The Cultural Caravan's Fourth Annual June Festival
Over ten days, we will present more than a dozen concerts including 6 MainStage concerts plus pop-up concerts all over town.

Schedule:

Friday, June 6, 2025

7:00 p.m: Kayla Marque: Opener of Portals

Join us for an unforgettable evening with Kayla Marque, one of the Boulder region’s most captivating musical voices. Born into a deeply creative family including her uncle, Larry Dunn of Earth, Wind and Fire Kayla’s artistry is a genre-bending fusion of ethereal pop, R&B, and soul, weaving themes of self-discovery, mental health, and empowerment into hypnotic soundscapes and raw, heartfelt storytelling.

Ensemble
Kayla Marque, voice and guitar
Wesley Watkins, singer
Yasmine Imani, singer
Ana Luna, violin

Saturday, June 7, 2025

7:00 p.m: Gabriel Santiago: Ritmos do Brasil

Join us for an extraordinary evening with Gabriel Santiago, an internationally recognized Brazilian guitarist and composer possessing "virtuosic brilliance" (Jazz 91.7 FM KRTU) whose music seamlessly blends jazz, Brazilian music, and classical composition.

For this incredible concert, Gabriel is joined by an all-star cast:
Gisele Duquè, vocals
Adriano Santos, drums
Peter Stoltzman, piano
Gonzalo Teppa, bass

Sunday, June 8, 2025

7:00 p.m: Rocky Duval: Hildegard, Reborn

Hildegard, Reborn, a new show by Rocky Duval and directed by Alyssa Weathersby that takes a unique look at the life and work of the extraordinary personality of Hildegard von Bingen. Despite immense challenges of life in the 12th century, von Bingen made her mark as a composer, writer, spiritual leader, the first German naturalist scientist. Today, she is considered a pioneer of feminism and holistic healing.

Featuring an ensemble cast:
Adrianna Mateo, singer, actor, violin
Rocky Duval, singer, actor, singing bowls, guitar
Alyssa Weathersby, director, singer, actor
leiken, singer, actor
Sydney Anderson, singer, actor, flute

Friday, June 13, 2025

7:00 p.m: Josh Halpern and Scott Ordway: Letters to My Daughters

At the heart of this powerful evening is Letters to My Daughters a new work by composer Scott Ordway and the first-ever new commissioned work by the Cultural Caravan, part of a new initiative exploring the inner lives of today’s most compelling composers. This deeply personal new piece by acclaimed composer Scott Ordway ("Exquisite"  The New York Times) unfolds as a series of musical letters to his young daughters, blending music and text into a searching reflection on love, memory, and inheritance.

Scott Ordway, composer
Josh Halpern, cello
Minyoung Kang, piano

Saturday, June 14, 2025

7:00 p.m: Raul Murciano: Cuban Crossroads

Pianist and composer Raúl Murciano, Jr., a founding member and musical director of Miami Sound Machine, brings an intimate, stripped-down performance to the Cultural Caravan, joined by a hand-selected ensemble of top Latin musicians from across the country. For this special concert, Murciano presents a personal and story-driven take on Cuban and Latin American music, blending his distinctive piano style, rich harmonies, and the Afro-Cuban rhythms that have shaped his career.

With decades of experience spanning touring, composing, producing, and teaching, Murciano has worked across genres from Latin jazz to orchestral music and film scores. A longtime professor at the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music, his deep connection to Latin music traditions informs both his performance and storytelling. This concert offers a rare opportunity to experience Murciano’s artistry in a setting that strips the music to its essence - intimate, vibrant, and deeply expressive.

Sunday, June 15, 2025

4:00 p.m: Festival Finale: Community Makes the Culture

After ten days of concerts celebrating artistic diversity across Boulder, the Cultural Caravan’s MainStage headliners unite for one extraordinary night of shared music and newfound connections. Now a beloved tradition, the Festival Finale is the Caravan’s marquee event a joyful and spirited culmination of our season, where boundaries between genre, culture, and audience dissolve. This year’s edition promises to be an unforgettable celebration of collaboration, creativity, and community.

Join early music mezzo-soprano Rocky Duval, cellist Josh Halpern, pop and R&B singer- songwriter Kayla Marque, Cuban bandleader and pianist Rau?l Murciano, and Brazilian guitarist-composer Gabriel Santiago for a not-to-be-missed performance blending their distinct musical worlds into something greater than the sum of its parts. Through songs, stories, and spontaneous moments, they’ll remind us why music at its heart is all about connection.

Date: June 5 - 15, 2025

Location:

Mountain View United Methodist Church
355 Ponca Place
Boulder, CO 80303

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