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9.2K Shares The crowd looks on at the Icelantic’s 2012 Winter on the Rocks concert. (Denver Post file) Denver Arts and Venues has asked the Colorado health department to allow up to 2,500 people to attend concerts at Red Rocks Amphitheatre this spring, with the possibility of larger crowds over the summer. The request comes as the state reportedly is considering relaxing its COVID-19 rules for all event venues. If the request is approved, concerts and other events at Red Rocks could operate at about one-quarter of their normal capacity, said Brian Kitts, director of communications for...

22.6K Shares Colorado Symphony resident conductor Christopher Dragon on stage at Red Rocks Amphitheatre during the symphony’s Vivaldi program in September 2020. Dragon’s contract was extended through the 2024 season. (Amanda Tipton Photography, provided by Colorado Symphony) Colorado Symphony will be able to pay its employees’ salaries and health insurance through summer 2021 thanks to a $2 million anonymous gift, even as painful shutdowns continue for most nonprofit performing arts companies across the United States. The gift, which was received last year but disclosed in a press...

By Dan Cepeda on January 28, 2021 Guest conductor Christopher Dragon poses near the Wyoming Symphony Orchestra office in downtown Casper on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2019. (Dan Cepeda, Oil City File) CASPER, Wyo. – Wyoming Symphony Orchestra director Christopher Dragon believes music and art are more important than ever during difficult times. “The difficult time of going through, arts and music becomes even more important to people’s lives during times like this,” he said during a phone interview this week. The painful reality during a global pandemic has been the difficulty for people to...

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