A preview by Betsy Schwarm Choral Christmas concerts often rely on old favorites. There’s comfort to be found in hearing them, much like the comfort of a cup of hot […]
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Seicento Launches its 10th Anniversary Season Reliving a Long-Ago Wedding Bash
A preview by Marc Shulgold The Grand Duke of Tuscany, Ferdinando I de’ Medici, and Christina of Lorraine were married in Florence in May, 1589, and it must have been a […]
Love Makes the Melody Immortal: the Music of Louis Lewandowski
A preview by Betsy Schwarm “Liebe macht das Lied unsterblich!” = “Love makes the song (or melody) immortal!” The exclamation point is on the original inscription, so let’s carry it […]
Stories on Stage presents Harmony of the World
A preview by Nicolette Vajtay “Short stories are a perfect little snapshot of life on planet Earth,” said Artistic Director of Stories on Stage, Anthony Powell, as we chatted over […]
Ars Nova Singers Have It “Made”
By Marc Shulgold “We live in unusual times,” Tom Morgan observed, quietly stating the obvious. As the founder and longtime music director of the Ars Nova Singers, the 59-year-old conductor […]
Can Music Co-Exist With Social Relevance?
A preview by Marc Shulgold Cynthia Katsarelis acknowledges that the title of her orchestra’s season-opening concert offers a unifying, uplifting theme: “Rainbow Strings! A Concert of Hope.” But then she […]
Return and Restoration: A New Season with St. Martin’s Chamber Choir
By Betsy Schwarm In troubled times, music can be the perfect balm: soothing the soul and heartening one for the future. Alas that, for the past year and a half, […]
How a Denver-based rapper, theater company teamed up to create Phamaly’s “Alice in Wonderland”
Reprinted from The Denver Post by Lisa Kennedy By LISA KENNEDY | lkennedywriter@gmail.com | The Denver PostPUBLISHED: August 12, 2021 at 6:00 a.m. | UPDATED: August 12, 2021 at 7:41 a.m.0 It seems so obvious in […]
Music for Midsummer: A Golden Evening for Baroque Music
Review by Elyn Joy Few would deny the strangeness of this past year. Through it, we’ve come to know well the feeling of isolation. We’ve learned how to reconcile the hidden, sequestered parts of ourselves with the human […]
At 15, Colorado’s Baroque Orchestra Looks Back – and Forward
A preview by Marc Shulgold There were no Baroque-trumpet fanfares when musical life resumed in May 2021 for the Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado (BCOC). A socially distanced audience in […]
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Ars Nova Presents a Chain of Inspiration
By Marc Shulgold For Tom Morgan, the concept for concerts by his chamber choir seems pretty straight forward. In fact the title of those concerts and name of...
A Melodic Journey Through Love’s Follies
A Preview by Toni Tresca In the world of love, not every romance ends with ‘happily ever after.’ Despite what pop culture has drilled into us since we...
A French Connection in the Rockies
A preview by Betsy Schwarm Ah, the best laid plans of mice and men – and musicians! Invite a French-based string ensemble to Denver for a concert...
