Telluride Chamber Music and Telluride Arts are getting together again to bring you this fun and free series featuring talented local musicians, which will appeal to both first time classical music goers and dedicated listeners alike.

Join us for a glass of wine and an hour of beautiful music at Telluride Arts Gallery on Main Street (220 W. Colorado Ave.) The perfect way to unwind after work or a day exploring the mountains!

• August 13 – Travis Fisher (piano) & Danny D’Alessandro (saxophone) and Annie Foxen (violin) 

• September 24 – Claire Beard (flute), Anneke Dean (violin), Steve White (cello) & Travis Fisher (piano)

Free admission, Seating is first come, first served

Join Covenhoven and Telluride Arts for an intimate evening of music at Telluride Arts HQ.

Covenhoven is internationally recognized indie artist Joel Van Horne, a multi-instrumental singer-songwriter whose rich harmonies, reedy baritone and commanding falsetto have found a home with critics and fans since 2013.  The appearance is in support of his recent album “IV”, which he co-produced with Ben Wysocki of The Fray.  The album features guest musicians Gregory Alan Isakov, and Luke Mossman (Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats), among many others.

Buy tickets here!

Doors 6:30 | Show 7

More about the artist:  

Through 4 full length albums and 2 EPs Covenhoven has forged a signature style; layered acoustic arrangements that roll with momentum into orchestral peaks, accompanied by lyrics that contrast hard-won wisdom with the inherent hope of the natural world—from Big Sur to his native Colorado.  His live performances capture the spirit of his recordings—whether it’s conjuring cascading loops in his solo shows or backed by a full band—Covenhoven’s sound fills the breadth of outdoor spaces, auditoriums and club stages.  

Bandwagon magazine writes that on IV, Covenhoven reaches “into chamber pop territory, and revealing a wider vocal range…sheltered by a gorgeous, rich string and piano accompaniment, whisks us above the campfire folk…” and the Boulder Daily Camera writes “From well-crafted ballads that ache with bittersweet nostalgia to love songs lush with metaphor, it’s clear Van Horne doesn’t stray from the rawness of letting his feelings guide his art.  Hard truths, glimmers of hope and questions of faith are cradled by guitar strums, piano chords and powerful melodies.”

Regularly touring the United States, Covenhoven has shared the stage with Grammy winners and nominees S.Carey (Bon Iver), Jose Gonzalez, Gregory Alan Isakov, and John Paul White (Civil Wars).  He has also performed with genre bending artists Leif Vollebekk, Lord Huron, Courtney Marie Andrews, Joshua James, Blind Pilot, Esme Patterson, John Craigie, Elephant Revival, Daniel Rodriguez, Rayland Baxter, Shook Twins, Reed Foehl, Rainbow Girls, Joan Shelley and a host of others.

 WATCH the official music video for “Monterey” HERE

WATCH THE NPR Music Live Sessions: “Where to Begin” HERE

WATCH A Kind of Revelation - Mini Documentary HERE

Official:  http://www.covenhoven.com

Telluride Chamber Music and Telluride Arts are getting together again to bring you this fun and free series featuring talented local musicians, which will appeal to both first time classical music goers and dedicated listeners alike.

Join us for a glass of wine and an hour of beautiful music at Telluride Arts Gallery on Main Street (220 W. Colorado Ave.) The perfect way to unwind after work or a day exploring the mountains!

• July 16 – Donavan Dailey (guitar)

• August 13 – Travis Fisher (piano) & Danny D’Alessandro (saxophone) and Annie Foxen (violin) 

• September 24 – Claire Beard (flute), Anneke Dean (violin), Steve White (cello) & Travis Fisher (piano)

Free admission, Seating is first come, first served

It’s that time of year – when intriguing experiments with density, sublimation, acoustic integration, and even comestible colloids meet the finest in Telluride’s craft mixology scene during the Pinhead Institute’s annual Science of Cocktails fundraiser. Celebrating its fourteenth anniversary, this ages 21+ party will feature three, science-spiked libations (with mocktail options!) created by a local, master mixologist. You will also enjoy appetizers, a silent auction, and feel good knowing your participation helps support STEM education throughout regional, Southwest Colorado.

Adults 21+ Only.

Buy your tickets here!

SAVE THE DATE! JULY 3RD, 2024

FREE EVENT FOR EVERYONE!

Join us on Wednesday, July 3rd, between 3 to 8:30pm in Fat Alley (behind Telluride Arts HQ) between Oak and Fir Streets to experience an evening filled with live music, a vibrant bar, and plenty of surprises in store for you!

We hope to see you there!

Join Scott Stewart and Telluride Arts for an intimate evening of music at Telluride Arts HQ.

