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<v Speaker 1>This is what used to be the Irapa Hose Philharmonic,

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<v Speaker 1>but has now become something even better, bigger, better, stronger, newer.

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<v Speaker 2>And joining me.

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<v Speaker 1>Now to talk about the new ish symphony is Devin

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<v Speaker 1>Patrick Hughes, the artistic director and conductor, and Best Scully,

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<v Speaker 1>the executive director of what has been the Arapa Ho Symphony,

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<v Speaker 1>which is now Symphony of the Rockies.

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<v Speaker 2>Both of you welcome the show. First of all, thank

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<v Speaker 2>you so much, Mandy, love your show. Well, thank you well.

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<v Speaker 1>Devin, I want to start with you because you are

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<v Speaker 1>no stickwaiver. I learned that that was slightly an insult

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<v Speaker 1>from conductor to conductor if you got called a stickwaiver, it.

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<v Speaker 2>Was not flattering. You're no stickwaiver, Devin.

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<v Speaker 1>You have been with the symphony since twenty thirteen as

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<v Speaker 1>not only the artistic director but also a conductor. So

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<v Speaker 1>why make the change. Let's talk about the history of

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<v Speaker 1>the Arapahose Symphony first, and then why make the change

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<v Speaker 1>to Symphony of the Rockies.

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<v Speaker 3>So the orchestra started in nineteen fifty three, over seventy

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<v Speaker 3>years ago, by Gordon Parks, a conductor, and it's gone

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<v Speaker 3>through various transformations and ever since I've joined. We've been

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<v Speaker 3>highly focused on, of course playing the great masters Beethoven, Mahler, Brahms,

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<v Speaker 3>but premiering also new music by living composers, by underrepresentative composers.

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<v Speaker 3>We have a piece by Britney Green alongside of Broms

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<v Speaker 3>and a Beethoven piece coming up in October twenty six,

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<v Speaker 3>for instance.

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<v Speaker 2>And we've also been highly focused on education.

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<v Speaker 3>We know that the symphony orchestra, or at least I

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<v Speaker 3>believe that the symphony orchestra is one of the most

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<v Speaker 3>magical organisms on earth because it's where everybody comes together,

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<v Speaker 3>maybe seventy people with different opinions and different ideas of

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<v Speaker 3>how things should sound and how composers should should sound,

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<v Speaker 3>and we unite that, and I do that, and our

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<v Speaker 3>musicians do that, and it's this thing that I think

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<v Speaker 3>that everybody should experience and deserves to experience, which is

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<v Speaker 3>why I basically half of our mission is focused on

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<v Speaker 3>educating the next generation, So bringing these discovery concerts to kids,

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<v Speaker 3>partnering with schools to help the teachers and to kind

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<v Speaker 3>of show students what the music of a symphony orchestra

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<v Speaker 3>can do to them, whether it's classical, popular music, rock,

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<v Speaker 3>and roll, rap music or movie music, and we play

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<v Speaker 3>all of that.

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<v Speaker 4>Well.

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<v Speaker 1>I was looking at your schedule of events, and you

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<v Speaker 1>guys are very creative with the kind of events that

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<v Speaker 1>you have and your discovery concerts for kids and things

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<v Speaker 1>of that nature. And best I want to ask you this,

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<v Speaker 1>how much time do you guys spend just like sort

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<v Speaker 1>of brainstorming what you're going to do next? I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>how is that process where you go, you know what,

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<v Speaker 1>we should have a concert just for kids to introduce

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<v Speaker 1>them to these.

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<v Speaker 2>Big, big sort of musical movements.

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<v Speaker 4>I think that's actually the reason why I did this

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<v Speaker 4>job is because it really caters to my creative side,

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<v Speaker 4>which I wasn't expecting when I first got this job.

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<v Speaker 4>But and Devin is so incredibly creative, and we get

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<v Speaker 4>to sit around and come up with and including our

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<v Speaker 4>board members, we all get to sit around and come

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<v Speaker 4>up with these fabulous ideas. And we all know a

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<v Speaker 4>lot of people in this industry through composers and musicians,

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<v Speaker 4>and we sit around and you know, through all of

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<v Speaker 4>these connections and people that we know, come up with

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<v Speaker 4>fabulous ideas and things that really make a difference in

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<v Speaker 4>our community, which is is what our mission is. Is

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<v Speaker 4>to engage in, enrich and nurture a very diverse community.

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<v Speaker 5>And somehow we put together these.

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<v Speaker 4>These concerts and events that really do just that. And

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<v Speaker 4>that's part of why we're transitioning from the Appa Hoo Philharmonic.

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<v Speaker 5>Into the Symphony of the Rockies is.

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<v Speaker 4>Because we want to broaden that reach and you know,

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<v Speaker 4>do more of what we're doing on a bigger scale.

