"The Chamber Orchestra is known for adventurous and rewarding programming.
This comes from all of us … and all of you! Whenever you suggest music, we listen.
The 2020-2021 season is from the audience, musicians and Board,
fashioned into programs that have vision and depth, rehearsed in greatest detail, and performed with true artistry.
This is our adventure!" Maestro Wilson
This comes from all of us … and all of you! Whenever you suggest music, we listen.
The 2020-2021 season is from the audience, musicians and Board,
fashioned into programs that have vision and depth, rehearsed in greatest detail, and performed with true artistry.
This is our adventure!" Maestro Wilson
CHAMBER ORCHESTRA OF THE SPRINGS
2020-21 CONCERT SEASON
2020-21 CONCERT SEASON
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Organ Spectacular VI
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Sunday, September 13, 2020, 2:30pm FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 420 N Nevada Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80903 Pre-concert talk with David Acton, Director of Music Ministry, First Congregational Church, begins 45 minutes prior to the performance Roderick Gorby World Premiere Dr. Roberick Gorby, organ Paul Hindemith Kammermusik No. 7 Simon Jacobs, organ Charles-Marie Widor Symphony for organ and orchestra in G minor, op. 42 Dr. Joseph Galema, organ |
The Chamber Orchestra’s Organ Spectacular blazes new trails with three of the region’s finest organists and a world premiere by Dr. Roderick Gorby. With the world-class organ at First United Methodist Church, we will shake the building in performances of Hindemith’s psychedelic Kammermusik No. 7 and the Widor’s majestic Symphony in G Minor. A consistent audience favorite, the Organ Spectacular is one of the funnest arts events all season and not to be missed!
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Dialogues in Elegance
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Saturday, October 10, 2020, 7pm BROADMOOR COMMUNITY CHURCH 315 Lake Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80906 Sunday, October 11, 2020, 2:30pm FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH 16 E Platte Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80903 Pre-concert talk with Michael Grace, Colorado College, begins 45 minutes prior to the performances Frank Martin Concerto for 7 Wind Instruments Chamber Orchestra of the Springs Principal Wind Musicians Johann Sebastian Bach Concerto for Oboe d'amore in A Major, BWV 1055 Amy Kolb, oboe d'amore Henriette Renie Concerto for Harp and Orchestra in C Minor Haley Rhodeside, harp Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 33 in B-flat Major, K. 319 |
Pure elegance, from the delicate sounds of the harp, the rare and exotic color of the oboe d’amore, the refined dialogue of the principal winds of the Chamber Orchestra, and the timeless grace of Mozart. Could a musical experience be more beautiful and inspiring?
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Beethoven at 250
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Sunday, November 8, 2020, 7:00pm FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 420 N Nevada Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80903 Pre-concert lecture with composer Donald Jenkins, Conductor Emeritus, Colorado Springs Chorale, 45 minutes prior to the performance Ludwig van Beethoven Missa Solemnis, op. 123 Colorado Springs Chorale Michelle Diggs-Thompson, soprano Valerie Nicolosi, alto Jason Baldwin, tenor Bradley Thompson, bass |
250 years of Beethoven--the original rock star who changed music forever! For as much as he struggled with faith, he poured everything into the Missa Solemnis, which one critic called “an avalanche released by a speck of dust.” An all-star cast of vocalists and the Colorado Springs Chorale make this an essential celebration of Beethoven’s life.
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Artistry in Sound
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Saturday, January 23, 2021, 7pm BROADMOOR COMMUNITY CHURCH 315 Lake Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80906 Sunday, January 24, 2021, 2:30pm FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH 16 E Platte Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80903 Pre-concert talk with Liane Curtis, President, Women's Philharmonic Advocacy and the Rebecca Clarke Foundation, 45 minutes prior to the performances 2nd Annual Emerging Soloists Competition Winner Work William Grant Still Serenade Ralph Vaughan Williams Concerto in A Minor for Oboe and Strings Noah Kay, oboe Louise Farrenc Symphony No. 3 |
The Chamber Orchestra’s second Emerging Artist Competition winner highlights this musical journey. The rediscovered Third Symphony of Louise Farrenc will be a very pleasant surprise, and oboe virtuoso Noah Kay shines in the lyric elegance of Vaughan Williams. The familiar and the best of the unfamiliar is what the Chamber Orchestra does best!
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Seasons
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Saturday, February 27, 2021, 7pm
BROADMOOR COMMUNITY CHURCH 315 Lake Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80906 Sunday, February 28, 2021, 2:30pm FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH 16 E Platte Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80903 Pre-concert talk with Jennifer Carpenter, Musicologist and Performer, 45 minutes prior to the performances Antonio Vivaldi The Four Seasons Elisa Wicks, violin Mark O'Connor The American Seasons Jacob Klock, violin |
Vivaldi’s timeless Four Seasons meets Mark O’Connor’s American Seasons, lovingly performed by the violin stars of the Chamber Orchestra--Baroque and early music expert Elisa Wicks, and Concertmaster and astonishing fiddle player Jacob Klock. Could a weekend of live music be any more fun?
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Legends in Bleue
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Saturday, April 17, 2021, 7pm BROADMOOR COMMUNITY CHURCH 315 Lake Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80906 Sunday, April 18, 2021, 2:30pm FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH 16 E Platte Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80903 Pre-concert lecture 45 minutes prior to the performances Trevor Weston Bleue: A Blues for Strings, Brass & Percussion Howard Hanson Pastorale for Oboe, Harp & Strings, op. 38 Angie Burtz, oboe; Jenna Hunt, harp George Walker Poeme for Violin and Orchestra Gregory T.S. Walker, violin Georges Enesco Legende for trumpet and orchestra Sophie Urban, trumpet Franz Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 102 in B-flat Major |
Musical legends come to life in a stunning program from Classical to Blues and everything in between. The Chamber Orchestra is joined by Dr. Gregory Walker of the University of Denver, performing a piece written for him by his father, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer George Walker. Local trumpet prodigy Sophie Urban performs Enesco’s powerful Légende before she leaves for college, and soloists from the orchestra explore the American sound of Howard Hanson. With a soulful Blues and a playful Haydn symphony, the Chamber Orchestra ends its season in celebration.
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