Pikes Peak Center - Colorado Springs, Colorado
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rmikelyons
N 38° 49.861 W 104° 49.567
13S E 515092 N 4298038
Home to the Colorado Springs Philharmonic.
Waymark Code: WM5CKT
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 12/18/2008
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The Pikes Peak Center for the Performing Arts:
Built by the citizens of El Paso County in 1982 to serve as a regional entertainment and cultural center, the Pikes Peak Center's downtown Colorado Springs location was well thought-out as a piece of the economic rejuvenation action plan for the innercity business quarter.
The concert hall features terrific seating from throughout the orchestra, loge, mezzanine and balcony sections. The hall can contain a total of 2,000 seats. There are side box seats at the mezzanine and balcony levels, seat towers can be positioned on stage, and additional seats can be placed on the lift. At maximum, there are 1,171 seats on the main floor, 290 seats on the mezzanine level, and 528 seats on the balcony level.
The proscenium has a maximum opening of 81 feet x 40 feet, but can be reduced to 34 feet x 16 feet with black velour masking. There is a 6 foot deep apron. And the working depth of the stage is 52 feet from the plaster line. The stage is 116 feet wide.
The Colorado Springs Philharmonic:
The Orchestra was formerly known as the Colorado Springs Symphony Orchestra until that organization declared bankruptcy in January 2003. On March 17, 2003, the Colorado Springs Philharmonic Orchestra was incorporated.
Each season, the Philharmonic presents 7 Classical Masterworks performances, 4 Pops concerts, 3 Family concerts and a series of holiday performances including Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker Ballet with live dancers and sets, a Christmas program, and a New Year's Eve program. All of these take place at the Pikes Peak Center.
The current music director is Lawrence Leighton Smith.
The Philharmonic's website is
http://www.csphilharmonic.org/.
Information above is copied verbatim from the Pikes Peak Center's wikipedia article, and the Colorado Springs' Philharmonic wikipedia article.