Stories in Sound

At the heart of the program is a special collaboration with the nonprofit Sing Me a Story, which transforms stories of children facing significant challenges into original musical works. This year’s featured piece, Gael’s Musical Express, was inspired by four-year-old boy, Gael, a musical child connected with the Anchor Center for Blind Children. He especially loves trains, garbage trucks and excavators, which became the inspiration for his story. Composer Ryan Kilgroe, a student at the University of Denver’s Lamont School of Music, brings that story to life in a new piece for concert band.