Artistic Director Tom Morgan had the chance to catch up with composer Joel Thompson in anticipation of this week’s performances of his new piece in this world premiere with Ars Nova Singers.
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,…
Marc Shulgold writes about Ars Nova Singers’ STARDUST concerts in his recent preview on theScen3.org. Read about the commissioning project and composer Joel Thompson’s inspiration.
This preview article appears on the March 29, 2022 Sharps and Flatirons blog by Peter Alexander It’s a common theme: Boulder conductors look to program music that recognizes the stress and trauma their audiences have been through in the past two years. Reena Esmail For Thomas Morgan and the Ars Nova Singers, that means turning…
by Kimberly Brody I had the wonderful opportunity to catch up with our season artist, Scott Fraser, and learn more about his creative process. I hope you enjoy this article, and that it will inspire you to bid on our Sweepstakes for the opportunity to own one of Scott’s works – a “Six Butterflies” print!…
(This article originally appeared in the Boulder Daily Camera on Sunday, August 31) Q & A with Ars Nova’s Visionary Artistic Director, Tom Morgan Tom Morgan, on the top of Colorado’s highest summit, Mount Elbert. The co-founder and Artistic Director of Ars Nova Singers reflects on four decades of music and leading one of the…
A reflection on the year 2025, from Ars Nova Singers’ Artistic Director Tom Morgan Last February, I was conducting our wonderful singers in the phrase in the title above: a line of poetry by Wallace Stevens, set to music so eloquently by Dominick Argento. We performed Argento’s Peter Quince at the Clavier at two performances…
