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How’s That Sound?
Violinist Stefan Jackiw (jak-EEV) and pianist Kevin Ahfat will change character repeatedly at their concert for Friends of Chamber Music on December 3rd. They won't use words or paints, but they have other ways to beguile us with sounds rich in character and color....
Think Classical Music is Aways the Same? Think Again.
Sharon Isbin, a master of the guitar who has had 80 works written for her, says "Every performance is different. For one thing, the Baroque was the jazz age. The guitarist was expected to improvise, to add embellishments. If a section is repeated, I play it straight...
Pacifica Quartet and Colorado Children’s Chorale Premiere “Pitch In” in Denver
“Coming to a concert means hearing that music created in the moment—four people in conversation, finishing each other’s sentences, building something together. It’s fresh every single time, and it only exists because the audience is there to hear it.” – Mark Holloway, violist, Pacifica Quartet
What’s all the Buzz About?
Enjoy Kim Millett's personal and pointed take on our upcoming concert! Contrast will be a theme in the first concert of the Friends of Chamber Music season. Who better to present contrast than the Pacifica Quartet? They epitomize the agility, the range of tonal...
Community Connect Tickets: Making Chamber Music Accessible for All!
Introducing Community Connect Tickets! Friends of Chamber Music is proud to announce our new Community Connect Ticket program to help make chamber music accessible for all! We’re setting aside tickets for every series performance (Newman Center venue only) and selling...
Meet Ellie Havens, FCM Volunteer Extraordinaire!
Hailing from Seattle, Ellie Havens spent over 30 years as a freelance clarinetist, performing in theater and chamber music settings. Her freelance life ran parallel with jobs in the corporate world—first at Amazon, then at a cryptocurrency firm. After retiring from...
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...