by Peter Alexander ARS NOVA PRESENTS NEW WORKS IN “SHARED VISIONS” Composers set poems that were in turn inspired by visual artworks Boulder’s Ars Nova Singers will present “Shared Visions,” a unique concert bringing together works by Colorado visual artists, poets and composers, this coming weekend. Violinist Alex Gonzalez Performances will be Friday in Longmont,…
by Marc Shulgold, featured on Denver’s performing arts blog, The Scen3 For Tom Morgan, the concept for concerts by his chamber choir seems pretty straight forward. In fact the title of those concerts and name of his ensemble say it all. “Shared Visions is truly ‘ars nova’ – new art,” he wrote me, “forged from shared…
by Tom Morgan, Artistic Director Shared Visions is truly ars nova – new art, forged from shared inspirations of visual art, poetry, and sound. It is a project that sprang from seeds planted in the 1980s. In 1986, the Tate Gallery in London published an anthology of poetry based on visual art in their collection, entitled With…
25 years ago, the Columbine school shooting rocked the world. Ars Nova Singers participated in a memorial concert just days after the tragedy. Colorado Public Radio is reprising their hour-long feature “Remembering Columbine Through Music” through the end of this month. The first half hour is the story of “American Elegy.” The second half hour…
I want to assure you that I’m still here, and I’m fine. More than fine, actually: inspired, energized, and excited to welcome Joan Szymko to our podium this month. It’s been a while now, but over the course of our history, we’ve had a few guest conductors, including such luminaries as Dale Warland, Giora Bernstein,…
A preview by Marc Shulgold Glancing at the accomplishments of composer Joan Szymko, it’s no surprise that she emerged from an encouraging home environment. Born in Chicago in 1957 to a devout Catholic family, where (her bio states) “faith, education and the arts were core values,” she began piano at 8. Pursuing a life in music seemed…
Rare performance of Thomas Tallis’s 40-voice motet Spem in alium By Peter Alexander Sharps and Flatirons Sometime around the year 1570, the English composer Thomas Tallis wrote what some have called his “crowning achievement.” The work in question is more often discussed than heard: Spem in alium, a motet in 40 voices, arranged in eight choirs of…
By Andrea Weidemann Ars Nova Singers soprano Andrea Weidemann prepared this article to give further insight into this stunning work. We have shared a lot about a special piece on our program, Spem in alium – not only because it is such a logistically intriguing *motet, but because it is considered to be one of…
