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American Music / New Music Concerts
Several exciting events are taking place during the convention which highlight the work of living American composers. Let's get rowdy!
John Adams' Nixon In China
Opera Colorado
June 7, 10 & 13 at 7:30pm
Ellie Caulkins Opera House, Denver Performing Arts Complex, 14th & Curtis, Denver
John Adams' enormously successful American opera chronicling Nixon's historic visit to China in 1972. The captivating telling of these events focuses on the six key players: the Nixons, Chairman and Madame Mao, and the two close advisors to the two parties, Henry Kissinger and Chou En-lai. Featuring music reminiscent of American melodies and lyrical lines written in poetic styles native to China, this contemporary work is a prime example of the impressive capabilities of today's composers and librettists. Co-production with Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Minnesota Opera, Portland Opera, Chicago Opera Theater, Houston Grand Opera.
$28-$157 • NPAC attendees save 25% contact 303/468-2024 for details. Tickets may be ordered by phone at 303/357-ARTS or www.ticketmaster.com Information: 303/778-1500 or www.operacolorado.org
Bernstein, Corigliano, Copland
Colorado Symphony Orchestra
June 11 at 7:30pm
Boettcher Concert Hall at the Denver Performing Arts Complex, 14th & Curtis.
Keffrey Kahane, music director Duain Wolfe, conductor and chorus director Natasha Paremski, piano Colorado Symphony Orchestra Chorus
Bernstein, Candide Overture Bernstein, Chichester Psalms Corigliano, Piano Concerto Copland, Symphony No. 3
Maestro Kahane will conduct the Candide Overture, Corigliano, and Copland pieces. Maestro Wolfe will conduct Chichester Psalms
Tickets start at $15.
Tickets may be ordered through TicketMaster or by phone at 303.MAESTRO or online at coloradosymphony.org.
Opening Night: New Music for the New Season
National Repertory Orchestra
June 14 at 7:30pm
Riverwalk Center, Breckenridge
National Repertory Orchestra & Music Director, Carl Topilow, present "Opening Night" performance in the newly renamed Riverwalk Center.
Plog – New commission by the NRO
Dvorak – Symphony No. 9 “New World”
$22-$32 • NPAC attendees receive 10% each ticket when you mention NPAC.
Tickets may be ordered by phone at 970/547-3100.
Information: 970/453-5825 or www.nromusic.com
A Stream of Voices (world premiere)
Colorado Children's Chorale
June 12 • 7:30pm
Boettcher Concert Hall, Denver Performing Arts Center
This is a musical like no other. The performers are under 14. The experience is over-the-top. With the music of Academy Award-winning composer David Shire and lyrics by renowned opera librettist Gene Scheer, A Stream of Voices was commissioned especially for the Colorado Children's Chorale. This dynamic one-act production, with music ranging from beautiful ballads to raucous rap, shows the power of young voices joining together to make a difference. One great song at a time.
Opening the evening with a celebration of music for double choir, including the lush textures of Mendelssohn and the mysterious sonorities of Vaughan Williams, is St. Martin's Chamber Choir, renowned for its rich, clean blend and intriguing programming.
La Curandera/En Mis Palabras Performance
Opera Colorado and Central City Opera
Saturday, June 14
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Free admission.
La Curandera by Robert Xavier Rodríguez, winner of the Bravo! Diversity Award from OPERA America
One-act bilingual opera commissioned by Opera Colorado
Join a young Mexican-American couple traveling to present-day Tepoztlán, Mexico to visit a beloved relative, and meet a host of interesting characters. When misunderstandings erupt, the only person who can help is a mysterious woman, revered by all in the village. Will the folk-healer, La Curandera, succeed in reuniting the lovers?
En Mis Palabras (In My Own Words) by Roger Ames
One-act bilingual opera commissioned by Central City Opera
In a quest to find her own voice, 15-year-old Ana Maria is pulled between her family, her Mexican heritage and her desire to be a typical American teen. A family crisis leads her to understand that she is truly a unique combination of all of these things. En Mis Palabras is scored for four singers, classical guitar and piano.
For a complete listing of all performances occuring during the conference, please visit the NPAC Website. |