Scott Stewart, founding member and guitar player of Floodgate Operators, knows a thing or two about fast flat picking bluegrass and has continued perfecting the craft since the band's 2018 conception. In 2023, Floodgate Operators took home second place at the 50th Annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival band competition and have continued to grow and expand their reach in the bluegrass world ever since. Scott has been performing solo shows for the last year, highlighting everything from his original contributions to the band, nods to his musical inspirations, and all the old bluegrass traditionals that fall between. Scott's solo performances offer the intimacy akin to those from the bluegrass days of old with an ability to connect with flat picking fans of all generations.

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Doors 3:30 | Show 4

More about Black Canyon Boys:

The Black Canyon Boys are a mountain grass trio, born right in the heart of the San Juans. The group formed in 2023 like a bolt of lightning crashing down upon the high desert landscape. Continuing to push the proverbial genre-defining boundaries of what it means to perform bluegrass, the band proves that their music is not fit to be boxed in and that they have something uniquely their own to offer the world. Continuing to write new material at a consistent rate, the trio are preparing to take to the studio in 2024 to record their debut body of work.

Join The Black Canyon Boys + Stockyard Drawl and Telluride Arts for an intimate evening of music at Telluride Arts HQ.

Free show!

Doors 3:30 | Show 4

The Black Canyon Boys are a mountain grass trio, born right in the heart of the San Juans. The group formed in 2023 like a bolt of lightning crashing down upon the high desert landscape. Continuing to push the proverbial genre defining boundaries of what it means to perform bluegrass, the band proves that their music is not fit to be boxed in and that they have something uniquely their own to offer the world. Continuing to write new material at a consistent rate, the trio are preparing to take to the studio in 2024 to record their debut body of work.

About Stockyard Drawl

With roots deeply embedded in Chicago's musical landscape — Stockyard Drawl trio Brendan Forrest, Ben Zorn, and Sean Carolan joined together in 2024 to infuse bluegrass, folk, and americana music, reflecting the ever-evolving tapestry of American music.

Telluride Chamber Music and Telluride Arts are getting together again to bring you this fun and free series featuring talented local musicians, which will appeal to both first time classical music goers and dedicated listeners alike.

Join us for a glass of wine and an hour of beautiful music at Telluride Arts Gallery on Main Street (220 W. Colorado Ave.) The perfect way to unwind after work or a day exploring the mountains!

• June 18 – Anneke Dean (violin)

• July 16 – Donavan Dailey (guitar)

• August 13 – Travis Fisher (piano) & Danny D’Alessandro (saxophone) and Annie Foxen (violin) 

• September 24 – Claire Beard (flute), Anneke Dean (violin), Steve White (cello) & Travis Fisher (piano)

Free admission, Seating is first come, first served

Join Jackson Emmer and Telluride Arts for an intimate evening of music at Telluride Arts HQ.

Jackson Emmer is an award-winning songwriter, folksinger, and genre-bending artist from Carbondale, Colorado. His work blends humor with heartache, and tradition with exploration. Emmer’s writing is often compared to that of John Prine and Guy Clark. He has toured the US since 2009, collaborated with Grammy-winners, and co-written 50+ songs with folk music legend, Tom Paxton. Emmer has opened for Robert Earl Keen, Sierra Ferrell, and Carsie Blanton. His music has been featured in Rolling Stone, Billboard, 1200+ Spotify playlists, and hundreds of radio stations worldwide.

“Few are writing songs like Jackson Emmer.” – Rolling Stone

Buy tickets here!

Doors 6:30 | Show 7

More about the artist:  

Since 2018, Emmer has been a finalist or winner in several songwriting competitions in the US. In 2023, he won 1st place at the prestigious Telluride Troubadour Contest, held during the 50th annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival.

Though often pigeonholed into the “Folk” “Americana” or “Country” genres, Emmer’s music is far more expansive. His writing, production, and collaborations have branched into Indie, Alt-Rock, Jazz, and Electronica territory. Emmer has penned his own name for these genre-defying mashups: “Honky Tronica.”

WATCH  Cornflakes & Whiskey (Live in Tucson)  HERE

Follow him on Facebook and Instagram! | Official: https://www.jacksonemmer.com/ 

Telluride Arts invites you to an oyster party!

Enjoy Dinner on the Half Shell in Telluride Arts HQ West before the sun sets and the balloons begin to glow, for a dinner of oyster and wine pairings. Communion’s Chef Dustin Clements will select the oysters and Sommelier Oulli Durham will choose the wines to complement the flavors. We will be joined by a pilot and a builder to learn more about the art of hot ballooning.

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Join Gabrielle Louise and Telluride Arts for an intimate evening of music at Telluride Arts HQ.

