Past Events

09.22.23 through 09.24.23
Southwest Liederkranz
YMCA of the Rockies, Estes Park, CO
Founder: Dr. Gregory Gentry
Guest Clinician: Dr. André J. Thomas

05.02.23
Gregory Gentry, Chorus Master
Carmina Burana (by Carl Orff)
CU Choirs and Symphony
Boettcher Concert Hall (tba)
Denver, CO

03.15.23 through 03.26.23
Gregory Gentry, Guest Conductor
Host: In Hwan Choi
Anwan City Choir
Busan, South Korea

03.01.2023
VOCES8 Masterclass
CU Chamber Singers, University Choir
CU College of Music

02.26.2023
CU Spring Choral Festival
Gregory Gentry, conductor
Boulder, CO

02.22.23 through 02.25.23
National ACDA Conference
Cincinnati, OH

02.24.23, 8:30-11:30 PM
CU Choral Alumni reception
National ACDA 2023
Nicholson’s Tavern
625 Walnut St, Cincinnati, OH

01.25.23 through 01.28.23
Gregory Gentry, conductor
CU Chamber Choir
Colorado Music Educators Association Conference
The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, CO

12.02.22 through 12.04.22
CU College of Music Holiday Festival 2022
Macky Auditorium
Boulder, CO

11.18.2022
Gregory Gentry, Guest Clinician
Denver School of the Arts
Ryan Garrison, host

11.02.22
CU Chamber Choir Festival (formerly CU Madrigal Festival)
Gregory Gentry, host
Mariana Farah, clinician (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Macky Auditorium, Boulder, CO
[900+ high school choral singers participating, from across Colorado]

11.03.2022
Gregory Gentry, conductor
CU Chamber Choir, performance
CU College of Music Scholarship Dinner
Glenn Miller Ballroom, University of Colorado

10.30.22
CU Fall Festival of Choirs
Gregory Gentry, conductor
Boulder, CO

10.20.22 through 10.21.22
Presentation: “Breathe In…”
Florida ACDA State Conference
First United Methodist Church, Orlando, FL

10.11.2022
Jennifer Lucy Cook
Guest Clinician
Gregory Gentry, host
CU Chamber Choir
CU College of Music

10.08.22
Gregory Gentry, Founder and Chorus Master
Boulder Philharmonic Chorus
Ozymandias (by Drew Hemenger) – world premiere
Boulder Philharmonic (Michael Butterman, conductor)
Macky Auditorium, Boulder, CO

09.18.22 through 09.19.22
CU Honor Reading Choir
Gregory Gentry, conductor
Jace Saplan, guest conductor (Arizona State University)
Macky Auditorium, Boulder, CO

09.16.22 through 09.18.22
Southwest Liederkranz
YMCA of the Rockies
Founder: Dr. Gregory Gentry
Guest Clinician: Dr. Gary Packwood
(Director of Choral Activities, Mississippi State University)

07.18.22 through 07.20.22
Colorado ACDA Summer Workshop
Bethany Lutheran Church, Denver, CO

07.07.22 through 07.08.22
Presentations: (1) “Breathe In…”
(2) “Let Me Tell You Some Inspiring Stories”
Arizona ACDA Summer Workshop
Performing Arts Center of Mesa Community College, Mesa, AZ

06.20.22 through 07.01.22
“Conducting, Rehearsal Strategies and Literature”
MME summer graduate course
Gregory Gentry, instructor
CU College of Music, Boulder, CO

06.10.22 through 06.12.22
UMKC Choral Alumni Reunion and Retreat
University of Missouri-Kansas City
UMKC Conservatory, Kansas City, MO

03.30.22 through 04.01.22
Annual CU Madrigal Festival
Host: Dr. Gregory Gentry
Guest Conductor: Dr. Julie Yu-Oppenheim (Co-Director of Choral Studies, Kansas State University)
Macky Auditorium, Boulder, CO

02.28.22 through 03.03.22
Southwestern Division ACDA Regional Conference
Little Rock, Arkansas

02.28.2022
Fisk Jubilee Singers Masterclass
Sponsored by the NAACP
CU Chamber Singers, University Choir
CU College of Music

