Live with the University of Colorado Symphony Orchestra

Live with the University of Colorado Symphony Orchestra is a 2018 live album by Indigo Girls and the University of Colorado Symphony Orchestra. The folk duo began experimenting with more complicated arrangements of their existing catalogue in 2012 and were invited to record with the orchestra in 2017.^[1]

Live with the University of Colorado Symphony Orchestra
Live album by Indigo Girls and University of Colorado Symphony Orchestra
Released	June 22, 2018 (2018-06-22)
Recorded	April 5, 2017
Venue	Macky Auditorium, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, United States
Genre	Folk rock
Length	104:06
Label	Rounder
Producer	Indigo Girls Trina Shoemaker
Indigo Girls and University of Colorado Symphony Orchestra chronology
One Lost Day (2015) Live with the University of Colorado Symphony Orchestra (2018) Look Long (2020)

Critical reception

Thom Jurek of AllMusic gave the album a positive review, praising it for being "not only unpolished, it's downright raw, crackling"; the editorial staff of the site gave it 3.5 out of five stars.^[2] Kelly McCartney of Folk Alley also gave a positive review, finishing, "it an absolute exception to the rule of live records rarely capturing the magic in a room. Magic was, indeed, captured."^[3] Hal Horowitz of Creative Loafing gave the release four out of five stars, with the verdict "The Indigo Girls revisit, refresh, and revive their catalog by challenging their fans to join them in breaking new ground".^[4]

Track listing

1. "Woodsong" – 4:33
2. "Sugar Tongue" – 3:46
3. "Able to Sing" – 4:24
4. "Compromise" – 3:10
5. "Virginia Woolf" – 5:35
6. "Happy in the Sorrow Key" – 2:57
7. "Power of Two" – 5:44
8. "Yoke" – 5:02
9. "Love of Our Lives" – 3:55
10. "World Falls" – 3:51
11. "Galileo" – 4:56
12. "Chickenman" – 7:45
13. "Fugitive" – 5:17
14. "Come a Long Way" – 4:02
15. "War Rugs" – 3:50
16. "Mystery" – 4:30
17. "Damo" – 4:49
18. "Come On Home" – 5:04
19. "Kid Fears" – 4:38
20. "Ghost" – 6:09
21. "Go" – 4:10
22. "Closer to Fine" – 5:59

Personnel

Indigo Girls

• Amy Ray – guitar, vocals
• Emily Saliers – guitar, vocals

University of Colorado Symphony Orchestra

• Jenna Allen – percussion
• Priscilla Arasaki – violin
• Brett Armstrong – double bass
• Roberto Arundale – cello
• Dante Ascarrunz – double bass
• Tyler Bentley – trombone
• Ben Bresler – percussion
• Magee Capsouto – violin
• Jessica Chen – violin
• Michelle Chen – bassoon
• Dakota Cotugno – cello
• Kamila Dotta – cello
• Jacob Eichhorn – clarinet
• Sarah Elert – violin
• Jessica Erbe – trumpet
• Matthew Farquharson – violin
• Ida Findiku – violin
• Jesse Fischer – double bass
• Joey Fischer – viola
• Ryan Foley – violin
• Jason Friedman – horn
• Jonathan Galle – violin
• Charlie Goodman – trombone
• Leanne Hampton – flute
• Grace Harper – violin
• Eric Haugen – cello
• Kathryn Hendrickson – flute
• Lindey Hoak – violin
• Conner Hollingsworth – double bass
• Esther Hou – violin
• Megan Hurley – horn
• Ryan Jacobsen – violin
• Parker James – timpani
• Aaron Jensen – trumpet
• Avery Johnson – cello
• Evan Johnson – trombone
• Andrew Keeve – viola
• David Leech – clarinet
• José León – trombone
• Gary Lewis – conductor
• Dragana Loncar – viola
• Charles Lovell – percussion
• Lea Mattson – violin
• Breana McCullough – viola
• Jordan Miller – horn
• David Nester – bassoon
• Codi Ng – viola
• Brandon Norton – trumpet
• Ava Pacheco – violin
• Elizabeth Potter – violin
• Jordan Pyle – oboe
• Cort Roberts – horn
• Crystal Schneckenburger – violin
• Haley Slaugh – cello
• Will Spengler – cello
• Alice Sprinkle – viola
• Allyson Stibbards – viola
• Caitlin Stokes – violin
• Michiko Theurer – violin
• Karen Van Acker – violin
• Tracy Viator – violin
• Kristin Weber – oboe
• Sophia Wonneberger – viola
• Tom Yaron – violin
• Stephanie Yu – violin

Technical personnel

• Evan Carter – photography
• Mark Chalecki – mastering
• Tom Heinisch – engineering
• Ben Holst – engineering
• Aron Michalski – crew
• Denise Plumb – package design
• Mike Rose – crew, engineering
• Trina Shoemaker – mixing, production
• Blair Woods – crew

References

1. Graff, Gary (May 10, 2018). "Indigo Girls Team with Symphony Orchestra for New Version of 'Galileo': Premiere". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
2. Jurek, Thom. "Live with the University of Colorado Symphony Orchestra – Indigo Girls". AllMusic. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
3. McCartney, Kelly (August 13, 2018). "Album Review: Indigo Girls, Live with the University of Colorado Symphony Orchestra". Folk Alley. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
4. Horowitz, Hal (June 7, 2018). "Indigo Girls: Live with the University of Colorado Symphony Orchestra". Creative Loafing. Retrieved March 1, 2020.

External links

• Official website  
• Press release from Rounder
• Announcement from the university
• Live with the University of Colorado Symphony Orchestra at Discogs (list of releases)
• Live with the University of Colorado Symphony Orchestra at MusicBrainz (list of releases)