Pass the Baton: Young musicians. Professional mentors. One orchestra.

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Pass the Baton Young musicians. Professional mentors. One orchestra.

THE NEXT GENERATION TAKES THE STAGE

What happens when talented young musicians don't just learn from professionals, but perform right beside them?

Passing the Baton brings together the Denver School of the Arts Orchestra and Symphony of the Rockies for an extraordinary side-by-side performance celebrating mentorship, collaboration, and the next generation of orchestral musicians.

Twenty professional musicians from Symphony of the Rockies will join DSA students within the orchestra, rehearsing and performing alongside them as colleagues.

The evening itself embodies the idea of passing the baton. Dr. Lasansky, DSA orchestra director, conducts the first half of the program before Maestro Devin Patrick Hughes, Artistic Director & Conductor of Symphony of the Rockies, takes the podium for the second.

Together, students and professionals tackle two monumental orchestral works.

General Admission Tickets

MORE THAN A CONCERT

This is the Crescendo Project in action.

Students experience the intensity and artistry of professional orchestral playing from the inside, sharing stands and sections with working musicians while preparing and performing major symphonic repertoire.

For audiences, Passing the Baton offers the chance to hear remarkable young musicians at an important moment in their musical journeys and to see what can happen when one generation of musicians invests directly in the next.

20 SOTR professional musicians. One student orchestra. Two conductors. One stage.

Mentorship isn't happening backstage. It's happening onstage.

SIDE-BY-SIDE Denver School of the Arts Orchestra & Symphony of the Rockies

AN EVENING OF MUSIC, CONNECTION, & GIVING

VIP Reception & Orchestra Center Seating

Saturday, November 14 Only | 5:00PM Colorado Room, Mosaic Community Campus 7150 Montview Boulevard, Denver, CO 80220 Across from Denver School of the Arts

Make this extraordinary evening even more memorable with a special VIP Supporter Ticket , featuring premium orchestra center seating and admission to an exclusive catered reception.

Enjoy delicious small bites prepared by Encore Catering , along with wine, beer, and an opportunity to mingle with our conductors, Symphony of the Rockies principal musicians, sponsors, donors, and fellow DSA Orchestra parents and supporters.

Your VIP Supporter Ticket includes:

• Premium orchestra center seating for Saturday evening's performance

• An exclusive VIP reception featuring catered hors d'oeuvres by Encore Catering, wine, beer for guests 21 and older, and nonalcoholic beverages

• An opportunity to connect with our conductors, professional musicians, and the community of supporters who make programs like this possible

• A chance to give back , helping support this special collaboration and the Denver School of the Arts Orchestra program

Whether you're a proud DSA parent, an orchestra alumnus, a Symphony supporter, or simply someone who believes in the power of music education, this is your invitation to be part of something special.

Celebrate the performance. Meet the people behind the music. Invest in the musicians of tomorrow.

Saturday, November 14 Only | 5:00PM Colorado Room, Mosaic Community Campus 7150 Montview Boulevard, Denver, CO 80220 Across from Denver School of the Arts

VIP Tickets

VIP Supporter Tickets are available exclusively for the Saturday, November 14 performance. Limited orchestra center seating is available.

THE PROGRAM

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade

Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 4

November 14, 2026 | 7:00 PM

November 15, 2026 | 1:00 PM

Denver School of the Arts 7111 Montview Blvd, Denver, CO 80220