FREE EVENTS IN THE COMMUNITY: PLEASE COME BACK TO THIS PAGE FREQUENTLY AS WE UPDATE AND ADD EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE SEASON
Boulder Bach Festival presents FREE community events throughout the academic year.
Our education and community engagement events include public masterclasses, workshops, one-hour performances that include Q&A with the artists, and our Young Artist Competition in the Spring.
During our 2018-2019 season, BBF presented over 50 free events, engaging audiences of all ages and interests at venues including museums, galleries, libraries, schools, theaters, churches, senior living, and Dairy Arts Center.
FREE EVENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
- OCTOBER 12, 2019 11AM
Masterclass with Guy Fishman & Ian Watson—three of BBF's instrumental fellows will perform Vivaldi cello sonatas on period instruments, seeking the feedback of BBF guest artists. FREE
Chapel at St. Aidan's Church
2425 Colorado Ave., Boulder, 80302
- DECEMBER 6, 2019
Concert at The Academy Senior Living. BBF presents a program of the Italian Baroque, with CoRE members and BBF fellows.
7:00pm. FREE
970 Aurora Ave., Boulder, 80302
- WOW! CHILDREN's MUSEUM SATURDAY DECEMBER 14, 2019 10:30AM
BBF Artists visit WOW! Children's Museum, to perform and talk to some of youngest audience members. Family-friendly. Please note that the museum charges admission.
110 N Harrison Ave.,
Lafayette, 80026
- JANUARY 16, 2020 7PM at SPIRIT HOUND DISTILLERY, LYONS
OFF THE PAGE:
Decoding the Freedoms and Structures in Baroque Keyboard Music.
2019-2020 Fellowship Artist Wesley Leffingwell will demonstrate and discuss topics such as improvisation, flexibility, embellishment, notation and style at the keyboard. He will be joined by Fellowship Artist, soprano Ekaterina Kotcherguina, in works by Barbara Strozzi and Giulio Caccini.
- MARCH 15, 2020, St. Aidan's Episcopal Church, 5PM
Young Artist Competition Finalists will perform live on a Steinway concert grand piano in the chapel at St. Aidan's Episcopal Church. Winners receive cash prizes.
- MARCH 19, 2020, KIDS AT THE DAIRY
Presentation and concert for Alicia Sanchez Elementary, in collaboration with Dairy Arts Center. Performance is free and open to the public. Please contact Dairy's box office at (303) 440-7826 for further information.
EDUCATION
31% of BBF audiences are youth and full-time students.
Due to our education and outreach events including BBF's out-of-the-Bachs concerts, 38% of our audiences attend concerts and events free-of-charge.
INTERESTED IN HAVING BBF ARTISTS VISIT YOUR SCHOOL?
CONTACT US AT education@boulderbachfestival.org
ALL PRESENTATIONS ARE FREE TO THE SCHOOL PROGRAMS THANKS TO THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF BBF DONORS AND GRANTS.
Young Artist Competition
APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN—CLICK HERE>>
Occurring March 15, 2020, pre-college students aged 18 and younger apply to the first round with video. Finalists will perform live on a Steinway concert grand piano in the chapel at St. Aidan's Episcopal Church. Winners receive cash prizes. More info will appear in the FREE EVENTS column on this web page.