Lamont Wind Symphony and Lamont Chorale in Vincent's Sky: A Convergence of Music and Art

The Lamont Wind Symphony and Lamont Chorale take the stage at the Robert and Judi Newman Center for the Performing Arts on Wednesday, October 14, 2026. The concert is titled Vincent's Sky: A Convergence of Music and Art, and it brings together students, faculty, and guest artists from the Lamont School of Music. Joseph Martin conducts the symphony, with Catherine Sailer directing the chorale.

The evening is built around Jake Runestad's work for wind symphony and choir, which looks at Vincent van Gogh's emotional world through three of his paintings: Olive Trees, Wheatfield with Crows, and The Starry Night. The music follows the words of Walt Whitman, so the whole thing is a bit of a conversation between painting, poetry, and sound. It's not the only art on the program, either. The set includes pieces inspired by the work of Käthe Kollwitz, Georges Seurat, René Magritte, and Paul Klee, and video presentations run alongside the performances to bring the paintings into the concert experience.

It's a big ensemble to see in one go. The Lamont Wind Symphony and Lamont Chorale draw from the Lamont School of Music, and they perform on the stages of the Newman Center, which hosts around 300 concerts and events each season. The Gates Concert Hall is where this one lands.

If you're into the intersection of music and visual art, this is exactly that. The whole night is structured around how one leads into the other, with the Runestad piece as the center. It's on Wednesday, October 14, at the Robert and Judi Newman Center for the Performing Arts in Denver.