Englewood Arts Presents
Inspired by the late Mayor of Englewood Olga Wolosyn’s passionate desire to bring arts experiences to the greater Englewood community, Englewood Arts has been presenting various productions for the past nine years. The Englewood Civic Center’s beautiful atrium and adjoining Community Room served as the performance venues until 2005, when Hampden Hall opened with the annual “Back to Bach” concert. Our debut concert was “Rhapsody at Englewood Civic Center” performed on January 30, 2000, by the Up Close and Musical ensemble, featuring piano soloist Jeff Shoemaker in Gershwin’s "Rhapsody in Blue."
Although chamber ensembles of Colorado Symphony musicians are involved in a majority of the concerts, Englewood Arts Presents has included a variety of other local artists, including Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra, Marta Burton (Celtic songs), Extasis Tango Ensemble, the Spirituals Project, Colorado Baroque Ensemble, and others.
2009-10 Season 2009
We invite you to join us for our best season yet! Kicking off this year's series will be the incomparable Hazel Miller. Hazel will be performing with her trio in the intimate setting of Hampden Hall on Sunday afternoon, September 27 at 2:00 pm. For more information on the entire 2009-10 season, please explore below!
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September 27, 2009 - Sunday, 2:00 pm
"SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME"
The Hazel Miller Trio
A dynamic series opener with pop artist and vocalist extraordinaire, Hazel Miller.
October 24, 2009 - Saturday, 2:00 pm
“MUSIC FOR PIANO AND CELLO"
Silver Ainomäe, CSO principal cello
Katie Mahan, piano
SCHUBERT: Sonata in A minor D. 784 (op. 143)
CHOPIN: Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor Op. 35
WAGNER/LISZT: Liebestod aus Tristan und Isolde
FRANCK: Sonata for Cello and Piano
Be the first to meet and hear the CSO’s new principal cellist, in performance with Katie Mahan. Ms. Mahan will also perform additional solo works for piano.
Silver Ainomäe
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Katie Mahan
November 8, 2009 - Sunday, 2:00 pm
“A MUSICAL OFFERING BY J.S. BACH"
The Rosetta Music Society
Scott O’Neil, music director
Christina Jennings, flute
Rachel Segal, violin
Silver Ainomäe, cello
The Rosetta Music Society’s Englewood Arts Presents: debut in January of 2009 was so positively received that the ensemble has been engaged for a trio of performances this season. Under the leadership of CSO Associate Conductor, Scott O’Neil, The Rosetta Music Society is comprised of a select group of some of the area’s top musicians.
The first program will feature J.S. Bach’s A Musical Offering. In 1747 at the age of 62, Johann Sebastian Bach visited his son Carl Philip Emmanuel, Court Composer to the Prussian ruler, Frederick the Great. When Bach arrived, Frederick summoned him to court and challenged him to improvise a fugue on a theme contrived by Frederick himself. Bach's response became the basis of what we now know as Ein Musicalisches Opfer (A Musical Offering). Come hear excerpts from this masterpiece, as well as the great Chaconne from J.S. Bach’s D Minor Partita (Rachel Segal, violin), and the unaccompanied A Minor Flute Sonata (Christina Jennings, flute) by C. P. E. Bach. You are also invited to participate in an interactive discussion about this unparalleled historical event and the masterpiece that it spawned.
Rachel Segal
Scott O'Neil
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Christina Jennings
November 29, 2009 - Sunday, 2:00 pm
“MOZART MUSICALE”
The Up Close and Musical ensemble
With guest soloists from the Colorado Symphony Orchestra:
Catherine Peterson, flute
Monica Hanulik, oboe
Quartet in D major for Flute & Strings
Quartet in F major for Oboe & Strings
Symphony No. 35 - “Haffner”
Mozart composed three quartets for flute and strings in partial fulfillment of a commission from Ferdinand de Jean, an official with the Dutch East India Company and an avid flute player. In a letter to his father, Mozart wrote “You know that I become quite powerless whenever I am obliged to write for an instrument which I cannot bear.” This last remark has pained generations of flute players. Any conclusion to be drawn from it is far from clear but the Flute Quartet in D Major, K. 285 betrays any hint of reluctance or resentment. It seems as natural and felicitous as we would normally expect of Mozart, its outer movements bright and buoyant with a central poignant Adagio. If Mozart actually disliked the flute, he certainly did not let this affect the quality of his composing.
In early 1781 at the age of 24, Mozart spent time in Munich where he composed his only quartet for oboe and strings. A master at writing for woodwinds, he was much admired by the young Beethoven. The Oboe Quartet in F Major, K. 370 is a brief but splendid work that gives a first-class oboist the opportunity to shine, demanding a fluid technique and the ability to make wide melodic skips gracefully.
The Haffner family of Salzburg has been immortalized through two compositions by Mozart: the “Haffner” Serenade, K. 250 (248b) of 1776 and the “Haffner” Symphony, K. 385 of 1782. The “Haffner” Symphony recalls the many earlier serenades Mozart had composed in Salzburg, being generally lighter in construction. The pomp of the first movement is splendidly crafted while the Andante is lush and delicately elaborate. The minuet contrasts a vigorous and festive main section, leading to a more graceful Trio and the finale seems reminiscent of Osmin’s comic aria “O wie will ich triumphieren” from The Abduction from the Seraglio ~ the perfect vehicle to send the audience home in a cheerful mood.
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Monica Hanulik
Erik Peterson | Catherine Peterson
December 20, 2009 - Sunday, 2:00 pm
“SILENT NIGHT”
Erik Peterson, violin
Brenda Rolling, soprano
Tom Munson, narrator
The Up Close and Musical ensemble
Clayton Elementary School Atti’ Tunes Choir
CORELLI: Christmas Concerto
VIVALDI: Winter from “The Four Seasons”
FRANCK: Panis Angelicus
Program will also include poetry readings as well as Celtic, French, German, Spanish, and other traditional carols from around the world.
In fulfillment of a wish by the late Mayor of Englewood, Olga Wolysyn, Englewood Arts Presents has planned a special concert of Christmas music in Olga’s memory and to celebrate the season! Please join us for some of the most beloved classical works written. Bring your friends and family ~ it will be a wonderful addition to your December holiday festivities!
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