02.15.22 through 02.18.22
University of Colorado, Department of Choral Music
Host: Dr. Gregory Gentry
In residence: Dr. Dennis Shrock
(Director of Choral Activities Emeritus, University of Oklahoma and widely published author)

01.26.22 through 01.29.22
Colorado Music Educators Conference
The Broadmoor
Colorado Springs, CO

12.18.21
“Unheard Voices”
Virtual choral concert
Works by Florence Price, Anna Amalia Von Sachsen-Weimar, and others
Gregory Gentry, conductor; Raul Dominguez, conductor
CU Choirs Youtube Channel (projected release date 12.18.21)

12.01.21
Release of Gregory Gentry’s new book
In Search of Inspiration: Interviews with Notable Choral Conductors
GIA Publications, Chicago, IL

12.03.21 through 12.05.21
CU Holiday Festival 2021
Macky Auditorium, Boulder, CO

11.15.21 through 11.19.21
University of Colorado, Department of Choral Music
Host: Dr. Gregory Gentry
In residence: Joan Catoni Conlon
(Director of Graduate Choral Research Emerita, University of Colorado, and author of Wisdom, Wit, and Will: Women Choral Conductors on Their Art )

10.18.21
Scholarship Dinner – CU College of Music
Glenn Miller Ballroom
University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

10.14.21 and 10.15.21
Arizona Music Educators choral adjudication
Gregory Gentry, Guest Clinician
Scottsdale, AZ

10.04.21 through 10.06.21
University of Colorado, Department of Choral Music
Host: Gregory Gentry
In residence: Cheryl Anderson
(Director of Choral Activities, Cabrillo College, Aptos, CA)

10.03.21 and 10.04.21
CU Honor Reading Choir
Host: Gregory Gentry
Guest Artist: Cheryl Anderson (Director of Choral Activities, Cabrillo College)
Macky Auditorium
Boulder, CO

09.24.21 and 09.25.21
Southwest Liederkranz
Via Zoom (virtual symposium)
Founder: Dr. Gregory Gentry
Guest Artist: Dr. Sharon Paul
(Director of Choral Activities and Chair of Department of Music, University of Oregon)

01.27.21 through 01.30.21
Colorado Music Educators Conference
The Broadmoor
Colorado Springs, CO

12.04.20 through 12.06.20
CU College of Music Holiday Festival 2020
Macky Auditorium
Boulder, CO

11.15.20
CU Vocal Jazz and Chamber Choirs concert
POSTPONED AT THIS TIME

11.08.20
CU Choral Concert
Gregory Gentry, conductor
POSTPONED AT THIS TIME

11.04.20
59th Annual CU Madrigal Festival
Dr. Gregory Gentry, host
Seraphic Fire
900+ Colorado high school singers
POSTPONED AT THIS TIME

10.03.20
CU Fall Festival of Choirs
Gregory Gentry, conductor
Choral Showcase of all choirs
POSTPONED AT THIS TIME

09.18.20 and 09.19.20
Southwest Liederkranz
Via Zoom (virtual symposium)
Founder: Gregory Gentry
Guest Artist: Joshua Habermann

08.05.20, 2 PM MT
Choral Conductors Virtual Colloquium
Raul Dominguez, doctoral student (host)
Dr. Gregory Gentry (sponsor)
Elena Sharkova, Guest Clinician
“New and Rediscovered: Russian Choral Music for Your 21st Century Concert”

07.22.20, 2 PM MT
Choral Conductors Virtual Colloquium
Raul Dominguez, doctoral student (host)
Dr. Gregory Gentry (sponsor)
Maestra D’Walla Simmons-Burke, Guest Clinician
“Music: Speaking Truth to Power and Seeking Justice”

07.08.20, 2 PM MT
Choral Conductors Virtual Colloquium
University of Colorado-Choral Music
Raul Dominguez, doctoral student (host)
Dr. Gregory Gentry (faculty sponsor)
Dr. Richard Sparks, Guest Clinician
“An Introduction to Phrasing in Baroque Music”

