Join us as we return to Lone Hawk Farm for a rustic, yet refined evening of fine food, craft beer, wine, and cultivated song. Celebrate a return to nature–and live performances–with late-summer renditions of Ralph Vaughan Williams’ beautifully pastoral The Lark Ascending (with featured guest artist Sandra Wong performing the renowned and exquisite solo violin…
As another Colorado winter rolls on, we’re revisiting the simmering, sumptuous virtuosity of Will Todd’s Mass in Blue, an Ars Nova fan favorite! This swinging approach to a traditional Latin mass conjures the big band dance halls and smokey, downtown nightclubs of quintessential American jazz. From a driving, brassy Credo befitting Count Basie’s Orchestra, to the Thelonius Monk-tinged…
In our final program of the season, we turn to a longtime friend—the brilliant guitarist Nicolò Spera—to help us premiere a brand new work by composer Christopher Theofanidis titled Door Out of the Fire. Often celebrated for his colorful, inventive, and magnetic compositions, Theofanidis turns his musical spotlight in a new direction, applying all the…
After a difficult winter, Ars Nova Singers welcomes the fragile spring with a program that honors the uncertainty of our shared experiences and the trust we place in one another. We open with sinuous works by Indian-American composer Reena Esmail, riffing on the seemingly unordered yet hauntingly beautiful sounds of traditional Hindustani raga. Raga (or…
Rejoice in a festive meeting of old friends and new as you refill your creative reservoir heading into this wintery holiday season. Celebrate the season with unusual, rarely-heard music for the festivities; a program that balances novelty and tradition, mystery and jubilation, and familiar melodies with innovative new sounds. Our halls are decked and our…
For the initiated and the novice alike, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina’s Missa Brevis is something otherworldly. A prolific composer known as the “prince and father of music,” this program also features several of his (more than 300!) motets that are renowned for their serene beauty and clarity of line. Palestrina’s monumental sound is just as…
Our season kickoff in the countryside brings us to Longmont’s vibrant Lone Hawk Farm for a virtual salon of resonant works by modern American and English composers and in-depth discussions with guest artists from our forthcoming season. Join us from the comfort of your home as we share exciting announcements about the new season, farm-recorded…
As we emerge from this long, strange winter, our first virtual performance of the year celebrates resilience and rebirth! Guided by glittering Renaissance polyphony and inspired by the Spring Equinox and World Storytelling Day, we’ll explore lush musical landscapes and creative voices from around the globe. From the stirring sounds of a boundary-breaking German female…
