Festival of Faith and the Arts

GRANDVIEW HIGH SCHOOL CHOIRS Choral Masterwork Concert Tue. Mar. 20      7pm (Free Event) The exceptional choirs of Grandview High School continue their tradition of presenting choral masterworks.

VOICES OF LIGHT Beginnings Sat.  Jan. 21   7pm (Ticketed Event) Presence. Precision. Passion.  Sublime singing by sixteen fine voices will move you between silence and music, between reverie and ecstasy.  You have never heard of this ensemble.  Be present for the premiere performance of the Festival’s Emsemble in Residence, and be transformed.  Voices of Light [...]

LUTHER COLLEGE NORDIC CHOIR Tue. Jan. 31, 2012       7pm (Ticketed Event) Luther College Nordic Choir, founded in 1946, enjoys national and international acclaim as a premier collegiate choral ensemble in the United States. Following the57-year tenure of Weston Noble, Nordic is currently under the direction of Dr. Allen Hightower, named director of choral activities at [...]

BETHANY CHANCEL CHOIR  AND ORCHESTRA Messiah Dec. 2       7pm   Experience this masterpiece and the story it tells as the 70 voice Chancel Choir, soloists and orchestra, under the direction of Dr. Daniel Grace, present this holiday favorite.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHILDREN’S CHOIRS Songs of the Season Dec. 3    4pm (Ticketed Event) Join these talented choirs for their annual holiday concert. Performing Choirs include Summit, Fourteeners, Mountain Aires and Altitude

COLORADO CHORALE Christmas Collage Dec. 4    4pm (Ticketed Event) Ring in the season as the Chorale and special guests present holiday favorites from sacred and secular holiday traditions.  The Chorale, soloists and small groups, will be joined by special guests to perform holiday favorites old and new.  Join us for this timeless tradition and perfect [...]

CHERRY CREEK CHORALE Simple Gifts – A Musical Holiday Dec. 9 & Dec. 10    7:30pm (Ticketed Event) Featuring Rick Seaton, Bethany Lutheran Church Organist, and the vocal harmonies and Celtic duo of Beth Leachman Gadbaw and Margot Krimme. A glittering array of sacred and secular holiday hits including selections from Broadway, the movies, as well [...]

KANTOREI  Dec. 11    7:30pm (Ticketed Event) Kantorei, or singers, formed in 1997 under the leadership of 6 friends who decided to form a choir capable of singing a broad range of a cappella choral music. Kantorei established itself as one of the nation’s premier choral ensembles, under the direction of Richard Larson. Join Kantorei for [...]

ARS NOVA SINGERS December Vistas Dec. 17    2pm (Ticketed Event) Specializing in a cappella music of the Renaissance and the 20th and 21st centuries, the Ars Nova Singers of Boulder, Colorado are presenting their 26th concert season. A Colorado holiday tradition! Celebrate the season with mysterious medieval harmonies, joyous polyphony from the Renaissance, and modern [...]

BETHANY CHILDREN’S CHOIRS Christmas Messiah for Young Voices Sun. Dec. 18       9am Worship Service Bethany’s Caroler’s Choir and Jubilation Singers present Handel’s masterpiece in an upbeat presentation filled with instruments and excitement during the 9am worship service.

COLORADO KOREAN CHORUS Festival of Carols Dec. 18     4pm (Ticketed Event) In a feast for the ears, a program filled with variety features Christmas Carols and the birth of Jesus Christ.  The program includes audience carols and charity time for needy neighbors.

CANTO DEO FESTIVAL CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA A Canto Deo Christmas Mon.,  Dec. 19    7pm    (Ticketed Event) (Note that this date is a correction from what is printed in the Festival brochure) Presenting their annual holiday concert, filled with variety and audience participation, join the choirs, orchestra and conductor, Jonathan Brown for an evening celebrating the [...]

COLORADO VOCAL ARTS ENSEMBLE and COLORADO COLLEGE CHAMBER CHORUS Sat. Nov. 5     7:30pm (Free Event) Presented by the Colorado College Music Department, CVAE joins forces with the Colorado College Chamber Chorus for an eclectic program featuring music from around the world and spanning the Renaissance through the present day.  The program includes works by living [...]

CANTO DEO CHAMBER CHOIR Advent Service of Lessons and Carols Sun. Nov. 27     4pm (Free Event) The Lessons and Carols service, among the most anticipated each season, is filled with scripture exceptional music, and presented by this outstanding Denver based Christian choir.

MUSIC SERVING THE WORD MINISTRIES & SPIRIT IN THE DESERT RETREAT CENTER Jazz Vespers Sun. Oct. 2    6pm (Free Event) Come learn about the unique ministry at Spirit in the Desert Retreat Center in Carefree, Arizona and experience a moving Jazz Vespers worship with Bob Ravenscroft and his jazz team. Dessert and coffee will be [...]

COLORADO CHORALE Music of the Bard – Choral Settings of Shakespeare Sun. Oct. 9     3pm (Ticketed Event) Shakespeare’s words have inspired some of the finest works of choral music in the English language.  The Chorale will perform some of the best settings of the Bard’s words from the sonnets, plays and poetry and selections from [...]

CHERRY CREEK CHORALE Glorious Gifts – Journeys of Rebirth Sat. Oct. 15    7:30pm (Ticketed Event) A collaboration with the Boulder Symphony, co-conducted by Devin Patrick Hughes, Music Director and Conductor and Brian Patrick Leatherman, Artistic Director and Conductor, Johannes Brahms: Nänie & Variations on a Theme of Haydn, 
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Toward the Unknown Region,
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CHERRY CREEK CHORALE Showcase Concert – Musical Gifts Through the Ages Sat. Oct. 29    6pm (Ticketed Event) Annual Showcase Concert featuring individuals and ensembles from the Chorale, light food and Silent Auction.