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Reconciling Latin and Jazz: a Q&A
Ars Nova revisits Will Todd’s Mass in Blue on February 18 In preparation for Ars Nova’s virtual premiere of Made Cool, Executive Director Kimberly Brody caught up with Artistic Director Tom Morgan about this swinging approach to a traditional Latin mass: Kim Well, here we are facing another period during which much of the choral…
Joan Szymko – Illuminating Poetry With Song
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…
Thanksgiving Holiday Traditions
What traditions speak to you during the holidays? It’s a lovely tradition to consider – and share – what we are thankful for as we enter into this season. Choosing just one thing to share with you today, I offer this: Memories. Thanksgiving Day is often the start of the holiday season for families, and part…
Ars Nova Singers featured in Sharps and Flatirons
Peter Alexander, author of the Sharps and Flatirons blog, included Ars Nova Singers’ opening concerts in his recent post. Read more…
Ars Nova Singers Presents a Chain of Inspiration
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…
Merry Christmas from Tom Morgan
Throughout Ars Nova Singers’ history, I’ve created new arrangements of Christmas carols or other holiday songs for us to perform on our December concerts. Most years, we auctioned this off at our annual Gala fundraiser, so the titles were chosen by our patrons. Once the arrangement was completed, we’d perform and record it on our…
