At Strings, we strive to provide music for audiences of all ages to enhance the cultural, educational, and entertainment experiences of the community of Northwest Colorado and its visitors.
In keeping with our mission, we are pleased to offer a variety of free programs. Many are offered in partnership with other community organizations. All are possible thanks to the support of our generous donors.
In 2017, Strings offered 61 free events. We look forward to many more in 2018!
october
Event Details
Strings Music Festival and Steamboat Art Museum (SAM) are pleased to present a free, all-ages series intersecting visual art and classical music. We welcome music lovers of all ages
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Event Details
Strings Music Festival and Steamboat Art Museum (SAM) are pleased to present a free, all-ages series intersecting visual art and classical music. We welcome music lovers of all ages to meet us in the main gallery at SAM and immerse themselves in beautiful music and artwork. Expect outstanding artistry, friendly audience members, and unconventional seating arrangements to best experience the music and visual presentation.
About the Musicians
The Donald Sinta Quartet, First Prize Winner of the Concert Artists Guild Competition, has earned praise from audiences and critics alike for its virtuosic performances, compelling recordings and distinctive repertoire. Hailed as “…a tight-knit ensemble exploding with power and virtuosity and an un-concealable ambition to connect with its newly found listeners” (Boston Musical Intelligencer), the DSQ performs entirely from memory, which strengthens an already palpable connection with its audiences. Named for its mentor, legendary University of Michigan Saxophone Professor Donald Sinta, the quartet’s most recent competition successes include First Prize in the Winds group at the 2017 M-Prize Chamber Arts Competition and were Gold Medalist of the 2018 Fischoff Competition.
The Donald Sinta Quartet’s repertoire is diverse, ranging from commissions by today’s emerging composers to standards from the saxophone quartet literature to transcriptions by master composers such as Dvorak, Schubert and Shostakovich.
Members:
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- Dan Graser, soprano saxophone
- Zach Stern, alto saxophone
- Joe Girard, tenor saxophone
- Danny Hawthorne-Foss, baritone saxophone
This event is free. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the performance begins at 6:00. A Q&A will begin at 6:50 p.m. following the performance. Tickets will be available at the door on a first–come, first-served basis.
Time
(Wednesday) 6:00 pm
Location
Steamboat Art Museum
807 Lincoln Ave.
Price
Free
january
Event Details
Strings Music Festival and Steamboat Art Museum (SAM) are pleased to present a free, all-ages series intersecting visual art and classical music. We welcome music lovers of all ages
more
Event Details
Strings Music Festival and Steamboat Art Museum (SAM) are pleased to present a free, all-ages series intersecting visual art and classical music. We welcome music lovers of all ages to meet us in the main gallery at SAM and immerse themselves in beautiful music and artwork. Expect outstanding artistry, friendly audience members, and unconventional seating arrangements to best experience the music and visual presentation.
About the Musician
Regarded as Australia’s finest guitar duo, the Grigoryan Brothers perform much of the instrument’s standard
classical repertoire while applying a passion to expand their horizons through new arrangements, their own
compositions, and commissions. This ambition can be heard as the brothers take the guitar into genres such as
jazz, folk, and contemporary music. There are no boundaries, only new frontiers to cross. In concert, mix it all
together and you have a dimension to guitar playing rarely seen in the musical world.
This event is free. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the performance begins at 6:00. Tickets are limited and guests are encouraged to arrive early.
Time
(Thursday) 6:00 pm
Location
Steamboat Art Museum
807 Lincoln Ave.
Price
Free