by Kimberly Brody I had the wonderful opportunity to catch up with our season artist, Scott Fraser, and learn more about his creative process. I hope you enjoy this article, and that it will inspire you to bid on our Sweepstakes for the opportunity to own one of Scott’s works – a “Six Butterflies” print!…
(This article originally appeared in the Boulder Daily Camera on Sunday, August 31) Q & A with Ars Nova’s Visionary Artistic Director, Tom Morgan Tom Morgan, on the top of Colorado’s highest summit, Mount Elbert. The co-founder and Artistic Director of Ars Nova Singers reflects on four decades of music and leading one of the…
by Kimberly Brody A couple of seasons ago, on a cold, snowy February evening, Ars Nova Singers performed one of the most renowned pieces in the choral repertoire, Spem in alium by Thomas Tallis, a composer from the English Renaissance period (c. 1505-1585). This piece is written for eight choirs of 5 parts each, resulting…
A Conversation with Artistic Director Tom Morgan and Communications Coordinator Andrea Weidemann Andrea: What was the impetus for choosing these pieces? Tom: Since I learned it in the 1980s, I’ve wanted to perform Frank Martin’s extraordinary Mass for Double Choir. It is recognized in the choral world as one of the pinnacle a cappella achievements of the 20th…
“Science/Fantasy” program in Lafayette, Denver, and Longmont By Peter Alexander It all started at a wedding. The next concert by Boulder’s adventurous Ars Nova Singers and conductor Thomas Morgan is a departure from the usual. Normally devoted to music of the Renaissance and contemporary times, they will perform music from the Victorian era and some…
A conversation with Steampunk enthusiast Renee Roush When Artistic Director Tom Morgan got the inspiration to present a steampunk-themed concert, he was in the “audience” at a wedding, and his imagination took flight, conjuring up ideas for music and costumes and what the artistic journey would look like. But what is Steampunk exactly? A little…
Throughout Ars Nova Singers’ history, I’ve created new arrangements of Christmas carols or other holiday songs for us to perform on our December concerts. Most years, we auctioned this off at our annual Gala fundraiser, so the titles were chosen by our patrons. Once the arrangement was completed, we’d perform and record it on our…
Inspired by Ars Nova Singers’ holiday concerts, Light/Shadow, audience member Fran Hamilton wrote this beautiful poem in response to our music, particularly Arvo Pärt’s “Magnificat.” it is enough I have discovered it is enough when a single note is beautifully played. …the melody and accompanying voice…is one. One and one is one, it is not…