Denver Symphony Orchestra

Until 1978, when the Boettcher Concert Hall was built to house the symphony orchestra, it performed in a succession of theaters, amphitheaters, and auditoriums.

[3] Black served as the Denver Symphony Orchestra's business manager for more than 30 years, twelve of them as an unpaid volunteer.

A 1951 Time article documented his leadership, declaring, "Last season the Denver Symphony was among the leaders in performing American music".

[1][5] In 1938, Sergei Prokofiev conducted the orchestra in his First Symphony and performed his First Piano Concerto under the baton of Horace Tureman.

During the 1950s, under Saul Caston's direction, Jascha Heifetz, Rudolf Serkin, Gregor Piatigorsky and Leon Fleischer were among the symphony's guest artists.

Other financial difficulties began to mount, and significant losses were incurred in the 1984 summer outdoor season due to unusually wet weather.

In March, 1989, immediately after the annual Marathon fund-raising weekend, the Symphony Association cancelled the remainder of the season.

The Denver Municipal Auditorium, located at 1323 Champa Street in Denver, Colorado. The building is now (2005- ) called the Ellie Caulkins Opera House, and the main entrance is now on the other side of the building.