06.24.20, 2 PM MT
Choral Conductors Virtual Colloquium
University of Colorado-Choral Music
Raul Dominguez, doctoral student (host)
Dr. Gregory Gentry (faculty sponsor)
Dr. Janet Galvan, Guest Clinician
“Movement to Enhance Musicanship: Internalization of Music, Sound, and Performance”

06.10.20, 2 PM MT
Choral Conductors Virtual Colloquium
University of Colorado-Choral Music
Raul Dominguez, doctoral student (host)
Dr. Gregory Gentry (faculty sponsor)
Dr. Anton Armstrong, Guest Clinician
“Rehearsal Framework: Mission Statements, Goals, Priorities, and Strategies”

04.27.20
Requiem Mass (Messa da Requiem) by Giuseppe Verdi
“CU Centennial Celebration”
CU Choirs and CU Symphony
Boettcher Concert Hall
Denver, CO
CANCELLED BY THE UNIVERSITY (due to PANDEMIC)

02.16.20
CU Spring Festival Choirs
Gregory Gentry, conductor
Mountain View United Methodist Church
355 Ponca Place, Boulder, CO 80303

09.20.19 through 09.22.19
Southwest Liederkranz
YMCA of the Rockies, Estes Park, CO

02.27.19 through 03.02.19
American Choral Directors Association (ACDA)
National Conference (60th Jubilee)
Kansas City, MO

01.23.19 through 01.26.19
Colorado Music Educators Conference
The Broadmoor
Colorado Springs, CO

12.07.18 through 12.09.18
CU Holiday Festival 2018
Macky Auditorium
Boulder, CO

11.06.18 through 11.07.18
Guest visitation and research
University of North Carolina
Greensboro, NC

11.03.18 through 11.05.18
Guest visitation and research
Elon University
Elon, NC

10.26.18 through 10.27.18
Guest visitation and research
Rice University
Houston, TX

10.24.18 through 10.25.18
Guest visitation and research
University of Houston
Houston, TX

10.16.18 through 10.19.18
Guest visitation and research
Shawnee Mission, KS

10.13.18 through 10.15.18
Guest visitation and research
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

09.21.18 through 09.23.18
Southwest Liederkranz
Founder and Treasurer
Guest Artist: Grant Gershon
Estes Park, CO

04.22.18
CU University Singers Concert
Gregory Gentry, Conductor
Guest Choir: Green Mountain High School
(from Lakewood, CO)
Grusin Concert Hall
Boulder, CO

04.19.18 through 04.22.18
Charlene Archibeque, in residence
Conductor and Professor Emerita (San Jose State University)
Gregory Gentry, host
CU Choral Area

04.01.18
Concert — MidAmerica Productions
Conductor, World Premiere
Reflections on a Mexican Garden, by Kevin Padworski
Carnegie Hall
New York, NY

03.07.18 through 03.11.18
American Choral Directors Association (ACDA)
Southwestern Division Conference
Oklahoma City, OK

02.22.18 through 02.24.18
Clinician and Conductor
8th Annual Fredonia Choral Festival
State University of New York (SUNY) Fredonia
King Concert Hall (Rockefeller Arts Center)
Fredonia, NY

02.17.18
CU Spring Choral Showcase
Gregory Gentry, Conductor
Montview Presbyterian Church
Denver, CO

01.24.18 through 01.27.18
Colorado Music Educators Conference
The Broadmoor
Colorado Springs, CO

12.01.17 through 12.03.17
CU Holiday Festival 2017
Artistic Director and Conductor
Macky Auditorium
Boulder, CO

11.14.17 – 11.15.17
Fall Choral Classic Invitational Festival
Gregory Gentry, Guest Clinician
Central Washington University
Ellensburg, WA

11.10.17
Colorado ACDA Collegiate Choral Festival
The King Center Concert Hall
Metropolitan State University
Denver, CO

11.02.17 through 11.04.17
National Collegiate Choral Organization (NCCO)
7th Biennial Conference
Baton Rouge, LA

11.01.17
55th Annual CU Madrigal Festival
Dr. Gregory Gentry, Host
Amanda Quist, Guest Conductor (Chair of Conducting, Organ and Sacred Music, Westminster Choir College, Princeton, NJ)
CU Macky Auditorium

