UPCOMING CONCERTS: A Collage of Choral Sounds

Music Beyond Words

We will conclude our 27th concert season with a program of choral works entitled Music Beyond Words, at two metro-area performances on May 31 and June 1. Special guest performers include Tana Cochran, soprano and John Heins, Strathmann flute.

Friday, May 31, 7:30pm - St. John’s Episcopal Church, 1419 Pine Street, Boulder  BUY TICKETS
Saturday, June 1, 7:30pm - Our Father Lutheran Church,  6335 S Holly Street, Centennial  BUY TICKETS

Tickets: $22 for adults, $17 for seniors, $12 for college students, and $7 for youth (ages 6-18).

Artistic Director Thomas Edward Morgan: “We’re presenting a curious collage of music for voices: choral works composed without text implications. This is music based on the sounds of the voice and the extraordinary sonic possibilities of people singing together. These sounds can be surprisingly expressive, reaching for a more profound depth of communication: art that can suggest rather than explain. These are works that invite listeners in, as there are no language barriers.”

The program includes the following works:
Thomas Jennefelt, Villarosa Sequences (Colorado Premiere)
John Heins, Nocturne for women’s voices (World Premiere)
Sergei Rachmaninoff, Vocalise, op. 34, no. 14
Frederick Delius, To Be Sung of a Summer Night on the Water
Edward Elgar, Lux Aeterna
Stephen Hatfield, La lluvia
Knut Nystedt, Immortal Bach

Critical acclaim for

Neo-Renaissance

"I was struck by the balance of the Ars Nova Singers and their careful attention to every detail. Morgan has a knack for seeing details which very few other conductors can see, and the result is a spellbinding intricacy in every performance. It is what makes this choral group so astoundingly consistent in their excellence."

"This was the finest performance I have heard the Ars Nova Singers present."

- Robin McNeil, Opus Colorado (March 24, 2013) read the full review here

Ars Nova gratefully acknowledges the support of the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District – Boulder County.

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