We perform at two locations*:
First Christian Church 16 E. Platte Ave., Colorado Springs, CO 80903;
Broadmoor Community Church at 315 Lake Ave., Colorado Springs, CO 80906
*Special events may be held at other locations.
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A Midsummer Night’s Music V: A Garden Idyll
Tuesday, June 8, 2010, 6 PM
Hillside Gardens, 1006 S. Institute St, Colorado Springs
Tickets are SOLD OUT!
Community in Unison Concert/Volunteer Festival
Friday, September 10th, 2010
Volunteer Festival 3:00 Concert 7:00
First United Methodist Church, 420 N. Nevada Ave. Colorado Springs, CO 80903
Season Premiere
Saturday, October 9th, 2010 at 7 pm: Broadmoor Community Church
—Saturday night only at 6:15 pm: Pre-concert lecture by Herbert Beattie.
Sunday, October 10th, 2010 at 2:30 pm: First Christian Church
Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 73 in D Major “La chasse”*
Maurice Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Major* – with guest artist Kelly Zuercher, piano
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F Major, op. 93*
The 27th season of the Chamber Orchestra of the Springs opens in good humor with Haydn’s Symphony No. 73 “The Hunt,” one of his most joyous and witty works. Kelly Zuercher joins the Chamber Orchestra to revisit the Ravel Piano Concerto, and jazz-influenced piece that shaped Zuercher’s early career. Rounding out the festivities is Beethoven’s Eighth Symphony—an unlikely comic symphony written by the great composer just before changing the world of music with his Ninth Symphony.
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Emerging from Darkness: Life after WW2
Saturday, November 6th, 2010 at 7 pm: Broadmoor Community Church
—Saturday night only at 6:15 pm: Pre-concert lecture by: TBD
Sunday, November 7th, 2010 at 2:30 pm: First Christian Church
Dmitri Shostakovich: Chamber Symphony, op. 110a*
Aaron Copland: Clarinet Concerto –with guest artist Ian Buckspan, clarinet
Ralph Vaughan William: Symphony No. 5 in D Major
It was the aftermath of World War II: America celebrated, England rebuilt, and the USSR sank into darkness. Three of the most stunning works of this period come together to create a poignant experience of life after the most tragic human conflict in history.
Program Notes
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Voices of Light: COS and the Colorado Vocal Arts Ensemble
Saturday January 29th, 2011 at 7 p.m Broadmoor Community Church
—Saturday night only at 6:15 pm: Pre-concert lecture by: Martha Hopkins Booth
Sunday, January 30th, 2011 at 2:30 pm First Christian Church
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Per pietà, non ricercate, K.420
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Misero! O sogno—Aura, che intorno spiri, K.431
Guest artist: John Lindsey, tenor
Camille Saint-Saëns: Symphony in A Major
George Frideric Handel: Coronation Anthem: The King Shall Rejoice, HWV259
Guest Artists: Colorado Vocal Arts Ensemble (CVAE), Deborah Teske, conductor
Morten Lauridsen: Lux Aeterna*
Guest Artists: Colorado Vocal Arts Ensemble (CVAE),
Composer Morten Lauridsen is a rising star, with audiences enthralled by his beautiful harmonies and lyricism. Lux Aeterna is the first major work of Lauridsen performed in our region, and caps off a program of luminations by Mozart, Saint-Saëns, and Handel. Colorado Vocal Arts Ensemble, the finest vocal ensemble in our region, joins the Chamber Orchestra along with rising young tenor John Lindsey for an unforgettable concert experience.
Program Notes
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Illuminations of Genius
Saturday, February 26th, 2011 at 7:00 pm Broadmoor Community Church
—Saturday night only at 6:15 pm: Pre-concert lecture by: Michael Grace
Sunday, February 27th, 2011 at 2:30 pm First Christian Church
Benjamin Britten: Les Illuminations*
Guest Artist: Marlissa Hudson, soprano, Shivers Artist
Felix Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E Minor, op. 64
Guest Artist: Desiree Cedeno Suarez, violin, Shivers Artist
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K551, Jupiter*
Revolutionary poet Arthur Rimbaud rocked the world of poetry with his Illuminations, which inspired Benjamin Britten to write a song cycle based upon the poems. Two other musical revolutionaries, Mendelssohn and Mozart, round out this program with pieces that changed music forever. Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto redefined the genre, while Mozart’s Jupiter symphony brought symphonic form to a new level.
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Season Finale
Saturday April 30th, 2011 at 7: 00 pm Broadmoor Community Church
—Saturday night only at 6:15 pm: Pre-concert lecture by: TBD
Sunday May 1st, 2011 at 2:30 pm First Christian Church
Samuel Barber Adagio for Strings, op. 11*
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, op. 37*
Dmytro Vynohradov, 2009 API Winner
Gabriel Fauré Elegy, op. 24
Guest Artist: Ramona MConkie, cello
Pyotr Tchaikovsky Suite No. 4, op. 61, in G Major (Mozartiana)*
Our 27th season ends with a lyric and inspiring program of Barber, Beethoven, Fauré, and Tchaikovsky. Barber’s haunting Adagio for Strings pairs with Beethoven’s powerful Third Piano Concerto, featuring Amateur Pianists International winner Dmytro Vynohradov. Tchaikovsky’s homage to Mozart—his popular Mozartiana suite—brings the season to a triumphant close in a performance that cannot be missed.
*- musician requests, mostly from surveys
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