Music

Mask mandates are dropping around the state and at various stores and restaurants, and capacity restrictions on crowds at outdoor places are being loosened. As live music events continue their steady return, KUNC arts reporter Stacy Nick stopped at one venue in Lyons to find out how the return to "normal" feels and sounds.

With the return of spring weather and the arrival of large-scale vaccinations, we’re finally able to turn our attention to something we haven’t had in a while: live music, in small clubs, outdoor venues and at festivals.

One of the first reported cases of a superspreader event during the earlier days of the COVID-19 pandemic was a choir rehearsal in Washington state. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has since deemed group singing in an indoor setting to be one of the most dangerous things people can do right now. But that hasn’t silenced many of Colorado’s choral groups.

The day Stephen Brackett was to be announced as Colorado’s new Music Ambassador back in March, the state’s stay-at-home order went into effect, and the event was postponed. On Thursday, the Flobots emcee was finally, formally, named to the role.

It's well-documented that music can be medicinal, improving brain function and lowering stress. But when you're an essential worker during a pandemic, taking time out for music can be tough. KUNC's Stacy Nick met up with a unique orchestra that’s just beginning to find its way back to the stage.

This time of year usually means the start of college football. Not this year. Without game days and big crowds of tailgaters, college towns across the Mountain West and beyond look different - and sound a lot different, too.

Concerts and music festivals around the Mountain West have been canceled due to COVID-19, but not all of them.

Even before the age of social-distancing, composer and conductor Eric Whitacre had been leading an online chorus for a decade. Choir members say the connection they foster is more important than ever.

Ten artists from Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean recorded tracks using birdsong from their country, with all profits of the vinyl and digital release going to bird conservation projects.

The iconic Italian composer, who scored The Good, the Bad and the Uglyand more than 500 other films, died Monday in Rome.