RUBBERBAND: Reckless Underdog

Newman Center for Performing Arts/Lamont School of Music 2344 E Iliff Ave., Denver, CO

Founded in Montreal in 2002 by b-boy, ballet dancer and Guggenheim fellow Victor Quijada, RUBBERBAND’s Reckless Underdog takes the company’s genre-bending style to new heights. This larger-than-life three-act performance features music by Jasper

Lakecia Benjamin

Newman Center for Performing Arts/Lamont School of Music 2344 E Iliff Ave., Denver, CO

Lakecia Benjamin is a three-time GRAMMY nominated saxophonist, arranger, composer and educator whose constant evolution as an artist and activist has led to universal praise. Her 2023 album, “Phoenix,” centers joy and freedom in one of the fines

Mariza

Newman Center for Performing Arts/Lamont School of Music 2344 E Iliff Ave., Denver, CO

With over 30 platinum albums and numerous national and international awards, Portuguese artist Mariza is a true ambassador of fado, a folk singing tradition associated with the pubs and cafes of Libson. She has made the world her stage, sharing

Lamont Opera Theatre

Newman Center for Performing Arts/Lamont School of Music 2344 E Iliff Ave., Denver, CO

$5 for reserved parterre seats, or FREE general admission - purchase link to come Complimentary parking Join us for this double bill of Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas and Mozart’s The Impresario in a semi-staged concert version accompanied by a professional orchestra. The iconic Baroque opera Dido and Aeneas, filled with hauntingly beautiful arias and stirring […]

Free – $5

Lamont Opera Theatre

Newman Center for Performing Arts/Lamont School of Music 2344 E Iliff Ave., Denver, CO

$5 for reserved parterre seats, or FREE general admission - purchase link to come Complimentary parking Join us for this double bill of Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas and Mozart’s The Impresario in a semi-staged concert version accompanied by a professional orchestra. The iconic Baroque opera Dido and Aeneas, filled with hauntingly beautiful arias and stirring […]

Free – $5

Liederabend

Newman Center for Performing Arts/Lamont School of Music 2344 E Iliff Ave., Denver, CO

Lamont voice students present works from the German and French art song repertoire.

Free

Lamont Percussion Ensemble

Newman Center for Performing Arts/Lamont School of Music 2344 E Iliff Ave., Denver, CO

The Lamont Percussion Ensemble performs traditional percussion ensemble music as well as music from today's important composers, which includes commissions specifically written for our group.

Free

Lamont Percussion Ensemble

Newman Center for Performing Arts/Lamont School of Music 2344 E Iliff Ave., Denver, CO

The Lamont Percussion Ensemble performs traditional percussion ensemble music as well as music from today's important composers, which includes commissions specifically written for our group.

Free

Vocal Jazz Ensembles

Newman Center for Performing Arts/Lamont School of Music 2344 E Iliff Ave., Denver, CO

Vocal Jazz and Popular Music Ensembles are under the direction of Tatiana Mayfield Brown. Vocal Spectrum is comprised of several solo vocal soloists with a rhythm section. Vocal Syndicate is an elite group of three to four vocalists backed by a rhythm section who write and arrange all of their own music. Resonance group focuses […]

Free

Lamont Symphony Orchestra Centenary Celebration

Newman Center for Performing Arts/Lamont School of Music 2344 E Iliff Ave., Denver, CO

Lamont School of Music 100th Anniversary Concert: 1924 Revisited Lawrence Golan, Conductor Linda Wang, Violin Richard Harris, Trombone Stephanie Cheng, Piano Tatiana Mayfield Brown, Jazz Vocalist Matthew Plenk, Tenor LSO Alumni Program Grondahl: Trombone Concerto (Richard Harris, Trombone) Ravel: Tzigane (Linda Wang, Violin) Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue (Stephanie Cheng, Piano) Gershwin, arr. Nelson Riddle: Fascinating […]

Free – $5

Lamont Choirs

Newman Center for Performing Arts/Lamont School of Music 2344 E Iliff Ave., Denver, CO

Three of Lamont’s choirs join forces in a night of music-making: the Lamont Chorale, Voces Fortes (formerly Lamont Men’s Chorus), and Voces Aureas (formerly Lamont Women’s Chorus). Repertoire will include Aaron Copland's In the Beginning, a virtuosic tour de force for choir and soloist. Also on the program is Caroline Shaw's And the Swallow, Henk […]

Free – $5

Wind Chamber Ensembles

Newman Center for Performing Arts/Lamont School of Music 2344 E Iliff Ave., Denver, CO

Hear from Lamont's finest players in the flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, and saxophone studios. Under the direction of Martin Kuuskmann.

Free

Gabriel Kahane & Roomful of Teeth

Newman Center for Performing Arts/Lamont School of Music 2344 E Iliff Ave., Denver, CO

Hailed as “one of the finest songwriters of the day” (The New Yorker), Kahane is a musical storyteller who has worked with many of America’s leading arts institutions including Carnegie Hall and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Kahane is joined in concert by Roomful of Teeth, a two-time GRAMMY winning vocal band dedicated to reimagining the […]

North Indian Classical Ensemble

Newman Center for Performing Arts/Lamont School of Music 2344 E Iliff Ave., Denver, CO

In the North Indian Classical Ensemble, students practice the ornate and highly refined forms of Hindustani music and Kathak dance.

Free

Gabriel Kahane & Caroline Shaw

Newman Center for Performing Arts/Lamont School of Music 2344 E Iliff Ave., Denver, CO

Hailed as “one of the finest songwriters of the day” (The New Yorker), Kahane is a musical storyteller who has worked with many of America’s leading arts institutions including Carnegie Hall and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Kahane and Caroline Shaw embark on a newly commissioned large-scale collaboration, orbiting a new work inspired by Jorge Luis […]

Bluegrass Ensemble

Newman Center for Performing Arts/Lamont School of Music 2344 E Iliff Ave., Denver, CO

The Bluegrass Ensemble, under the direction of Christopher Luther, brings some of the finest in Americana music right to our recital hall.

Free

Steel Drum Ensemble

Newman Center for Performing Arts/Lamont School of Music 2344 E Iliff Ave., Denver, CO

The Steel Drum Ensemble, under the direction of Tom Miller, performs Afro-Caribbean, Brazilian, jazz, pop and contemporary styles.

Free admission, no ticket required

Classical Guitar Ensembles

Newman Center for Performing Arts/Lamont School of Music 2344 E Iliff Ave., Denver, CO

Ensembles vary in size from duos to octets, and we especially emphasize collaboration with singers and other instrumentalists. The course covers music from the Renaissance to the present day.

Free admission, no ticket required

String Chamber Ensembles

Newman Center for Performing Arts/Lamont School of Music 2344 E Iliff Ave., Denver, CO

Hear what our string players have been up to so far this quarter! The string chamber ensembles are coached by Igor Pikayzen, Alice Yoo, Basil Vendryes, and Steven Mayer.

Free

Lamont Wind Ensemble

Newman Center for Performing Arts/Lamont School of Music 2344 E Iliff Ave., Denver, CO

Hands Across the Sea Join the Lamont Wind Ensemble for an inspiring evening of music that celebrates the deep and lasting alliances between the United States and its European partners. Percy Grainger’s Lincolnshire Posy, based on English folk songs, captures the essence of the people and landscapes of rural England. Composed during World War II, […]

Free – $5