Moonswept: A Musical Journey
We are thrilled to be premiering Moonswept by our own Sam Henderson, tenor, Production Assistant, and member of the Ensemble Singers.
We are thrilled to be premiering Moonswept by our own Sam Henderson, tenor, Production Assistant, and member of the Ensemble Singers.
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…
Originally published by Peter Alexander for Sharps & Flatirons. “We wanted to bring the music from one of our finer performances,” Tom Morgan says. The conductor of Boulder’s Ars Nova Singers wanted to offer a free online gift to the disaster-wearied local community at the start of 2022, before the choir starts having in-person rehearsals…
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…
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 A couple of seasons ago, on a cold, snowy February evening, Ars Nova Singers performed one of the most renowned pieces in the choral repertoire, Spem in alium by Thomas Tallis, a composer from the English Renaissance period (c. 1505-1585). This piece is written for eight choirs of 5 parts each, resulting…
Artistic Director Thomas Morgan shares behind-the-scenes highlights from his work on our latest globe-trotting rendition of “Irish Tune” Percy Grainger (1882-1961) was a naturalized American citizen born in Melbourne, Australia; schooled in Frankfurt, Germany; and practiced in London, England. Spanning continents and career tracks (he was simultaneously a concert pianist, composer, folksong collector, and arranger!),…