27th Season: 2010-2011
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Season Premiere
October 9 and 10 Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 73 in D Major “La chasse” Maurice Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Major With Guest Artist Kelly Zuercher Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F Major, op. 9 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, a 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. Concert Program |
Kelly Zuercher
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Ian Buckpan
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Emerging from Darkness: Life after WW2
November 6 and 7 Pre-concert Lecture: Carlton Gamer Dmitri Shostakovich Chamber Symphony, op. 110a* Aaron Copland Clarinet Concerto Guest Artist Ian Buckpan Ralph Vaughan Williams 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. Concert Program |
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Voices of Light: COS and the Colorado Vocal Arts Ensemble
January 29 and 30 Pre-concert Lecture: Martha Hopkins Booth Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Per pietà, non ricercate, K.420 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Misero! O sogno—Aura, che intorno spiri Guest artist John Lindsey, tenor Camille Saint-Saëns: Symphony in A Major George Frideric Handel: Coronation Anthem - The King Shall Rejoice, HWV259 Guest artist Colorado Vocal Arts Ensemble (CVAE), Deborah Teske, conductor Morten Lauridsen Lux Aeterna Guest artist 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. Concert Program |
John Lindsey
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Susan Grace
Marlissa Hudson
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Illuminations of Genius
February 26 and 27 Pre-concert Lecture: Michael Grace 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. Concert Program |
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Season Finale: Voice of the Romantic
April 30 and May 1 Pre-concert Lecture: Brig. Gen.(Ret) Charles Cabell, USAF Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings, op. 11 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, op. 37 Guest Artist Dmytro Vynohradov, 2009 API Winner Gabriel: Fauré Elegy, op. 24 Guest Artist Ramona McConkie, 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. Concert Program |
Dmytro Vynohradov
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