St. Martin’s Chamber Choir presents “Masters of the German Baroque: Buxtehude Tercentenary”
Friday, October 5, 2007, 7:30 p.m., St. Elizabeth’s Church, Auraria Campus, Denver
Sunday, October 7, 2007, 7:30 p.m., St. Elizabeth’s Church, Auraria Campus, Denver
More info or tickets: 303-298-1970 or info@StMartinsChamberChoir.org
Website: www.StMartinsChamberChoir.org
Such was J. S. Bach’s admiration of the great Lübeck organist Dietrich Buxtehude that he reportedly walked 200 miles in 1705 to hear him perform. St. Martin’s Chamber Choir begins its fourteenth season with “Masters of the German Baroque,” which commemorates the 300th anniversary of Buxtehude’s death, and presents works by those who influenced him, and those whom he influenced. Works by Schütz, Pachelbel, and Bach, as well as Buxtehude’s Missa Brevis, serve to elucidate his significance to the German Baroque style.
“Masters of the German Baroque: Buxtehude Tercentenary” will be presented Friday, October 5th and Sunday, October 7th at St. Elizabeth’s Church, Auraria Campus, 1060 St. Francis Way, Denver, Colorado. Both concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. For ticket information contact the St. Martin’s office at 303-298-1970 or info@StMartinsChamberChoir.org.
St. Martin’s Chamber Choir was founded in 1994 by Artistic Director Timothy J. Krueger, and in addition to its concert season has appeared on the Denver Friends of Chamber Music Series, the “Angels in the Architecture” benefit concert for Historic Denver, the St. John’s Cathedral Concert Series, and at the Chorus America national conference and the Ft. Collins Bach Festival. The 22-voice professional, non-church-affiliated choir has produced eight CDs, including the nationally acclaimed “Marian Christmas” and recently released “It is Finished: Stations of the Cross”. St. Martin’s is featured frequently on Colorado Public Radio, as well as on classical radio stations around the country. More information about St. Martin’s, including sound clips from the choir’s recordings, can be found at www.StMartinsChamberChoir.org.