Past Performances

The Larimer Chorale has had the honor of performing with a number of first-class professional musicians. We have also hosted world-reknowned soloists and guest artists. We greatly appreciate the generosity with which these stellar musicians share their talents and their music--with us and our audiences.

African-American Music Celebration
with guest conductor & clinician
Dr. Keith Hampton
Saturday, October 16, 2010 at 7:30 p.m.
Christ Center Community Church
2700 S. Lemay Ave.
The Larimer Chorale welcomes Dr. Keith Hampton, internationally known gospel music composer arranger and clinician, and Ms. Bennie L. Williams, Artistic Director of The Spirituals Project Choir of Denver, for a two-day workshop on African-American choral music traditions, focusing on gospel music and spirituals.  The workshop will culminate in an incredibly uplifting concert that will feature the Chorale and a massed choir of more than 200 voices singing spirituals and gospel music with a full rhythm section.  Be prepared to clap your hands and tap your feet!



Dickens Dinners
Saturday, December 4, 2010 at 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, December 5, 2010 at 6:00 p.m.
Fort Collins Country Club
1920 Country Club Rd.
Begin the holiday season with a Dickens Dinner, a sumptuous four-course Victorian feast, featuring the elegantly costumed Dickens Carolers of the Larimer Chorale.  Tickets are limited for this splendid event, so purchase tickets early through the Lincoln Center (970-221-6730)!

What Sweeter Music
featuring
Cynthia Vaughn, soprano
Katrina Zook, mezzo-soprano
Friday, December 10, 2010 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, December 12, 2010 at 3:00 p.m.
First United Methodist Church
1005 Stover St.
Join the Larimer Chorale, chamber orchestra and guest artists in a unique "surround-sound" presentation of holiday pageantry and wonder.  Glorious music for choir, organ, chamber orchestra and brass will be featured in this production of yuletide favorites.  Our December concerts have become a Fort Collins tradition ... the perfect way to usher in the holiday season!  Reserve your tickets early!



Pulling Out All the Stops II
with guest organist
Dr. Joel Bacon
Friday, March 4, 2011 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 6, 2011 at 3:00 p.m.
First Presbyterian Church
  531 S. College Ave.
Our original "Pulling Out All the Stops" concert was such a success a few years ago that we wanted to do it again ... only bigger and better.  Dr. Joel Bacon will again collaborate with the Larimer Chorale on First Presbyterian's powerful Reuter pipe organ (53 ranks, 3 manuals) in a concert of grand music for chorus and organ.  Dr. Bacon holds the Stewart and Sheron Golden Chair in Organ and Liturgical Studies at CSU.  He has been heard in recital in Germany, Austria, France, Switzerland and Canada, and his live performances have been broadcast on Austrian Radio and Public Radio International.

All Beethoven Celebration
with Fort Collins Symphony Orchestra
Saturday, October 24, 2009 at 7:30 p.m.
The Lincoln Center
Featuring the opera FIDELIO

Dickens Dinners
Saturday, December 5, 2009 at 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, December 6, 2009 at 6:00 p.m.
Fort Collins Country Club
A memorable Dickens-themed banquet with

four-course meal accompanied by Dickens Carolers

Unique in the Fort Collins area ~ Limited seating

Sing, Choirs of Angels!
Friday, December 11, 2009 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, December 13, 2009 at 3:00 p.m.
First United Methodist Church
Our popular traditional holiday concert, featuring organ and brass and a non-stop, surround-sound performance.


Sergei Rachmaninoff
Vespers
Saturday, March 6, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.
Mountain View Bible Fellowship, Estes Park, CO
~and~
Sunday, March 7, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church
Unaccompanied and glorious.

painting courtesy Daryl Price      

Franz Joseph Haydn
The Creation
Sunday, May 2, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.
The Lincoln Center
One of the "greats" of the classical choral repertoire performed with full orchestra.