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<v Speaker 5>So we're really excited about this.

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<v Speaker 4>Period that we're in, Devin, after seventy one years rather

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<v Speaker 4>hot Philharmonic, which is hilarious.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, I want to ask you, Devin, because as the

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<v Speaker 1>guy who is actually a conductor as well, it seems

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<v Speaker 1>that symphonies around the country have sort of been grappling

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<v Speaker 1>with how to do exactly what you guys are doing,

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<v Speaker 1>which is bringing a new generation into the symphony. And

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<v Speaker 1>how much time do you spend focused on that portion

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<v Speaker 1>versus how much you spend just focused on incredibly good

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<v Speaker 1>music or they just go in hand to hand.

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<v Speaker 2>I think they're hand in hand. That's an amazing question.

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<v Speaker 3>In America, our orchestras are really owned by our community.

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<v Speaker 3>So we have musicians on the board, professional musicians on

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<v Speaker 3>the board, volunteers on the board and have volunteer members

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<v Speaker 3>of our community who may be in civic government, who

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<v Speaker 3>may be leaders of a corporation, who may just be

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<v Speaker 3>ardent advocates of music making in the arts, and they

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<v Speaker 3>really guide.

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<v Speaker 5>So we're really.

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<v Speaker 3>Responsive to what our community needs, whether it be our

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<v Speaker 3>patrons or our schools or for example, the city government

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<v Speaker 3>of Centennial where we just did a big movie, a concert,

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<v Speaker 3>a free concert out in Centennial Park. And so so

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<v Speaker 3>that kind of interaction when you join the board, when

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<v Speaker 3>you when you become a volunteer with our organization, when

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<v Speaker 3>you when you join our organization, you get to take

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<v Speaker 3>part in that kind of musical process where we're not

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<v Speaker 3>only programming the music, but we're deciding what can go where,

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<v Speaker 3>we're deciding where our performances can be. We just added

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<v Speaker 3>a concert at the Pace Center that the Best was

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<v Speaker 3>advocating for, and so we said, okay, what kind.

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<v Speaker 2>Of music could we put on that?

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<v Speaker 3>And to kind of keep the diversity and showcase the

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<v Speaker 3>incredible diversity of the symphony orchestra, so we said Maler's

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<v Speaker 3>Symphony Number one, because Gustav Mahler said a symphony could

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<v Speaker 3>should contain everything in the world, and that's what you

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<v Speaker 3>hear when you come. You hear all the emotions, all

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<v Speaker 3>the planets, you know, anything that you've dreamed possible in

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<v Speaker 3>this universe. Maler puts it into a symphony and then

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<v Speaker 3>Mozart Symphony number thirty five, which which.

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<v Speaker 2>Mozarts he was able to elevate.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, there were hundreds of composers writing at the

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<v Speaker 3>time of Mozart and he wasn't getting played as much

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<v Speaker 3>as the other composers. But for some reason his music

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<v Speaker 3>is still played today because he marries language and drama

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<v Speaker 3>and music in a way that nobody had done or

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<v Speaker 3>has been able to do since then. And then we

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<v Speaker 3>have a new piece by a composer, my Lanatsui, which

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<v Speaker 3>is basically a national commission we're taking part in with

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<v Speaker 3>all these other orchestras called the Floridian Symphony, which is

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<v Speaker 3>focusing on different aspects of landscape in in in in America.

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<v Speaker 3>So I think it's it's a really great You know,

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<v Speaker 3>when many people see a symphony, they say, oh, well,

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<v Speaker 3>i'm you know that I didn't take music appreciation class,

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<v Speaker 3>I didn't study an instrument. But in our orchestra and

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<v Speaker 3>many other great orchestras around the country anybody can become

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<v Speaker 3>a part of it, and anybody can become a part

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<v Speaker 3>of that music making process.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, you're having a big kickoff the VIP launch event

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<v Speaker 1>and ribbon cutting for the official transition to the Symphony

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<v Speaker 1>of the Rockies. And I put a link on the

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<v Speaker 1>blog today at mandy'sblog dot com to the website specifically

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<v Speaker 1>to this event. Tell me about that event and what

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<v Speaker 1>the what the fundraising.

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<v Speaker 4>Is going to do. So the event is on September nineteenth,

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<v Speaker 4>and it's one of our partner's business boundary and we

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<v Speaker 4>are really excited about this because we are unveiling all

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<v Speaker 4>of our new branding, so we are switching from a

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<v Speaker 4>Rapah Philharmonic to Symphony of the Rockies, which you know,

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<v Speaker 4>in addition to having all new emails and our new

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<v Speaker 4>website which we would love for everyone to visit, which.

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<v Speaker 5>Is Symphony Rockies dot org.

