by Marc Shulgold, featured on Denver’s performing arts blog, The Scen3 For Tom Morgan, the concept for concerts by his chamber choir seems pretty straight forward. In fact the title of those concerts and name of his ensemble say it all. “Shared Visions is truly ‘ars nova’ – new art,” he wrote me, “forged from shared…
by Tom Morgan, Artistic Director Shared Visions is truly ars nova – new art, forged from shared inspirations of visual art, poetry, and sound. It is a project that sprang from seeds planted in the 1980s. In 1986, the Tate Gallery in London published an anthology of poetry based on visual art in their collection, entitled With…
A preview by Marc Shulgold Glancing at the accomplishments of composer Joan Szymko, it’s no surprise that she emerged from an encouraging home environment. Born in Chicago in 1957 to a devout Catholic family, where (her bio states) “faith, education and the arts were core values,” she began piano at 8. Pursuing a life in music seemed…
Rare performance of Thomas Tallis’s 40-voice motet Spem in alium By Peter Alexander Sharps and Flatirons Sometime around the year 1570, the English composer Thomas Tallis wrote what some have called his “crowning achievement.” The work in question is more often discussed than heard: Spem in alium, a motet in 40 voices, arranged in eight choirs of…
By Andrea Weidemann Ars Nova Singers soprano Andrea Weidemann prepared this article to give further insight into this stunning work. We have shared a lot about a special piece on our program, Spem in alium – not only because it is such a logistically intriguing *motet, but because it is considered to be one of…
Marc Shulgold had a chance to catch up with Artistic Director Tom Morgan for an interview about the upcoming Rebirth concerts featuring the original “surround sound” experience created by English composer Thomas Tallis in his 40-voice work Spem in Alium. Enjoy Marc’s interview (posted on thescen3) with Tom and learn more about this phenomenal piece….
Executive Director Kim Brody had a chance to catch up with Emma Vawter, mezzo-soprano with Ars Nova Singers. When she’s not singing, Emma is an Adventure Director with Natural Habitat Adventures. Emma is an adventurer at heart – in her free time, you’ll find her birding, hiking, biking, trail running, camping, singing, practicing wildlife photography,…
Artistic Director Tom Morgan reflects on Ars Nova’s recent collaboration with Apollo5 On October 23 and 24, we hosted the exceptional English vocal ensemble Apollo5. The events of our 36 hours with these amazing musicians included a combined rehearsal with our two ensembles, an energetic 1.5 hour workshop with over 300 students from five area…