Colorado MahlerFest

Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 8:00am

Various Location

MahlerFest 38!

“Defiance, Protest, Resistance, & Remembrance”

Join us for an immersive experience featuring a series of concerts and events carefully curated to build deeper understanding and richer context for Mahler’s Sixth Symphony.

Schedule of Events:

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM: Open Rehearsals, Dinners, Masterclasses, & Other Social Events

FREE EVENTS - Hear the Colorado MahlerFest Orchestra prepare, watch our Festival Artists work with aspiring musicians, and join us for social gatherings before and after rehearsals.

10:00 AM: MahlerFest 38 Symposium

FREE EVENT - Speakers at the symposium and other events throughout the festival will include Jeremy Barham, Leah Claiborne, Marilyn McCoy, Ryan Hugh Ross, Dave Maass. Lunch is free but reservations are required for sandwiches.

Location: Academy - Mapleton Hill 311 Mapleton, Boulder, CO, United States

7:30 PM: Celebrating Peace

MAHLER | Todtenfeier
PRITCHARD | Seven Halts on the Somme, Concerto for Trumpet and Strings
KORNGOLD | Symphony in F-sharp, Op. 40

Korngold, whom Mahler referred to as a “musical genius,” refused to write concert music while Hitler was in power. After the war, he composed his only symphony, a celebration of peace and hope for the future, dedicated to FDR.

Cost: $5 – $85

Location: Macky Auditorium 1595 Pleasant St, Boulder, CO, United States

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