Gabrielle Louise writes original Americana that, though rooted in folk tradition, blends a sophisticated use of musical harmony with a lyrical love for philosophy, history, and storytelling. Her voice is agile as birdsong in one moment, and bold as a coal train whistle in another. Known for her authenticity and candor on stage, her performances delight with whimsical banter and enchant with dynamic musicality. The daughter of two vagabond musicians who toured the country in an old airstream trailer (children-in-tow), Louise inherited the predisposition to wanderlust and song. She has been described as a “modern day troubadour noted for her poignant lyrics and lush voice.” 

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Doors 6:30 | Show 7

More about the artist:  

After graduating Berklee College of Music in 2007, she crossed the country many times over in a veggie oil powered tour van, released nine records of original work, and has been entrusted to open for greats from Joan Osborn to the late Guy Clark. Career highlights include giving an original TEDx talk on storytelling, taking first place in the Songwriter Serenade Competition, and watching her record "If the Static Clears" climb to #6 on the National Roots Music Report for Contemporary Folk Album.

“She manages to blend seemingly disparate styles of music into a captivating blend...Her voice is going to make time stand still in that it is full, rich and has great nuance in it...A beautifully crafted disc in every possible way." — No Depression

“Gabrielle is a thoughtful, talented, gentle soul with a gift for words and an immensely soothing musical effect…she has enough warmth in her voice to hear a cold room for hours…both classy and seductive.” - Jim Hynes, Making a Scene Magazine

WATCH  Stillness Speaks HERE

Follow her on Facebook and Instagram! | Official:  www.gabriellelouise.com 

Join Anneke and Telluride Arts for an intimate evening of music at Telluride Arts HQ.

Anneke started playing the violin at the age of 8 where she grew up in Denver, Colorado. From 6th-12th grade, she studied at Denver School of the Arts under the tutelage of the Moscow String Quartet’s first violinist, Eugenia Alikhanova. She holds a bachelor’s degree in violin performance from the Chicago College of Performing Arts where she studied with Almita Vamos, MingHuan Xu, and Frank Almond. 

Anneke was exclusively playing classical music for the majority of her career until the last two years of her undergraduate. While in Chicago, she started exploring other genres including jazz and mariachi. At that point, she continued broadening her genres and taking any available opportunity to play with musicians. Since moving to the Telluride area in 2018, she has worked with numerous local musicians in the area exploring country, bluegrass, jazz, blues, improvisation, classical, and more. 

Anneke met the Birds during the summer of 2020 in Telluride and partook in her first tour with them that September, officially becoming the fourth member and greatly contributing shortly thereafter.

Buy tickets here.

Doors open at 6:30 pm. The show starts at 7 pm.

Covenhoven is internationally recognized indie artist Joel Van Horne, a multi-instrumental singer-songwriter whose rich harmonies, reedy baritone and commanding falsetto have found a home with critics and fans since 2013.  The appearance is in support of his recent album “IV”, which he co-produced with Ben Wysocki of The Fray.  The album features guest musicians Gregory Alan Isakov, and Luke Mossman (Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats), among many others.

More about the artist: 

Through 4 full length albums and 2 EPs Covenhoven has forged a signature style; layered acoustic arrangements that roll with momentum into orchestral peaks, accompanied by lyrics that contrast hard-won wisdom with the inherent hope of the natural world—from Big Sur to his native Colorado.  His live performances capture the spirit of his recordings—whether it’s conjuring cascading loops in his solo shows or backed by a full band—Covenhoven’s sound fills the breadth of outdoor spaces, auditoriums and club stages. 

Bandwagon magazine writes that on IV, Covenhoven reaches “into chamber pop territory, and revealing a wider vocal range…sheltered by a gorgeous, rich string and piano accompaniment, whisks us above the campfire folk…” and the Boulder Daily Camera writes “From well-crafted ballads that ache with bittersweet nostalgia to love songs lush with metaphor, it’s clear Van Horne doesn’t stray from the rawness of letting his feelings guide his art.  Hard truths, glimmers of hope and questions of faith are cradled by guitar strums, piano chords and powerful melodies.”

Regularly touring the United States, Covenhoven has shared the stage with Grammy winners and nominees S.Carey (Bon Iver), Jose Gonzalez, Gregory Alan Isakov, and John Paul White (Civil Wars).  He has also performed with genre bending artists Leif Vollebekk, Lord Huron, Courtney Marie Andrews, Joshua James, Blind Pilot, Esme Patterson, John Craigie, Elephant Revival, Daniel Rodriguez, Rayland Baxter, Shook Twins, Reed Foehl, Rainbow Girls, Joan Shelley and a host of others. 

WATCH the official music video for “Monterey” HERE

Official:  http://www.covenhoven.com

Buy Ticket here.

Doors open at 6:30 PM. The show starts at 7 PM.

