Creations Concert 2026
One of the Most Important Events of Our Year!
At DaVinci, improvisation is a core element of our unique Whole Music Approach. We actively teach and encourage students to improvise in lessons and over time, that improvisation often evolves into original compositions. It is truly remarkable to see what our students create when given the space and tools to explore.
Each year, these student compositions are professionally arranged and orchestrated, then performed live at our annual Creations Concert. The concert features ensembles of top local musicians, including many of our own DaVinci teachers, to bring student works to life on stage in a powerful and affirming way.
This event is not just a recital; it is a celebration of creativity and authorship. It reinforces to students that they are not only performers, but composers.
Date: Sunday, May 3, 2026
Time: afternoon TBD
Location: TBD
Cost: $180 per composer. The Creations Concert fee goes toward the professional arrangers and the professional musicians who will be playing your piece on stage. It also includes complimentary tickets for the composer and their parents or guardians (a $60 value.)
The Creations Concert is open to all of our DCMA students. See your teacher or inquire at the office for more information.
Written score, student picture, and a short video of the student playing their original piece are due to the DaVinci office by March 20th, 2026. A photo of the student and additional information is due by April 3rd, 2026.
To get an idea about what a Creations Concert looks like, you can view our 2024 Creations Concert videos on our DaVinci Center for Musical Arts YouTube channel. We also have albums you can view of previous students’ scores along with their professionally-arranged scores in our waiting room at our Broomfield Center.
Creations Concert FAQs
Am I, or my child, ready to submit an original song?
Please don’t let the word composition intimidate you or your students! The Creations Concert is meant to celebrate creativity at every level.
In past years, we’ve received beautifully complex works, and we’ve also received just a few measures with a simple melody line. Both are equally welcome. This is all that is required for innate, beginning creativity to be unleashed. Even a simple melody can be expanded by the arrangers and performed with great artistry, depth and excellence by our teachers/performers. The more students improvise/compose, the more complex their creations become, so yearly participation really pays off. Without musical creation, musicians are not fully whole, and as with the spoken language, the language of music is easily learned and expressed. Music from within is the purest form of expression.
What is the process to join the CC?
Make sure your teacher knows that you are interested and confirm their creations work with the student at each lesson, year round. Inspire the student whenever, wherever possible. After the student improvises/composes the song/snippet/melody, the teacher helps write the music for the students, since music, like our language, is always spoken firstly at a very profound level, and then we learn to read and write it slowly.
How can I stay informed about the Creations Concert?
Look for emails, posters, newsletters and also the website, in addition to asking your teacher or speaking to Amber in the office for any questions or concerns.
What are my responsibilities as a parent/composer?
Make sure to submit the written score and a casual recording of the composer playing the piece by the deadline, March 20th. They can be uploaded with the link provided in the DCMA communications (coming soon!) Also make sure that a short blurb (a few sentences or a paragraph on the origination of the song, or something the listener would enjoy learning about the composition) and a picture of the composer is submitted by the April 15th so that the online album of scores/pics/blurbs/arrangements can be completed by concert date. The Album is a great keepsake for years to come.
Why is the concert fee so high?
Professional musicians and arrangers are rare and their time is often stretched to the max. Most performers, and especially the arrangers, donate large amounts of their time and energy to make this event a reality. We ask a limited number of musicians to perform, doing justice to the music, so that we can keep the costs a low as possible for the families and still be fair and kind to the musicians/arrangers. Concert fees are typically between $185-$200 per student with some family discounts available and a few scholarships available. Those who participate in the King Soopers Reward program or the RaiseRight program will be given special consideration for scholarship.
How do I pay for the concert fees?
A google form will be sent via email for everyone to fill out, with information and permissions to participate. It will also contain the agreement for the concert fees to be process via the card on file at a specified date, likely late April.