10.14.17
Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra
“Ballad of Heroes, Op. 14” by Benjamin Britten
Chorus Master
Boulder, CO – Macky Auditorium

09.22.17 through 09.24.17
Southwest Liederkranz
Founder and Treasurer
Guest Artist: Duain Wolfe
Flagstaff, AZ

09.10.17 – 09.11.17
Clinician and Conductor
Regional Honor Choir
Western Illinois University
Macomb, IL

05.02.17
Concert – CU Choirs and Symphony
Chorus Master
Mozart Requiem
Macky Auditorium, Boulder, CO

03.24.17
Special CU Choral Alumni Concert
Grusin Concert Hall
CU Boulder

03.24.17
Alumni and Friends post-concert reception
Honoree: Joan Catoni Conlon
Offices of Holland & Hart LLP
Boulder, CO

03.23.17
CU University Singers Concert
Conductor
Grusin Concert Hall

03.08.17 through 03.11.17
National ACDA Conference
Minneapolis, MN

03.09.17, 9:30 PM-midnight
CU Choral Alumni and friends reception
Distinguished Choral Alumni Award Presentation (10:15 PM)
Cafe Lurcat (1624 Harmon Place)
Host: Gregory Gentry
Minneapolis, MN

03.05.17
Concert – Jazz Choirs
Gregory Gentry, conductor, along with guest conductor Stephen Futrell
Guest: Fairview High School choirs
Grusin Concert Hall
CU Boulder

02.28.17 through 03.05.17
CU Vocal Jazz Residency
Clinician: Stephen Futrell, Elon University
Host: Gregory Gentry
University of Colorado Choirs

02.17.17
CU Spring Choral Showcase
Conductor
Grusin Concert Hall

01.25.17 through 01.28.17
Colorado Music Educators Conference
The Broadmoor
Colorado Springs, CO

12.02.16 through 12.04.16
CU Holiday Festival 2016
Artistic Director and Conductor
Macky Auditorium
Boulder, CO

11.13.16
Concert – CU University Singers
Conductor
Grusin Concert Hall

11.09.16 through 11.11.16
NAfME National In-Service Conference
Gregory Gentry, co-presenter
(Interest Session, with James C. Stegall, co-presenter)
Grapevine, TX

11.07.16
Concert – CU Chamber Choirs
Conductor
Grusin Concert Hall

11.02.16
55th Annual CU Madrigal Festival
Dr. Gregory Gentry, Host
Edith Copley, Guest Conductor (Director of Choral Studies, Northern Arizona University)
CU Macky Auditorium

10.24.16 – 10.25.16
Choral Festival
Gregory Gentry, guest conductor
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL

10.07.16
CU Fall Festival of Choirs
Conductor
Boulder, CO

09.30.16 through 10.02.16
Southwest Liederkranz
Founder and Treasurer
Eph Ehly (Professor Emeritus, UMKC Conservatory of Music), Guest
Flagstaff, AZ

09.16.16 – 09.17.16
5th Annual High School Honor “Reading Choir”
Founder and Host
Dr. Gregory Gentry and Guest Clinician
CU Macky Auditorium

09.11.16 through 09.13.16
Guest Conductor
Honor Reading Choir
Western Illinois University
Macomb, IL

06.12.16 through 06.17.16
Director
CU Summer Music Academy (Choral)
CU College of Music
Boulder, CO

04.23.16
St. Matthew Passion—with Boulder Philharmonic
Combined choruses – Chorus Master
Macky Auditorium
Boulder, CO

04.24.16
St. Matthew Passion—with Boulder Philharmonic
Combined choruses – Chorus Master
Central Presbyterian Church
Denver, CO

