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Four Hands For Voices

The Cantabile Singers present Four Hands For Voices as part of the Estes Park Music Festival on Sunday, November 7th at 2:00 pm.
Stanley Hotel
333 Wonderview Avenue
Estes Park CO 80517

This program will include a performance of Brahms’ Liebeslieder Waltzes Op. 52 and other works for chorus and 4-hand one piano accompaniment by Diemer, Gilbert & Sullivan and others, and will feature Stella Pradeau, Collaborative Pianist, and Elizabeth Smith, Guest Pianist.

Cantabile will be joining with the Boulder Symphony Orchestra this fall to present Franz Schubert’s Mass in G, on Saturday, November 13th at 7:30 pm at Mountain View United Methodist Church, 355 Ponca Place in Boulder.

In addition to the Schubert Mass, the orchestra will be performing Exchanging Glances, by Chip Clark, and Brahms’ Symphony No. 1 in C minor.

The Mass in G Major was written early in 1815 when Franz Schubert was just 18 years old and first performed in the same year in the Viennese parish church of Lichtental.

The Mass has an intimate character heightened by the chamber scoring for three vocal soloists, a string orchestra and organ. Wind parts were added to the Mass by Schubert’s brother Ferdinand which was first published in Prague in 1846 and falsely attributed to Robert Führer.

This performance will use the Ferdinand Schubert orchestration orchestration of chorus, strings, woodwinds, trumpets, tympani and organ continuo.

Thanks to the Royal Free Music Society for permission to adapt material about the Mass in G.

The Cantabile Singers, directed by Robert Farr, is an auditioned choral ensemble in Boulder County, Colorado, dedicated to performing a wide range of music from classical to jazz, gospel and folk. Our all-volunteer members represent a wide variety of ages, backgrounds, and musical experience and include professionally-trained musicians as well as enthusiastic amateurs. We strive to bring our appreciation and love for music to Boulder County and to provide opportunities for both aspiring new professionals and seasoned performers. Founded in the late 1970s as the Saint Cecilia Singers, Cantabile presents five or six concerts annually in the Boulder County area and in other Colorado towns and cities.

The Cantabile Singers welcomes new members in all voice parts!

Requirements
Membership in the Cantabile Singers is open to those who want to sing great choral music. Prospective members should be experienced choral singers, with strong vocal and sight-reading skills, a passion for music making, and a willingness to devote time to rehearsals, individual practice, and concerts.

Auditions
Contact the Music Director to arrange an audition. The audition is an opportunity for the Music Director to meet prospective members, answer questions, and assess vocal abilities.

Rehearsals
The Cantabile Singers rehearse every Tuesday evening from 7:30 to 9:30 pm, beginning in September, and concluding in May. Rehearsals are at St Andrew Presbyterian Church, 3700 Baseline Road, Boulder CO 80303. Our rehearsal location is wheelchair accessible. The rehearsal schedule is available on the website.