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Redlands Middle School 8th Grader, Abigail Ligon, wins composing competition with her melody “A Star’s Reflectio
April 11, 2017 After a one year hiatus, the Grand Junction Symphony Guild’s Crystal Baton Composition Competition is back and Redlands Middle School 8th Grader, Abigail Ligon, is this year’s winner. The Ligon family now has a dynasty in the works. First, their daughter Melanie won the competition 2011 and now Abigail in 2017. “Abigail […]
GJSO closes 39th Season with Morten Lauridsen’s Lux Aeterna with the Grand Junction Symphony Chorus
April 10, 2017 On Saturday, April 22nd and Sunday, April 23rd, the Grand Junction Symphony Orchestra (GJSO) closes a very successful first season under the baton of Maestro Charles Latshaw with Eternal Light. Both concerts will be held at the Avalon Theatre. Saturday’s performance begins at 7:30pm with the Sunday matinee beginning at 3:00pm. The […]
Western Colorado Jazz Orchestra takes the Warehouse 2565 stage
March 13, 2017 On Friday, March 31st, the hippest big band on the Western Slope brings an evening of jazz standards and big band dance music to Warehouse 2565. Live music starts at 6:30pm with the Western Colorado Jazz Orchestra taking the stage at 7:30pm. Warehouse 25sixty-five Kitchen + Bar (2565 American Way, next to […]
Tenor Christian Mark Gibbs wins guest artist spot with the Grand Junction Symphony Orchestra
February 27, 2017 This past Sunday, February 26th, Fort Collins-based tenor Christian Mark Gibbs beat out four other vocalists to win the Grand Junction Symphony Guild’s Young Artist Competition Finals. Christian not only won a cash prize but has also been invited back to perform as a soloist with the Grand Junction Symphony Orchestra during […]
Towering Brahms’ Violin Concerto in expert young hands with violinist Rachel Lee Priday
February 22, 2017 On Saturday & Sunday, March 4th & 5th, violinist Rachel Lee Priday (pry-day) returns to the Grand Valley to make her debut performance with the Grand Junction Symphony in Lee Plays Brahms. Priday performed with pianist Susan Ellinger last season as part of the Grand Junction Symphony’s Chamber Concert Series and is […]