Contemporaneous Concertos opens Festival Week with a display of phenomenal examples of solo concerto and concerto grosso genres. Ysmael Reyes performs the Colorado premiere of a recently rediscovered concerto by Telemann—on […]
Bach and Beyond: Boulder Bach’s Spring “Festival Week”

Johann Sebastian Bach: the music and the name are timeless, like a Gibraltar of great music. Beethoven has myriad admirers, as does Mozart. However, both masters studied JS Bach’s works, […]
A Baroque Christmas—Händel’s “Messiah” with Boulder Bach Festival, December 19

Our December concert offers a thrilling opportunity to hear Händel’s Messiah (Christmas portion) as you’ve never heard it before! Performed by one-per-part instrumental and vocal soloists, Carrettin’s rendition offers delightful […]
A Sweet & Savory Mix

Cynthia Miller Freivogel, violin Frank Nowell, harpsichord Paul Morton, theorbo & guitar Three Sonatas from Arcangelo Corelli’s Opus 5, including La Folia, and works from his re-discovered Italian predecessor Isabella […]
Flights of Fancy
Telemann‘s light-hearted Don Quixote Suite, two different versions of La Folia, a popular tune that has captured composers’ imaginations for over 400 years, and music by Arcangelo Corelli and Joseph […]
Holiday Moods Sparkle with Pro Musica

Review by Betsy Schwarm The concerts offered this first weekend of December by the Pro Musica Chamber Orchestra bore the heading “Holiday Moods.” Admittedly, in this particular year, holiday moods […]
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