Concert Schedule

2011-2012 Concert Season

Masterworks of the a Cappella Tradition

Presented by the Taylor Memorial Concert Series Ralph Vaughan Williams Mass in G Minor Aaron Copland In the Beginning

Sunday, February 12-3:00 pm
Grace Episcopal Church
Colorado Springs
Admission is free, donations gratefully accepted

This concert features two great works from the 20th century a cappella choral repertoire. Ralph Vaughan Williams? Mass in G Minor, written in 1921 and dedicated to Gustav Holst, is for double choir and solo quartet. It is a contemplative work, written to evoke an old liturgical spirit, but filled with richly expressive harmonies.

Aaron Copland?s In the Beginning was first performed in 1947 at the Harvard Memorial Church in Cambridge, MA, by the Collegiate Chorale directed by Robert Shaw. It is one of Copland's very few a cappella works for chorus. Copland chose his text from the first and second chapters of the Old Testament book of Genesis, and set the text for solo mezzo-soprano and unaccompanied four-part chorus.

Guest appearance with the Colorado Springs Philharmonic

The sopranos and altos of CVAE will be featured in a performance of Gustav Holst’s The Planets. Wonder in amazement as the heavens come to life with Holst's The Planets, Stravinsky's Fireworks, and Gandolfi's The Garden of Cosmic Speculation.

Saturday, March 10-8:00 pm
Pikes Peak Center
Colorado Springs

For ticket info, visit www.csphilharmonic.org

Earthsong

In honor of Earth Day, 2012 CVAE presents a program to celebrate seasons, animals, and the beauty of the natural world.

Sunday, April 22-3:00 pm
Grace Episcopal Church
Colorado Springs
Admission $10 adults/$5 students, on sale at the door

Carl Orff's Carmina Burana

CVAE joins forces with the Colorado Springs Children’s Chorale, the Colorado College Choir, and the Colorado Springs Youth Symphony for a grand performance of this beloved masterpiece

Sunday, May 6 - 2:30 pm
Pikes Peak Center, Colorado Springs, CO

More information on this event coming soon!

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