SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10th, 2009 7pm: at the Broadmoor Community Church
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11th, 2009 2:30pm: at the First Christian Church

Bohuslav Martinu: Overture
Rebecca Clark: Viola Concerto - with guest artist Cathy Hanson, viola
Pyotr Ilyitch Tchaikovsky: Orchestral Suite No. 1 in D Minor, op. 43

The Chamber Orchestra has a reputation for bringing new and wonderful music (and plenty of “forgotten gems”) into the lives of Springs residents. Bohuslav Martinu’s vaguely named “Overture” is a tour de force for orchestra that he later acknowledged as one of his finest works, while Tchaikovsky’s First Orchestral Suite, though rarely performed, is mature and vibrant music composed on a break from symphonic form after his Fourth Symphony. Completely new to Colorado Springs is the music of Rebecca Clarke, an American composer whose inspired and lyrical music is only now getting the recognition it deserves.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7th, 2009 at 7pm: Broadmoor Community Church
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8th, 2009 at 2:30pm: First Christian Church

Richard Wagner: Siegfried Idyll
William Grant Still: From the Hearts of Women - with guest artist Rochelle Small, soprano
Carl Nielsen: Clarinet Concerto, op. 57 - with guest artist Ian Buckspan, clarinet
Antonín Dvořák: Czech Suite in D Major, op. 39

Matters of the heart dominate our November program, with rising New York soprano Rochelle Small in a stunning performance of William Grant Still’s charming “From the Hearts of Women.” Wagner’s “Siegfried Idyll” was a housewarming gift to his wife as they settled into their new home. Rounding out the program are Nielsen’s dynamic Clarinet Concerto and Dvořák’s soulful “Czech Suite.” This is likely to be the most poignant concert of the season.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 30th, 2009 at 7pm: Broadmoor Community Church
SUNDAY, JANUARY 31st, 2009 at 2:30pm: First Christian Church

Franz Joseph Haydn: Organ Concerto in C Major, Hob.XVIII:1 - with guest artist Carol Wilson, organ
Ottorino Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite III
Edward Elgar: Introduction and Allegro, op. 47 - with guest artists Veronika String Quartet
Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, op. 11

A special visit from the Veronika String Quartet headlines an evening of truly unmatched elegance. The Romanticism of Elgar and Mendelssohn share the stage with the lyricism of Respighi’s Ancient Airs and Dances and the timeless simplicity of Haydn, performed with special guest Carol Wilson.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27th, 2009 at 7pm: Broadmoor Community Church
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28th, 2009 at 2:30pm: First Christian Church

W. A. Mozart: Symphony No. 10 in G Major, K74
Franz Joseph Haydn: Sinfonia Concertante in B-Flat Major, Hob.1:105
Jorge Cardoso: Suite Indiana - with guest artists Dos Americas Guitar Duo
Carl Maria von Weber: Symphony No. 1 in C, op. 19

In collaboration with the Guitar Society of Colorado Springs, the Chamber Orchestra features two of the finest guitarists from the American continent in a new gem: Suite Indiana by Jorge Cardoso. Meanwhile, the best talent from the orchestra step up for Haydn’s masterful Sinfonia Concertante, and the concert is rounded out by rare performances of Mozart and Weber symphonies. This is virtuosity at the height of musical expression.

SATURDAY, APRIL 17th, 2009 at 7pm: Broadmoor Community Church
SUNDAY, APRIL 18th, 2009 at 2:30pm: First Christian Church

Sean Hennessy: Pikes Peak or Bust!
Gabriel Fauré: Ballade, op. 19 - with guest artist Susan Grace, piano
Louis Moreau Gottschalk: Grande Tarantelle for Piano & Orchestra, op. 67
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 in B-flat Major, op. 60

Susan Grace joins the Chamber Orchestra in Fauré’s haunting Ballade and Gottschalk’s incendiary Tarantelle for Piano and Orchestra. As if a Beethoven Symphony weren’t enough fire to end the season, rising film and television composer Sean Hennessy, who grew up in Colorado Springs, returns with a new concert work reflecting on his days in the shadow of the Peak.