Colorado MahlerFest
Robert Olson, Artistic Director
Robert Olson, Artistic Director
Colorado MahlerFest, held yearly in Boulder,
Colorado, celebrates the life, music, and times of
the great composer Gustav Mahler.
Founded in 1988 by Dr. Robert
Olson, the week-long festival incorporates
concerts, recitals, and scholarly symposia
with film, fine art, dance, theater and
multimedia presentations.
The week's events culminate in two orchestral performances. MahlerFest is nearing completion of its second symphonic cycle, while continuing to present all of Mahler's performable compositions.
The week's events culminate in two orchestral performances. MahlerFest is nearing completion of its second symphonic cycle, while continuing to present all of Mahler's performable compositions.
The MahlerFest orchestra's 100-plus musicians come
together from across the United States and other
countries, mostly on a volunteer basis, for a week
of intense music-making, drawn by their passion for
Mahler's music. Maestro Olson, currently Director
of Opera and Orchestras at the University of
Missouri at Kansas City, returns to Colorado each
year to lead the festival.
Our upcoming festival, Colorado MahlerFest XXII, May 13 - 17, 2009, will feature Mahler's monumental Symphony No. 8, the Symphony of a Thousand.
Our upcoming festival, Colorado MahlerFest XXII, May 13 - 17, 2009, will feature Mahler's monumental Symphony No. 8, the Symphony of a Thousand.