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<v Speaker 4>That's where you can find all of our concerts by

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<v Speaker 4>tickets to all of these fabulous concerts that Devin maestre

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<v Speaker 4>Views is speaking on. We are also unveiling our new

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<v Speaker 4>logo which no one has seen yet and we're really

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<v Speaker 4>excited about that. But we're also going to have lots

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<v Speaker 4>of silent auction items and all of the money that

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<v Speaker 4>we raised from the ticket sales and from the auction items,

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<v Speaker 4>and from just a fabulous night of delicious food and

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<v Speaker 4>drinks and all of our community members and our fans

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<v Speaker 4>and everybody being there.

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<v Speaker 5>We're going to have performances by our musicians.

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<v Speaker 4>Things like that go to all of the programs that

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<v Speaker 4>we do at the schools, our conducting labs, our honors

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<v Speaker 4>coaching that we do for the schools. We do a

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<v Speaker 4>lot of stuff in our community and it's very important

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<v Speaker 4>to us and these beautiful concerts, so we would love

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<v Speaker 4>to see everybody out there, but mostly we would love

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<v Speaker 4>to see you at our concerts. You can see from

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<v Speaker 4>maister Hughes when he speaks about our concerts. One of

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<v Speaker 4>his great, many great talents is making music accessible and

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<v Speaker 4>relevant to everyone.

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<v Speaker 5>And I have the pleasure of.

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<v Speaker 4>Standing backstage when he talks about pieces and watching audiences

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<v Speaker 4>faces light up, and you will see five year.

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<v Speaker 5>Olds and one hundred and five year olds all of.

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<v Speaker 4>A sudden understand what's happening in a piece.

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<v Speaker 5>And then when that moment comes in the music, you will.

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<v Speaker 4>Hear an audible gas from everyone because we all get it.

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<v Speaker 5>We are all experts in that moment.

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<v Speaker 4>And it's really inspiring and wonderful to see, and I

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<v Speaker 4>would love for everyone listening to have that moment with us.

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<v Speaker 3>Well.

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<v Speaker 1>The Symphony of the Rockies not only is having this

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<v Speaker 1>upcoming fundraiser to kick off their first their inaugural season

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<v Speaker 1>as the Symphony of the Rockies, you can also go

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<v Speaker 1>to their website, which I just put a link to

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<v Speaker 1>that website directly on the blog so people can go

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<v Speaker 1>there from mandy'sblog dot com.

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<v Speaker 2>And I'm already scoping.

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<v Speaker 1>Out a couple of shows that I'm definitely going to

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<v Speaker 1>come to fourth of July.

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<v Speaker 2>You've got me.

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<v Speaker 1>I love a Pops on fourth of July, so I'm

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<v Speaker 1>super excited about that. But one of the things that

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<v Speaker 1>I really think is special about Symphony at the Rockies

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<v Speaker 1>is you do not have a single location, so people

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<v Speaker 1>can look at the calendar and maybe find something that

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<v Speaker 1>is closer to their neighborhood. Maybe they don't want to

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<v Speaker 1>drive downtown, maybe they don't want to drive to Parker.

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<v Speaker 1>They can find something that is going to be close

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<v Speaker 1>to their neighborhood and check it out. Devin Patrick Hughes,

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<v Speaker 1>Artistic Director and conductor and Best Gully, executive director of

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<v Speaker 1>the Symphony of the Rockies formerly of the Arapahose Symphony.

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<v Speaker 1>I really appreciate you guys making time and working so

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<v Speaker 1>hard to bring what you love to the masses, because

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<v Speaker 1>I can tell for both of you it's definitely a

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<v Speaker 1>labor of love and it shows so continued success and

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<v Speaker 1>we'll see again in the future. Oh wait, on a

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<v Speaker 1>personal note, can I ask for one favor? Would you

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<v Speaker 1>guys do a show that's just bugs Bunny, because that's

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<v Speaker 1>really where I learned everything about everything I know about

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<v Speaker 1>classical music is from Bugs Money.

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<v Speaker 3>We've been talking about doing like a Fantasia or and

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<v Speaker 3>of course yeah all that you know, the Lone Ranger

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<v Speaker 3>we're playing actually that on here. Let me just make

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<v Speaker 3>sure I get the date right on Rose Sonora, we

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<v Speaker 3>are playing The Lone Ranger is actually written by an

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<v Speaker 3>Italian composer, Jack and jul Rossini. Uh and and it's

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<v Speaker 3>William Tell the ride of William Tell that that you're

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<v Speaker 3>you're going to hear on that concert if you if

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<v Speaker 3>you'd like to come to Newman Center for the.

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<v Speaker 1>Performing Arts, all right, yeah, and I'll be looking for

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<v Speaker 1>the Bugs Money show as soon as possible.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, thank you so much for your time today.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks Mandy,