Originally published on the “Sharps and Flatirons” blog by Peter Alexander, May 23, 2022 Concerts June 3–5 feature new work by Theofanidis and Pizzetti’s 1922 Requiem Guitarist and CU music professor Nicolò Spera was shocked by things going on the U.S. after the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. He wanted to respond in…
“Women’s rights are an essential part of the overall human rights agenda, trained on the equal dignity and ability to live in freedom all people should enjoy.” – Ruth Bader Ginsburg For the last few weeks, Ars Nova Singers has been rehearsing a remarkable, powerful new work by Christopher Theofanidis, Door Out of the Fire, composed…
This review was originally published on theScen3.org on April 4, 2022 Thomas Morgan put it succinctly in his program notes for a recent concert by Ars Nova Singers. “Everything feels fragile right now,” the chamber choir’s artistic director wrote. And so it does. Appropriately, the group’s evening of uplifting music was titled “Made Fragile,” offered…
In the wake of the devastating Marshall fire, Ars Nova Singers is honored to participate in Fox Tracks Music’s effort to bring healing and help to impacted communities: The Marshall fire left all of us in Boulder County reeling and saddened by the number of people who lost everything. In response to this tragedy, Fox…
In late December the Ars Nova board of directors, in consultation with the singers, decided to pause our in-person activities at least through the month of January. The Omicron variant has created an unprecedented surge in case rates around the world and here in Colorado. Breakthrough cases are occurring with greater frequency in those who…
Originally published by Peter Alexander from Sharps & Flatirons’ ARS NOVA SINGERS PRESENT MUSIC “MADE PERFECT” OCT. 15–16 The music of Renaissance composer Giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina was regarded as having been “made perfect” by the generations that followed him. Boulder’s Are Nova Singers will present a concert devoted largely to Palestrina’s perfectly made music,…
We can’t wait to see you again, and we’ve carefully considered how to make that happen safely. The basics of our Health & Safety policy (adopted September 30, 2021) are outlined below for easy reading and will be updated periodically based on the latest CDC, state, and local recommendations relating to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ticketing…
Originally published by Marc Shulgold via The Scen3. “We live in unusual times,” Tom Morgan observed, quietly stating the obvious. As the founder and longtime music director of the Ars Nova Singers, the 59-year-old conductor has spent much of the past year keeping his group together while nimbly navigating through the ups and (mostly) downs…
