SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10th, 2009 7pm: at the Broadmoor Community Church
Saturday night only at 6:15 p.m.: pre-concert lecture by Michael Grace, additional comments by Liane Curtis (Rebecca Clarke Society)
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11th, 2009 2:30pm: at the First Christian Church

Bohuslav Martinu: Overture (Notes)
Rebecca Clarke: Sonata for Viola and Orchestra - with guest artist Cathy Hanson, viola (Notes)
Pyotr Ilyitch Tchaikovsky: Orchestral Suite No. 1 in D Minor, op. 43 (Notes)

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, a British composer of American heritage whose inspired and lyrical music is only now getting the recognition it deserves.

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7th, 2009 at 7pm: Broadmoor Community Church
Saturday night only at 6:15p.m.: Pre-concert lecture by Peggy Shivers, and the COS principal clarinet Jay Norman
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8th, 2009 at 2:30pm: First Christian Church

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

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.

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SATURDAY, JANUARY 30th, 2010 at 7pm: Broadmoor Community Church
Saturday night only at 6:15 p.m.: Pre-concert lecture by Martha Booth
SUNDAY, JANUARY 31st, 2010 at 2:30pm: First Christian Church

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

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.

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**Special Run-out concert, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26th, 7pm: Family of Christ Lutheran Church, 675 Baptist Rd**
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27th, 2010 at 7pm: Broadmoor Community Church
Saturday night only at 6:15 p.m.: Charles Cabell and Amateur Pianists International
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28th, 2010 at 2:30pm: First Christian Church

W. A. Mozart: Symphony No. 10 in G Major, K74 (Notes)
Franz Joseph Haydn: Sinfonia Concertante in B-Flat Major, Hob.1:105 (Notes)
Fredrick Chopin: Piano Concerto No 2, Op 21 - with guest artist Paul Romero
Carl Maria von Weber: Symphony No. 1 in C, op. 19 (Notes)

In collaboration with the Amateur Pianists International, the Chamber Orchestra brings 2003 API competition Paul Romero playing the Piano Concerto No. 2, Op.21 composed by Fredrick Chopin in 1830. 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.

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SATURDAY, APRIL 17th, 2010 at 7pm: Broadmoor Community Church
Saturday night only at 6:15 p.m.: Pre-concert lecture by Herbert Beattie
SUNDAY, APRIL 18th, 2010 at 2:30pm: First Christian Church

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

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.

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