Founded in 1942 by pianist Beth Miller Harrod, we have a uniquely rich history:
Rocky Ridge Music is one of the oldest summer music programs in the country.
Our summer campus is situated at the foot of Longs Peak (14,259 ft.), in the heart of Rocky Mountain National Park.
Near the turn of the century, novelist and poet Charles Edwin Hewes built the beautiful Hewes-Kirkwood Lodge, the Dining Hall, and many of the surrounding log cabins, which are now part of our 17 acre campus.
So great was his love for nature that all of the buildings were constructed using only logs of “fire-killed” trees. Not a single living tree fell in establishing the Hewes-Kirkwood Lodge. This love of nature and appreciation of our majestic mountain setting are still carried on today.
Our Timeline:
2025
| We established our Quartet in Residence Program, hosting the Callisto Quartet on campus.
| Our inaugural Art of Guitar Seminar opened to adult students in August.
•
2022
| We celebrated Rocky Ridge Music’s 80th Year
•
2021
| Our Nuestras Raíces: Música Mariachi Program launched, partnering with Colorado Youth Mariachi, Latino Cultural Arts Center, and others, providing student scholarships and offering the first fully-residential Mariachi program in the U.S.