NORWEGIAN WOOD featuring Brooklyn Rider with COmpass REsonance

What unfolds when a pristine Scandinavian landscape inspires music, brought to life by one of the world's most innovative and exhilarating string quartets alongside Boulder’s unique COmpass REsonance (CORE) ensemble?

Brooklyn Rider, celebrated as a quartet of true “musicians’ musicians,” joins CORE for an unforgettable performance exploring orchestral and chamber music inspired by Nordic Romanticism. Audiences will experience evocative works by the poetic Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg, paired with compelling compositions from contemporary voices that reflect themes of climate, environment, and human psychology.

Featuring violinists Jonathan Gandelsman—MacArthur Genius Grant recipient—and Colin Jacobsen, renowned leader of The Knights, alongside violist Nicholas Cords and cellist Michael Nicolas, Brooklyn Rider has earned acclaim for dismantling musical barriers and profoundly connecting with listeners. This dynamic collaboration journeys seamlessly between chamber intimacy and orchestral grandeur, Romantic warmth and contemporary innovation, climaxing with Grieg’s beloved “Holberg Suite.” Adding vibrant touches to this colorful season finale are delightful miniatures ranging from Bach and Sibelius to The Beatles.

COmpass REsonance (CORE) is a conductorless ensemble uniting acclaimed musicians from across the U.S. alongside Colorado’s finest talents. CORE’s artists, comprising concertmasters, principal orchestral players, and distinguished quartet performers from Asia, Europe, and North America, gather in Boulder to present innovative musical experiences that transcend time and culture.

“They are four classical musicians performing with the energy of young rock stars jamming on their guitars, a Beethoven-goes-indie foray into making classical music accessible but also celebrating why it was good in the first place.” -Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

"I don't believe I've ever experienced the radical emotional range of Op. 132's long, slow movement — with its liberating, dancing interjections — more intensely than when listening to the entirety of Healing Modes.”  -The New York Times