Pikes Peak Center Events

Disney�s Phineas and Ferb: The Best LIVE Tour Ever! 12:30P

Sun, 5 Feb 2012 12:30 MST

'Mom! Phineas and Ferb are going on a LIVE tour!!!' School�s out for summer and anything is possible as Phineas and Ferb create their biggest invention yet - Disney's Phineas and Ferb: The Best LIVE Tour Ever! Phineas, Ferb, and the whole tri-state area gang embark on a bold escape jumping out from behind your TV and onto the stage in a live action adventure – right in your hometown! And, before you can wonder, 'Hey, where's Perry?' the beloved pet platypus shifts to his secret double life as Agent P to foil another one of Dr. Doofenshmirtz's evil plans. Musical madness abounds in an escapade so awesome that even Candace can't help but join the hilarious hijinks. It's the ultimate end to summer vacation, so seize the day �cause Phineas and Ferb are gonna do it all!

Disney�s Phineas and Ferb: The Best LIVE Tour Ever! 3:30P

Sun, 5 Feb 2012 15:30 MST

My Fair Lady

Wed, 8 Feb 2012 19:30 MST

Based on Shaw's play and Pascal's movie 'Pygmalion,' with book music and lyrics by Lerner and Loewe, MY FAIR LADY is triumphant. With Wouldn't It Be Loverly?, With a Little Bit of Luck, The Rain in Spain, I Could Have Danced All Night, On the Street Where You Live, Get Me to the Church on Time and I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face, it's no wonder everyone – not just Henry Higgins – falls in love with Eliza Doolittle.

The show's 1956 Broadway production was a smash hit, setting a new record for the longest run of any major theatre production in history. It was followed by a hit London production, a popular film version starring Audrey Hepburn-which won eight Academy Awards, and numerous revivals. It has been called 'the perfect musical'

My Fair Lady

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 19:30 MST

A Broadway Romance

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:00 MST

Thomas Wilson, conductor

An ensemble of Broadway's brightest stars tells a Valentine's tale to remember! The Philharmonic will put you in a romantic mood with music from My Fair Lady, South Pacific, Carnival, and more.

Randy Travis

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:30 MST

With lifetime sales in excess of 20 million, Randy Travis is one of the biggest country record sellers of all time. His honors include seven Grammy Awards, 10 Academy of Country Music statuettes, 10 American Music Awards, two People's Choice awards, seven Music City News awards, eight Dove Awards from the Gospel Music Association and five Country Music Association honors. In addition, three of his performances earned CMA Song of the Year honors, 'On the Other Hand' (1986), 'Forever and Ever Amen' (1987) and 'Three Wooden Crosses' (2003).

Reformation

Sat, 18 Feb 2012 20:00 MST

Julian Kuerti, conductor

Michael Hanson, violin

Bold reformation marks the music of Mendelssohn's Fifth Symphony and Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No. 2. Philharmonic Concertmaster Michael Hanson makes a solo appearance for the Spanish-flavored Concerto.

Reformation

Sun, 19 Feb 2012 14:30 MST

Showcase at Studio Bee: The Broken Spoke, BJ Estares and Route 61 and 2 Hour Delay

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 18:30 MST

FREE! No ticket required

Thursday, February 23, 2012
6:45PM – 7:15PM    1. The Broken Spoke
7:30PM – 8:00PM    2. BJ Estares and Route 61
8:15PM – 8:45PM    3. 2 Hour Delay

About The Broken Spoke: Formed in 2010, the Broken Spoke has been playing original indie-country music throughout Colorado for bars, clubs, and festivals to appreciative audiences wherever they go. The music is best defined as indie-country, as their sound can be as varied as the instrumentation they choose. The core members of the group are Tom Skora (acoustic guitar, lead vocals, and harmonica), Joshua DeSmidt (Lap-steel guitar, banjo, harmonium, and electric guitar), and Patrick Anderson (Pedal Steel Guitar).

The Broken Spoke released their self-produced debut album in November 2010, entitled 'Before There Were Easy Riders'. Easy Riders was recorded live in the studio, using a reel to reel, � inch, 8 track tape machine and is distributed online through I-tunes and Amazon.com.
The music ranges from acoustic folk to roots and Americana sounds; from old time country ballads to hook laden rock-n-roll.

