News & Reviews

GRAMMY-winning violist to play with the Boulder Phil (SharpsandFlatirons.com, 5/12/22)
Frequent Flyers join Boulder Phil for ‘Butterfly Lovers’: Concert April 30 includes music celebrating rebirth and reconnection (SharpsandFlatirons.com, 4/27/22)
Boulder Phil announces its 65 th anniversary season: Masterworks concerts for 2022-23 will all be in Macky Auditorium (SharpsandFlatirons.com, 4/27/22)
After Near Three-Year Search, Williamsburg Symphony Orchestra Announces New Music Director (Williamsburg Yorktown Daily, 2/27/22)
WILLIAMSBURG SYMPHONY ANNOUNCES THE APPOINTMENT OF NEW MUSIC DIRECTOR, MICHAEL BUTTERMAN: A resounding win for The WSO, a triumphant victory for the local arts community (press release, 2/18/22)
Boulder Phil and Rachel Barton Pine present premiere (SharpsandFlatirons.com, 2/13/22)
Shreveport Symphony Orchestra Free Concert: Michael Butterman interview (KTAL Loving Living Local, 1/28/22)
Boulder Phil and Marcus Roberts Trio celebrate the return to live performances (SharpsandFlatirons.com, 1/23/22)
Jazz Pianist Marcus Roberts Teams Up With the Boulder Philharmonic (Westword, 1/21/22)
Musicians in the Spotlight – Boulder Philharmonic: Aflutter in an Airplane Hangar (Symphony Magazine, Fall 2021)
Longmont and Boulder Orchestras return to live performances for grateful audiences (SharpsandFlatirons.com, 10/4/21)
Boulder Phil “Together Again” for two short concerts in October (SharpsandFlatirons.com, 9/29/21)
Boulder Philharmonic announces 2021-22 Season: Live concerts again at last and a return to CU Macky Auditorium in January (SharpsandFlatirons.com, 5/22/21)
Boulder Phil concludes re-imagined season with all-strings program: Orchestra partners with Frequent Flyers Aerial Dance (SharpsandFlatirons.com, 4/22/21)
Boulder Phil wraps virtual season with a collaborative piece featuring Frequent Flyers Aerial Dance: Saturday’s Vimeo show offers music inspired by spring, female sculptor Camille Claudel (Daily Camera, 4/21/21)
Boulder Philharmonic continues exploring music for small orchestra: Streamed concert available April 3 will feature Stravinsky’s “Soldier’s Tale” (SharpsandFlatirons.com, 4/2/21)
Red River Radio Spotlight: Shreveport Symphony – Mozart and More (Red River Radio, 3/26/21)
Symphony hosts first in-person concert of the season, plus virtual option (Shreveport Times, 3/12/21)
Boulder Phil’s virtual concert with renowned cellist Zuill Bailey premieres Saturday: Pre-recorded performance took place inside a Boulder Municipal Airport hangar (Daily Camera, 3/11/21)
Red River Radio Spotlight: Kermit Poling interviews Michael Butterman about the SSO’s Feb. 27 Virtual Concert (Red River Radio, 2/26/21)
Experience ‘Spring’ in February with the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra (Shreveport Times, 2/25/21)
Music at High Altitude (Symphony Magazine, Winter 2021)
Free ‘Holiday Celebration’ concert kicks off Shreveport Symphony Orchestra’s 2020-21 season (Shreveport Times, 12/18/20)
2020 Centenary Choir and Shreveport Symphony Christmas Program (KTBS 3, 12/18/20)
Shreveport Symphony Pops Special takes on a life of its own this holiday season (KTBS 3, 12/16/20)
Boulder Phil swapped planes for a Steinway with its new virtual season, recorded at local hangar (Daily Camera, 10/16/20)
Shreveport Symphony Orchestra takes music into Caddo, Bossier neighborhoods (Shreveport Times, 10/15/20)
Boulder Phil’s opening concert in spirit of reimagined season (SharpsandFlatirons.com, 10/14/20)
National Symphony Orchestra Performs John Ireland’s ‘Epic March,’ conducted by Michael Butterman (Broadway World, 6/1/20) | video
New Normal Drive-In Theater kicks off Friday, May 29th in downtown Shreveport (KSLA, 5/29/20)
