloradosymphony.org - 303.308.2477 (o)

For high-resolution, downloadable images of the Colorado Symphony, contact: ndobreff@coloradosymphony.org

TICKETS:   
Tickets to Colorado Symphony events are available online at coloradosymphony.org/tickets or by phone at 303.623.7876. The Box Office is open for phone inquiries only, Monday – Friday, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

ABOUT THE COLORADO SYMPHONY 
The Colorado Symphony Association is the region’s only full-time professional orchestra committed to artistic excellence and ensuring the future of live, symphonic music. Performing over 150 concerts annually at Boettcher Concert Hall in downtown Denver and across Colorado, your Colorado Symphony is home to eighty full-time musicians, representing more than a dozen nations, and regularly welcomes the most celebrated artists from all genres of music. During the COVID-19 health pandemic, we worked to safely produce over 50 concerts with and without audiences, including: 18 Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre performances, two large scale virtual community benefit concerts, and dozens of small ensemble concerts performed in numerous outdoor venues like the Denver Performing Arts Complex Galleria, Denver Zoo, and Denver Botanic Gardens. Our virtual #PlayOn campaigns garnered 2 million views between our Virtual Music Hour, Weekly Replay, From Home Concerts, and MusiCurious Instrument Interviews.  Recognized as an incubator of innovation, creativity, and excellence, your Colorado Symphony continually expands its through education, outreach, and programming. We partner with the state’s leading musical artists, cultural organizations, corporations, foundations, sports teams, and individuals to expose diverse audiences to the power of symphonic orchestral music. To learn more, visit coloradosymphony.org.