The Cantabile Singers

2009-2010

Katja — Sun, 10 May 2009 20:05:09 +0000

Have a wonderful summer and check back in the fall for information about Cantabile’s 2009-2010 season!

About Cantabile

Katja — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 20:54:55 +0000

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.

My Spirit Sang All Day

Katja — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:20:52 +0000

The Cantabile Singers present My Spirit Sang All Day.

Sunday, May 3rd, 4:00 pm
Mountain View Methodist Church
355 Ponca Place, Boulder CO

Saturday, May 9th, 7:30 pm
First Congregational United Church of Christ
1500 9th Avenue, Longmont CO

Tickets:

Adult: $15, Senior/Student: $12
Purchase tickets online

Wu Wei, Bass

Katja — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 05:02:51 +0000

Wu Wei, a native of Beijing, China, is a student in vocal music at the University of Colorado School of Music. A bass, Wei came to Colorado as a guest of the Central City Operaâ€™s Young Artists Program. He trained with Central City and was the lead cover for the world premiere of the opera Poet Li Bai, part of companyâ€™s 2007 Summer Festival. Wei also served as the lead cover for the European premiere of Poet Li Bai at the Musica Auditorium in Rome, Italy and the Asian premiere in Beijing, China at the Beijing Music Festival.

Prior to coming to Colorado, Wei received a Bachelor of Arts in Vocal Performance from the Xu Beihong College of Arts, People University of China, in Beijing.

Wei has performed the parts of Duke Tom in Un ballo in Maschera and Fernando in Il Trovatore with the China National Opera House in 2005 and 2006 respectively.

Also in 2006, Wei was awarded third place in the 5th World Chinese Vocal Competition held in Taipei, Taiwan.

Estes Park Music Festival

Katja — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 20:29:22 +0000

Please join Cantabile as we present Songs of Nature at the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Sunday, November 9, 2009 at 2:00 pm.

Haydn Missa in Angustiis

Katja — Thu, 22 May 2008 15:20:33 +0000

The Cantabile Singers present Joseph Haydn’s Missa In Angustiis (Lord Nelson Mass), featuring soloists Emily Murdock (soprano), Laura Williams (mezzo-soprano), Yang Bo (tenor) and Wu Wei (bass).

Friday, February 20th, 2009, 7:30 pm
Sunday, February 22nd, 2009, 4:00 pm
Mountain View Methodist Church
355 Ponca Place, Boulder, Colorado

Tickets:

Adult: $15, Senior: $12, Student: $10
Tickets sold at the door.

About the Mass

A country at war. Fear of terrorism. Economic disaster. Resentment of leaders. Social discontentment. Austrians exactly 210 years ago would have lamented their days in these terms over mugs of coffee with their neighbors. They would have cursed the war with Napoleon, feared his armyâ€™s guerrilla tactics, felt the pinch of restricted international trade, resented the despotic rule of France, and wished ardently for change. Not so very unlike our own troubled times.

Austrian Joseph Haydn captured the uncertain summer of 1798 in his Missa in Angustiisâ€”Mass for Troubled Times (also known as the Lord Nelson Mass). Boulderâ€™s Cantabile Singers performs the mass in the tenuous spring of 2009. The mass is chilling and yet uplifting, powerful yet delicate, on the verge of despair and yet infused with hope. Its ups and downs provide the soundtrack of our era.

The first movement opens with a booming, crimson-colored plea for mercyâ€”Kyrie Eleison. We have gone to war in the Middle East. The banks foreclose on the first homes. The second movement proclaims Gloria and reminds us that there is still beauty in the world. Michael Phelps wins eight Olympic gold medals for America, setting a world record. The third movement, the Credo, cautions us to be humble. What has been given to us can be taken awayâ€”jobs, health, wealth, even our lives. But Haydn again gives us hope in the possibility for rebirth and renewal. Gas prices fall and America defies historical expectations by electing an African American presidentâ€”Hosanna in Excelsis. In the final movement, the Agnus Dei, Haydn recognizes that troubles are far from over. Americaâ€™s three major car manufacturers have asked for a governmental bailout and foreclosures and layoffs will return with the end of the holiday season. But we can all close our eyes as the mass ends and wish with all our hearts for peaceâ€”Dona Nobis Pacem.

Kristen Jorden, The Cantabile Singers

Songs of Nature

Katja — Mon, 12 May 2008 17:40:41 +0000

Choral music to celebrate the wonders of animals and raise awareness to protect and preserve their world.

The Cantabile Singers are pleased to be joined by the following organizations:

The Boulder County Audubon Society
City of Boulder Open Space & Mountain Parks
The Wild Animal Sanctuary
Wild Earth Guardians

Come 1/2 hour before the concert and learn about what these organizations are doing to preserve wildlife habitats and help animals!

Saturday, May 17th, 7:30 pm
Sunday, May 18th, 4:00 pm

Purchase Tickets

Katja — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 22:30:29 +0000

My Spirit Sang All Day

Adult	$15.00
Senior/Student	$12.00

All seating is general admission, and tickets can be used for either concert. Tickets may be purchased up to the day before the concert, and will be held for you at the ticket table.

Thank you

Katja — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 22:29:27 +0000

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Your tickets will be held for you at the ticket table at the performance.

O Magnum Mysterium

Katja — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:45:53 +0000

Celebrate the mystery of the season with familiar and new choral music. The program will include Poulencâ€™s Four Christmas Motets, Vaughan Williamsâ€™ Fantasia on Christmas Carols and the Boulder premier of Dan Locklairâ€™s Christmas Motets.

December 14 & 15, 2007, 7:30 pm
St Andrew Presbyterian Church
3700 Baseline Road
Boulder CO 80303
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