Reviews
Oh, Zhu!
by Judith Reynolds
April. 23, 2012 - 15-year-old Chinese pianist shines in symphony finale.
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Sans, symphony weather a storm
by Judith Reynolds
Feb. 20, 2012 - On Sunday, Mozart's short, punchy overture to the "Impressario" lasted a mere 5 minutes. Played with energy and confidence by the San Juan Symphony, the work bristled with playfulness and gusto.
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San Juan Symphony delivers peaceful ending
by Judith Reynolds
Nov. 21, 2011 - The final phrase of Sunday's San Juan Symphony concert came down to a quiet prayer for peace: "Dona nobis pacem."
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Symphony launches 26th season
by Judith Reynolds
Oct. 4, 2011 - The San Juan Symphony opened its 26th season Sunday with pianist Norman Krieger and a second hearing of Sam Cardon’s "Song of the Mountain Poets."
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Symphony perfect on a day to remember
by Judith Reynolds
Sep. 12, 2011 - The San Juan Symphony opened its 2011-12 season with a program called “American Salute.” The timing was perfect – a thoughtful patriotic concert for the 10th anniversary of Sept. 11.
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Silver Strings
by Judith Reynolds
Special to the Herald
Nov. 22, 2010 - The San Juan Symphony hit a milestone this weekend and played to an audience that included the original program from 25 years ago.
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Symphony's fairy tale season ends
by Ted Holteen
April 16, 2010 - From the Old Country to the mystical and magical Middle East, The San Juan Symphony has taken audiences on a musical journey around the world this year to tell many tales in its "Once Upon a Time" season.
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Symphony brings songs of tribute, lamentation
by Judith Reynolds
Special to the Herald
Nov. 17, 2009 - When Arthur Post programmed one of Johannes Brahms' warmest choral pieces between two chilling, high-voltage fantasies, he must have been possessed. Like the darkness that lurks beneath many European folk tales, Sunday's San Juan Symphony concert, "From the Old Country," held its share of danger - musically and emotionally.
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Orchestra Concludes Its Strong Musical Season
Arthur Post conducts two pieces, big Beethoven, tiny 'microsymph'
by Judith Reynolds
Special to the Herald
Apr. 21, 2009 - A musical tidal wave swept over the Four Corners last weekend.
The San Juan Symphony offered Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in all its complex grandeur as the finale of a remarkable season. In twin performances - first at the Fort Lewis College Community Concert Hall on Saturday night and Sunday afternoon at Farmington's Henderson Performance Hall - Music Director Arthur Post brought emotional vigor to what's considered to be the world's greatest symphony.
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Weekend Delight
San Juan Symphony performed Sunday afternoon at
Fort Lewis
by Bryant Liggett
Special to the Herald
Nov. 25, 2008 - Professional musician Danny Barnes states on his Web site that a region's music scene is vibrant if it includes a symphony. That's good news for our area, home to the San Juan Symphony, which delighted a packed house Sunday afternoon with a two-hour concert titled "New Wine: Same Bottle" at the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College.
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'Ode to Autumn' fundraiser makes music for the season
By Ann Butler
Nov. 1, 2008 - Here's the recipe for a perfect fall day: Take one beautiful location in the magnificent Colorado outdoors. Add a cornucopia of delicious foods and wines to please the palate. Put the cherry on top of the sundae with musical performances by some of the area's most talented musicians. Finish off the afternoon with the good company of fellow music lovers. Et voilà! A lot of happy, tired people are heading home with smiles on their faces.
That's what happened at "Ode to Autumn," a fundraiser for the San Juan Symphony that was held Sunday at the Edgemont Highlands Community Lodge.
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Music on the Rocks with Art is night to remember
By Debra Mayeux
The Daily Times
September 11, 2006 — As the babbling Animas River rolled by, the sun shone through the gray clouds slightly illuminating the Bluffs. A giant rainbow made an arch over the mountain, and the San Juan Symphony Chamber Orchestra began to play.
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San Juan Symphony breaks new ground
February 22, 2005 - The San Juan Symphony dazzled a near-capacity audience with a uniquely innovative concert Sunday afternoon at the Fort Lewis College Community Concert Hall.
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Verdi's 'Requiem' is brought to life
By Patricia Miller
Arts & Entertainment Editor
November 9, 2004 - Some spiritual adepts hold that building harmony is the reason for the evolution of the universe. If they're right, the universe should be blooming after this weekend's harmony among more than 225 musicians. And that's only the performers.
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San Juan Symphony opens season with flair
By Judith Reynolds
Special to the Herald
September 28, 2004 - Showbiz, a fiddle and a great head of hair dazzled the locals last weekend at the Community Concert Hall. The San Juan Symphony opened its season Sunday at the Fort Lewis College Community Concert Hall.
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Symphony finale
By Jeff Mannix
Special to the Herald
April 20, 2004 - The bookends for Maestro Post's final San Juan Symphony concert of the season Saturday night at the Community Concert Hall were deliriously heady compositions by two of the greatest composers of the 19th century, Beethoven and Brahms.
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Symphony strikes high note
By Jeff Mannix
Special to the Herald
February 24, 2004 - Arthur Post conducts the San Juan Symphony in "Heaven and Earth" on Sunday afternoon at the Fort Lewis College Community Concert Hall.
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San Juan Symphony shines in season debut
By Judith Reynolds
Special to the Herald
October 7, 2003 - Last Sunday, with music evoking distant stars, a shimmering lake at night and the dry, menacing desert, the San Juan Symphony opened its 2003-04 season. With works celebrating the Southwest, the orchestra declared itself central to the life of this community. Flutist/composer R.
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Symphony gets a little rebellious
By Nathaniel Miller
Herald Arts & Entertainment Editor
February 28, 2003 - Every musician has to let down his or her hair now and then. And every listener will occasionally need an aural rousting. Arthur Post understands these things.
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The wisdom in picking Post displayed in Sunday concert
February 25, 2003 - The San Juan Symphony concert Sunday afternoon has to have been one of the most imaginative and provocative performed since the late Jan Roshong put the Farmington and Durango orchestras together in 1986, setting out to create a professional institution.
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Sympony shakes up Civic Center
February 2003 - San Juan Symphony music director and conductor Arthur Post had warned everyone who would listen that this “Groundbreakers” program would shake up things a bit, and he wasn’t kidding last Saturday evening when the orchestra performed at the Civic Center.
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