Author: David Sckolnik

Last year, Mark Fewer got a new job. This year, the veteran faculty artist for the Colorado College Summer Music Festival is bringing his work to us. As the new second violinist of the St. Lawrence String Quartet, Fewer joins a group that was formed in Canada in 1989 and has ascended to the top…

An east coast swing earlier this month provided the opportunity for two stellar artistic experiences. On Thursday night March 19, I was in the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. to hear the first of three performances of Mahler’s “9th Symphony” by the National Symphony under the baton of its music director Christoph Eschenbach. Rarely do…

The timing couldn’t have been better.   As all living things in Southern Colorado collectively implore the earth to yield to the conspiracy of spring, Ormao did its best to assure fertile soil for the coming season.   The modern dance ensemble’s “Spring Concert: Passages” opened Friday night at ArmstrongTheatre- a week shy of the…

Colorado Springs Philharmonic, Colorado Springs Chorale, Thomas Wilson conductor and creator, 8 p.m. Saturday, Pikes Peak Center, 190 S. Cascade Ave. $21-$63; 520-7469; csphilharmonic.com It’s been the stuff of relentless romantic rumination. Now, it’s time for the facts. On Saturday night, the Colorado Springs Philharmonic, the Colorado Springs Chorale, a quartet of soloists, a narrator…

With the Colorado Springs Philharmonic, Brent Havens guest conductor. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday in Pikes Peak Center. $21-$63; 520-7469; pikespeakcenter.com. Now available with an orchestra: Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, The Doors, The Eagles, Queen, Michael Jackson, The Rolling Stones, U2, Whitney Houston and Lou Gramm, the voice of Foreigner. The trend toward repacking classic…

Chamber Orchestra of the Springs, conducted by Thomas Wilson, with violinist Mark Fewer, 7 p.m. Saturday (Broadmoor Community Church, 315 Lake Ave.) and 2:30 p.m. Sunday (First Christian Church, 16 E. Platte Ave.); $5 -$20; 719-633-3649; chamber orchestra ofthesprings.org He just can’t stay away. Even though violinist Mark Fewer had to miss last season’s Colorado…

There no slowing down in violinist Joshua Bell’s career. The 47-year-old has been at the top of his profession since he made his debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra under conductor Ricardo Muti in 1975. He fondly remembers a concert soon after in Colorado Springs. “It’s probably about 29 years since I first played with Colorado…

Colorado Springs Philharmonic Masterworks, 8 p.m. Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday; Pikes Peak Center, 190 S. Cascade Ave. $21-$63; 520-7469; csphilharmonic.org. Forget the mortal combat that takes place between Baron Scarpia and Floria Tosca in Puccini’s beloved operatic tragedy “Tosca.” For our community, the far more interesting encounter takes place behind the scenes as Josep…

He’s starred on Broadway and the New York stage. He’s had notable roles in television’s “Glee” and “30 Rock.” He regularly sells out his concert and cabaret performances in Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco. His film career is about to launch into high orbit, with roles in five films in the coming year.…

Thanks to a wish and a prayer and a bold phone call from Colorado American String Teachers Association (CASTA) president Nancy Allwein, one of the world’s great violinists will be in Colorado Springs this week. Two-time Grammy Award-
Mark O’Connor will bring his “American” fiddle playing to the Colorado Music Educators Association’s conference for a concert…