Ruby Anniversary — Celebrating 40 Years of Music Beyond Words
Join Ars Nova Singers for our landmark 2025–2026 season — a cappella music of the Renaissance and the 20th/21st centuries, performed by one of the nation’s most intrepid professional choirs.
This Season
Our Ruby Anniversary season marks 40 years of adventurous choral artistry — from luminous solstice concerts and shimmering Renaissance programs to interdisciplinary premieres and the inaugural Colorado New Music Festival. Explore everything we’re performing this year.
Music Beyond Words
Ars Nova Singers is an auditioned, a cappella chamber choir based in Boulder, Colorado. Founded in 1986, this Denver Metro Area icon brings together some 40 gifted vocalists to perform music of the Renaissance alongside the boldest works of the 20th and 21st centuries. Recognized as one of the nation’s most intrepid professional choirs, Ars Nova is known for adventurous programming and a celestial, spine-tingling sound.
Latest News
- Meet the Composer: Terry Schlenker on The Bird of Vision
A North Dakota farm, a Colorado IVF lab, and a 13th-century Sufi mystic. Meet Terry Schlenker — the composer behind Saturday’s world premiere of The Bird of Vision, and a Colorado figure with an unusual second life. - Colorado New Music Festival: A Preview & Conversations with the Directors
Three of Colorado’s finest choirs share one stage for the inaugural Colorado New Music Festival on May 30 at Central Presbyterian Church, Denver — featuring the world premiere of Terry Schlenker’s The Bird of Vision and six Colorado composers. A preview, and conversations with the directors. - Fourth Chain of Inspiration – Bridge Impressions
One of the marvels of our Shared Visions projects is watching how a single image becomes a meeting place for memory, language,… - The Third Chain of Inspiration – Alteration 3
One of the joys of Shared Visions: RubyFire is watching how a single image travels—changing shape, meaning, and emotional temperature as it… - Second Chain of Inspiration – Reflections in Water and Sky
This next Chain of Inspiration begins with visual artist Claire Ibarra and her photographic work Cloud Dance. Sky moving across water. Color… - Introducing the 2026 Shared Visions First Chain of Inspiration
Ars Nova Singers’ signature project, Shared Visions, returns this season with RubyFIRE, featuring four more stunning groups of artists who have come…
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