Gabrielle Louise & Ryan Dilts

Gabrielle Louise & Ryan Dilts are a pairing of sensitivity and force, performing songs that combine Americana and bluegrass traditions. Gabrielle's emotive vocal delivery and honed songwriting is elevated by the nuance and precision of Ryan's agile guitar work. His flatpicking has a crystalline quality that converses with her voice eloquently, subdividing the time to create layered, rhythmic interest that weaves hypnotic spells. While their material harnesses the authenticity of folk music, it is arranged with a sophistication that aims to honor both of their personal heroes: Joni Mitchell and Tony Rice. After graduating Berklee in 2007, Gabrielle crossed the country many times over in a veggie oil-powered tour van, released nine records of original work, and has been entrusted to open for greats from Joan Osborn to the late Guy Clark.

Natalie Spears 

Natalie Spears brings listeners in touch with the warmth of community, the quiet awe of wild places, and the intimate corners of humanity. Inspired by her father's English Folk heritage and talents as a Jazz pianist, Natalie carries a deep love for porch picking music and music that swings. Drawing on these roots and pulling from a quiver of instruments (banjo, bass, piano, and guitar), her sound is both nostalgic and contemporary, sassy and sweet, contemplative and playful. In 2021, Natalie’s duo, Lizzy Plotkin & Natalie Spears, released their debut EP, “Just Over the Ridge,” which reached #10 album of the year on the Folk Alliance International Dj Folk Charts and her song, Seasons Change, reached #4 song of the year. 

Buy tickets here.

Doors open at 7:30 pm. The show starts at 8 pm

It’s that time of year – when intriguing experiments with density, sublimation, acoustic integration, and even comestible colloids meet the finest in Telluride’s craft mixology scene during the Pinhead Institute’s annual Science of Cocktails fundraiser. Celebrating its thirteenth anniversary, this ages 21+ party will feature three, science-spiked libations created by a local, master mixologist. You will also enjoy appetizers, a silent auction, and feel good knowing your participation helps support STEM education throughout regional, Southwest Colorado.

Adults 21+ Only.

Buy tickets here.

All proceeds go to Pinhead Institute Programming.

Join Tiffany, Molly, and Telluride Arts for an intimate evening of music at Telluride Arts HQ.

An inspiring display of passion, creativity, and fierce chops, multi-instrumentalist Tiffany Christopher has been electrifying stages around the country – energizing crowds with her innate power and finesse. TC engages her audience with physicality, off-the-cuff humor, and a high impact performance; her work ranges from folk-rock and alternative-americana to hip hop and rhythm and blues.

Stages lit up include: Arise Music Festival, WinterWondergrass, Tuscon Folk Festival, NAMM, Campout For The Cause, Wakarusa, Hotel Cafe in LA, Uptown Theater in KC and many more. With notes of early Jagger and the roots of Brandi Carlile, TC’s energy takes her audience to a place that’s edgy, hilarious and just plain mind-blowing. 

Christopher has been chosen to support such acts as Brandi Carlile, Ani DiFranco, Martin Sexton, Tim Reynolds, Michael Franti, Regina Spektor, Todd Snider and Jethro Tull. She's been fortunate to share the stage with the Indigo Girls, The Shook Twins, Daniel Rodriguez, Vince Hermann of Leftover Salmon, Bridget Law formerly of Elephant Revival, Lindsay Lou, Lez Zeppelin and many more.

“Tiffany is an incredibly talented multi-instrumentalist who uses loops dynamically and entertains audiences as a solo musician or with her backing band.  She is a great songwriter and hilarious off-the-cuff front woman. Her beautifully contagious voice will leave you wanting more.  The future is bright for Tiffany."

– AEG Talent Buyer, Scott Morrill

Buy tickets here.

Doors open at 7:30 pm. The show starts at 8 pm.

Save the date!

July 3rd, 4-8PM, Telluride Arts is hosting their annual community party and birthday bash. This year, it will be an “Alley Party for Everyone!” Come one, come all—follow the music to Fat Alley (directly behind Telluride Arts HQ) between Oak and Fir Streets! Sweet sounds, bar, and food by Latin Creations!

Local openers Eric Shedd and Warren Gilbreath will play 4-4:45PM. Afterward, get groovy with another local group, Lavalanche, rocking a fiery, smooth rhythm and blues from 5-6PM. And dance the night away with Durango-based band, Desert Child from 6:15-8PM.

This event is free and open to the public!

For more information contact Telluride Arts at 970-728-3930, info@telluridearts.org, or find us online at www.telluridearts.org.

Telluride Theatre is thrilled to announce the return of “The Play’s The Thing” a reading series and presents a reading of Steve Martin’s “Meteor Shower” on Thursday, May 11 at 7 p.m. at the Telluride Arts Gallery East. 

The reading is directed by James Van Hooser and stars Van Hooser, Dylan Brooks, Suzanne Cheavens and Meghan Knowles. 

“Meteor Shower” was written in 2016 by Steve Martin and premiered on Broadway in 2017. The play originally starred Amy Schumer who received a Tony Award nomination for her performance in the show.