Photo by: Ryan Lumpkin
The Newman Center for the Performing Arts hosts a vast number of performances every school year, featuring Lamont School of Music performances, local Denver artists and musicians from around the world. Students have access to these events for dramatically reduced prices, or often for free. The following is a selection of some exciting upcoming events taking place at the Newman Center.
Firedance!
Oct. 15 and 16, 7:30 p.m.
Denver Brass, Gates Concert Hall
Denver Brass has been a local institution since 1981. It is one of the few professional all-brass ensembles in the world and is highly regarded for exciting, creative and unique performances. Its diverse repertoire includes everything from classical to Broadway, Latin to jazz. Its upcoming concert will be a Latin extravaganza featuring dancers, flamenco guitar, tango, samba, Gershwin’s famous “Cuban Overture” and the gorgeous Spanish lullaby, “Duerme Negrito.” Performances on Friday and Saturday start at 7:30. Denver Brass will be returning in the holiday season as well.
Jane Monheit
Oct. 18, 7:30 p.m.
Gates Concert Hall
A sultry jazz vocalist, Jane Monheit, began her vocal career in high school, and after graduating from the Manhattan School of Music, she gained an instant reputation for her interpretation of jazz classics. She has released 11 studio albums and toured the world, further solidifying her place as a favorite of jazz vocalists performing today. Her performance will feature American jazz classics, including pieces by Irving Berlin, Arthur Schwartz and Howard Dietz, Rodgers, and Hart and Jerome Kern. Student tickets are $15.
Aviram Reichert and
Colorado Chamber Players
Oct. 27, 7:30 p.m.
Hamilton Hall
Aviram Reichert is an acclaimed Israeli pianist with multiple distinctions to his name. His masterful performances have earned him a medal in the famous Van Cliburn piano competition. His performance will include two Beethoven sonatas: “Moonlight” and “Waldstein.” He will be joined by the Colorado Chamber Players for the Brahms piano quintet. Student tickets are $12.
Faust
Nov. 3-6, 7:30 p.m, Gates Concert Hall
Lamont School of Music’s fall opera production this year is the famous French opera “Faust,” based loosely on the German poem by Goethe. If you have never been to an opera before, this is a great opportunity to see how it is much more than “singing fat ladies in Viking helmets.” The role of Mephistopheles, the main antagonist, will be sung by bassos Derrick Parker and Jamie Offenbach. The title role of Faust will be sung by “accidental tenor” Andy Lunsford. Lunsford is a Colorado native who discovered his talent for opera after his granite countertop business went bankrupt. This performance combines the talents of the Lamont Opera Theatre and the Lamont Symphony Orchestra. Tickets start at $11.
Some Girl(s)
Nov. 3-5 and 11-13, 7:30 p.m. Byron Flexible Theater
“Some Girl(s)” tells the story of a young writer’s journey through “four hotel rooms, in search of the perfect woman (that he’s already broken up with).” The play is a recent work by American playwright Neil LaBute, promising to be both hilarious and serious, and is a look into the truths of the typical young American male. Students can get in free during the opening weekend.
Abraham, Inc.
Nov. 12, 7:30 p.m.
Gates Concert Hall
With the combined talents of legendary funk trombonist Fred Wesley, hip-hop artist Socalled and world-class clarinetist and klezmer-musician David Kratauer, this performance promises to be an amazing fusion of diverse musical traditions. It is a new take on klezmer, a style of Jewish music and dance. To quote Socalled, Abraham, Inc. it is about “bringing people together with music, celebrating differences and commonalities.” This high-energy performance has been called “an all-out klezmer-funk dance party.” Student tickets are $15.
