Founded in 1953, the Arapahoe Philharmonic is among the longest-established, continuously operating musical resources in Colorado. After thriving under two long-tenured conductors, T. Gordon Parks and Vincent C. LaGuardia, Jr., we celebrated our 60th anniversary season (2013-2014) with an exciting new conductor, Devin Patrick Hughes. The orchestra’s musicians are volunteers, playing for the love of music, with a core of compensated section principals who provide technical leadership and help ensure the excellence of performance.

Our performance repertoire includes the greatest names in classical music, ranging through centuries of master composers, but also featuring those of more recent times. When resources allow, the Philharmonic even commissions current composers to write new music for the orchestra. Our fine performance venues allow music lovers in Denver metro communities to experience high quality performances at reasonable cost with a convenient commute from home and free parking.