Thoughts
2024 – 25 Season
“Music expresses feeling and thought, without language; it was below and before speech, and it is above and beyond all words.” – Robert G. Ingersoll
About the Pikes Peak Philharmonic
The orchestra now known as the Pikes Peak Philharmonic was formed in 1965 to provide additional playing opportunities for students at Colorado College. The Colorado Springs Community Orchestra, as it was first called, was quickly expanded to include musicians from the rest of the community. Read More…
Upcoming Concerts
October 13: Final Thoughts
Grieg: Aases Death from Peer Gynt Suite No.1
Williams: A Prayer for Peace
R. Strauss: Death and Transfiguration
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.6
December 15: Cozy Thoughts
Harwell: Christmas Overture
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake Suite
Ellington: Nutcracker
Respighi: Trittico Botticelliano
Anderson: Sleigh Ride
February 23: Deep Thoughts
Barber: Adagio for Strings
Dvorak: Symphonic Variations
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5
April 13: Second Thoughts
Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe, Suite No.2
Vaughan Williams: Symph. No. 2
Saint-Saens: Introduction & Rondo Capriccioso, featuring Youth Concerto Competition Winner Eireen Margittai
May 18: Lost in Thought
Borodin: Polovtsian Dances
Williams: Duel of the Fates
Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Williams: Tribute to the Film Composer
Mozart: Symphony No. 40
Our Concerts
Pre-concert Lecture Series
Our conductor, Luciano R. Silvestri, Jr., will be providing interesting and educational background information about the pieces of music that we will be performing beginning at 2:15 p.m. immediately before each concert. Please join us for this learning experience!
Our Venue: Ent Center for the Arts
Our concerts are all held at the beautiful, $60 million state-of-the-art performing arts center, Ent Center for the Arts which was opened in 2015. It is at 5225 N Nevada Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80918. Link to map
Tickets are available online or at the door. Pricing, online ticketing and more information here.
“Music is art that deserves to be cultivated, no matter the age of the artist; a community orchestra makes that a reality. Inclusion and development of our young musicians is important because they are the next generation of consumers and performers.”
