Westminster Guide

Arts

Colorado Symphony Orchestra

Established in 1989 as the successor to the Denver Symphony, the Colorado Symphony Orchestra is Colorado’s only resident orchestra of professional musicians employed on a full-time basis. The Colorado Symphony Orchestra embraces a tradition of musical excellence by presenting a wide variety of symphonic performances—from classical repertoire to innovative new forms—in Boettcher Concert Hall, the first surround-sound concert hall in the United States. Each season, approximately 325,000 patrons attend Colorado Symphony Orchestra concerts, including a 21-week Masterworks series of classical programs, as well as Pops, Family, Holiday and Summer Parks concerts.

Denver Center for the Performing Arts

Founded in 1972 and dedicated to excellence in the arts, The Denver Center for the Performing Arts is a showcase for live theatre, a nurturing ground for new plays, a preferred stop on the Broadway touring circuit, an award-winning multi-media production facility, a national training school for actors, and the site of a voice clinic and research facility. Broadway tours have included Wicked and The Phantom of the Opera as well as cabaret shows such as My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra.

Colorado Ballet

The Colorado Ballet is in its 45th season of bringing world-class quality dance to Denver and the surrounding area. As one of Colorado's oldest and most successful arts institutions, Colorado Ballet is the only organization of its size and stature to produce classical ballet in the state. With a company of 31 professional dancers of national and international acclaim, 15 apprentice dancers, a nearly $6 million operating budget, an expansive repertoire, and the Academies of Colorado Ballet, Colorado Ballet is a highly regarded ballet company.

Denver Art Museum

The Denver Art Museum is unique among art museums in the United States in the scope and depth of its Native Arts collection. The American Indian collection, including more than 16,000 art objects, represents more than a hundred tribes across the United States and Canada. The museum is also home to art collections including Asian, Modern and Contemporary, New World, Painting and Sculpture, Textile Art and the Institute for Western American Art.