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Upcoming Events
Let's Dance
October 19, 2024 7:30pm - First Plymouth Church, Cherry Hills Village
October 20, 2024 3:00pm - Wellshire Presbyterian Church, Denver
Vibrant, virtuosic dance music! Guest Julia Bengtsson brings a Bach suite to life with Baroque and contemporary dance. Our full ensemble of strings, recorders and continuo performs Handel’s Water Music Suite in G, Dances from Terpsichore by Praetorius, and a joyful violin concerto by Telemann. Leader and Soloist: Cynthia Miller Freivogel, violin.
The Voice of Juana Inés
January 18, 2025 7:30pm - The Newman Center, Hamilton Hall, Denver
January 19, 2025 3:00pm - St. Thomas Episcopal
Captivating music from 17th-century Mexico, with rich sounds of viols, voices, guitars and percussion. Sacred and secular songs, interwoven with stories and art images from her time, elevate the inspiring words of visionary poet/composer Juana Inés de la Cruz. Guest Leader: Zoe Weiss, viola da gamba. Featuring multiple Grammy winner Estelí Gomez, mezzo soprano; Gabriella Cavallero, storyteller.
Fanfares & Flourishes
March 7, 2025 7:30 pm - Lakewood Cultural Center
March 8, 2025 2:00pm - Lakewood Cultural Center
March 9, 2025 3:00pm - Broomfield Auditorium
Sound the trumpet! Our festive and light-hearted program includes Handel’s Suite in D for trumpet and strings, Telemann’s fanciful Don Quixote, virtuoso concertos for trumpet and violin, and a newly composed fanfare by Frank Nowell. Leader and Soloist: Cynthia Miller Freivogel. Guest: Kathryn James Adduci, Baroque Trumpet.
Brandenburgs Plus
May 16, 2025 7:30pm - St. Luke's Methodist Church, Highlands Ranch
May 17, 2025 7:30pm - Wellshire Presbyterian Church, 2999 S. Colorado Blvd
May 18. 2025 3:00pm - First Plymouth Congregational Church, Cherry Hills Village
For a grand finale, oboes, bassoon, and horns enliven our performance of this buoyant and beloved music! Brandenburg Concertos 1, 3, and 6; plus a vivacious, rarely performed Sinfonia Concertante by French-Caribbean composer, Joseph Bologne (Chevalier de St. George). Host and Commentary: Kabin Thomas, classical radio host. Featuring soloists: Cynthia Miller Freivogel, Leader, violin; Martin Davids, violin; Vijay Chalasani viola; Lara Turner, cello.
Recording Project Fundraising
Bach’s Goldberg Variations
Did you know that we will head to the studio to record an album of our unique arrangement of the exquisite Goldberg Variations, in the days right after the May 17-18 concert? We are very close to our funding goal, and we are still seeking support for this ambitious project, only from those of you who are able to contribute above and beyond your usual support for our annual operations. For a $300 donation to this special recording project, you may dedicate one of the 30 variations, and you will be acknowledged in the album program, and of course receive your own CD. The album will be released in both CD and digital formats.
We have set up a page on our Colorado Gives website just for this project or you can mail a check to BCOC, PO Box 200098, Denver, CO 80220-0098. We are all looking forward to the release of the album in late 2024.
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Hear BCOC's music at the Denver Art Museum
Did you know that music from BCOC sets the ambience of the newly re-opened Latin American galleries at Denver Art Museum? Music selections from BCOC and our collaborators was curated by BCOC's Artistic Director, Frank Nowell.
View a free recording of one of our recent concerts
Hearts Resounding!
BCOC celebrates the power of music to evoke our brightest joys and deepest longings. Familiar music of Bach and Handel, Telemann’s spirited Viola Concerto with soloist Emily Anne Bowman, plus a new Chaconne for solo violin composed and performed by Martin Davids.
Here is the link to the concert.
Click here to watch this exciting Vivaldi concerto, a short excerpt, featuring Cynthia Miller Freivogel, violin soloist.
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Discover Baroque via Zoom
Learn more about what makes baroque baroque in these monthly, one-hour sessions, including lecture, musical demonstration and Q&A. Hosted by Artistic Director Frank Nowell and guest hosts. No charge — Donations appreciated. Register here for updates on the schedule and monthly topics, and to receive the links.
“The BCOC, in particular, is the best chamber orchestra I've EVER heard and its concerts are so incredibly intimate - always a breath taking experience. I can't thank BCOC enough for its lovely music.”
Katherine Murphy
“The Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado... has built a national reputation as a first-rate period-instrument ensemble.”
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Our ensemble aims to bring the spirit of this wonderful music alive in today’s world, capturing its vivid and evocative colors, enlivened with the spirit of improvisation and dance. Baroque composers knew the power of music to move listeners to experience a spectrum of emotions, and the equal role of the performer in this endeavor. As an ensemble we take our cue from Geminiani, who urged musicians to be first inspired themselves, and “while the imagination is warm and glowing [to pour] the same exalted spirit into [our] own performance.”
