Upcoming Concerts

Pops in the Parks

The Boulder Concert Band is eager to present free concerts in various Boulder Parks on Monday evenings from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Bring a picnic supper and invite family and friends to enjoy this old-fashioned summer activity. Donations are welcome, of course!

• May 24 – Sunday, 10:00 am to Noon - Memorial Weekend Remembrance Concert, North Boulder Park, 800 Dellwood Ave., Boulder, 80304. We are grateful to Cub Scouts Pack 545 and Scout Troop 311 for their dignified presentation of the United States Stars and Stripes, the Armed Forces flags, and the POW flag.
• June 15 – Martin Park, 36th Street & Eastman Avenue, Boulder, 80305 – “Classical Pops” – The Sweet Cow MooMobile was there! We enjoyed the best weather possible, and thank our appreciative audience for their attendance and active participation. We had a number of young equestrians during the William Tell Overture!
• June 22 – Foothills Community Park, 800 Cherry Ave., Boulder, 80304 – “’80s Dance Party”
• June 29 – with the 101st Army Band - Harlow Platts Park/Viele Lake, 1360 Gillaspie Dr., Boulder, 80305 (between the lake and Gillaspie Dr.). “Out of This World” – The Sweet Cow MooMobile will be there!
• July 4 – Saturday, 7:15 pm until fireworks begin - Coal Creek Golf Course, 585 W. Dillon Rd. Louisville, 80027, Louisville 4th of July Fireworks Show.
• July 13 – Scott Carpenter Park, 1505 30th St., Boulder, 80303 – “Out of This World”
• July 20 – East Palo Park, 4340 Corriente Dr., Boulder, 80301 – “Classical Pops” – The Sweet Cow MooMobile will be there and Drones for Dreams will fly a drone above the band to provide a free concert video!
• July 27 – Chautauqua Park, Baseline Rd. & 9th St., Boulder, 80302 – “’80s Dance Party”

Our 2026-2027 Symphonic Season

October 24, 2026 – “Revolutionaries”

Tickets will be available beginning October 3, 2026.

December 12, 2026 - festive holiday musical selections

For these 7 o’clock concerts, please join us in the beautiful sanctuary of the Mountain View United Methodist Church, 355 Ponca Place, Boulder, CO 80303. There is plenty of parking, but be sure to arrive early to hear the guest ensemble perform at 6:30.

February 20, 2027 – “Happy Birthday, John Williams” – NEW TIME AND LOCATION: 4:00 pm at Rocky Mountain Christian Church in Niwot.

One selection on this concert will feature our alto saxophonist, Tim Hughes, on John Williams’ Escapades for Alto Saxophone and Concert Band.

April 17, 2027 – “Mid-Century Modern” – NEW TIME AND LOCATION: 4:00 pm at Rocky Mountain Christian Church in Niwot.

Shanti Simon, Professor of Conducting and Director of Bands at the University of Colorado at Boulder, will be our guest conductor.

General admission tickets may be purchased online using a credit or debit card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. Any additional donation is OPTIONAL, but should you choose to donate extra, your contribution is appreciated! Tickets will be available at the door, cash or check only. If purchasing at the door, please bring exact change or make checks payable to “Boulder Concert Band”.

2025-2026 Symphonic Season in Review

October 18, 2025 - “The American Mosaic”

We performed music that represents the ideal of Unity Through Diversity: the synthesis of various ideas, cultures, styles, and experiences into a magnificent whole.

We were inspired by the patriotic narrations of Boulder Mayor, Aaron Brockett, during Liberty Fanfare and A New Birth of Freedom, touched by the memories of Del Pakiser and Cody Jackson as the brass section played Ave Maria, and dazzled by Katie Hughes’s virtuosic rendering of Rhapsody in Blue. Sheri VandeRiet shared a couple of colorful quilts to complete the mosaic.

December 6, 2025 - “A Season of Joy”

The Boulder Concert Band was thrilled to present "A Season of Joy," with fun and exciting music evocative of this festive holiday season.

Dr. Ryan Gardner, Professor of Trumpet at the University of Colorado at Boulder, was featured in brilliant solo performances of L’esprit de la trompette and Concierto de Aranjuez. Dr. Jennifer Grice, Director of the Thornton Community Band, was Guest Conductor on Morton Lauridson’s O Magnum Mysterium.

The audience joined us in singing The Twelve Days of Christmas! and our concert was made complete with Leroy Anderson’s Sleigh Ride and a snowball fight!

February 21, 2026 – “Fanfare and Funk”

Our challenging February concert featured Fanfare and Funk, a very fun piece by Oliver Waespi, as well as Vesuvius by Frank Ticheli, Bugs by Roger Cichy. We also performed Bernard Herrman’s “North by Northwest” arranged by Tory Markiewicz, and Ola Gjeilo’s “Lake Isle” arranged by Mike Taylor, both members of the Boulder Concert Band. We were joined by special guests, SAFONIA, a treble choral ensemble dedicated to the synergy of music, passion, and excellence, for the performance of Psalm & Alleluias for Wind Band and Treble Chorus, composed by band member Sheri A. VandeRiet.

Safonia with the Boulder Concert Band

April 18, 2026 – “Celebrations!”

We concluded our Symphonic Season with music that dances and evokes literary themes, including Danzón No. 2 by Arturo Marquez, Of Sailors and Whales by W. Francis McBeth (based on Melville’s Moby-Dick), and Riften Wed by Julie Giroux. Also featured were Andrew Snyder and Sam French, a Smith-Corona-Marchant manual typewriter and a Service Bell on Leroy Anderson’s The Typewriter. The Firefly Winds opened the concert with some fun music.

Congratulations to Ian Markiewicz for winning the Celebrations candy Silent Auction! Thank you to everyone who placed bids. We are so grateful for your support.

In case you missed the concert, here is the digital program!

Thanks to Mr. Jon Borodach (program notes) and Marilyn Kroner (newsletter content) for their contributions to this page.