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RMUO2018-12DecFunnyFinalSmallTo find yourself in our next group photo, all you’ll need to do is join us in person in the Denver-metro area or virtually from anywhere beginning right after Labor Day in early September. No auditions, no pre-tests, no interviews, just you and your ukulele and your willingness to show up and not cry.

This winter we will be preparing a full-0n legit Christmas concert. It’s something we haven’t done since the early days of the orchestra and it’ll be beautiful, fun and it’ll make you a great player. Come join us.


Rehearsal Links will be posted HERE when we start back in September 2023. Bookmark this page.


Join our mission to take over the universe one ukulele player at a time.  More info?

  • Play with the orchestra. Go HERE.
  • Get better at ukulele. Go HERE.
  • Get started on ukulele. Go HERE.
  • Try guitar. Go HERE.
  • Try harmonica. Go HERE.

We had a couple of concerts this spring:

May 16: Lakewood Concert!

  • First Half Link to Join https://youtube.com/live/ID4JS2319Jg?feature=share
  • Second Half Link to Join https://youtube.com/live/eJq4Ju7Xb_I?feature=share

May 13 Rocky Mountain Ukulele Orchestra ’80s Mix-Tape on Ukulele at Historic Grant Avenue in Denver!

  • Link to Join https://youtube.com/live/pHkQIWxrB8w?feature=share

JollyRogerLogoNewGet Started and Get Better

When you learn to play ukulele in almost every place in the world, they’ll start you with a few chords, usually C, F and G7, and they’ll help you get strumming, and then the slap in the face … you have to sing!

We’re not against that sort of thing, in fact, it’s still kinda fun to play that way.

But there’s a whole lot more to ukulele — and music — than scraping away at those four strings while trying to hold a tune with your lungs. As an orchestra, we want you to be great at all the ways you can play our instrument, and that always starts with playing melody, reading music, getting together and creating ensembles, maybe a little bit of music theory, maybe writing your own music, and maybe using other instruments in addition to your ukulele.

At Jolly Roger Ukulele you’ll learn all the necessary techniques to take you to the next level and to get you started making music in ways you never even imagined. And when you’re ready, you can teach somebody else to do the same thing. Go to Jolly Roger Ukulele.


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Our Traveling Ensemble

The FLEAS! It should come as no surprise we have a small group of maniacs in our orchestra who actually practice, play a more advanced repertoire, and are generally gah-gah for ukulele. If you have an event where some of the best ukulele performers in Denver might make for a fun time, the Fleas are your team. Drop us a line as early as possible and we’ll start a conversation with you about event details. More info is HERE.


Orchestra Mission

Rocky Mountain Ukulele Orchestra is a 501(c)3 non-profit dedicated to arranging a diverse rehearsed music repertoire for solo and ensemble performance in an educational atmosphere. We promote introductory and advanced music development using the ukulele as our principal instrument. We nurture beginning ukulele players as well as composers, advanced performers, and teachers, and we actively encourage community involvement to promote music education for everyone.

Thanks To

The Rocky Mountain Ukulele Orchestra thanks Jim Olson (the dude with the vision to give this a try way back in 2011 when ukulele wasn’t hip), Kelly Graham, Susan Martin, Nathalie Renfroe, Tim Hoffman, John Jungerberg and the rest of the staff with the City of Lakewood’s Heritage, Culture and the Arts division from the old days and the new. They’ve helped us with a place to call home, creating a wonderful environment for teaching and learning music. As we’ve grown, we’ve enjoyed and appreciated the staffs at Washington Heights, Lakewood Cultural Center, Clements Community Center, Historic Grant Avenue, and Green Mountain United Methodist church. A lot of people have tolerated us over the years … thank you!

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King Soopers Supports Ukuleles!

You Can Support Ukulele Education in Colorado Every Time You Buy Groceries

Click HERE or on the King Soopers logo above and register your “fob” your “King Soopers card” or your phone number as your “Alternate ID” and every time you buy groceries, King Soopers will make a donation to the Rocky Mountain Ukulele Orchestra. We’ll use that money to pay our teachers to offer free ukulele classes around the state!

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Rocky Mountain Ukulele Orchestra
800 N Washington St Unit 1102
Denver, CO 80203

Headquarters

World (Domination) Headquarters
216 South Grant Street
Denver, CO 80209

Contact Us!

303-984-0777
info@ukuleleorchestra.org

Rehearsals

12755 West Cedar Drive
Lakewood, CO 80228
(Northeast Corner Basement Door)

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