04.10.16
Concert—University Singers
Conductor
Grusin Concert Hall
CU Boulder

04.09.16
Choral Clinician
American Guild of Organists Choral Festival
First Baptist Church
Denver, CO

04.02.16
Adjudicator
World Strides Heritage Performance Festival
Colorado Springs, CO

03.07.16 – 03.10.16
Southwestern ACDA Conference
Kansas City, MO

02.27.16 – 02.28.16
Choral Clinician
Church of the Servant
Oklahoma City, OK

02.20.16
Conductor—Spring Choral Festival
First United Methodist Church
Boulder, CO

02.05.16
Conductor—CU University Singers
Showcase for Colorado All-State Choir
King Center
Denver, CO

01.28.16 – 01.30.16
Colorado Music Educators Conference
The Broadmoor
Colorado Springs, CO

01.16.16
Guest Conductor
Adams 12 High School Honor Choir
Westminster, CO

01.14.16
Conductor
Aspen Valley Honor Choir
Sponsored by the Aspen Music Festival
Harris Hall, Aspen, CO

12.04.15 – 12.06.15
CU Holiday Festival 2015
Artistic Director and Conductor
Boulder, CO — Macky Auditorium

11.15.15
Concert – CU University Singers
Conductor
Grusin Concert Hall
CU Boulder

11.04.15
Concert – CU University Singers (at 12 PM)
Conductor
For CU Madrigal Festival
Macky Auditorium

11.04.15
54rd Annual CU Madrigal Festival
Dr. Gregory Gentry, Host
Dr. Peter Bagley, Guest Conductor (Professor and Director of Choral Activities Emeritus, University of Connecticut)
CU Macky Auditorium

10.08.15
Concert — CU University Singers
Colorado Choral Composers
George Lynn Centenary Symposium
Dr. Gregory Gentry, conductor
Dr. Eph Ehly, guest conductor
Grusin Concert Hall
CU Boulder

10.07.15
Lectures and Keynote Address (Dr. Eph Ehly)
George Lynn Centenary Symposium
Old Main Theatre
CU Boulder

10.05.15
Open Forum with Dr. Eph Ehly (Guest), Dr. Gregory Gentry (Host)
George Lynn Centenary Symposium
Imig Music Bldg., C-199
CU Boulder

09.25.15 through 09.27.15
Southwest Liederkranz
Founder and Treasurer
Maria Guinand (Schola Cantorum de Venezuela), Guest
Boulder, CO

09.17.15 – 09.19.15
4th Annual High School Honor “Reading Choir”
Founder and Host
Scott Buchanan, Guest Clinician (Indiana State University)
CU Macky Auditorium

08.09.15
Choral Masterworks of Handel and Mozart
Colorado Music Festival
Chorus Master
Boulder, CO — Chautauqua Auditorium

07.20.15 through 07.22.15
Colorado ACDA Summer Workshop
Interest Session: The Music of George Lynn
Conductor/Presenter
Bethany Lutheran Church, Englewood, CO

06.28.15 – 07.01.15
Indiana ACDA
Headliner Clinician
University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN

June 2015
Kingsway International Concert Tour
Conductor
Rome, Italy – St. Peter’s Basilica and other venues

05.06.15 – 05.09.15
Tito’s Say* (regional premiere)
Conductor
*cantata by composer James DeMars, based on poetry of Alberto “Tito” Rios
Elon University, Elon, North Carolina

04.28.15
Concert – CU Choirs and Symphony
Conductor
Duruflé Requiem
Boulder, CO – Macky Auditorium

02.25.15 – 02.28.15
American Choral Directors Association
2015 National Conference
Salt Lake City, UT

02.27.15, 9:30-11:30 PM
CU Alumni Reception
Meditrina Restaurant
Salt Lake City, UT

02.21.15
CU Spring Choral Showcase
Conductor
Boulder, CO

01.29.15 – 01.31.15
Colorado Music Educators Conference
The Broadmoor
Colorado Springs, CO

01.23.15 – 01.24.15
Conductor
Adams County Honor Choir
Westminster, CO

12.05.14 through 12.07.14
CU Holiday Festival 2014
Artistic Director and Conductor
Boulder, CO – Macky Auditorium

11.16.14
CU Choral Concert
Conductor
Grusin Concert Hall

11.11.14
Concert – CU Choirs and Wind Symphony
Chorus Master
Stravinsky Mass
Boulder, CO – Macky Auditorium

11.05.14 through 11.07.14
53rd Annual CU Madrigal Festival
Host
Sandra Snow, Guest Conductor (Michigan State University)
CU Macky Auditorium

