ASTER will premiere Grace Asquith’s “No Such Music,” with cellist Kara McIntire, commissioned for this occasion. ASTER Alums will join the choir in singing and pen and ink artwork by the Broomfield Art Guid will be displayed in the lobby. An elegant reception will follow the concert.

Saturday Apil 24 at 7:30 p.m., Broomfield AUDI, 3 Community Park Rd., Admission $15

ASTER Women’s Chamber Choir presents a concert of solos and choral settings from musicals by Barbara Damashek, Mary Rodgers, Lucy Simon, Jeanine Tesori and Teresa Wilhelmi.
This program is suitable for ages 10 and older.
Admission: $10 Adults, $5 Seniors/Students

Ceremony of Carols

This holiday favorite by Benjamin Britten will be presented twice

Sunday, December 6th at 4 PM
at the Boulder Public Library

and Sunday December 13th at 4 PM
in the beautiful and inspiring surroundings
of the Church of the Holy Comforter in Broomfield
featuring harpist Nancy Brace.

The Power of the Pen

ASTER’s 10th Anniversary Celebration! Saturday, April 24th, 2010
at 7:30 PM at the Broomfield Auditorium.

ASTER Alumni will be featured in several of our favorite pieces,
A commissioned work by Colorado composer Grace Asquith will be premiered.
A reception will follow the performance.

Pen and Ink Artwork by the Broomfield Art Guild will be displayed in the lobby.

Saturday, April 25th, 2009 at 7:30 pm
1128 Pine Street
Boulder, CO 80302
Southwest Corner of Broadway and Pine
Admission Free, Suggested Donations: $12 Adults, $8 Seniors/Students, $20 family of four or more (any type of family!)

Saturday, May 2nd, 2009 at 2 pm – MATINEE!
Broomfield Auditorium
3 Community Park Road
Admission Free, Suggested Donations: $12 Adults, $8 Seniors/Students, $20 family of four or more (any type of family!)

Saturday, November 15th, 2008
Broomfield Auditorium
3 Community Park Road
7:30 PM
Tickets: $12 Adults, $8 Seniors/Students (Tickets available at the door)

A select group of ASTER singers will present choral and solo settings of some of Shakespeare’s greatest texts by composers Amy Beach, John Govedas, Clifton Noble Jr., Roger Quilter and others. Young thespians from Broomfield will perform favorite monologues and sonnets in costume. Special guest Larisa Kholodnaya will perform Charles Gounod’s “Je veux vivre” from his operatic setting of Romeo and Juliet.
For additional information please call Christina Lynn-Craig at (303) 466-2879.

There are many different ways to set the music in Shakespeare’s words. From the highly dramatic to the fanciful and romantic, Shakespeare has it all. Many of his plays include words which were to be sung, and composers from Shakespeare’s time on have delighted in putting their own stamp on these classic lyrics .

ASTER members agree that the music we are singing for this concert is some of the best we have ever done. The combination of Amy Beach’s prim and proper settings of fairy songs, to John Govedas’ wild and witchy setting of the Three Hags’ Haggis from Mac beth, to the bosso nova rhythms of Clifton Noble’s setting of “Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day?” make this a concert you won’t want to miss.

Learn more, listen to samples, order your copy!

ASTER is pleased to announce the release of our first CD! Endless Chain contains sixteen songs highlighting the past eight years of ASTER Women’s Chamber Choir performances.

“It’s been a dream of mine for many years,” says Christina Lynn-Craig, ASTER’s founder and artistic director. “I’m thrilled to have such talented and dedicated women to work with to perform such beautiful music. I’m so pleased with the quality of the CD and excited we’re now able to share our music with everyone!”

Endless Chain is a collection of the very best of the melting pot that is America. Selections include lullabies from Scotland and Wales, folksongs from Ireland, Norway and Scotland, hymns from many traditions, settings of Lynn-Craig’s Old Wives’ Tales and two of ASTER’s all-time favorites: Endless Chain, Pete Sutherland’s tribute to quilters and O Unico Amore, a piece by Boulder composer Kathleen Fagre commissioned by ASTER to honor Mother Cabrini.

Special Price!

CDs are available for $10.00 (plus $5.00 S&H).

Ordering via PayPal is secure, and you can use your credit card. If you prefer, you can send your check for $20.00 ($15.00 + $5.00 S&H) made out to ASTER to:
ASTER-CD
c/o 1370 Holly Drive West
Broomfield, CO 80020

Endless Chain is also available at these retail outlets:

Golden

• The Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum

Track Listing

1. The Robin’s My Criterion for Tune
2. How Can I Keep from Singing?
3. O Unico Amore
4. Sneezes I
5. Flow Gently Sweet Afton
6. Sneezes II
7. Charladies’ Ball
8. Three Butterflies Together
9. Dream Angus
10. De Norske Fjeld
11. Touch Blue
12. When Will We Be Married?
13. Suo Gan
14. Don’t Sing at the Table
15. As Sisters in Zion
16. And Ain’t I a Woman?
17. Jacob’s Ladder
18. Nothing Between
19. We’ll Understand It Better By and By
20. Endless Chain
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Those who attended ASTER’s first Gala will want to be sure to get their tickets early for this elegant evening. In addition to enjoying the CD release concert, and being the first on your block to purchase an ASTER CD, you’ll find many treasures worth bidding on at the Silent Auction. The ASTER Women’s Chamber Choir Gala will take place on Saturday, June 21st at the Broomfield Auditorium, 3 Community Park Drive in Broomfield. Tickets will be $30 per person.

Please contact ASTER’s event coordinator, Melanie Nehls Burrow, at andrewmel@yahoo.com or at 303-817-2634 if you are interested in becoming an event sponsor for the Gala, if you would like to donate an item or service for the Silent Auction, or if you would like to advertise in one of our program booklets.

For tickets, please contact Tina Lynn-Craig at tinaregina@aol.com or at 303-466-2879. ]]> http://asterchoir.org/past-concerts/aster-gala-2008-saturday-june-21st/feed/ 0 http://asterchoir.org/past-concerts/psalms-prayers-and-alleluias/ http://asterchoir.org/past-concerts/psalms-prayers-and-alleluias/#comments Fri, 23 Nov 2007 01:14:28 +0000 Katja http://asterchoir.org/current-season/psalms-prayers-and-alleluias/ This concert will combine choral and solo settings of sacred music from chant to gospel hymns including music from 15th century Italy to 20th century United States. ASTER has drawn upon works which have been especially popular during our past seven seasons. Gustav Holst’s magnificent eight-part Ave Maria and contemporary composer James Primosch’s Three Sacred Songs will be highlights of this evening of inspirational music.

Saturday, April 19th , 2008, 7:30 PM
Church of the Holy Comforter
1700 West 10th Avenue
Broomfield, CO 80020
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Tickets: $12 Adults, $8 Students/Seniors

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