Performances & Events
Engaging the Rocky Mountain West
Our students, faculty members and guest artists perform on the concert and recital hall stages of the Robert and Judi Newman Center for the Performing Arts, one of the nation’s most extraordinary campus arts centers. Audiences select from 300 concerts and events each season featuring the repertoires of orchestras, choirs, jazz ensembles, world musics and operas.
Our students experience and participate in Denver’s unrivaled metropolitan arts environment where professional performing arts companies offer inspiration and performance opportunities.
DU Lamont is thrilled to welcome audiences to the Newman Center for live concerts again.
Please visit our calendar
Lamont Concert Line: (303) 871-6412
Accessibility
The Lamont School of Music and the Newman Center offer multiple accessibility services including assisted listening devices, transport chairs, transfer theatre seats, wheelchair seating, booster seats, automatic door openers for restrooms and exterior doors, audio description and American Sign Language. Patrons seeking accommodations can call (303) 871-7720.
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Limited Mobility
Wheelchair-accessible seating and other accessible areas are available upon request. Patron services staff (ushers and house managers) can assist with getting patrons from the doors to their seats. Please indicate your request when purchasing tickets through the box office at (303) 871-7720.
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Accessible Parking
The parking garage immediately south of the Newman Center at University and Wesley has designated accessible parking and an elevator.
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Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Assistive listening devices are available. Check with the box office or patron services staff upon arrival to make use of this system.
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Sign Language Interpretation
Sign language interpretation is available by request. Please contact the box office at least two weeks prior to your request date at (303) 871-7720 or email newmanboxoffice@du.edu to inquire about availability and tickets.
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Lactation Room
A private space which features comfortable waterproof chair, outlets, refrigerator, and changing table. Patrons seeking to use the lactation room can call (303) 871-7720.
Lamont Concerts & Events
Sunday, January 12
Faculty Artists Recital Series: Matthew Zalkind, cello & Damien Krzyzek, piano
Praised for his “impressive refinement, eloquent phrasing, and singing tone” by The New York Times, American cellist Matthew Zalkind regularly performs throughout the United States and abroad as a recitalist, soloist and chamber musician.
- 4:30pm
- Hamilton Recital Hall
Saturday, January 18
Oboe Studio Recital
Join us for this performance by students from the studio of Ian Wisekal; all oboists receive instruction from both Ian Wisekal and Sarah Bierhaus. Featuring works by Beethoven, Beach, W.F. Bach, Koechlin and more.
- 1:30pm
- Hamilton Recital Hall
Friday, January 24
Faculty Artists Recital Series: Tribute to Chick Corea
Chick Corea, widely recognized as one of the most influential figures in jazz, was a pianist, composer, and bandleader. He was a pioneer of jazz fusion, blending jazz with rock, classical, and Latin music, and was a key member of Miles Davis's band during the late 1960s, contributing to the birth of the fusion movement.
Join four members of Lamont’s jazz faculty for an evening in honor of this jazz great!
- 7:30pm
- Hamilton Recital Hall
Sunday, January 26
Faculty Artists Recital Series: Duo Semaphore, pianists Rachael Hutchings & Hukum Singh Khalsa
Don’t miss this performance by Lamont’s most popular piano duo! Works by Mendelssohn, Reinecke, Greenbaum, Jaëll, and more.
- 4:30pm
- Hamilton Recital Hall
Thursday, January 30
Winter Opera Showcase
Join us for this performance by students from the voice department. This all-French program will feature music from Les Contes d'Hoffmann, Les pêcheurs de perles, Carmen, Cendrillon, Lakmé, La Périchole, L'enfant et les sortilèges, and Roméo et Juliette.
- 7:30pm
- Hamilton Recital Hall
Friday, January 31
Faculty Artists Recital Series: Linda Wang, violin & Friends
In honor of Lamont’s Centennial, Linda Wang will be joined by the full Lamont string faculty for Mendelssohn’s Octet (1825) and Vivaldi’s Four Seasons (1725).
- 7:30pm
- Hamilton Recital Hall
The Spirituals Project
Festivals
Guitar Festival
The Denver Guitar Festival & Competition is a three-day celebration of the classical guitar that includes guest recitals, lectures, master classes and a competition with monetary prizes.
Carmine Caruso Trumpet Competition
This October the Lamont School of Music will host this international jazz trumpet competition sponsored by the International Trumpet Guild in cooperation with the Herb Alpert Foundation.
Colorado Clarinet Day
Colorado Clarinet Day celebrates clarinet music with internationally renowned guest artists, master classes, performances, the Clarinet Choir, and vendors sporting the latest clarinet gear.
