October 26, 2007

Boulder Philharmonic changes pace for 50th anniversary

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BOULDER – In 1957 a group of musicians met in the band room of Boulder High School with the goal of creating a new community orchestra.

Five decades later the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra is launching its 50th anniversary season with an imaginative schedule of concerts that not only mix musical styles and genres but different artistic mediums as well.

“Our goal is to bring classical music to as many people as we can,´ said Sue Levine, executive director of Boulder Philharmonic. “We want it to be as user-friendly an experience as possible. For some people that means connecting it to other art…

Christopher Wood
Christopher Wood is editor and publisher of BizWest, a regional business journal covering Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer and Weld counties. Wood co-founded the Northern Colorado Business Report in 1995 and served as publisher of the Boulder County Business Report until the two publications were merged to form BizWest in 2014. From 1990 to 1995, Wood served as reporter and managing editor of the Denver Business Journal. He is a Marine Corps veteran and a graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder. He has won numerous awards from the Colorado Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists and the Alliance of Area Business Publishers.
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