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Arts news | Isakov to join Colorado Symphony in ‘sacred space’ | Arts & Entertainment
Boulder indie-folk hero Gregory Alan Isakov is again teaming up with the Colorado Symphony in August. Rebecca Caridad Singer-songwriter Gregory Alan Isakov has been mesmerizing audiences with his singular indie-folk sound since moving to Boulder in 2000 to attend horticulture school at Naropa University. But there is something to be said for collective sound. As in, playing with an entire symphony behind you. “There’s something so magical that happens when we play with a symphony,” Isakov said in advance of his two upcoming appearances with the Colorado Symphony at the Boettcher Concert Hall on Aug. 19-20, which are expected to be sold out by this weekend. “It’s a holy experience.”…
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John Frayne | C-U Symphony brings its season to a close | Music
The Champaign-Urbana Symphony, led by Stephen Alltop, ended its time in a concert in Foellinger Fantastic Corridor on April 23. The title of the live performance was “From Italy, with Enjoy,” and the software consisted of the pretty popular performs by Peter Tchaikovsky, Sergei Rachmaninoff and Ottorino Respighi. Tchaikovsky’s link with Italy was by means of his environment to tunes the tragic story of Verona’s most famous pair of enthusiasts, Romeo and Juliet, albeit via a perform by the ”Swan of Avon,” Shakespeare. To perform Tchaikovsky’s “Overture Fantasia, Romeo and Juliet,” Alltop invited, as on a preceding event, the customers of the East Central Illinois Youth Orchestra to join in…
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