The Ars Nova Singers annual fundraising Gala – ORIGINS – is just around the corner! On the evening of September 11 we will be serving up a rustic, yet refined, evening of fine food, craft beer, wine, and cultivated song. We’ll nourish you with a light supper, quench your thirst with an array of craft…
This post by Marc Shulgold originally appeared in The Scen3 on May 30, 2022 Tom Morgan understands the dangers of controversy. The music director of the Ars Nova Singers has accepted the challenge of programming a new work which doesn’t shy away from addressing some of the contemporary issues that have divided public opinions, that…
Artistic Director Tom Morgan had a chance to catch up with Christopher Theofanidis and Melissa Studdard, the creators of Door Out of the Fire, which Ars Nova Singers will premiere this weekend, featuring Nicolò Spera, guitar, and Abigail Nims, mezzo-soprano. Tom Morgan I just want to say up front that I personally really love this…
Originally published on the “Sharps and Flatirons” blog by Peter Alexander, May 23, 2022 Concerts June 3–5 feature new work by Theofanidis and Pizzetti’s 1922 Requiem Guitarist and CU music professor Nicolò Spera was shocked by things going on the U.S. after the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. He wanted to respond in…
Originally published by Peter Alexander from Sharps & Flatirons’ ARS NOVA SINGERS WILL BE JOINED BY THE TRIO DUENDE FOR A MUSICAL “SALON”. Thomas Morgan, music director of Boulder’s Ars Nova Singers, says “sitting on a beach in Maui sounds like a pretty good idea.” “All of us want to be traveling right now,” he…
Artistic Director Thomas Morgan shares behind-the-scenes highlights from his work on our latest globe-trotting rendition of “Irish Tune” Percy Grainger (1882-1961) was a naturalized American citizen born in Melbourne, Australia; schooled in Frankfurt, Germany; and practiced in London, England. Spanning continents and career tracks (he was simultaneously a concert pianist, composer, folksong collector, and arranger!),…