Live music, made in Brighton.
For more than two decades, the BrightonMusic Orchestra has filled Brighton, Colorado with live music — concerts played by your neighbors, most of them free, at First Presbyterian Church.
The 2026–27 Season
Four concerts, October through May, plus a musical with Platte Valley Theatre Arts.
Admission is free for most events. Concerts begin at 4:00 PM on Sundays unless noted.
Sweeney Todd — with Platte Valley Theatre Arts
BrightonMusic players formed the pit orchestra for PVTA’s Sweeney Todd, led by Bonnie Simcox.
20th Annual Homespun Concert
Every song comes from Colorado: a program of music by Colorado composers, several of them BrightonMusic’s own. Free and open to the public.
Program & flyer
Orchestra
- The Beautiful Sensation Rag — Lew J. Novy, completed by Louis Jendras
- Due to the Incident — Ernest Ebell
- Fanfare for the D20 — James Pauley
- The Ballerina within an Emerald Woodland — Will Jefferies
- Snow Falling in Autumn — Chris Pilsner
Choir and Orchestra
- Since You’ve Asked — Judy Collins, arr. Kat McCusker
- The Pasture — Z. Randall Stroope
- Nine to Five — Dolly Parton, arr. Kat McCusker (women’s chorus)
Choir
- Longer — Dan Fogelberg
- Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean — Thomas à Becket, arr. Bonnie Simcox
- That Which Remains — Andrea Ramsey
31st Annual Christmas Festival Concert
The afternoon opens at 3:30 PM with Bright’nJazz, flute ensemble and friends, followed by the BrightonMusic Choir and Orchestra at 4:00 PM. Free and open to the public.
Classics Concert
Annie Get Your Gun — in Concert
Four performances at the Armory. Tickets and prices will be announced here.
Our Ensembles
One organization, 3 ways to make music.
BrightonMusic Orchestra
Full community orchestra performing 4–5 concerts each season — from Homespun favorites to the annual Christmas Festival and Classics concerts.
Kat McCusker, founding director · Megan Spaulding, assistant director
BrightonMusic Choir
Voices from across the community, joining the orchestra for featured programs and performing choral works throughout the season.
Deanna Marcy, director
Bright’nJazz
A volunteer big band dedicated to swing and jazz standards, playing events across the Brighton community. Visit brightnjazz.org.
Kat McCusker, director
Play With Us
“The orchestra welcomes musicians of any talent level — enthusiasm is all that’s needed.”
Dust off the instrument in the closet. Whether you last played in high school or perform every weekend, there’s a chair for you.
Email us to joinOrchestra rehearsals Saturdays, 1:30–3:30 PM
First Presbyterian Church of Brighton
Choir rehearsals Sundays, 6:30–8:00 PM
First Presbyterian Church of Brighton
Questions [email protected]
Support the Music
Keep the concerts free.
BrightonMusic Choir and Orchestra, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) public charity (tax-exempt since September 15, 2003). Every donation is tax deductible and goes directly to bringing live music to the community.
Donate by mail
Make checks out to BrightonMusic and mail to:
Sheryl Bain, Treasurer
8554 E. 148th Circle
Thornton, CO 80602
King Soopers Rewards
Enroll in Community Rewards on your King Soopers account and search for “brightonmusic” — a portion of every shop is donated, at no cost to you.
Give online
BrightonMusic is supported in part by Colorado’s Scientific & Cultural Facilities District (SCFD).