MahlerFest 38, May 14-18, 2024 - an immersive experience featuring a series of concerts and events carefully curated to build deeper understanding and richer context for Mahler’s 6th Symphony. MahlerFest.org/mf38/ Boulder, COhttps://bsky.app/profile/mahlerfest.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mahlerfest.bsky.social/post/3muhxoqlgvw2oNew Symposium Video Available! Saying Farewell: Musical Autobiography and the Curse of the Ninth Presented by Thomas Peattie, Associate Professor of Music at the University of Mississippi, on May 16, 2026. youtu.be/MfzgESDArIw https://youtu.be/MfzgESDArIw01 Sep 2026 17:40 +0000at://did:plc:osfy6nkqbmcdgitz2iu2ssvc/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhxoqlgvw2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/mahlerfest.bsky.social/post/3mtwgefrl4o2oOur recording of William Grant Still's "Dismal Swamp" with Leah Claiborne will be featured on Performance Today on Wednesday August 26. It's available online beginning around 2 am, https://www.yourclassical.org/performance-today And available in our store - https://mahlerfest.org/products/mahler-symphony-no-6-martinu-grant-still25 Aug 2026 18:15 +0000at://did:plc:osfy6nkqbmcdgitz2iu2ssvc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwgefrl4o2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/mahlerfest.bsky.social/post/3mtezxwjxwc2kDid you miss "Four Wayfarin' Songs for Viola and Folk Ensemble" at MahlerFest in May? Or just want to hear it again? Don't fret. Lauren Spaulding and Ken Woods will perform it again on October 3 for the Create Boulder Night at eTown Hall. Tickets at info at https://events.humanitix.com/october-3-2026-create-boulder-nights18 Aug 2026 20:18 +0000at://did:plc:osfy6nkqbmcdgitz2iu2ssvc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtezxwjxwc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/mahlerfest.bsky.social/post/3mstgottmzs2kLauren Spaulding is noted for “genre-defying” performances with “distinct sonic identity” and “ethereal refinement” (Gramophone Magazine/Musical America) while her latest album won a Grammy. Hear Lauren up close and personal in our annual house concert. https://mahlerfest.org/pages/sunset-202611 Aug 2026 20:17 +0000at://did:plc:osfy6nkqbmcdgitz2iu2ssvc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mstgottmzs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/mahlerfest.bsky.social/post/3mr6g6a3rpk2uWhat does Fin de siècle Vienna have to do with the 60s? Renowned music historian John Covach gave this fascinating presentation exploring the connection between the mystical world that Mahler experienced in Vienna to the spiritual exploration of the 60s. youtu.be/xw4wZrHQjcE https://youtu.be/xw4wZrHQjcE21 Jul 2026 18:17 +0000at://did:plc:osfy6nkqbmcdgitz2iu2ssvc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6g6a3rpk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/mahlerfest.bsky.social/post/3modwn7vu3k27Joseph Horowitz wrote the play "The Marriage: The Mahler's in NY." HIlan Warshaw directed the movie "Mahler in NY." They discussed their different views about Mahler's time in America at the MF39 symposium. youtu.be/D1OtJCWd0Uw https://youtu.be/D1OtJCWd0Uw15 Jun 2026 18:39 +0000at://did:plc:osfy6nkqbmcdgitz2iu2ssvc/app.bsky.feed.post/3modwn7vu3k27https://bsky.app/profile/mahlerfest.bsky.social/post/3mmx3jkkpi22aA clip from Joseph Horowitz's play, "The Marriage: The Mahlers in New York." youtu.be/bfhKkmDxwYo https://youtu.be/bfhKkmDxwYo28 May 2026 22:37 +0000at://did:plc:osfy6nkqbmcdgitz2iu2ssvc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmx3jkkpi22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mahlerfest.bsky.social/post/3mmhienxwwc2i"You kind of have to experience it live." What a season! Join us next year for the 40th anniversary season, Mahler's 8th Symphony, and more! mahlerfest.org/pages/mf4022 May 2026 17:44 +0000at://did:plc:osfy6nkqbmcdgitz2iu2ssvc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmhienxwwc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/mahlerfest.bsky.social/post/3mmahj4qsgs2jWhat a fantastic MahlerFest 39! This one comment sums it up: "Thank you for this year’s Mahlerfest. The communal warmth, the selfless dedication, the gracious idealism of what you’ve created – its all humanizing and (alas) rare." Thank you to everyone who participated in any way!19 May 2026 22:40 +0000at://did:plc:osfy6nkqbmcdgitz2iu2ssvc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmahj4qsgs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mahlerfest.bsky.social/post/3mle6wvdu3k2sAll of MahlerFest is classic but not all of MahlerFest is classical. Join us for The Who's "Tommy" live at the @bouldertheater.bsky.social on