An Extraordinary School, University & Arts City
With a world-class faculty and concert venues, the Lamont School of Music is widely recognized as a premier music school. Students from across the world audition to study at Lamont, where they gain the skills and experience necessary to succeed in today’s dynamic arts world. Our commitment to excellence includes a multi-genre curriculum and award-winning performers engaging with audiences from across the Rocky Mountain West.
Our students experience and participate in Denver’s unrivaled metropolitan arts environment, where professional performing arts companies offer inspiration and performance opportunities. Our graduates pursue professional careers as outstanding performing artists, composers, conductors, entrepreneurs, recording professionals and scholars.
Whether you are a prospective student, an audience member or an arts supporter, we welcome you to Lamont and invite you to explore our website.
DU Lamont is thrilled to welcome audiences to the Newman Center for live concerts again.
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for our Winter Season schedule and important COVID19 campus access information and health restrictions that must be followed to attend our concerts.
Lamont Concerts & Events
DU Lamont School of Music
HAPPY HOLIDAYS
Wishing you health & happiness in the new year.
Photo by Lamont Student Paige Newman
Sunday, December 12, 3:00 p.m. Ritchie Center Lawn
23nd Annual Holiday Carillon Recital
Free admission.
University of Denver Carillonneur Carol Jickling Lens fills the brisk winter air with the sounds of the holidays.
PROGRAM LINK TO COME
Friday, January 14, 7:30 p.m., Hamilton Recital Hall
Igor Pikayzen, violin performs with Tatyana Pikayzen, piano
$12 Ticket, All seats reserved, Complimentary parking
On sale soon.
Both artists are laureates of multiple international competitions and have performed around the world to critical acclaim.
STREAMING LINK & PROGRAM LINK TO COME
Thursday, January 20, 7:30 p.m., Hamilton Recital Hall
Guest Artist – Michael Hernandez, saxophone
$12 Ticket, All seats reserved, Complimentary parking
On sale soon
Michael Hernandez has been described as one of the “finest soprano saxophone artists of the present generation.” He has performed in concert halls throughout Germany, Switzerland, Poland, France, Holland, Austria, Italy, the UK, Canada, and the U.S.
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Friday, January 28, 7:30 p.m., Hamilton Recital Hall
Matthew Zalkind, cello with Hsiao-Ling Lin, piano
$12 Ticket, All seats reserved, Complimentary parking
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Cellist Matthew Zalkind performs a recital with pianist Hsiao-Ling Lin. The New York Times praised Zalkind for his “impressive refinement, eloquent phrasing and singing tone.”
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Wednesday, February 2, 7:30 p.m., Hamilton Recital Hall
Guest Artist – Gilbert Kalish, piano
$12 Ticket, All seats reserved, Complimentary parking
On sale soon.
As head of the performance faculty at SUNY Stony Brook, Gilbert Kalish had done much to create the uniquely supportive and stimulating environment of the music department. Through his activities as performer and educator, he has become a major figure in American music making.
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Thursday, February 3, 7:30 p.m., Hamilton Recital Hall
Guest Artist – Nicolò Spera, guitar
$12 Ticket, All seats reserved, Complimentary parking
On sale soon.
Nicolò is one of the few guitarists in the world to perform on both six-string and ten-string guitars, as well as on theorbo. His wide-ranging repertoire includes the extraordinary music of the Franco-Andalusian composer Maurice Ohana.
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Tuesday, February 8, 7:30 p.m., Gates Concert Hall
Concert – Lamont Symphony Orchestra & Choirs introducing Heidi Melton, soprano
$5 Ticket, All seats reserved, Complimentary parking
On sale soon.
Héctor Jardón conducts Coleridge-Taylor’s The Bamboula, Op.75; Lawrence Golan conducts and soprano Heidi Melton sings in highlights from Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde and Catherine Sailer leads the orchestra and choirs in Forrest’s Requiem for the Living.
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7:1 Student-to-Faculty Ratio
300+ Performances Per Year
43/16 States/Nations Represented
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