Music

Many of the musicians who take jobs in some of the country’s best orchestras get their start right here in Colorado. Each summer, the National Repertory Orchestra brings about 80 young musicians to Breckenridge, and helps them practice the art of playing in a symphony. We get a glimpse at the orchestra's demanding performance schedule, and hear the musicians in action.

The Denver Municipal Band is celebrating its 165th anniversary this year. It's the oldest continuously playing professional concert band in the nation. But organizers say it's more than a band, it's a community service.

Mary Beth Norris, the founder of the Steamboat Springs Orchestra, died last month at the age of 75. She was well-known in the town and helped spark a love of classical music in kids.

The 2026 Fort Collins Music Experiment festival, or FoCoMX, is Friday, April 24 and Saturday, April 25. Colorado Sound host Ben Freid joined KUNC for a preview of some standout acts this year.

M's Music & Repair is nestled between a martial arts studio and a tortilla store in a strip mall just a block from Longmont High. Inside is a treasure trove for music lovers, with orchestra and band instruments being repaired or available to rent in every nook and cranny.

As part of Black History Month, Denver is honoring the first Black person to own a radio station west of Kansas City, James “Dr. Daddio” Walker. The man known as the father of Black radio in Denver died in late January at age 86.

You may think of funk music as pure fun. But it has a much deeper history and cultural meaning. A CU professor digs into the overlooked history of funk, and why it spoke to changing times.

Colorado composer Nathan Hall mixed music with archaeology as he dreamed up his latest album. The music focuses on hand-carved stone instruments called lithophones. They were carved several thousand years ago and discovered near what’s now Great Sand Dunes National Park.

The historic building on 8th Avenue has served for a number of functions, including a National Guard training center, a church and a bar.

CSU students are preparing for their Halloween Organ Extravaganza. It’s been a staple event in Northern Colorado for 20 years, complete with crazy costumes, music and other surprises.