'The Broken Spoke has an honest affinity for heartbreaks, hometowns and traditional American music. �Before There Were Easy Riders' is filled with the kind of grit and sadness that's hard to find in commercial country music'. Eryc Eyl, Denver Post Reverb

'At times reminds me of classic '70s country rock in the "veins" of The Band, Creedence Clearwater Revival or some Gram Parsons/Flying Burrito Brothers action. At other times, like during the infectious gypsy fiddle jam "Barbara Lasso," the desperate, snarled twang of the Violent Femmes' Gordon Gano blisters on the surface like a fresh sunburn'. Adam Leech, Colorado Springs Independent

November of 2011 will see the release of the Broken Spoke's 2nd album.
Because of the variety of sounds that the Broken Spoke makes in a night, there is always something that listeners from 20 to 80 years old can enjoy, and it is not uncommon to see the dance floor filled with people from many different backgrounds bumping elbows or swinging to a 2-step.

The Broken Spoke has had the opportunity to share the stage with such great bands as Hot Buttered Rum String Band, Willy Tea Taylor, Tom VandenAvond, John Doe, The Thrift Store Cowboys, Brad Hoshaw, Eddie Spaghetti (the Supersuckers), Larry and His Flask, Casey Neill and the Norway Rats, Mason Reed, Foxhunt, and many others, and they look forward to playing for your crowd too.

About BJ Estares and Route 61: A native of San Diego, singer/songwriter BJ 'Beej' Estares grew up in Southern California heavily influenced by jazz and big band music thanks to his dad's eclectic taste. After moving to music saturated Los Angeles at the age of twelve, his parents gleefully helped him trade his drum set for an acoustic guitar. He then proceeded to wear out the grooves of every Wes Montgomery LP he could get his hands on. At fourteen, his brother turned him on to Janis Joplin's 'Turtle Blues'. From that day the poor boy has been lost in the blues forever.
Turning to the British Blues scene through the Stones and Ry Cooder, he discovered bluesmen like John Mayall, Eric Clapton, John Martyn and their contemporaries. This led him to the American artists that influenced them, Robert Johnson, Muddy, John Lee, and the 'Three Kings': Albert, Freddie and BB, to name a distinguished few.
At sixteen, luck, or perhaps, fate put Beej front row-center in front of the legendary bottle neck artist Fury Louis. After being helped out on to the stage, the then 78 year old Louis exposed his secrets to all those in the Pasadena City Aud who were astute enough to take notes.

Fast forward to Colorado Springs, 2007: After collaborating for two years, writing, learning cover songs, re-arranging and playing small gigs to find 'the groove", Beej and road dog bassist/guitarist Randy Hawke of Salt Lake City agree that percussion would add a deeper dimension. Enter Lenny Perreault from San Jose, Ca., encouraged by the wisdom and guidance of friend and former Santana percussionist Frank Yanes, on congas and back-up vocals.
Most recently, the guys are joined by veteran studio musician, performer and sound engineer Doug Stepanek of San Diego, Ca. on the trap set and back-up vocals. Adding further depth to the group is family friend and former band mate, Bryan Curl from Kansas City, Mo. on blues harp, rythm guitar and back up vocals.

About 2 Hour Delay:
Jamie Lugo: vocals
Julie Novak: vocals
Robin Theryoung: vocals and guitar
Randy Witte: guitar
All four members of 2 Hour Delay are Teachers of the Blind. We love our students, but when school is out, Jamie, Julie and Robin enjoy singing two and three-part harmonies while Randy picks on his Martin OM guitar. Some listeners have compared our three lady singers to the Wailin' Jennys and the Dixie Chicks, but we have hotter chicks, and ours come with state credentials! As teachers, nothing brightens up our day quite like the news that we are on a 2 hour delay–so naming our band that seemed like a perfect idea. Although we have only been performing together in the Colorado Springs area for a little over a year, our acoustic/pop/folk sounds have gained a large folowing which won us second place in the People's Choice category of the 2011 Indy Music Awards. 2 Hour Delay promises its audience good times and good music–but we can't give you permission to show up to work at 10am!
*Winners of the 2010 PLACE Battle of the Bands*
Visit us online at: http://www.myspace.com/2hourdelaymusic

Opera Theatre of the Rockies presents La Traviata

Sat, 3 Mar 2012 19:30 MST

Opera Theatre of the Rockies is pleased to announce its exciting 2012 Season, A Season of Love and Liaisons. The season begins with Giuseppe Verdi's timeless classic La Traviata, based on a play adapted from a French novel by Alexandre Dumas called 'Lady of the Camellias.'

