A review by Marc Shulgold A list of Greatest Hits from the Baroque would be incomplete without Vivaldi’s tuneful “Four Seasons” and Bach’s brilliant “Brandenburg” Concertos. It’s not unusual to […]
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Lynn Harrell and Friends Serve Up Musical Magic
By Marc Shulgold Quite a coup for the Colorado Chamber Players to enlist the services of internationally renowned cellist Lynn Harrell. Not only was he present for an exceptional concert […]
Concerto Premiere Honors a Hero Violinist
A review by Marc Shulgold On January 13, 2012, the massive cruise ship Costa Condordia was ripped open by an undersea rock off of Isola del Giglio on Italy’s Tuscan […]
Hidden Masterpieces: Choral Music Beyond the Mainstream – Ars Nova February 2018
A review by Betsy Schwarm Count on the Ars Nova Singers to delve into repertoire that is four centuries old and yet find offerings that are new and different – […]
Duruflé in Denver: Ars Nova and Friends
Review by Betsy Schwarm Over 32 years, the Boulder-based Ars Nova Singers have built a reputation as one of the finest a cappella choirs anywhere. Their concert October 6 in […]
Dancing Above, Singing Below: Ars Nova and Frequent Flyers at the Dairy
A review by Marc Shulgold In their spoken introduction, Tom Morgan and Nancy Smith welcomed their audience to the Dairy Arts Center by cutely alternating words and phrases in explaining […]
Celebrating a Decade of Baroque Brilliance
A review by Marc Shulgold In greeting his audience at the Bahá’í Center in Denver Sunday afternoon, Frank Nowell promised that this season-ending concert by his Baroque Chamber Orchestra of […]
Ars Nova Singers’ “Shared Visions”
A review by Gwen Gray What would it feel like to hear a poem of your own creating rise up, take flight and fill your ears with angelic voices through […]
3rd Law Dance/Theater’s “Elision Project Vol. 1”
A review by Gwen Gray The crowd at the Dairy Arts Center quiets. A young man appears on stage, barefooted, a headset microphone at his lips and a smartphone in […]
Denver Phil Brings It On Home
A review by Marc Shulgold Sold-out orchestral concerts are a rarity in these parts—standing-room-only is simply unheard of. Unless you’re talking about the Denver Philharmonic. The 67-year-old ensemble (having gone […]
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