The Score | Music at High Altitude

Normally, the Boulder Philharmonic’s concerts are presented at Macky Auditorium on the University of Colorado campus, but this season, to keep musicians and patrons safe during COVID-19, all concerts were pre-recorded in the vast Brungard Aviation hangar at Boulder Municipal Airport with safety measures in place. Filming began on September 15 for the first of eight digital concerts—streamed live via Vimeo and later available on-demand—curated by Music Director Michael Butterman and artistic partners cellist Zuill Bailey and pianist Simone Dinnerstein. The airport relocated planes to make room for musicians and their instruments, including a nine-foot Steinway grand. A January 23 concert spotlights Bailey performing the world premiere of the chamber version of Ellen Taaffe Zwilich’s new concerto, written for Bailey; an April program including an arrangement of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6 for string sextet will also feature Frequent Flyers Aerial Dance troupe performing Korine Fujiwara’s ballet score for Claudel.