A Winter’s Eve with David Arkenstone & Friends

About the Show 

Five-time GRAMMY® nominated composer and multi-instrumentalist David Arkenstone returns this holiday season with A Winter’s Eve with David Arkenstone & Friends, his ever-popular concert that fills audiences with joy and the holiday spirit. 

On stage, David and his talented ensemble ignite the season with beloved holiday classics reimagined, lively seasonal originals, and surprises that get audiences clapping and celebrating together. This one-night-only performance in Colorado Springs brings a vibrant musical blend of neo-classical crossover, new age, Celtic, orchestral, and world music to the ENT Center for the Arts at UCCS. David Arkenstone’s performances feature a wide array of instruments—including guitars, keyboards, flutes, violin, cello, mandolin, bass, viola, drums, and percussion—brought to life by his five-piece band of virtuoso musicians, who infuse every candlelit stage with spirited, festive energy. 

With more than 2 billion streams worldwide, over 70 albums released, and epic music heard everywhere from World of Warcraft to NBC Sports, Arkenstone continues to provide the soundtrack to millions of listeners’ lives across the globe. 

“Each winter I try to paint the season in sound,” says Arkenstone. “These concerts are joyful gatherings—familiar carols and festive new pieces that bring people together to share the excitement and wonder of the holidays.” 

About David Arkenstone 

Since his breakthrough album Valley in the Clouds (1987), David Arkenstone has become one of instrumental music’s most prolific and imaginative composers, earning five GRAMMY® nominations to date (2022, 2020, 2004, 2000, 1992). His expansive body of work includes chart-topping albums, film and television scores, sports themes (The Kentucky Derby, US Women's Figure Skating, Premiere League soccer), gaming scores for World of Warcraft, and holiday recordings that have become Yuletide favorites. 

Recent Highlights (2024–2025): 

Composed music for World of Warcraft —The War Within: Undermine(d) and Ghosts of K’aresh; performed at the GRAMMY® Museum (Los Angeles); Clouzine International Music Awards winner for Best New Age Video (“Ancient Magic Awakens” from Quest for the Runestone); World Entertainment Awards winner for Best Instrumental Album (Quest for the Runestone); Clouzine International Music Awards winner for Best Fantasy Album (Fairy Fantasy) and Best Fantasy Song (“Gathering in the Glade”); New Age Notes Radio Music Awards winner for Best Cinematic Soundtrack Album (Quest for the Runestone) and Best Cinematic Soundtrack Song (“Path of the Mountain’s Bones”); InterContinental Music Awards Best of North America in Contemporary Instrumental for “Reann Reawakened” and “Ancient Magic Awakens”; two Hollywood Independent Music Awards nominations (Best New Age/Ambient, Best Instrumental); Arkenstone Swiss Tour 2025 presented by Helvepic (Swiss music production company that created the 20th Anniversary “World of Warcraft: 20 Years of Music” concert series in Switzerland); and currently nominated for two World Entertainment Awards (Best New Age Song “Fairy Kingdom,” Best New Age Album Fairy Fantasy; awards ceremony to be held in February 2026).