Famous Composers
The person commonly known as being responsible for composing the music for Star Wars and its sequels
Who is John Williams?
GPO is proud to partner with these 2 entities each year for the family holiday concert, Poinsettia Pops
Who is The Greeley Chorale and The Greeley Children's Chorale?
The year the GPO was founded
What is 1911?
The family of instruments you can hit to produce a noise, including triangle and bells
What are percussion instruments?
The GPO's newest city, where we will perform Christmas Brass for the first time this year
Where is Loveland?
Well-known for his Hungarian Dances, the famous German composer and title of GPO's first concert on Saturday, October 26, 2024
Who is Johannes Brahms?
Started in 2003, Greeley's best internet provider now serving 47 cities across Nebraska, Colorado, Arizona, and Missouri
Who is Allo Fiber?
Launched in 1947, the original name of the Greeley Philharmonic Youth Orchestra which recently relaunched its concert season after a 50 year absence
What is the Jr. Philharmonic?
The main difference between a chamber orchestra and a symphony orchestra
What is the number of musicians?
Orchestra has more than 40 (commonly more than 70 and up to 100) and specific musician string counts
What is ZoOrchestra?
Austrian Composer who died in 1791 at the age of 35
Who is Mozart?
The official mascot of the institution that the GPO partners with to provide a guest lecture, student practicum hours, a music business internship program, and an outstanding annual combined chorus concert each April
What are the Bears?
The UNC/Colorado State College (of Education) home of the Greeley Phil from 1947-1971
What is Gunter Hall?
The professional title of an orchestra's first-chair violinist, who can be seen leading the tuning of the orchestra at the beginning of each concert?
Who is the Concertmaster?
The fundraising goal of recently launched Campaign for GPO, which is designed to support the GPO through an endowment at the Weld Community Foundation and to sustain the GPO for generations to come!
What is $2M?
Perhaps America's most famous composer of all time, who was also an accomplished conductor, having written works for operas, ballets and symphonies including West Side Story
Who is Leonard Bernstein?
What is 477 Distilling?
In 1976, this GPO Director, a UNC choir conductor and opera director, received the Governor's award for the GPO being the "most artistic accomplished community orchestra in Colorado"
Who is Dr. Howard Skinner?
An orchestra work consisting of 4 movements
What is a Symphony?
The component of the business that the GPO wants to focus on in order to "bring the GPO to the community"
These men are known as the "Big Four" composers
Who are Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin?
The GPO's longest and most loyal donor entity which has been in existence for more than 50 years!
What is the Greeley Philharmonic Guild?
With a capacity of 1,686, the outstanding performing arts venue in Greeley and current home of the Greeley Philharmonic, where community members gave their own personal dollars to help build in the 1988.
What is the Union Colony Civic Center?
What are the GPO string counts?
12-Violin 10- 2nd Violin 8- Viola 8- Cello 6-Double Bass
The name of the program where you can meet, interact with, and get to know GPO musicians personally
What is the Adopt-a-Musician Program?