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Here's What's Coming To Broomfield Auditorium In March

From Rachmaninoff on piano to the film Loving Vincent and live dance performances, check out the schedule for this month.

Pianist Mark Valenti performs Rachmaninoff and Chopin at Broomfield Auditorium March 6.
Pianist Mark Valenti performs Rachmaninoff and Chopin at Broomfield Auditorium March 6. (Broomfield Creative)

BROOMFIELD, CO – March will be a busy month at the Broomfield Auditorium, according to the schedule just released by Creative Broomfield. From classical piano to impressionist painting to a cartoon about Vincent Van Gogh, the space will hopping. Many of the events are even FREE.

The Broomfield Auditorium is located at: 3 Community Park Road, Broomfield

Here's a list of what's happening:

Wednesday, March 6, 2019, 7 p.m.

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Pianist Mark Valenti via City of Broomfield
Pianist Mark Valenti via City of Broomfield

Pianist Mark Valenti Performance includes preludes by Rachmaninoff and Ballade no. 3 by Chopin. $10 in advance, $15 at the door. Mark Valenti's performance will include 4 preludes by Rachmaninoff and Ballade no. 3 by Chopin. He will be teaching a free Master Class at 5:30.

Mr. Valenti received his Master of Music from Northwestern University, Bachelor of Music from the Philadelphia Musical Academy and has studied with such notable teachers as Benjamin Whitten, Zoltan Kocsis and Mary Sauer. In addition to giving solo recitals in cities throughout the U.S., Mr. Valenti has performed in France, Belgium, Hungary and Luxembourg as well as for former First Lady Barbara Bush in Washington, D.C. Formerly Professor of Music at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Xavier University in Chicago and the Loire Valley Music Institute in France, Mr. Valenti currently teaches at his studio in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago.

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Free Master Class

Wednesday, March 6, 2019, 5:30-6:30 p.m.Learn:

  • How to distinguish different instruments’ timbres.
  • How to follow and understand a melody.
  • How to hear the changing colors created by harmonies.
  • Feeling the beat and rhythmic character of a style of music.
  • Hearing the form and structure in music.
  • Distinguishing the different styles of Classical Music and Jazz.

Saturday, March 9, 2019, 5-7 p.m.

Work by Cheryl St. John via City of Broomfield
Work by Cheryl St. John via City of Broomfield

Meet American Impressionist Cheryl St. John and watch for the feature film Loving Vincent. Refreshments will be served. http://www.cherylstjohn.com Learn more about Cheryl St. John Auditorium Gallery Exhibit: March 6-April 30

Open hours: Mondays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. and during public Auditorium events

Saturday, March 9, 2019, 7 p.m.

Loving Vincent promotional image
Loving Vincent promotional image

Loving Vincent PG-13 Click here for Free Tickets Nominated for the Best Animated Feature Film at the 2018 Academy Awards, Loving Vincent is an experimental, animated, biographical drama about the life of painter Vincent van Gogh, and in particular, the circumstances of his death. It is the first fully-painted, animated feature film. Using the same technique as Van Gogh, each of the film’s 65,000 frames is an oil painting on canvas created by a team of 125 painters. The result is bewitching.

Tuesday, March 19, 2019, 7 p.m.

Schiff Dance Collective
Schiff Dance Collective

FREE! An Evening with the Schiff Dance Collective

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Join The Schiff Dance Collective, Students, and special guest Hayden Dansky and Allison Blakeney for an evening of dance, music, and spoken word that will explore and uncover how we experience difference.

Since founded in 2006 by Artistic Director, Jenny Schiff, The Schiff Dance Collective has been “Schiff-ting” audiences throughout Colorado. Using human themes and stories gathered from their community to create choreographic works, they strive to make dance relatable to a larger audience and create community through the arts. Having presented 11 evening length works and multiple commissions, they have been described as “stunning,” “a fresh look,” and “powerful.” Through performances, instruction, and outreach The Schiff Dance Collective aids the community in finding the truth and passion in their lives through movement.

Find out more about the Broomfield Auditorium and Creative Broomfield here.


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