Life in the Boulder Phil

BOULDER – It’s 9 a.m. on a Tuesday morning, and Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra concertmaster Gregory Walker is starting his day by consulting with his son, 2-year-old Dashiel.

“Is this the video you want?” he asks, and gets an enthusiastic response.

“He’s allowed one Thomas the Tank Engine DVD a day,” Walker explains, as his son becomes absorbed in the animated adventures of the train engine.

For Walker and his wife, Lori, also a violinist in the Boulder Philharmonic, mornings belong, whenever possible, to their children.

“Musicians have that benefit because our day starts late,´ said Walker, whose musical day usually extends to 11:30 at…