Retrospective of Minimalism

Designed as a special Thursday night event at Boettcher Concert Hall, the Outside the Box Series pushes beyond the traditional repertoire to spotlight music that is daring, immersive, and deeply connected to pivotal moments in art history. Featuring Colorado Symphony musicians as soloists and embracing programs that reward curiosity, this experience offers a deeper, more electrifying way to hear the orchestra. Our second program in the Outside the Box Series explores the hypnotic power and electric energy within the music of Philip Glass — one of the most influential composers of our time. Led by Music Director Peter Oundjian and featuring violinist Robert McDuffie, we'll trace Glass’ evolving sound world — from the propulsive drive of Glass' Symphony No. 1 to the intensity ofSymphony for Eightand the reflective beauty ofThe Hours. Framed by works from Caroline Shaw, John Adams’sTromba Lontana, and evocative excerpts from Beethoven and Bruckner, this immersive evening reveals minimalism as bold, urgent, and endlessly compelling.