DENVER – February 24, 2015 – The Colorado Symphony is pleased to announce the launch of Soundings Live, a new streaming service that offers webcasts of select Masterworks performances, recorded live at Boettcher Concert Hall.
The first of these concerts kicks off with The American Festival: Part 1, featuring works by Kevin Puts and Leonard Bernstein. Listeners from anywhere in the world can tune in by visiting ColoradoSymphony.org/SoundingsLive. Recordings of the concerts will be available online for a limited time following the performances.
Soundings Live will be presented free of charge for the remainder of the 2014-2015 season in an audio-only format. In 2015/16, the Colorado Symphony will offer subscription-based video webcasts and concerts on demand.
Soundings Live launches as the Colorado Symphony and Colorado Public Radio resume offering live broadcasts to listeners of CPR Classical. CPR Classical will broadcast three Masterworks programs remaining in the 2014/15 season, including The American Festival: Part I (February 28), Symphonic Firsts and Yumi Hwang-Williams (April 17), and Bronfman Plays Beethoven (May 22).
“The Colorado Symphony is everybody’s orchestra. Online streaming is just one of many ways we’re making our music accessible to a wide audience, which is a vital part of our mission,” says Jerome H. Kern, Colorado Symphony CEO and co-chair of its Board of Trustees. “We’re also pleased to return to the airwaves with our long-term partner Colorado Public Radio, which shares our commitment to building and nurturing the future of symphonic music.”
Through streaming and live broadcast, the Colorado Symphony will reach music lovers across Colorado – and the globe. Recently dubbed “the most innovative orchestra in the United States,” the Colorado Symphony embraces cutting-edge programming and new technology to connect an ever-widening audience to the transformative power of live, symphonic music.
Soundings Live Broadcasts:
The American Festival: Part 1
February 28-March 1, 2015
Andrew Litton, conductor
Bil Jackson, clarinet
William Wolfram, piano
The American Festival: Part 2
March 13-15, 2015
Andrew Litton, conductor
Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
Mahler Symphony No. 5
April 30-May 1, 2015
Andrew Litton, conductor
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin
Bronfman Plays Beethoven
May 22-24, 2015
Andrew Litton, conductor
Yefim Bronfman, piano
Alan Opie, baritone
Colorado Symphony Chorus; Duain Wolfe, director
Live Broadcasts on CPR Classical, cprclassical.org:
The American Festival: Part I
February 28, 2015
Andrew Litton, conductor
Bil Jackson, clarinet
William Wolfram, piano
Symphonic Firsts and Yumi Hwang-Williams
April 17, 2015
Cristian Macelaru, conductor
Yumi Hwang-Williams, violin
Bronfman Plays Beethoven
May 22, 2015
Andrew Litton, conductor
Yefim Bronfman, piano
Alan Opie, baritone
Colorado Symphony Chorus; Duain Wolfe, director
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ABOUT THE COLORADO SYMPHONY
One of the leading orchestras in the United States, the Colorado Symphony performs more than 150 concerts annually at Boettcher Concert Hall in downtown Denver and across Colorado. Led by internationally renowned Music Director Andrew Litton, the Colorado Symphony is home to eighty full-time musicians, representing more than a dozen nations, and regularly welcomes the most celebrated artists from the world of symphonic music and beyond. Every season, the Colorado Symphony serves more than 250,000 people from all walks of life, performing a range of musical styles, from traditional to contemporary. Recognized as an incubator of innovation, creativity, and excellence, the Colorado Symphony continually expands its reach through education, outreach, and programming. The Colorado Symphony partners with the state’s leading musical artists, cultural organizations, corporations, foundations, sports teams, and individuals to expose diverse audiences to the transformative power of music. To learn more, visit coloradosymphony.org.