{"id":13,"date":"2012-01-17T18:31:03","date_gmt":"2012-01-17T18:31:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scribblemore.com\/cmfrmcma\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2024-01-04T13:03:34","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T20:03:34","slug":"about-the-festival","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/coloradomusicfestival.org\/about-the-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;19px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>The Colorado Music Festival presents a summer concert season at Chautauqua Auditorium in Boulder, Colorado.<\/p>\n<p>Showcasing over 42 principal players, the Festival Orchestra is comprised of exceptional national and international musicians. Under the baton of <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradomusicfestival.org\/about-the-festival\/peter-oundjian\/\">Music Director Peter Oundjian,<\/a> this all-star orchestra treks to the base of the iconic Flatirons every summer to create what is truly a world-class classical music experience. Our musicians represent 44 orchestras from 23 states, 4 provinces, and 3 countries including:<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Albany Symphony<br \/>Atlanta Symphony<br \/>Atlantic Chamber Ensemble<br \/>Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra<br \/>Buffalo Philharmonic<br \/>Calgary Philharmonic<br \/>Charleston Symphony<br \/>Charlotte Symphony<br \/>Cleveland Opera<br \/>Greenville Symphony (SC)<br \/>Dallas Opera Orchestra<br \/>Delaware Symphony<br \/>Edmonton Symphony<br \/>Florida Grand Opera<br \/>Harrisburg Symphony<br \/>Hawaii Symphony<br \/>Houston Symphony<br \/>IRIS Orchestra<br \/>Jacksonville Symphony<br \/>Kansas City Symphony<br \/>L\u2019Orchestre Symphonique de Montr\u00e9al<br \/>Louisiana Philharmonic<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; 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As a regional leader among cultural organizations, we recognize that music itself is a great equalizer, making it possible for anyone of any age or background to be inspired through exceptional performance and accomplished teaching.<\/p>\n<p>We are committed to welcoming a diverse community of students, aspiring and amateur musicians, professional musicians, and renowned guest artists to the festival and the school. Access is a central value to our organization, and we strive to ensure that each person in our community has an equal opportunity to participate and thrive musically.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Diversity<\/strong> &#8211; We welcome students who are all ages, backgrounds, races, ethnicities, genders, physical (dis)abilities, neurodiverse, from underrepresented and marginalized communities, and experiencing varied financial circumstances. Our programming includes and targets audiences and students who have been culturally underrepresented.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Equity<\/strong> &#8211; We continue to build on our commitment to providing access for all, to experience, learn and make meaningful music and to promote social justice through our programming. Music has always been a part of great social change; clearly we are riding the wave of a marked societal sea change right now. As an organization, we feel responsible to be part of that wave. We will listen, learn, and work toward this goal by highlighting our student diversity, increasing our reach into new communities, expanding programming to include new and creative approaches to contributing toward the elimination of injustice and to moving toward equity and social justice in our activities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Inclusion<\/strong> &#8211; Colorado Music Festival and Center for Musical Arts staff and faculty each have a unique voice within the organization. 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