From Your Friends
News and Updates
Encore! Exploring FCM’s Musical Memories
Did you know Friends of Chamber Music has archives dating back to our very first season? At our May concert, longtime patrons Lela Lee and Norman Wikner thanked us for bringing them back online. A frequent user of the old archive, Lela had missed it during our website...
Composer and Saxophonist Steven Banks on “Come What May”
Aaron Stampfl, FCM Board Member and the new chair of FCM's Music Committee, spent a few minutes speaking with composer and saxophonist about his new work, "Come What May." This new work, for saxophone and string quartet, will receive its Colorado premiere on May 14,...
Danish String Quartet: Pre-Concert Talk, February 6, 2025
Danish String Quartet members Violinist Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen and cellist Fredrik Schøyen Sjölin joined Jameson Foster, an ethnomusicology PhD student at CU Boulder, for a pre-concert talk prior to the Quartet's February 6, 2025 FCM Denver performance. Foster led a...
Be a Friend, Bring a Friend!
Patrons Michael and Wendy Klein are a perfect example of how easy it is to share the beauty of live chamber music. Last season, they created their own “Bring a Friend” program. They bought two extra season ticket packages and invited new friends to each FCM concert....
“The Quartet” by artist Ed Natan
Featured on FCM’s 2024-25 season brochure, many have asked for more information on this beautiful watercolor painting. Denver artist Ed Natan painted “The Quartet” in 2017 upon the death of Walter Levin, founder of the internationally-accclaimed LaSalle Quartet...
Celebrating Collaboration: Friends of Chamber Music and Red Rocks Community College
At Friends of Chamber Music, our journey has always been about more than just music; it's about community, education, and collaboration. Our recent partnership with the talented students and faculty from Red Rocks Community College (RRCC) embodies these values...
FCM appears on Channel 7’s Mile High Living
Did you miss the Mile High Living segment (Denver 7, Wednesday, May 15) featuring Friends of Chamber Music? Click below to watch the interview with FCM's own Alix Corboy, joined by cellist Matt Zalkind, Co-Artistic Director of the Denver Chamber Music Festival....
Friends of Chamber Music to Receive $10,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
Friends of Chamber Music (FCM) is pleased to announce it has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for a Grants for Arts Projects award of $10,000. This grant will support the Colorado premiere of African Queens, performed by world-renowned...
FCM on Denver 7’s Mile High Living
Did you miss the Mile High Living segment (Denver 7, Friday, November 4) featuring Friends of Chamber Music? Click below to watch the interview with FCM's own Alix Corboy, joined by cellist Ernie Wolfgang Carbajal, who has performed for a variety of FCM community...