A Violinist’s Dream- Deferred; Simone Spadino Pippa and Colorado Chamber Players

by Anne Di Candido Griffin, reprinted with kind permission from January “Andiamo” magazine Simone Spadino Pippa, a twenty-two-year-old concert violinist from Potenza, Italy will never forget the Pandemic of 2020. […]

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Love Changes Everything with Colorado Chamber Players

Preview Article by Betsy Schwarm, originally published in 2022 Re-published in January 2023: a virtual re-broadcast (no live performances) of the February 2022 “Love Changes Everything” program is available from […]

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Timeless and Today in a Single Program:  Pro Musica Colorado

Preview article by Betsy Schwarm The greatest music is timeless, still speaking to us generations later.  The best of current music acknowledges that timelessness, while also bringing something new to […]

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The Almond Trees in Bloom: Colorado Hebrew Chorale and Kol Nashim celebrate Tu B’Shvat

Preview article by Betsy Schwarm Fresh, new music – timeless hopes and dreams – a community gathered together to raise its voice in song:  surely, those are some of the […]

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Stunning Flamenco Fusion at Swallow Hill

A review by Adam Goldstein Miguel Espinoza summoned very specific imagery to go along with the complex compositions he played for the audience at Swallow Hill Music on December 2nd. […]

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3rd Law Dance/Theater’s Upcoming “Adaptation: A New Love Story”

A preview by Gwen Gray How does a performing arts organization tackle the heaviest, most existential topics of our times, do them justice, and entertain and delight audiences along the […]

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Stone Animals: The Weird and Wonderful with Stories on Stage

A preview by Nicolette Vajtay Can you feel the spirits hovering closer to the veil as we near October 31st?  Those goose bumps on your arm may be from a […]

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Apotheosis of the Dance: Pro Musica Colorado

A preview by Betsy Schwarm Theoretically, to be the ‘apotheosis of the dance,’ dancers should be involved.  Not in this case!  It’s an all-instrumental concert to be presented November 19 […]

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Charm and Delight from Ballet Ariel

A review by Betsy Schwarm Production photographs by David Andrews New productions of standard ballets are not unknown.  Especially this time of year, many choreographers dream of putting their own […]

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Baroque in the Twilight Zone

A preview by Betsy Schwarm For many persons, the phrase ‘Twilight Zone’ brings to mind a repeating four-note musical motif, as well as both the face and the voice of […]

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