La Traviata is an epic love story for the ages and has become the second most performed opera worldwide. It has not been performed in its entirety in Colorado Springs since 1988 when Martile Rowland sang the lead role of Violetta at the Pikes Peak Center to rave reviews.

Martile Rowland, Founder and Artistic Director of Opera Theatre of the Rockies, says that La Traviata holds a special place in her heart and she is very excited to be bringing it back to the Pikes Peak Center.

'When Donald Jenkins asked me to sing the part of Violetta in La Traviata for the Colorado Opera Festival in 1988, it was a life-altering event,' said Rowland. 'That performance run was the last time audiences in Colorado Springs saw one of the most beautiful of all operas fully staged in our community.'

Rowland said that those memorable performances opened doors to opera houses around the world. 'I have sung many performances of Violetta in the years since, but those 1988 performances are the most dear and special ones to me,' she said. 'Now I am excited to give this same opportunity to a very gifted Colorado artist, Annamarie Zmolek.'

Described by American Record Guide as 'memorable and stunning,' recent Metropolitan Opera National Council Audition prizewinner Annamarie Zmolek is quickly emerging as one of the finest young sopranos in the Southwest, performing a wide variety of operatic, concert and sacred repertoire throughout the region. This spring she is looking forward to her role debut as Violetta in La Traviata with Opera Theatre of the Rockies, and will reprise the role with Sparkling City Light Opera in the fall. Other upcoming engagements include Venus in Venus and Adonis with Lone Star College and Musetta in La Boh�me with Green Mountain Opera Festival.

A native of Colorado, Ms. Zmolek has performed frequently with Opera Theatre of the Rockies, including the roles of Frasquita in Carmen and Countess in Le nozze di Figaro. She spent several summers at the Colorado College Vocal Arts Symposium, where she sang in scenes as Gilda (Rigoletto), Elvira (I Puritani), Beth (Little Women), Birdie (Regina), and Constance (Dialogues des Carmelites). She won first prize in the Denver Lyric Opera Guild Competition in 2008. Other recent Colorado performances include the soprano solos in Beethoven's Ninth Symphony (Colorado College Summer Music Festival) and Mendelssohn's Elijah (First Presbyterian Church, Colorado Springs).

Joining Ms. Zmolek in La Traviata are seasoned performers Joel Burcham (headshot attached), who will sing the role of Alfredo Germont and Jacob Lassetter (headshot attached), who will perform as Giorgio Germont.

La Traviata is an age-old love story with a common theme – fighting to keep a mutual love alive with one partner from a modest, poor background and the other from the upper class. Because of the timeless message of this beautiful opera, La Traviata has also become a fixture in pop culture through such famous films as 1963's Camille, starring Greta Garbo, and 2001's hugely successful Moulin Rouge, starring Nicole Kidman.

For more information, visit the Opera Theatre of the Rockies website

Opera Theatre of the Rockies presents La Traviata

Sun, 4 Mar 2012 15:00 MST

The Planets

Sat, 10 Mar 2012 20:00 MST

Thomas Wilson, conductor

Wonder in amazement as the heavens come to life with Holst's The Planets, Stravinsky's Fireworks, and Gandolfi's The Garden of Cosmic Speculation.

Chris Isaak

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 19:30 MDT

Chris Isaak is most known for his songs, 'Wicked Game,' 'Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing,' 'Somebody's Crying,' and 'Blue Hotel.' In his 28-year career, Isaak has released 12 hit singles and received two Grammy Award nominations.

Tiempo Libre: Night in Havanna

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 20:00 MDT

Thomas Wilson, conductor

Tiempo Libre

Grammy®-winning Cuban ensemble Tiempo Libre will transport you to the streets of Havana, including favorites such as Guantanamera, Son de la Loma, and dance-worthy cha-cha-chas.

Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 19:30 MDT

RAIN, the acclaimed Beatles concert, returns by popular demand! They look like them and they sound just like them! 'The next best thing to seeing The Beatles,' raves the Denver Post. All the music and vocals are performed totally live! RAIN covers The Beatles from the earliest beginnings through the psychedelic late 60s and their long-haired hippie, hard-rocking rooftop days. RAIN is a multi-media, multi-dimensional experience...a fusion of historical footage and hilarious television commercials from the 1960s lights up video screens and live cameras zoom in for close-ups. 'A thrilling bit of time-warping nostalgia...Boomer Heaven!' raves The Fort Worth Star-Telegram. 'Uncanny! RAIN are a quartet of fine musicians in their own right...as The Beatles, they triumph!' cheers the Boston Herald. 'An adoring Valentine to The Beatles,' declares the Washington Post. Sing along with your family and friends to such favorites as 'Let It Be,' 'Hey Jude,' 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps,' 'Come Together' and 'Can't Buy Me Love,' and relive Beatlemania from Ed Sullivan to Abbey Road!

Showcase at Studio Bee: Tom Taylor & The Needlewood Orchestra, Ryan Braithwaite and Andy Clifton & Company

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 18:30 MDT

FREE! No ticket required!

Thursday, March 22, 2012
6:45PM – 7:15PM    1. Tom Taylor and The Needlewood Orchestra
7:30PM – 8:00PM    2. Ryan Braithwaite
8:15PM – 8:45PM    3. Andy Clifton & Company

About Tom Taylor and The Needlewood Orchestra:
Phil Allen, valve trombone
Marc Neihof, acoustic and electric bass
Mark Rose, saxophones and woodwinds
Lisa Smith, horn

Tom Taylor (www.tom-taylor.com) is an internationally known guitarist, composer and recording artist. His music is a hybrid of jazz, classical and rock and even includes a dash of blues and bluegrass. His new CD, Home, features the world-renowned Turtle Island String Quartet.

Tom is one of the winners of Musician Magazine's "Best Unsigned Band" contest. His winning entry, "Aubade," from his CD The Crossing is described as "the hardest tune I ever had to record" by mandolin virtuoso David Grisman. The Crossing also features the Kronos Quartet. Tom premiered a full orchestral arrangement of "Big Basin Breakdown" from The Crossing in Europe. It received a five-minute standing ovation at the famed Hercules and Prinzregenten theatres in Munich.

Tom's current ensemble is the Needlewood Orchestra, which features the following:

Phil Allen, valve trombone, recently moved here from the San Francisco area, where he wrote for and played with the CSM Monday Night Band, the Interplay Trio, and the Collective West Jazz Orchestra. He leads his own band, Thin Air Jazz, and has written for and played with the Springs Contemporary Jazz Band and contributed an arrangement to the Air Force Falconaires.

Marc Neihof, acoustic and electric bass, has recently joined the faculty of Colorado College. He performs in the Colorado Springs Philharmonic and is sought out by the finest jazz and classical musicians in Colorado for recording projects and performances. His peripatetic wanderings have found him jamming with musicians across Europe, China and India.

Mark Rose, saxophones and woodwinds, has taught at the Colorado College, University of Denver and Adams State College. Mark has recorded with Tom and with pianist/vocalist Ellyn Rucker, Steve Barta, Alan Joseph, Barbara Ernst, and the Boulder vocal group Rare Silk.

Lisa Smith, horn, has been a public school music teacher. Lisa was principal horn in Tom Wilson's Chamber Orchestra of the Springs. She has performed with many other ensembles, including the New World Symphony and the Monument Hill Brass Quintet.

About Ryan Briathwaite:

About Andy Clifton and Company: Andy Clifton and AC&Co. have worked 200 live gigs a year in the Pikes Peak Region for 18 years. (That's somewhere over 3000 shows.) AC&Company can have 2-6 members, depending on the show and set lists always include at least 50% original material. Crowds appreciate Andy's original music and frequently sing along. 2003 solo CD "Eight" has sold thousands of copies. 2006 CD "Tenuous" has sold over 1000 copies. Digital downloads sell online. Andy was named "Individual Performer of 2004" by Pikes Peak Arts Council. Currently band management and bookings are handled by Andy.