Perspectives on Creation
Art Show & Silent Auction
Sunday, May 2, 2010 5:00-7:00 p.m. & during Intermission
Canyon West Room, Lincoln Center

The CREATION performance was enhanced by a visual perspective of creation-themed works by area artists, projected on stage during the concert to create a unique synthesis of the visual and musical arts in a glorious celebration of the natural world around us.
Guests were welcomed to join us prior to the show to view the work of area artists, who had submitted their best CREATIONS and were offering them for sale.
The silent auction of this work, to benefit the Chorale, was held online during the month of April as well as prior to the performance at the Lincoln Center.

American Tapestry October 18, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. The Lincoln Center

Our exciting season opener is designed for audiences of all ages and political persuasions.  Accompanied by soloists, instrumentalists, and multi-media presentations, we will showcase America's greatest and most innovative composers.  Join us for a celebration of more than three hundred years of the creative American spirit.

A Soulful Season Fri., Dec. 12, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. Sun., Dec. 14, 2008 at 3:00 p.m. First United Methodist Church

Our annual holiday event for all ages will feature both seasonal favorites and a "soulful twist" from the jazz, spiritual, and Gospel traditions.

Messiah Sun., April 5, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. The Lincoln Center

A Palm Sunday performance of George Frideric Handel's full composition with soloists and Baroque orchestra. 

Mahler 8 Colorado MahlerFest XXII May 16, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. May 17, 2009 at 3:30 p.m. Macky Auditorium in Boulder

The Larimer Chorale was invited to sing at 2009's Colorado Mahlerfest!  Colorado MahlerFest, the annual Boulder event celebrating the music of Gustav Mahler, presents its 22nd festival from Wednesday, May 13th through Sunday, May 17th, featuring ticketed concerts of Mahler’s magnificent Symphony No. 8, the “Symphony of a Thousand” performed by the Colorado MahlerFest Orchestra, conducted by Robert Olson, MahlerFest’s founder. Also appearing are The Cherry Creek Chorale, The Colorado Children’s Chorale and The Larimer Chorale and eight vocal soloists:

Cynthia Lawrence, Rebecca Copley, and Szilvia Schranz, sopranos; Julie Simson and Jacalyn Kreitzer, altos; Jon Garrison, tenor; Keven Keys, baritone, and Ashraf Sewailam, bass-baritone."

John Rutter: Mass for the Children
featuring the Centennial Children's Chorus
Corigliano: Fern Hill
October 14, 2007 at 7:00 p.m.
Faith Evangelical Free Church

Let All The World In Every Corner Sing
with organ and brass
December 8, 2007 at 7:00 p.m.
December 9, 2007 at 2:00 p.m.
First Methodist Church

Lovers Love the Spring
April 27, 2008 at 3:00 p.m.
Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church
1200 South Taft Hill Road, Fort Collins, CO
Tickets available at the door ($10 - Adults, $7 - Senior Citizens & Students)
Features compositions by Bennet, Farmer, Gastoldi, Marenzio, Mendelssohn, Monteverdi, & Morley

Morten Lauridsen's Madigrals
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
6:00 - 6:30 p.m. at Rigden Farm Senior Living
6:45 - 7:15 p.m. at Centre Avenue Health & Rehab

Shall We Dance
May 18, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.
Our Savior's Lutheran Church
2000 Lemay, Fort Collins, CO
Tickets available at the door
($10 - Adults, $8 - Students)
Songs about Dancing
LC Chamber Chorale
with
Colorado Youth Chorale

Music For Passiontide
The Larimer Chamber Chorale
Saturday, April 16, 2011 at 7:30 p.m.
Our Saviour's Lutheran Church
2000 S. Lemay Ave. Join our Chamber Chorale on the eve of Palm Sunday for an intimate offering of Renaissance and Baroque music for the Lenten season.  The Larimer Chamber Chorale is an auditioned subset of the larger Chorale, just the right size for performing the music of the Renaissance and Baroque periods.