The 41st Annual Chamber Music Festival offers something for everyone, from the most demanding music sophisticate to the fun-seeking neophyte. The event promises to bring two memorable weekends of top-quality music to our historic mining town, while redefining what chamber music is all about, i.e. not music created by dead white men...
Jewel’s concert is largely sold out, however, if you are in generous frame of mind, stop by the Opera House office. And below are her compelling answers to my questions. Her name held a promise of a glittering career. Success as a singer-songwriter was in her genetic...
Telluride Arts’ Gallery 81435 features artist/choreographer Katy Parnello in “Anthropomorphism,” an exhibit and live performance Join Telluride Arts for a closing party and live performance as part of Katy Parnello’s exhibit, Anthropomorphism. The event takes place at Gallery 81435 (across the street from the Stronghouse Studios),...
Animals have inspired artists since the first cave paintings of deer and bison — and pet cats, dogs, birds, furry things in general continue to aid creativity with their beauty, humor, companionship, and overall cuteness. Want to, ahem, unleash your inner David Hockney, Ai WeiWei, Jackson Pollack, Frida Kahlo....
Uniquely combining music, art and nature, the Telluride Jazz Festival and the Ah Haa School for the Arts are joining forces to offer a workshop for youth 13-years old and up titled: Where Music and Nature Meet: A Special Workshop with Jazz Musician Bob Hemenger...
Same old story: came for a visit; put down roots. But this particular Telluride tale has a uniquely artful twist: a gorgeous coffee-table book entitled “Telluride: A Silver Past, A Golden Future.” “Telluride: A Silver Past, A Golden Future,” conceived by Susan Dalton and executed under her...
“Villela doesn’t just sing. She actually dances with her voice on top of Brazilian beats,” San Francisco Examiner When we think about the music of Brazil, we think about the rhythms of the bossa nova and names like Antonio Carlos Jobim, Joao Gilberto, Sergio Mendez and...
Jazz virtuoso and pianist Monty Alexander is acclaimed all over the globe for his seemingly extraterrestrial technique and sublime, heartfelt swing. Now in the 50th year of his performing career, Monty draws great pleasure from mixing, twisting and bending different genres into an accessible musical...
No sure who is line ahead of him, but according to musical icon Bonnie Raitt, Jon Cleary is next in line. "He's the 9th wonder of the world," said long-time (since 1999) professional colleague Bonnie Raitt. [caption id="attachment_43470" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Jon Cleary and The Absolute Monster Gentlemen[/caption] Jon...
A short history of a dance residency in Telluride: In the halcyon days of the 1990s, instigated by former prima ballerina Valerie Madonia, a nonprofit known as the Telluride Society for the Performing Arts Dance signed a five-year contract with the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago, Madonia’s...
