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| | Director's Concert--Looking Back, Moving Forward
Saturday, September 6 at 7:30pm
Wellshire Church, 2999 S. Colorado Blvd., Denver
Join BCOC co-leaders Cynthia Miller Freivogel (violin) and Frank Nowell (harpsichord) for "Looking Back, Moving Forward," an evening of intimate chamber music and conversation. The program serves as a prelude to our 2025-26 season and features works by Corelli, Bach, Locatelli, Couperin, Matteis and more. This year our directors' concert takes on special meaning as we celebrate 20 years since BCOC's founding. Cynthia and Frank reflect on our past... and share exciting plans for the coming season and beyond!
Adults $35
Students (under 18) $12
Community Access $15 | Buy Tickets |
| | GRAND CONCERTOS
Our season begins with a vibrant celebration of virtuosity, featuring lively concertos by Corelli, Handel, and Vivaldi. Acclaimed violinist Cynthia Miller Freivogel leads an expanded ensemble of 20, with soloists from past seasons, as we celebrate 20 years of live music-making in Colorado.
Featured violin soloists: Cynthia Miller Freivogel, Martin Davids, Tekla Cunningham, and Kathleen Leidig.
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Saturday Oct. 18, 7:30pm at Wellshire Church, 2999 S Colorado Blvd., Denver
Sunday Oct. 19, 3pm at First Plymouth Church, 3501 S Colorado Blvd, Englewood (aka Cherry Hills Village)
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| | SCARLATTI and BACH - Solo Recital
BCOC welcomes Lillian Gordis for an extraordinary evening of harpsichord virtuosity, with music by JS Bach and Domenico Scarlatti. Known across Europe and the US for her “innovative and audacious playing,” Lillian was recently named the Eaton Chair of Baroque Music at the University of Colorado College of Music.
Not included in Masterworks Series.
Saturday, Nov. 22 at 7:30pm, St. Thomas Church, 2201 Dexter St., Denver | Buy Tickets |
| | A CELTIC CHRISTMAS
A sparkling winter tour of seasonal from the Celtic diaspora, including English songs, Irish tunes, French Noels, and American hymns. We invite the audience to join in singing familiar carols and to discover lesser-known gems from centuries of inspired repertoire. Musicians from BCOC and Chivalrous Crickets collaborate on strings, lutes, banjos, guitars, bagpipes, Irish harps, whistles, concertina, vocals, and keyboard.
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Friday, Dec. 12 7:30pm, The Schoolhouse Theater, 19650 Mainstreet, Parker, CO
Saturday, Dec. 13 at 7:30pm, First Plymouth Church, 3501 S Colorado Blvd, Englewood (aka Cherry Hills Village)
Sunday, Dec. 14 at 3pm, St. Thomas Church, 2201 Dexter St., Denver | Buy Tickets |
| | BACH and MOZART
Exuberant masterworks by two favorite composers, with Bach's Art of Fugue and Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, plus Mozart's delightful "Haffner" Symphony in a rarely performed arrangement for flute and string sextet. Featured soloists: Rafa Prendergast and Stacey Brady (violins), Ellen Sauer Tanyeri (flute), and Frank Nowell (harpsichord).
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Saturday, Feb. 7 at 7:30pm St. Luke’s UMC, 8817 S Broadway, Highlands Ranch
Sunday, Feb. 8 at 3pm, St. Thomas Church, 2201 Dexter St., Denver | Buy Tickets |
| | HEARTBEAT
A musical celebration of tradition and resilience, blending Cape Breton and European tunes with Indigenous music from two tribal traditions. Karuk violist/composer Breana McCullough and Mi'kmaq fiddler/songwriter Morgan Toney join our full chamber orchestra led by Cynthia Miller Freivogel.
Not included in Masterworks Series.
Fri Mar 6 at 7:30 pm, Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S Allison Pkwy, Tickets to Friday, March 6 are only available on LCC's website. Available soon.
Sun Mar 8 at 3:00 pm, St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Denver
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| | THE CHASE / ACTEON
A newly imagined production of a 17th-century opera by Marc-Antoine Charpentier: a timeless tale of the hunter’s fateful encounter with Diana, goddess of the moon. The one-act opera, with acclaimed soloists to be announced, is complemented with favorite instrumental selections from the wildly creative spirit of Henry Purcell. Concertmaster Martin Davids.
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Saturday, Apr. 18 at 7:30pm, St. Thomas Church, 2201 Dexter St., Denver
Sunday, Apr. 19 at 4pm (note the start time), St. Thomas Church | Buy Tickets |
| | MUSICAL BRIDGES
Celebrate the power of music to inspire and connect, across time and space! Familiar music of Joseph Haydn combines with rarely performed music of Black British composer Ignatius Sancho and Bolivian composer Pedro Ximénez. Together with a dazzling concerto performed by Cynthia Freivogel, our season comes to a thrilling conclusion with Luigi Boccherini's fiery Fandango arranged especially for the occasion for guitar and orchestra. Featured soloist: Carlos Cuestas (guitar).
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Saturday, May 23, at 7:30pm, First Plymouth Church, Englewood
Sunday, May 24 at 3pm, Wellshire Church, 2999 S Colorado Blvd., Denver | Buy Tickets |
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