Pro Musica Colorado Chamber Orchestra Cynthia Katsarelis, Music Director and Conductor Yumi-Hwang Williams, guest soloist Antonio Vivaldi Spring and Summer from The Four Seasons Yumi Hwang-Williams, Violin Aaron Copland Appalachian Spring: Ballet for Martha, Suite for 13 players Jordan M. Holloway Three Coloradan Snowscapes (World Premiere) *Jordan is the 2020 winner of the Composition Competition […]
Achieving Zoomness: Performing Arts Online

A preview by Betsy Schwarm, January 13, 2021 It is at times like those of the past ten months that the performing arts can mean the most. Not only is it a chance to gather together in a shared artistic experience, it is also a reminder of the marvelous things that mankind can create, especially […]
Holiday Moods

Pro Musica Colorado Chamber Orchestra Cynthia Katsarelis, Music Director and Conductor Yumi Hwang-Williams, guest soloist Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Novelletten No. 1 Archangelo Corelli Christmas Concerto Antonio Vivaldi Fall and Winter from The Four Seasons, Yumi Hwang-Williams, violin Antonín Dvořák String Serenade Antonín Dvořák’s Serenade for String Orchestra has been described as “balm for […]
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 are not quite what they have usually been. However, if one needed some reassurance that there is still joy to be found, Pro Musica’s programs […]
Holiday Moods

Pro Musica Colorado Chamber Orchestra Cynthia Katsarelis, Music Director and Conductor Yumi Hwang-Williams, guest soloist Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Novelletten No. 1 Archangelo Corelli Christmas Concerto Antonio Vivaldi Fall and Winter from The Four Seasons, Yumi Hwang-Williams, violin Antonín Dvořák String Serenade Antonín Dvořák’s Serenade for String Orchestra has been described as “balm for […]
Composing Climate: CONCERT CANCELLED

Ludwig Van Beethoven Symphony No. 6 “Pastoral” Gwyneth Walker Earth and Sky ~ Featuring: Musica Harmonia String Trio Dianna Link World Premiere (CU Composition Competition winner) This program celebrates nature, but also raises concern about climate change. Beethoven himself named his Symphony No. 6, Pastoral, and provided a note for his first audience describing his […]
Composing Climate: CONCERT CANCELLED

Ludwig Van Beethoven Symphony No. 6 “Pastoral” Gwyneth Walker Earth and Sky ~ Featuring: Musica Harmonia String Trio Dianna Link World Premiere (CU Composition Competition winner) This program celebrates nature, but also raises concern about climate change. Beethoven himself named his Symphony No. 6, Pastoral, and provided a note for his first audience describing his […]
Composing Climate: CONCERT CANCELLED

Ludwig Van Beethoven Symphony No. 6 “Pastoral” Gwyneth Walker Earth and Sky ~ Featuring: Musica Harmonia String Trio Dianna Link World Premiere (CU Composition Competition winner) This program celebrates nature, but also raises concern about climate change. Beethoven himself named his Symphony No. 6, Pastoral, and provided a note for his first audience describing his […]
Diverse Voices

Rudy Perrault Exodus William Grant Still Danzas de Panama Gabriela Lena Frank Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout This concert features terrific and engaging music by composers whose delightful voices need more opportunity to be enjoyed. Featured composers will be African American composers William Grant Still and Gabriela Frank, along with music from Haiti. When the Czech […]
Diverse Voices

Rudy Perrault Exodus William Grant Still Danzas de Panama Gabriela Lena Frank Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout This concert features terrific and engaging music by composers whose delightful voices need more opportunity to be enjoyed. Featured composers will be African American composers William Grant Still and Gabriela Frank, along with music from Haiti. When the […]
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