Vincent C. LaGuardia, Jr. Music Director/Conductor
About the Arapahoe Philharmonic
Founded in 1953 and
presenting its first concert in 1954, the Arapahoe Philharmonic is amongst the
most long-established continuously operating of Colorado's musical resources,
presenting concerts nearly every month throughout a fall/winter/spring performance
season. Since 1993, Current music director and principal conductor, Vincent C.
LaGuardia, Jr., has led the ensemble through some of the orchestra’s most
dynamic musical growth and community outreach. All of the orchestra's musicians
are volunteers, playing for the love of music, with the exception of the core
of professional section principals who provide technical leadership and help to
ensure the excellence of the product. Repertoire includes the greatest names of
classical music, ranging through centuries of master composers, yet not
neglecting those of more recent times. In fact, when resources allow, the
Philharmonic commissions current composers to write new music for the
orchestra. Our geographic base (currently performing at South Suburban Christian
Church on South Broadway in Littleton) allows music lovers in the Arapahoe and
Douglas County Southeast corridor communities to experience high quality
performances at low cost admission prices, a convenient commute from home and
free parking.
In addition to the main orchestra's performances, the Philharmonic also invests
in and provides for the development of future generations, presenting annual
children's concerts and sponsoring the Arapahoe Philharmonic Youth Orchestra,
giving professional level experience to some of the finest middle and high
school age players in the Denver Metro area. Our goal for in structuring and
producing these youth programs is to create and ongoing appreciation and love
for music, the arts and humanities as well as emotional and intellectual
development that results from their participation in such a disciplined group
product oriented experienced . With many school districts cutting back on music
programs, the Youth Orchestra offers something that some youth would have no
other means of experiencing. In addition to the Youth Orchestra's own
performances, there is also the annual T. Gordon Parks Memorial Collegiate
Competition for college age musicians, the winner of which receives a cash
award to further his/her training and an invitation to make a debut appearance
in a regular subscription concert with the Arapahoe Philharmonic.
"If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think in music. I live my daydreams in
music. I see my life in terms of music. ... I get most joy in life out of music."
~ Albert Einstein
"Without music life would be a mistake "
~Friedrich Nietzsche
"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind,
flight to the imagination, and life to everything."
~ Plato
"Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and
that which cannot remain silent. "
~Victor Hugo
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