At The New Normal Drive-In Theater (May 29-31), the SSO’s Michael Butterman will lead what we believe is the first-ever ‘car horn symphony’ in the U.S., along with some smartphone symphonies. | press release
Shreveport Symphony to entertain patrons through virtual programs during pandemic (KTBS, 4/8/20)
A trip back to the 1920’s with the Shreveport Symphony (KTBS, 2/28/20)
Shreveport Symphony Orchestra features Grambling Dance Company (KTAL/KMSS, 2/26/20)
Party like it’s the roaring ’20s (318 Forum Magazine, 2/26/20)
Shreveport Symphony, Grambling’s Orchesis Dance Co. present a harmonious collaboration (Shreveport Times, 2/26/20)
Zuill Bailey and Boulder Phil will perform ‘unbelievably successful’ new piece: Michael Daugherty’s new score was inspired by works of Ernest Hemingway (Boulder Weekly, 2/20/20)
Visual, musical spectaculars to create captivating sensory experience in SSO’s concert on Saturday (Shreveport Times, 1/29/20)
Anderson and Roe Piano Duo amaze with whirlwind scales (CU Independent, 1/27/20)
Boulder Phil’s ‘Mozart and More’ features Anderson & Roe Piano Duo (Boulder Weekly, 1/23/20)
Holiday spirit and songs to soar high at SSO’s Broadway-style concert (Shreveport Times, 12/19/19)
Red River Radio Spotlight: Shreveport Symphony Orchestra presents Mozart & Schubert (Red River Radio, 11/15/19)
The Shreveport Symphony presents Mozart this weekend (KTBS, 11/15/19)
Shreveport Symphony Orchestra presents Mozart and Schubert (KTAL/KMSS, 11/13/19)
Radiohead composer’s suite on program with Mozart, Schubert in SSO concert (Shreveport Times, 11/13/19)
Boulder Phil guest pianist/composer López-Gavilán elicits cheers and applause: Butterman flavors an intriguing program with fiery expression (SharpsandFlatirons.com, 11/4/19)
‘Bamboozling’ piece anchors Boulder Phil concert: Cuban composer Aldo López-Gavilán performs his ‘Emporium’ (Boulder Weekly, 10/31/19)
Jazz, Broadway, and classical music with the Shreveport Symphony (KTBS, 10/24/19)
Shreveport Symphony Orchestra’s tribute to George Gershwin includes ‘Porgy and Bess,’ ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ (Shreveport Times, 10/23/19)
Unexpected and unfamiliar: Boulder Phil opens with music by Rock & Roll Hall of Famers (Boulder Weekly, 10/10/19)
“Gritty/Pretty” will feature soloist Elizabeth Sadilek-Labenski (CU Independent, 10/9/19)
Opening night for the Shreveport Symphony (KTBS, 9/20/19)
Shreveport Symphony set to open 2019-20 season with All-Tchaikovsky Spectacular (KTAL/KMSS, 9/18/19)
Shreveport Symphony Orchestra’s 2019-2020 season celebrates ‘home’ (Shreveport Times, 9/11/19)
Shreveport Symphony extends contract of Michael Butterman through 2022-23 (Shreveport Times, 8/22/19)
Aldo López-Gavilán will bring his “Emporium” to Boulder, Colorado next November (Aldomusica.com, 6/29/19)
Red River Radio to broadcast Shreveport Symphony’s performance of Bach’s St. Matthew Passion – April 19 at noon CT (Red River Radio, 4/17/19)
Shreveport Symphony presents J.S. Bach’s St. Matthew Passion (KTBS 3, 4/12/19)
Shreveport Symphony Orchestra presents musical, dramatic Palm Sunday concert (Shreveport Times, 4/10/19)
Boulder Phil unveils new season, new motto, new logos (SharpsandFlatirons.com, 4/7/19)
Shreveport Symphony Orchestra plays Jennifer Higdon’s new concerto (KTBS 3, 3/15/19)
Boulder Philharmonic pairs ‘complementary’ composers Beethoven and Elgar (Boulder Weekly, 2/28/19)
Celebrated guest conductors will lead orchestra in 2019-20 (UNCSA.edu, 2/27/19)
Soprano Mary Wilson sings songs about childhood with Boulder Phil (SharpsandFlatirons.com, 2/7/19)
Symphony concert highlights classical composers Mozart, Bach and Glass (Shreveport Times, 1/30/19)
With 80 to choose from, Garrick Ohlsson will play only one in Boulder: Rachmaninoff First Concerto shares Boulder Phil concert with other Russian works (Boulder Weekly, 1/17/19)