10.9.14 through 10.11.14
CU University Singers Choral Performance Tour
Conductor
Venues throughout Colorado and Wyoming

10.02.14
CU Fall Festival of Choirs
Conductor
Boulder, CO

09.26.14 through 09.28.14
Southwest Liederkranz
Founder and Treasurer
Dennis Keene (Voices of Ascension), Guest
Monument, CO

09.05.14 – 09.06.14
3rd Annual High School Honor “Reading Choir”
Founder and Host
James C. Stegall, Guest Clinician (Western Illinois University)
CU Macky Auditorium

09.06.14
CU University Singers Exhibition Concert
Conductor
CU Macky Auditorium

07.21.14 through 07.23.14
Colorado ACDA Summer Workshop
Bethany Lutheran Church
Englewood, CO

04.29.2014
Concert – CU Choirs and Symphony
Chorus Master
Boulder, CO – Macky Auditorium

04.13.2014
CU Choral Concert
Conductor
CU Grusin Concert Hall

04.06.2014
CU Choral Concert
Conductor
CU Grusin Concert Hall

03.22.2014
Fruita Monument High School Choirs
Clinician
Boulder, CO – CU Music Theatre

02.20.2013
St. Vrain Valley High School Honor Choir
Conductor
Niwot High School, Niwot, CO

03.06.2013 – 03.10.13
1st Annual High School Honor “Reading Choir”
Founder and Host
Thomas Jaber (Rice University), Guest Clinician
CU Macky Auditorium

03.15.2013
CU Choral Alumni Reception
Host
Charlene Archibeque, Honored Guest
ACDA National Conference, Dallas, TX

03.17.2013 – 03.19.2013
Graduate Voice Area Assessment
Visiting Consultant
University of Miami – Frost School of Music

03.31.2013 – 04.02.2013
Choral Workshop – CU Choirs
Host
Vance George, Guest Clinician (Emeritus Conductor, San Francisco Symphony Chorus)
CU Macky Auditorium

CU Choral Concert
Conductor
CU Grusin Concert Hall 04.07.2013

04.14.2013
CU Choral Concert Conductor CU Grusin Concert Hall

05.01.2013
Concert-CU Choirs and Symphony
Chorus Master
Denver, CO – Boettcher Concert Hall

06.30.2013
Great American Sing-Along
Conductor
CU Grusin Concert Hall

07.08.2013 – 07.15.2013
Festival of the Aegean
Guest Consultant
Hermoupolis, Syros Island, Greece

07.25.2013 – 07.27.2013
Colorado Music Festival
Chorus Master
Boulder, CO – Chautauqua Park Auditorium

09.18.2013 – 09.22.13
2nd Annual High School Honor “Reading Choir”
Founder and Host
Gary Weidenaar, Guest Clinician (Central Washington University)
CU Macky Auditorium

09.27.13 – 09.29.2013
Southwest Liederkranz
Founder and Treasurer
Dale Warland, Guest
The Westin, Westminster, CO

10.21.2013 – 10.25.2013
Fresno Large Choral Festival
Adjudicator
California State University-Fresno

10.31.2013 – 11.02.2013
Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus Master
Boulder, CO – Macky Auditorium

11.06.2013 – 11.09.2013
52nd Annual CU Madrigal Festival
Host
Richard Nance, Guest Conductor (Pacific Lutheran University)
CU Macky Auditorium

12.6.2013 through 12.8.2013
CU Holiday Festival
Artistic Director and Conductor
Boulder, CO – Macky Auditorium

01.09.2014 – 01.10.2014
Jefferson County Choral Festival
Conductor
JeffCo High School Honor Choirs (Colorado)

01.12.2014 – 01.14.2014
Continental League Music Festival
Conductor
Denver, CO – Boettcher Concert Hall

01.24.2014
CU Choirs at Colorado Music Educators Conference
Conductor
Colorado Springs, CO – Broadmoor Hotel

02.15.2014
CU Spring Choral Showcase
Conductor
Boulder, CO – St. John’s Episcopal