A Sneak Peek at Next Season
Details remain to be filled in, but we can provide an outline of BCOC's exciting fifth season, which concludes with Vivaldi's Four Seasons. Here are the five concert weekends:
September 26-27 - Echoes of Venice
December 18-20 - Charpentier, Messe de Minuit pour Noel, with St. Martin's Chamber Choir
January 22-24 - Chamber Music by Candlelight: Mozart and Haydn
February 27-28 - Bach Meets Frederick the Great, with guest artist Ann Marie Morgan
May 6-9 - Vivaldi, The Four Seasons
In addition, BCOC is expanding its special event offerings. Look for the first one, the Fourth Annual Director's Recital, early this summer.
Recent Praise for BCOC
"... another milestone for the Baroque Chamber Orchestra, which continues to grow in stature and become an ever more important part of the area's classical music scene." --"Dido" hits high notes of long ago, Kyle MacMillan, The Denver Post, February 23, 2009
"The Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado has become a vital asset of the Denver music scene ... [a] vibrant ensemble" -- Eight great scores in classical music, Kyle MacMillan, The Denver Post, September 19, 2008
"... a stunning program of rarely heard French masterworks ... the ensemble [played] with its usual incisiveness, gusto and natural musicality." -- A shout-out for French baroque, Kyle MacMillan, The Denver Post, November 16, 2008
The Denver Post on BCOC's 3rd Season
"The choir and orchestra, which immediately came off as a perfect match, made a strong case for the [Fux Kaiserrequiem] with a highly focused and wonderfully energetic interpretation." Kyle Macmillan, commenting on the orchestra's February '08 collaboration with St. Martin's Chamber Choir in Baroque orchestra brings long-lost gems into delight, The Denver Post, February 17, 2008
"... [the orchestra] ... puts the city solidly on the early music map ... dynamic concertmaster, Cynthia Miller Freivogel, leads the ensemble through the sheer force of her personality and stage presence ..." -- Going for baroque: Violinists show off era, Kyle MacMillan, The Denver Post, January 13, 2008
A harmonious ensemble choice, a profile of the orchestra's Leader and Concertmaster, Cynthia Miller Freivogel. Kyle MacMillan, The Denver Post, January 11, 2008
Praise for BCOC's second season
Orchestra's brilliant performance breathes new life into early music - Marc Shulgold, Rocky Mountain News, September 23, 2006
Baroque musical jewels shine - Kyle MacMillan, The Denver Post, April 22, 2007
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"... this is playing at a level that only the very best Baroque orchestras reach ... an astonishing achievement for a group in just its second year ..." - audience member at April '07 concert
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