Two-time Tony Award-winning star hits Shreveport stage for holiday concert (Shreveport Times, 12/5/18)
KTBS interview: Michael Butterman and pianist Mei Li (KTBS, 11/16/18)
Red River Radio Spotlight: Shreveport Symphony and pianist Mei Li (Red River Radio, 11/16/18)
Wideman Gold Medalist, SSO team up for Beethoven concert (Shreveport Times, 11/14/18)
Powerful Music Moves the Soul: Shreveport Symphony Orchestra (SB Magazine, 11/8/18)
Violinist Midori comes to Boulder as a concerto soloist and much, much more: Week-long residency includes teaching, master classes and a public lecture (Boulder Weekly, 11/1/18)
‘Mary Poppins’ star to sing her way into Shreveport with the SSO (Shreveport Times, 10/25/18)
Infinite Space: Boulder Phil plays music about stars and astronomers and planets (Boulder Weekly, 10/11/18)
Boulder Phil opens 2018–19 season with music of John Williams (SharpsandFlatirons.com, 9/25/18)
Cellphones, bird calls welcomed at Symphony season opener (Shreveport Times, 9/18/18)
Holocaust survivor Sidney Kent celebrates 90th birthday at Symphony Gala (includes gala photos) (Shreveport Times, 9/13/18)
Star Wars, Beethoven, Broadway featured in new Shreveport Symphony Orchestra season (Shreveport Times, 5/30/18)
Carnegie Hall Presents LINK UP: The Orchestra Sings On 5/22-24 (Broadway World, 5/10/18)
Classical music, rock, free family concert wrap year for Shreveport Symphony Orchestra (Shreveport Times, 5/3/18)
Boulder Philharmonic gives full concert performance of ‘West Side Story’: Sold-out event celebrates Leonard Bernstein centenary (Daily Camera, 4/26/18)
Bernstein at 100 is celebrated by Boulder Phil and colleagues (SharpsandFlatirons.com, 4/20/18)
Boulder Phil sells out West Side Story 10 days in advance: Orchestra ends 60th-anniversary season on a high April 28 (SharpsandFlatirons.com, 4/18/18)
Capital Shift (Symphony Magazine, Spring 2017)
The Gathering of Orchestras in D.C.: The debut of an ambitious new festival (The New Yorker, 4/10/17)
The Shift Festival: A Reincarnation, with Cherry Blossoms (The New York Times, 3/31/17)
Boulder Philharmonic opens Shift Festival at Kennedy Center (Daily Camera, 3/30/17)
Review: “Nature and Music”: one of Boulder Phil’s best performances (SharpsandFlatirons.com, 3/26/17)
Boulder Philharmonic, Frequent Flyers to perform at Kennedy Center (Daily Camera, 3/25/17)
The gold standard: Boulder Phil previews its Kennedy Center performance (Boulder Weekly, 3/23/17)
Classical Conversation with Michael Butterman on WETA Radio in Washington, D.C.: Part 1 | Part 2
SHIFT: Festival of Innovation, part of the Kennedy Center’s Centennial Celebration of John F. Kennedy
WPA and Kennedy Center hope new Shift Festival will enliven orchestral scene (The Washington Post, 2/3/17)
Plays Well with Others: The Boulder Philharmonic is making big footprints in Boulder and beyond (Boulder Magazine, Winter 2016-Spring 2017)
“Under the poised, confident baton of its music director and conductor Michael Butterman, the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra has moved out of the financial doldrums and into an era of unprecedented popularity and critical recognition.”
Hip, hip hooray for the gentle ballet (Denver Post editorial, 11/19/16)
Review: Phil, Takacs members give memorable concert (Daily Camera, 11/7/16)
“…One of the highlights of the year in Boulder classical music. The Macky crowd rose instantly for a tremendous ovation…”
Boulder Philharmonic’s ‘St. Matthew’ more than sum of parts: Five groups come together for one unprecedented performance (Daily Camera, 4/17/16)
From classical to cabaret: Who’s hot in Denver right now (Denver Post, 2/26/16)
“The Boulder Phil just gets better and better, riding the wave of popularity that is bringing new audiences to informal community-based classical music.”