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Grant to expand colleges’ oral health programs Four Colorado schools will get aid from Delta Dental Foundation BY TATIANA FLOWERS THE COLORADO SUN
Golan plans to boost the nostalgia quotient of the Crown Jewel concert with performances from
Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation, one of the largest funders of oral health initiatives in the state, said it’s granting a total of nearly $5 million to four colleges to help them expand existing dental hygiene programs or start new ones from scratch — all with the goal of addressing workforce shortages and diversifying the profession. The grants, split among Front Range Community College, Community College of Denver, Colorado Mountain College and Pikes Peak State College, will be distributed in installments over the next four years. The colleges were selected in part because of their diverse student populations, said Adeeb Khan, executive director of Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation. The grants will help establish dental hygiene programs at Front Range Community College, Colorado Mountain College and Pikes Peak State College by 2025 and will expand the number of seats available to students in an existing dental hygiene program at Community College of Denver starting this fall.
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The Denver Philharmonic Orchestra performs in 2019 on the Antonia Brico Stage at Central Presbyterian Church, 1660 Sherman St., in Denver. PHOTO BY AMANDA TIPTON PHOTOGRAPHY
The Crown Jewel of concerts Denver Philharmonic Orchestra celebrates its 75th anniversary BY BRUCE GOLDBERG SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA
Oldies but goodies, indeed. The Denver Philharmonic Orchestra is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, and it is planning a jubilant throwback concert. “We’ve been operating continuously for 75 years and putting on wonderful concerts for the community for all those years,” said
Lawrence Golan, DPO’s conductor since 2013. “This particular concert is the culmination of our 75th anniversary, basically a re-creation of May 18, 1948, which was our first concert.” The 75th anniversary Crown Jewel program takes place on May 25 on the Antonia Brico Stage at Central Presbyterian Church, 1660 Sherman St., in Denver. The renowned Antonia Brico
By the time she had settled in Denver, Antonia Brico had conducted professional orchestras in Europe and the U.S., including the Berlin Philharmonic and New York Philharmonic.
According to the DPO’s website, Brico saw a “need for a classical music venue to showcase the talents of local, classically trained musicians ‘with no place to play.’” She founded the DPO as the Denver Businessmen’s Orchestra in 1948. Brico, who lived from 1902-1989, continued to conduct the DPO until her retirement in the 1980s. Today, she is the namesake of the stage that the DPO performs on. Same music, different eras
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