
Jon Forshee

CO RenFair - yoohoo! A very hot day spent amongst the wonders of the Renaissance 🙂
4 weeks ago


A fantastic meeting and recital of the Aspen Composers' Conference - again! It's a humbling pleasure to make such creative friends...
2 months ago

Hardcover of MUSIC IN THE APOCALYPTIC MODE has just arrived from Brill! Thanks to Lorenzo and Colin, the tireless editors who made it all happen!
3 months ago

Reviewing my new trpt+computer piece with the phenomenal trumpeter Glen Whitehead - an amazing premiere was soon after...
3 months ago

With the amazing computer musician Xu Xuesi in Green Mountain Falls!
3 months ago

What blue!! Out on a walk, and after a rain the colors are fantastic!
3 months ago

Performing with Mary France and Colin McAllister in Baraboo, WI, at the Al. Ringling Theater...an amazing experience in a stunning venue!
1 year ago

Excited for Nostos and The Lydian Trio, with Mary France & Colin McAllister, happening August 13, 2022 in Baraboo, WI! The woods of Meskousing...
1 year ago

While it's still on the wall at the Ent Center, Robin Richardson's amazing poster for my solo recital, "Sounding Time / Cosmic Sounding", on May 4th...an amazing experience, seems like just yesterday!
1 year ago

At the Denver performance of Bach's Coffee Kantata...amazing!!
1 year ago

For the Sounding Time / Cosmic Sounding concert on May 4th...fest. Apokatastas!
1 year ago

Beetle with Poppies, mvt. 13 of Vivarium... amazing images by Danielle Rae Miller. #danielleraemiller #nebulaensemble
2 years ago

New work with artist Danielle Rae Miller...tableau 1, Iris with Cicada, is on the way...
2 years ago


Vibrant skies viewed from LJ....a terrific afternoon at the beach.
2 years ago


Detail from a wall hanging... #movements
2 years ago



Apokatastasis released on OSCD48...so beautiful alongside Benjamin Boretz's Downtime. A fantastic curation, expertly presented!
2 years ago



Perfect ziggurat for bird watching, west of the Sangre de Cristo mountains. #ziggurat #birdwatching
2 years ago

The inimitable Russell Craig Richardson at the Maverick Concert Hall near Woodstock, where David Tudor premiered 4'33"...!
2 years ago

2021 production of Medea at UCCS, music by student composers, Jon Forshee, music director - what a show!
2 years ago

Excellent performance of Clapping Music with Kitty Mist at UCCS....shifty!
2 years ago



UCCS' new Moog Theremini arrived!! Guess who is obsessed with this beautiful instrument!
3 years ago


Hangin' with Rocket during an early, and cold, winter morning... #wintercat #lastdaysof2020
3 years ago




Installation in the field next to UCCS...a welcome, strange sight to stumble upon during a hike... #artinstallation #mountainhike #uccs
3 years ago

By James Tenney, an all-time favorite!
3 years ago

Head in the clouds at 12,000+ ft, looking towards Aspen along down the Continental Divide...rarified airs... #independencepass #daytripintheclouds #jonforshee
3 years ago

Flames of the Twist Spine Prickly Pear...beautiful, but watch how you touch! #pricklypear #dangerousflame
3 years ago

A gift palette from the mountain sky... #playingtheclouds
3 years ago

Sigh. This lovely, faded, chipped, ashy font featuring Amor carrying Cupid has enchanted my back porch for years...it reminds me of the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili... #hypnerotomachiapoliphili
3 years ago


Another Double Rainbow... #doublerainbow
3 years ago

Swamp Angel shelter at 10,,606 FT! Ah the views...from Swamp Angel. #shelterinplaceatthetop #mineralbelttrail
3 years ago

A Window Always Open On The Mountain... #aliengeology #mountainformations #beingoutside
3 years ago

Mountain town opera house in Leadville CO...Rossini at 10,000+ feet? Yes! #taboroperahouse #rossini #mountainhike
3 years ago



Crocus flowers starting to bloom...always love this time of year for hiking... #crocusflowers #beautyinthemountains
3 years ago





Walking with a cloud, luxurious in blue robes, shapes pronounce themselves. #walkingwithclouds #spiraljetty #mountainskies #theworldasitis
3 years ago

Just keepin' an eye on the dogs... #outdoordiscovery #dogssavelives #coloradohiking #aninvisibleeye #socialdistanceinthewoods
3 years ago

Nourishing Concert: live stream performance of #gurdjieff piano works by Yleana Bautista, presented by The Mexico Gurdjieff Foundation, April 18, 6:30-7:30 MT. Very well attended, too 🙏 #gurdjieffmusic #yleanabautista #musicofanevening
3 years ago

Inspired by poet Dorota Czerner to share another from Stein's Tarot - also my favorite deck. This is The Fool..."Access/ from everywhere/ levereage/ for none ." = truly a card for today. #dorotaczerner #charlesstein #abeautifulsaturday @dorotkacz
3 years ago

Rocket stretching out on my notes after I've taken them off the wall...to be updated with new projects & deadlines. #outwiththeoldinwiththenew #wallchart #funwithmycat
3 years ago

Bundled up for a crisp morning walk...in a time of cholera. Here the sounds of crisis are masked by the quiet. #safeoutside #hikingsights #morningwalk
3 years ago

I feel more like i do now than i did a while ago... #deepdream
3 years ago

Clapping in circles... #fernandopessoa
3 years ago

Stumbled upon this pentagram dreamcatcher hanging in the foothills woods nearby. #dreamcatcher #hikingsights #nodistancefromnature
4 years ago





Listening to the lovely sounds of Wind Harps at UCCS. Grateful for these wonderful sounds...almost electric. #windharp #soundart
4 years ago

Really looking forward to my talk & premiere of Apokatastasis...next year! All is postponed, almost as though the apocalyptic nature of this work became more than metaphor...
4 years ago

These effortlessly bold white flowers were spotted by Erika sprouting out of nowhere. NOWHERE = NOW + HERE.
4 years ago

That I can pull up Ben Boretz's music on my TV, and having it inhabit the work space, stills borders on the miraculous to me... #benjaminboretz #openspacemagazine #pianomusic
4 years ago


The Incense Bird. Remember Perfume = par fumé, "by way of smoke"...?
4 years ago

Cleaning my glass work desk, and Rocket wanted his picture taken 🐱
4 years ago

Crazy alien plants on our walk... #plantsonawalk
4 years ago

I see such wisdom in Rocket's gaze... #hangingwithmycat
4 years ago


Ouf, the clouds can seem miraculous up here at 6,000+ ft. Such rarefied airs...this shot taken while 2 dogs pulling at their leashes 🐶🐺 #littlefluffyclouds #dogwalking
4 years ago



Hittin' the hot springs (er, just after) at 8,000 ft! Who's that by the totem pole?
4 years ago


Our dear Julio, you are and have been a good, fun, gentle companion. Rest in peace,we will meet again. 😌
4 years ago


Rocket earning his keep. I wouldn't record this except that Rocket seemed so proud... #catandmouse #circleoflife #milestoneswithmycat
4 years ago

Oil painting of G. Gurdjieff at a friend's place...nice. #gurdjieff #painting #wakeup
4 years ago

Being Outside, around corn...lots of corn.
4 years ago