Colorado Symphony Chorus and Orchestra
Wednesday, June 11, 7:30 p.m.
with a free concert by Kantorei at 6:30 p.m.
Boettcher Concert Hall

Showcase of American Composers III
Jeffrey Kahane, music director
Duain Wolfe, conductor and chorus director
Natasha Paremski, piano
CSO Chorus

Bernstein: Overture to Candide
Bernstein: Chichester Psalms
John Corigliano: Piano Concerto*
Giya Kancheli: Styx*

Back by popular demand, the Colorado Symphony Orchestra gives an encore performance of Giya Kancheli’s Styx. On April 4-5, 2008, the CSO, Principal Viola Basil Vendryes, Music Director Jeffrey Kahane and the CSO Chorus gave the United States premiere of Kancheli’s Styx to an overwhelming response. Also on the program, the CSO Chorus will perform Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms conducted by Chorus Director Duain Wolfe, immediate past chairman of Chorus America. At the suggestion of John Corigliano, rising star Natasha Paremski performs Corigliano’s virtuosic and theatrical Piano Concerto. To open the program the CSO performs Bernstein’s beloved Overture to Candide.

* CSO Premiere Performance

Tickets $15 - $69.50

Kantorei, a premiere a cappella choral ensemble in Denver, performs a special encore of its 10th anniversary season concert finale featuring the works of composer Eric Whitacre. Whitacre, who has quickly become one of the most popular and performed composers of his generation, joins Kantorei as guest conductor in a musical collaboration featuring several of his ethereal choral works including “Sleep,” “Leonardo Dreams of His Flying Machine,” and “A Boy and a Girl.” The program begins with Kantorei Artistic Director Richard Larson leading the eight-part “Nunc Dimittis” by Gustav Holst.

Colorado Children’s Chorale
with special guests, St. Martin’s Chamber Choir
Thursday, June 12, 2008
7:30 p.m.
Boettcher Concert Hall

A Stream of Voices (WORLD PREMIERE)

This is a musical like no other. The performers are under 14. The experience is over-the-top. With the music of Academy Award-winning composer David Shire and lyrics by renowned opera librettist Gene Scheer, A Stream of Voices was commissioned especially for the Colorado Children's Chorale. This dynamic one-act production, with music ranging from beautiful ballads to raucous rap, shows the power of young voices joining together to make a difference. One great song at a time.

Opening the evening with a celebration of music for double choir, including the lush textures of Mendelssohn and the mysterious sonorities of Vaughan Williams, is St. Martin’s Chamber Choir, renowned for its rich, clean blend and intriguing programming.

Tickets $19 - $44

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