If you tuned in to 103.9 RXP last Friday you would have been lucky enough to hear up and coming indie/folk group Richy Mitch and the Coalminers play their hearts out for all of Colorado. They’ve had about 10 live performances, in places around Colorado Springs, Boulder and Denver, as a group since 2017; but playing on the radio was a first for them.
February 9, 2020 – DENVER. As the lights dimmed and the crowd silenced, Thomasluke Florez-Mansi of Sante Fe, New Mexico, walked on stage for his junior recital at the Lamont School of Music. Greeted by a warm applause, Florez-Mansi stood under the spotlight in front of a beautiful black grand piano dressed in a clean black suit with a black bowtie.
Upon walking into the Hamilton Recital Hall, you see a cozy room, filled with the color red and honey brown wood. It is a small room, filled with people conversing, excited for the show to begin. A piano takes center stage, ready to spread the room with its melodies.
The audience sat with anticipation, chatting amongst themselves as images of renowned artist Corin Hewitt appeared on the screen. As Hewitt made his way out on the stage, the students and other guests attentions quickly snapped from their own conversations to his presence.
On, January 29 from 6-7:30 pm, the Vicki Myhren Gallery at the University of Denver hosted artist Corin Hewitt for a guest presentation on his art through his career.
Concert-goers flooded into the Newman Center for Preforming Arts doors, shaking storm worn boots on the dampened matts. Young and old, the show garnered an eclectic crowd, a mix of veteran musicians and aspiring Lamont School of Music students, nestle into the warmth of the recital hall seats. There was low hum of conversation as the audience eagerly awaited the start of the performance, with one audience member finishing a game of chess in expectancy. Continue reading
Bundled crowds shuffle into the Ellie Caulkins Opera House in Denver Sunday to catch the matinee of Peter Pan performed by Colorado Ballet. They are eager to escape the grey and snowy February day, opting for a classic story ballet— one of Colorado Ballet’s five shows of the 2019-20 season.
Each attendee has been given a plastic light wand upon entering the theater and impatient children fiddle with the power switch now, turning them on and off again, as they squirm in their red velvet seats.
It was a Wednesday night at 8:30 p.m. in Lindsay Auditorium, and dedicated students were ready to watch a show come to life before their eyes. A packed auditorium of students eagerly chatted with their friends, awaiting their favorite de-stressing activity after a long day at the University of Denver. When Skintight Outrage, DU’s improv comedy team, ran out onto the stage, excited students cheered for the actors they have come to know and love week-to-week.
By: Sophie Smrcka
People rushed into the theatre, exhaling cold air and wiping their feet, as the snow began to come down outside. They shivered and accepted their tickets, drank glasses of wine, and settled down into their seats as the lights dimmed for the beginning of The Secretary.
On what was a cold, snowy winter evening, the small jazz group ensembles of the Lamont School of Music at DU most certainly brought the heat to a short but sweet concert on Friday, Feb. 7.
Performing to a crowd of about 40 people in the Newman Center’s first-floor Williams Recital Salon, both ensembles performed three pieces, featuring a mix of original compositions and new arrangements of existing jazz songs.
Austin singer-songwriter, Alejandro Rose-Garcia, otherwise known as the iconic one-man band-style Shakey Graves, hit the road for a relaxed winter acoustic tour titled “For the Record: An Acoustic Tour.” He performed three consecutive nights at Boulder’s Fox Theatre, selling out the venue each evening.
The MFJS Reporter -- Winter 2020 M-W 