Editing Boulder, Colorado (section)

===Music===
Founded in 1958, the [[Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra]] is a professional orchestra under the leadership of its Music Director Michael Butterman.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hickman |first=Holly |url=http://www.boulderphil.org/about/about-boulder-phil |title=About Boulder Phil |publisher=Boulderphil.org |date=September 7, 2009 |access-date=September 3, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120808060013/http://www.boulderphil.org/about/about-boulder-phil |archive-date=August 8, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Founded in 1976 by [[Giora Bernstein]], the [[Colorado Music Festival]] presents a summer series of concerts in [[Chautauqua Auditorium (Boulder, Colorado)|Chautauqua Auditorium]].<ref>Shulgold, Marc, [https://web.archive.org/web/20121102180009/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-67782158.html 20 Years of High Notes, Giora Bernstein Ignores Naysayers to Build the Award-winning Colorado Music Festival], ''[[Rocky Mountain News]]'', June 12, 1996 (accessed December 13, 2009, via subscription)</ref>

Founded in 1981, the Boulder Bach Festival is an annual festival celebrating the life, legacy, and music of [[J.S. Bach]]. The festival is led by Executive Director [[Zachary Carrettin]] and Artistic Director Mina Gajic.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Boulder Bach Festival |url=https://www.coloradogives.org/boulderbachfestival/overview?step=step1 |access-date=March 28, 2022 |website=www.coloradogives.org |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=May 13, 2019 |title=Boulder Bach Festival Goes Beyond Bach |url=https://www.earlymusicamerica.org/boulder-bach-festival/ |access-date=March 28, 2022 |website=Early Music America |language=en-US |archive-date=January 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118225720/https://www.earlymusicamerica.org/boulder-bach-festival/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Founded in 1988, [[Colorado MahlerFest]] celebrates the legacy of composer Gustav Mahler through an annual festival. Under Artistic Director [[Kenneth Woods]], The Colorado MahlerFest Orchestra draws together young professionals, conservatory and university students, and advanced amateurs.