�ank you for your support of the Colorado Symphony!

On behalf of the musicians, Board of Trustees and staff of the Colorado Symphony, we thank you for your

generosity. This season’s donor events are designed to give you an up-close and personal look at the

Colorado Symphony while introducing you to our renowned musicians and guest artists.

RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIREDPlease respond with your selected event(s) at least two weeks in advance by calling the Colorado Symphony RSVP line at 303.308.2472 or email RSVP@coloradosymphony.org with details regarding which event you wish to attend, the date of the event, and the number of attendees. Please include your full name, guest name(s) and telephone number.

MEMBERSHIP LEVELS AND CONTRIBUTIONSWould you like to enjoy VIP access to additional events? Please contact our Director of Development Gerry Heise at 303.308.2475 or via email at gheise@coloradosymphony.org to upgrade or renew your membership with an additional gift.

TICKET INFORMATIONIf you wish to attend a concert that corresponds with a donor event, please contact Colorado Symphony Concierge Rob Warner at 303.534.0759. Colorado Symphony season subscribers may also exchange their tickets to a concert that corresponds with the date of a donor event.

2016/17 D O N O R EVENTS

2016/17 D O N O R EVENTS

As a Colorado Symphony

Donor you are eligible

for one or more of

these appreciation events

MORNING OPEN REHEARSALS DONORS OF $100+As a donor at the $100 level, experience our symphony and renowned guest artists during a Wednesday rehearsal at Boettcher Concert Hall.

PREMIUM OPEN REHEARSALS DONORS OF $250+As a donor at the $250 level, we invite you to experience a Wednesday rehearsal from the view point of our symphony musicians and renowned guest artists at Boettcher Concert Hall. Seating is in the Chorus seats behind the musicians.

CONCERTMASTER EVENTS DONORS OF $1,000+A donation of $1,000 or more automatically upgrades you to our Concertmaster level. As a Concertmaster level donor, join us for these 2016/17 season events:

Chamber Musicales presented by Northern TrustHosted in unique venues throughout the Denver area, join us for these special evenings featuring ensemble performances by Symphony musicians, complimentary hors d’oeuvres, and wine.

CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE EVENTS DONORS OF $2,000+A donation of $2,000 or more automatically upgrades you to our exclusive Conductor’s Circle. As a Conductor’s Circle member, you are invited to the following 2016/17 season events:

Premium Chamber Musicales presented by Northern TrustHosted in unique venues throughout the Denver area, join us for these special evenings featuring ensemble performances by Symphony musicians, complimentary hors d’oeuvres, and wine.

Seated with the Symphony Sit among the symphony musicians on the stage of Boettcher Concert Hall for a unique rehearsal experience. Enjoy a behind-the-scenes tour, and the opportunity to meet with your favorite Symphony musicians backstage. Coffee and breakfast snacks provided.

SEPTEMBER 2016

Wednesday, September 28, 2016 Donors of $250+ Premium Open Rehearsal With a style that’s at the intersection of opera, music theatre, and jazz; Broadway vocalist Morgan James follows her stunning July 4, 2015 performance with the Symphony in Denver, with a slate of showstoppers and ballads from the one and only Leonard Bernstein. James hand-picked the songs for these three concerts with guest conductor Teddy Abrams, music director for the Louisville Orchestra, and came up with a career-spanning set of numbers from Bernstein’s best-known works— West Side Story and On the Town among them—alongside selections from other gems like Mass and 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. The shows promise a deep dive into the varied repertoire of one of the most illustrious American composers and songwriters of all time, paired with James’ soaring voice.

TAKE NOTE Doors open at 9:30am. Rehearsal begins promptly at 10:00am. To ensure your seat in the chorus box, please arrive no later than 9:50am.

OCTOBER 2016Wednesday, October 5, 2016 Donors of $2,000+ Premium Chamber MusicalePresented by Northern Trust

TAKE NOTE Location: Park Hill Golf Club 4141 East 35th Avenue, Denver, CO 80207 Doors open at 6:30pm. Ensemble performance begins at 7:15pm.

NOVEMBER 2016Wednesday, November 2, 2016 Donors of $2,000+

Seated with the Symphony For the follow-up to his 2015 debut with the Colorado Symphony, guest conductor Courtney Lewis leads the Symphony and Grammy Award®-winning Augustin Hadelich through a program of 20th century works that crosses the Atlantic at the midway point. The two works by American composer Samuel Barber—Adagio for Strings and Symphony No. 1, or Symphony in One Movement – are high points of his early career, and the former is known for its emotive effect on audiences. We also hop the pond for a pair of works with British origins: Benjamin Britten’s Violin Concerto and Edward Elgar’s In the South.

