Music at Midday Concerts

Colorado College established its first summer music program in the late 1880’s. Since then, many brilliant performers and gifted student musicians have been summer guests of the college.

Now in its 35^th year, the present Summer Music Festival was founded in 1984 by John Giordano, conductor and music director of the Fort Worth Symphony; Elmer Peterson, dean of the CC Summer Session; and Michael Grace, chair of the music department and the first festival director.

In 1987, Susan Grace, artist-in-residence at Colorado College, took over the director’s duties.

Outstanding young musicians from around the world spend three weeks working closely with world-renowned faculty coaches in small groups, attending orchestra rehearsals, master classes, and taking private lessons.

These talented festival fellows perform in both orchestra and chamber music programs.

Colorado College Summer Music Festival is dedicated to educating pre-professional musicians, uniting the foremost classical and contemporary faculty and fellows to provide a vibrant concert series developing an inclusive community around chamber music.