By Betsy Schwarm In troubled times, music can be the perfect balm: soothing the soul and heartening one for the future. Alas that, for the past year and a half, live music experiences have been all too rare, for performers and audiences alike, though encouraging developments await! The new season for the Denver area’s St. […]
Celebrating Music of the Reformation: Seicento Baroque
A preview by Barbara Hamilton A 33-year old man emerged from the shadows, paper in hand. His hands shaking, he nailed the manuscript with 95 theses on the door of the Wittenberg church. Martin Luther’s revolutionary acts of insubordination and protest against the Catholic Church had just begun. All over the world, choral groups are […]
The Arvada Chorale and new Music Director Steven Burchard
A review by Robin McNeil Welcome Steven Burchard! On Friday, March 7, I attended a concert given by the Arvada Chorale at the Performing Arts Complex at the Pinnacle Charter School on 84th Ave. This was the first time I had ever set foot in the Performing Arts Complex, and I was quite pleasantly surprised. […]
España: Old World and New with St. Martin’s Chamber Choir
A preview by Robin McNeil I really believe that they premiere performing groups in Colorado not only want us to hear good music, they also want us to learn something. Now, granted every time we go to a concert we learn something from just listening to the music. However, Dr. Timothy Krueger, conductor of the […]
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