Performance Opportunities

At Lamont, you'll participate as a performer, composer or conductor in one of over 300 performance opportunities per year. These include orchestra, opera, choir, jazz, theatre, world music groups, and more.

Performances take place in the state-of-the-art Newman Center for the Performing Arts, one of the finest facilities of its kind in the nation. The building features four distinct venues, including the 977-seat Gates Concert Hall.

While our ensembles and departments are mostly composed of music and theatre majors, all DU students are welcome to audition. Learn how you can get involved by emailing the Lamont Office of Admission.

Ensembles

Lamont Symphony Orchestra

The award-wining Lamont Symphony Orchestra provides comprehensive and intensive training that prepares students for careers as orchestral musicians.

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Lamont Opera Theatre

Lamont Opera Theatre presents fully staged operas, musicals, cabarets and concert performances.

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Choirs

As a member of one of Lamont's choirs, you can perform great repertoire, increase your musicianship and join a community that shares a passion for singing.

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Jazz Ensembles

World-class, award-winning musicians direct our instrumental and vocal jazz ensembles. We regularly perform with guest artists at nationally acclaimed festivals and competitions, and we host quarterly performances on campus.

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Department of Theatre

Lamont's Department of Theatre produces two shows and a staged reading each quarter. Our season features a range of theatre styles from Shakespeare to devised work, musicals to contemporary plays.

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Lamont Wind Symphony

The Lamont Wind Symphony is known for its innovative programming that blends music with dance, visual art, and striking multimedia elements. With creative themes and bold collaborations—including recent partnerships with the Denver School of the Arts and the Black American West Museum—each performance offers a fresh, immersive concert experience.

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Chamber Ensembles

At Lamont, you will have the freedom to explore all possibilities of chamber music and create a diverse combination of instrumental and vocal ensembles. We have ensembles for brass, guitar, percussion, piano, string and wind instruments.

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Contemporary Music Ensembles

Our contemporary music ensembles offer training and performance opportunities for a wide range of contemporary works. This challenging repertoire pushes students to explore the possibilities of what ensemble music can be.

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