Wednesday, May 13. https://mahlerfest.org/blogs/mf39-events-archive/london196908 May 2026 16:52 +0000at://did:plc:osfy6nkqbmcdgitz2iu2ssvc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mle6wvdu3k2shttps://bsky.app/profile/mahlerfest.bsky.social/post/3mlbqrbybec2g“Joy drives the wheel of the great clock of the world” Soprano, April Fredrick singles out one stanza from "Ode to Joy" ahead of our performance of Mahler's Version of Beethoven's Ninth next week. https://mahlerfest.org/blogs/mf39-events-archive/beethovens-ninth07 May 2026 17:33 +0000at://did:plc:osfy6nkqbmcdgitz2iu2ssvc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbqrbybec2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/mahlerfest.bsky.social/post/3mknkmjj5t22kOpening night is in 2 weeeks! It’s 1969. Veteran composer Franz Josef Haydn is making his first trip to London where he is swept into the dizzying world of The Who, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and Hendrix, many of whom had grown up idealizing his early work in Esterhazy in the 1950s...29 Apr 2026 16:50 +0000at://did:plc:osfy6nkqbmcdgitz2iu2ssvc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknkmjj5t22khttps://bsky.app/profile/mahlerfest.bsky.social/post/3mkgcfxoqns2rDon't miss your chance to save 12%! Today's the last day for Season Ticket Sales. https://mahlerfest.org/pages/mf39-tickets26 Apr 2026 19:34 +0000at://did:plc:osfy6nkqbmcdgitz2iu2ssvc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkgcfxoqns2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/mahlerfest.bsky.social/post/3miyzcqyqc224In this video, made a few years ago when Ken conducted a chamber version of Mahler’s 9th, he talks points out that “there is nothing else by anyone that’s quite like the first movement of Mahler 9.” https://youtu.be/eWmjfCc-zms?si=C4MVeqyr4dnkHdv408 Apr 2026 19:22 +0000at://did:plc:osfy6nkqbmcdgitz2iu2ssvc/app.bsky.feed.post/3miyzcqyqc224https://bsky.app/profile/mahlerfest.bsky.social/post/3mhw7buf4gc27"If you listen long enough and with a sufficiently open heart, the division between you and what you’re hearing breaks down. The music is inside you. It tells you the story of your own life." Read James Marcus' review in the Threepenny Review here- https://drive.google.com/file/d/16JEW4iVIDgyOUIZjCdM8YXGbCq21tuwn/view?usp=sharing25 Mar 2026 23:05 +0000at://did:plc:osfy6nkqbmcdgitz2iu2ssvc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhw7buf4gc27https://bsky.app/profile/mahlerfest.bsky.social/post/3mgvdq4zhy22kArtistic Dir. Kenneth Woods invites you to MahlerFest 39 - May 13-17. The longest-running annual festival celebrating the life, legacy, & music of Gustav Mahler, all in beautiful Boulder, CO. Tickets on sale now. mahlerfest.org/pages/mf39 See his full 4+ minute video here - youtu.be/CZyJ9jBjm4412 Mar 2026 21:27 +0000at://did:plc:osfy6nkqbmcdgitz2iu2ssvc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgvdq4zhy22khttps://bsky.app/profile/mahlerfest.bsky.social/post/3mg3qtedayk2kAll tickets on sale now! MahlerFest 39 - Channeling Change into Creativity - May 13-17, 2026. Mahler's Ninth, Beethoven's Ninth (Mahler's Version), The Who's "Tommy," Elgar's cello concerto, and lots more. Tickets at https://mahlerfest.org/pages/mf39-tickets Season info at mahlerfest.org/pages/mf3902 Mar 2026 17:12 +0000at://did:plc:osfy6nkqbmcdgitz2iu2ssvc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg3qtedayk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/mahlerfest.bsky.social/post/3mfwrhznxuk2kSchalltrichter auf. The ending of movement 1 from the sxith symphony. You don't need put your bells up to get MahlerFest tickets. Season tickets are on sale now but single tickets go on sale Monday morning at 10AM MT. mahlerfest.org/pages/mf3928 Feb 2026 17:41 +0000at://did:plc:osfy6nkqbmcdgitz2iu2ssvc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfwrhznxuk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/mahlerfest.bsky.social/post/3mfn45itehc2kDon't miss out on season tickets! Suscribers get invited to a special event and can choose their seats at Macky Auditorium before single tickets go on sale to the general public on March 2. Season details at mahlerfest.org/pages/mf39 Direct ticket link - https://mahlerfest.org/pages/mf39-tickets24 Feb 2026 21:25 +0000at://did:plc:osfy6nkqbmcdgitz2iu2ssvc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfn45itehc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/mahlerfest.bsky.social/post/3mf3babzjxc2fThat Mahler 6 opening! Full video at youtu.be/VqXff-9Kn1I MahlerFest 39 - Channeling Change into Creativity. May 13-18, 2026. Information and tickets at mahlerfest.org/pages/mf3917 Feb 2026 19:08 +0000at://did:plc:osfy6nkqbmcdgitz2iu2ssvc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf3babzjxc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/mahlerfest.bsky.social/post/3meyjtio3z22fSeason Tickets & packages with lodging are on sale now. https://mahlerfest.org/pages/mf39-tickets To celebrate, here is Mahler's 6th Symphony youtu.be/VqXff-9Kn1I Season Ticket & Lodging subscribersreceive invitations to special events and have early access to pick seats at Macky Auditorium. https://youtu.be/VqXff-9Kn1I16 Feb 2026 17:04 +0000at://did:plc:osfy6nkqbmcdgitz2iu2ssvc/app.bsky.feed.post/3meyjtio3z22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/mahlerfest.bsky.social/post/3meoh2s7qfs2kWe've cast Alma! MF39 will include a performance of "The Marriage: The Mahlers in NY." Alma will be played by the talented Esther Van Zyl, a South African–born actor, theater-maker, and educator based in Colorado. Read more about Esther-https://mahlerfest.org/blogs/artists-blog/esther-van-zyl12 Feb 2026 16:48 +0000at://did:plc:osfy6nkqbmcdgitz2iu2ssvc/app.bsky.feed.post/3meoh2s7qfs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/mahlerfest.bsky.social/post/3mehgb75ihc2xAnother clip from our Korngold Symphony performance last May. Season Tickets and Packages go on sale one week from today, Feb 16, 10AM. Single Tickets March 2. mahlerfest.org/pages/mf39 Full Korngold performance at youtu.be/BP5N8_Ewj5Q09 Feb 2026 21:45 +0000at://did:plc:osfy6nkqbmcdgitz2iu2ssvc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mehgb75ihc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/mahlerfest.bsky.social/post/3me5d2f3oks2xKorngold refused to write concert music while Hitler was in power, later composed this celebration of peace after the war and dedicated it to FDR. Don't forget, tickets for MF39 are on sale 2/16. mahlerfest.org/pages/mf39 Full recording @ youtu.be/BP5N8_Ewj5Q05 Feb 2026 21:21 +0000at://did:plc:osfy6nkqbmcdgitz2iu2ssvc/app.bsky.feed.post/3me5d2f3oks2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/mahlerfest.bsky.social/post/3me2kaxfx2k2xOur recording of Korngold's symphony! Korngold refused to write concert music while Hitler was in power, composed this celebration of peace after the war, dedicated to FDR. Don't forget, tickets for MF39 are on sale 2/16. mahlerfest.org/pages/mf39 youtu.be/BP5N8_Ewj5Q https://youtu.be/BP5N8_Ewj5Q04 Feb 2026 18:52 +0000at://did:plc:osfy6nkqbmcdgitz2iu2ssvc/app.bsky.feed.post/3me2kaxfx2k2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/mahlerfest.bsky.social/post/3mdvja3lwb22xTickets on sale in 2 weeks! MahlerFest 39 | May 13-17, 2026 Channeling Change into Creativity- MahlerFest 39 explores how a new beginning stemming from frustration, pain, or turmoil can shape an artist’s work. See the full details at mahlerfest.org/pages/mf3902 Feb 2026 18:50 +0000at://did:plc:osfy6nkqbmcdgitz2iu2ssvc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdvja3lwb22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/mahlerfest.bsky.social/post/3mdr4o2dih22xWhat do you think of this assessment? https://youtu.be/KFMPV0iWtk4?si=E5hoBvyX8rxfCFkw01 Feb 2026 00:55 +0000at://did:plc:osfy6nkqbmcdgitz2iu2ssvc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdr4o2dih22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/mahlerfest.bsky.social/post/3mdldgg2s4c2xRevisit this masterpiece by a silenced composer who captured the horrors of WWI String Sextet by Schulhoff An Austro-Czech composer in the generation after Mahler, fought in WWI and incorporated jazz as the ultimate protest music of the 1920s. youtu.be/c6T9u_DLv48 https://youtu.be/c6T9u_DLv4829 Jan 2026 17:40 +0000at://did:plc:osfy6nkqbmcdgitz2iu2ssvc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdldgg2s4c2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/mahlerfest.bsky.social/post/3ma76iqlco22hNow through December 21, receive a free CD of your choice when you spend $35 in the MahlerFest store. Pick out $35 worth of merchandise, add a CD to your cart, and use code "Holiday35" to get the CD for free. $5 shipping anywhere in the U.S. mahlerfest.org/collections17 Dec 2025 17:24 +0000at://did:plc:osfy6nkqbmcdgitz2iu2ssvc/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma76iqlco22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/mahlerfest.bsky.social/post/3m7nrnu63dc2rThank you! We had a great day yesterday - satisfied our $10k match and then some! As a thank you, here's another video from MF38! In case you missed it, there's still plenty of time before the end of the year to contribute. mahlerfest.org/pages/donate youtu.be/Jy2WpJhzcU8 https://youtu.be/Jy2WpJhzcU810 Dec 2025 19:19 +0000at://did:plc:osfy6nkqbmcdgitz2iu2ssvc/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7nrnu63dc2r