Web info: myspace.com/andycliftonandcompany. Influences include Dave Matthews (DMB), Jamie Cullum, The Tragically Hip, Sting, Pink Floyd, Toad The Wet Sprocket, etc...

Songs are well-written with memorable hooks and intellectual content. No Profanity. The music is emotionally powerful and unique, yet accessible to anyone. Listeners at shows often comment on the high familiarity of the original tunes. Andy's writing has a very strong that's me! aspect that keeps the tunes in your head all day. Songs like 'Love & Booze', 'The In-betweens' and 'Gravity' have real hit-song-potential. Love songs, such as 'Dark Is Light', 'Song for Jenne' and 'The I Love You Song' have caused and been performed at many weddings. Andy's writing and great live performances will soon be the hottest commodity.

As a band, AC&Co. has a voice of its own. Andy always employs fine professional players and with over 6 hours of music ready-to-go, AC&Co. has earned a reputation as one of Colorado's best live-music providers.

National Dance Company of Ireland presents Rhythm of the Dance

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 20:00 MDT

Since its debut performance in 1999 on a stage in Norway, "Rhythm Of The Dance" has played to more than 4.5 million fans in 44 countries worldwide. "Rhythm of the Dance" has heralded a new era in Irish entertainment and is internationally rated as one of the most popular and busiest Irish step dance shows in the world. "Rhythm of the Dance" aspires to preserve the traditions of Irish step dancing while presenting it in the most modern format that has made it a leader in its field. "Rhythm of the Dance" features a live band, three tenors and 22 of the world's finest Irish dancers.

Itzhak Perlman

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 20:00 MDT

This event is SOLD OUT.

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Experience Hendrix Tribute Tour

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 20:00 MDT

The 2012 edition of the critically acclaimed Experience Hendrix concert tour, will launch with a three week run of dates starting March 6th featuring an all-star lineup of musical greats paying homage to the abiding genius of Jimi Hendrix. Presented by Fender Musical Instruments, this year's tour will include performances by Billy Cox, Robert Randolph, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Dweezil Zappa, Taj
Mahal, Eric Johnson, Brad Whitford of Aerosmith, Slide Brothers, Chris
Layton of Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, and Mato of
Indigenous, as well as other special guests to be announced. The announcement coincides with latest issue of Rolling Stone wherein Jimi Hendrix was, predictably, designated "The Greatest Guitarist of All Time." The tour will alight in twenty markets including Baltimore, Nashville, Atlanta, Miami, Orlando, Houston, Austin, Colorado Springs and more. Lineup subject to change.

Find out more about the artists on the tour here: http://www.experiencehendrixtour.com/artists.php

The Passion | Light Eternal

Fri, 6 Apr 2012 20:00 MDT

Josep Caballe-Domenech, conductor

First Presbyterian Sanctuary Choir

A glowing evening featuring Lauridsen''s Lux �terna, Haydn''s The Passion, excerpts from Brahms'' A German Requiem, and more.

Rachmaninoff

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 20:00 MDT

Josep Caballe-Domenech, conductor

Gleb Ivanov, piano

Maestro Caballe-Domenech opens with Walton's turbulent First Sympony and closes with the concerto that secured Rachmaninoff's greatness.

Rachmaninoff

Sun, 15 Apr 2012 14:30 MDT

Josep Caballe-Domenech, conductor

Gleb Ivanov, piano

Maestro Caballe-Domenech opens with Walton's turbulent First Sympony and closes with the concerto that secured Rachmaninoff's greatness.

Stuart Little (Imagination Celebration)

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:00 MDT

Stuart Little

Monday, April 3, 2012- Lobby activities begin at 6:00pm; Show is at 7:00pm

Stuart is a little mouse, born to real human parents in New York City. In this E. B. White fantasy, Stuart enjoys adventures in Central Park and tries to rescue his friend Margalo, a beautiful bird, from the pursuit of Snowbell, their house cat. As this mild mannered mouse tries to cope in a "real person's" world, he professes that size is not important; it's temperament and ability that count.

Featuring the brilliant talent of Sign Stage on Tour, this family production is signed and spoken simultaneously.

Petrushka

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 20:00 MDT

Carolyn Kuan, conductor

Haydn's Military, Barber's Essay No. 2, and Stravinsky's Petrushka line up for an evening of irony with marching, dancing, and straw men.