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A preview by Betsy Schwarm Theoretically, to be the ‘apotheosis of the dance,’ dancers should be involved.  Not in this case!  It’s an all-instrumental concert to be presented November 19 in Boulder by Pro Musica Colorado.  However, when the program includes Beethoven’s Symphony no. 7, which Richard Wagner famously described as the “apotheosis of the […]

Given the theme ‘Music of Springtime:’ many ensembles would choose Vivaldi.  Not the Colorado Chamber Players! Given the additional presence of ‘Wild Things,’ is there perhaps also The Rite of Spring?  Not in a chamber music concert, though the CCP did invite bassoonist Josh Baker to remind listeners of that infamous ballet’s opening theme.  In […]

A Preview by Betsy Schwarm Spoiler alert:  Beethoven was deaf!  Of course, anyone reading this article already knew that, and likely also knew that 2020 will bring the 250th anniversary of the master composer’s birth.  However, it is both facts, not just the latter, that inspired an upcoming multi-disciplinary performance of a newly commissioned play […]

A Preview by Robin McNeil The Pro Musica Colorado Chamber Orchestra The theme for the Pro Musica Colorado Chamber Orchestra’s 2013-2014 concert season is Epic Music. It is music that has had epic impact on the history of music, it is music that is epic in scope, or it might even be music that is […]