A message from Music Director, Thomas Wilson:
The Chamber Orchestra of the Springs has a lot in common with Schubert's Unfinished Symphony--beautiful, elegant, inspired ... and far from being done! Along with Schubert's masterpiece, we've assembled a diverse season of the best music, the most exciting guest artists, and inspired performances by our outstanding orchestra. As part of our subscriber family, you'll have the best access to priceless music at the best price in town.
In our modern world, technology can make non-musicians into "artists" and music itself almost disposable, but what the Chamber Orchestra brings to its live performances is very human and very real. Every powerful performance will affirm what Nietzsche said so eloquently: "Without music, life would be a mistake."
Join us for the adventure!
The Chamber Orchestra of the Springs has a lot in common with Schubert's Unfinished Symphony--beautiful, elegant, inspired ... and far from being done! Along with Schubert's masterpiece, we've assembled a diverse season of the best music, the most exciting guest artists, and inspired performances by our outstanding orchestra. As part of our subscriber family, you'll have the best access to priceless music at the best price in town.
In our modern world, technology can make non-musicians into "artists" and music itself almost disposable, but what the Chamber Orchestra brings to its live performances is very human and very real. Every powerful performance will affirm what Nietzsche said so eloquently: "Without music, life would be a mistake."
Join us for the adventure!
September 10
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October 8 & 9
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November 19 & 20
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January 14 &15
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February 18 & 19
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April 29 & 30
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Our Exciting 2016-2017 Concert Season!
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Georg Frideric Handel Organ Concerto in F Major “Cuckoo & Nightingale”
Carol Wilson, organ Samuel Barber Toccata Festiva for Organ & Orchestra Deke Polifka, organ Tomaso Albinoni Adagio (adapted by Giazotto) Carol Wilson, organ Marcel Dupré Prelude and Fugue in B Major, op. 7, no. 1 Joseph Galema, organ Alexandre Guilmant Symphony No. 1 for Organ & Orchestra, op. 42 Joseph Galema, organ Pre-concert lecture 45 minutes prior to the concert with Donald Zimmermann, D.M.A., Music Director, Immanuel Lutheran Church The thrill of last season’s Organ Spectacular returns with an all-new program featuring Albinoni’s haunting Adagio and Handel’s charming organ concerto The Cuckoo and the Nightingale. Three of Colorado Springs’ finest organists and lesser-known works by Barber, Dupré and Guilmant round out a program that will take you to the edges of your soul and leave you in triumph.
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Joseph Schwantner New Morning for the World (Daybreak of Freedom)
John Register, Narrator Ludwig van Beethoven Ah, Perfido!, op. 65, for Soprano & Orchestra Katherine Johnson, soprano Elliott Carter Sound Fields Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 2 in D Major, op. 36 Pre-concert lecture 45 minutes prior to each concert with George Preston, General Manager, KCME 88.7 There is no greater musical revolutionary than Beethoven, who changed the course of music for all time. Revolutionaries brings Beethoven together with Elliott Carter and Joseph Schwantner, who have rocked the musical world in their own right. For this program, the music and the ideas are timeless!
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Michael Haydn Overture from Andromeda ed Perseo, MH438
Franz Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 92 in G Major “Oxford” Leopold Mozart Alto Trombone Concerto in D Major Bron Wright, alto trombone Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 28 in C Major, K.200 Pre-concert lecture 45 minutes prior to each concert with Dr. Michael Grace, Colorado College Mozart and Haydn both followed in their fathers’ footsteps. They found their own unique, artistic voice, but never lost sight of their families’ musical traditions. Rare works by Michael Haydn and Leopold Mozart set the stage for timeless classics by Franz Joseph Haydn and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with a special appearance by the Philharmonic’s outstanding principal trombonist, Bron Wright.
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Fanny Mendelssohn Overture in C Major
César Franck Symphonic Variations for Piano & Orchestra Dr. Zahari Metchkov, piano Franz Schubert Symphony No. 8 in B Minor, D.759 “Unfinished” Pre-concert lecture 45 prior to each concert with Dr. Tania Z. Cronin, Colorado College The Romantic spirit—personal expression, striving to ever-greater heights, and exploring humanity—will never die! Rare music abounds with Fanny Mendelssohn’s Overture in C Major and a stunning performance of Franck’s Symphonic Variations by acclaimed pianist Zahari Metchkov, in a program rounded out by Schubert’s timeless Unfinished Symphony. This is music that will lift your heart and spirit.
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Antonio Vivaldi Concerto in G Minor for Two Cellos & Orchestra, RV531
Gerald Miller & Pamela Chaddon, cellos Johann Sebastian Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major, BWV1050 Allison Gioscia, flute Eric Wicks, harpsichord Elisa Wicks, violin Francesco Geminiani Concerto Grosso in D Minor, op. 5, no. 12 “La folia” Jacob Klock & Elisa Wicks, violins Michael Hart, viola Gerald Miller, cello Alberto Ginastera Variaciones Concertantes, op. 23 Pre-concert lecture 45 prior to each concert with Colin McAllister, D.M.A., UCCS Is there anything more delightful than a concerto with more than one soloist? Two, three, or four times the artistry and a musical conversation unparalleled in the concert experience! Join the Chamber Orchestra for a little friendly inspiration and an afternoon of virtuosity as the entire orchestra shine.
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Michael Torke Ash
Sergei Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major, op. 19 Jacob Klock, violin Robert Schumann Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, op. 97 “Rhenish” Pre-concert lecture 45 minutes prior to each concert with Don Th. Jaeger, Conductor Following on our Revolutionaries program at the beginning of the season, the Chamber Orchestra explores pieces inspired by Beethoven. Local favorite violinist and our Concertmaster, Jacob Klock, gives a knockout performance of Prokofiev’s landmark First Violin Concerto, while shades of Beethoven’s Fifth are clearly heard in Michael Torke’s Ash, and our season ends in triumph with Schumann’s Rhenish Symphony, which was modeled on Beethoven’s Eroica and Pastoral Symphonies.
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