TAKE NOTE Doors open at 9:30am. Rehearsal on-stage begins at 10:00am. Reservations are limited. To ensure your place on-stage, please arrive no later than 9:45am. Refreshments are provided during the musician’s break.

Wednesday, November 16, 2016 Donors of $100+

Morning Open Rehearsal With the dynamic presence of Canadian conductor and Denver perennial favorite Peter Oundjian at the helm, soloist and Colorado Symphony Principal Cellist Silver Ainomäe offers a tour de force that is Dmitri Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto No. 1. The powerhouse piece offers Ainomäe a perfect platform for big and brash virtuosic strokes. The concerts conclude with Béla Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra, the five-movement piece known as the Hungarian composer’s most accessible—and most popular work. The shimmering, delicate opening clashes with the fiery finale, making for a truly awe-inspiring performance.

TAKE NOTE Doors open at 9:30am. The rehearsal begins at 10:00am.

JANUARY 2017Wednesday, January 11, 2017 Donors of $1,000+ Chamber Musicale Presented by Northern Trust

TAKE NOTE

Location: TBD Doors open at 6:30pm. Ensemble performance begins at 7:15pm.

MARCH 2017Wednesday, March 15, 2017 Donors of $2,000+ Seated with the Symphony Dubbed “formidable,” “technically assured,” and “emotional,” Brazilian-born Marcelo Lehninger makes his debut as guest conductor of the Colorado Symphony with violin soloist Vadim Gluzman. Lehninger brings his diverse repertoire to the slate with Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky to begin and end the concert with Marche Slave and Symphony No. 4. In between is Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 2, featuring Israeli-born Gluzman. The piece opens with hints of Russian folk music but swiftly transitions with Spanish flare and a nod to influences in the castanet-laden third movement. Marche Slave, or Serbo-Russian March, is an apt starter, a tone poem that was originally written to benefit injured Serbian veterans after the Serbo-Turkish War of 1876-78. The grand finale, Symphony No. 4, among Tchaikovsky’s most popular works—is a meticulously structured meditation on fate in four movements.

TAKE NOTE

Doors open at 9:30am. Rehearsal on-stage begins at 10:00am. Reservations are limited.

To ensure your place on-stage, please arrive no later than 9:45am. Refreshments are provided during the musician’s break.

MARCH 2017Wednesday, March 22, 2017 Donors of $1,000+ Chamber Musicale Presented by Northern Trust

TAKE NOTE

Location: TBD

Doors open at 6:30pm. Ensemble performance begins at 7:15pm.

APRIL 2017Wednesday, April 5, 2017 Donors of $100+ Morning Open Rehearsal Principal Clarinetist Jason Shafer makes his debut as soloist performing Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s beloved Clarinet Concerto. This work provides a showcase for the talents of Shafer, who joined the Symphony at the beginning of the 2013/14 Season. One of Mozart’s last works, it highlights the interplay between the orchestra and the clarinet soloist. The program concludes with Nikolai Rimsky Korsakov’s inimitable Scheherazade. The 1888 work is a musical adaptation of “A Thousand and One Nights” (also known as The Arabian Nights), and the Middle Eastern influence is clear as it interprets the tales of Sinbad, the prince and princess, and a Baghdad festival.

TAKE NOTE

Doors open at 9:30am. The rehearsal begins at 10:00am.

MAY 2017Wednesday, May 10, 2017 Donors of $2,000+ Premium Chamber Musicale Presented by Northern Trust

TAKE NOTE

Location: TBD

Doors open at 6:30pm. Ensemble performance begins at 7:15pm.

Wednesday, May 17, 2017 Donors of $250+ Premium Open Rehearsal Andrew Litton takes the audience on a musical journey with Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 3. The 99-minute, six-movement masterpiece is a rare treat at Boettcher Concert Hall. Mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung, a vocalist with an international reputation, is a local favorite. DeYoung’s credentials are impeccable: the 2003 recording of Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 with Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony won Michelle a Grammy Award® for Best Classical Album. This one is sure to be the biggest (and best) performance you will see all spring!

TAKE NOTE

Doors open at 9:00am. Rehearsal begins promptly at 9:30am. To ensure your seat in the chorus box, please arrive no later than 9:20am.