ASTER Women's Chamber Choir

Our First CD!

Katja — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:42:33 +0000

ASTER is pleased to announce the release of our first CD, Endless Chain. This recording represents the endless chain of music handed down from one generation to the next, and how thankful we are for the many singers and musicians who have given of their time and talent to make this vision a reality. It is ASTER’s hope that we will be able to spread this music all across the country to people who would never be able to attend our concerts, as well as sharing it with our loyal fans here in Colorado.

Learn more, listen to samples, order your copy!

Endless Chain

Katja — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:42:19 +0000

Songs of Comfort, Joy & Inspiration

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.

CDs are available for $15.00 (plus $5.00 S&H).

Limited time special for BCAH members! If you order before the end of September, your cost will be only $10.00 plus shipping and handling.

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:

Broomfield

Boulder

Word is Out

Golden

The Great Frame Up

Track Listing

ASTER Gala 2008, Saturday June 21st

Katja — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 02:27:28 +0000

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.

Psalms, Prayers and Alleluias

Katja — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 01:14:28 +0000

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

Quilters Prop and Costume Rentals

Katja — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 20:14:30 +0000

ASTER Women’s Chamber Choir owns the quilt blocks and legacy quilt you will need if you are producing the musical “Quilters”. We rent the set for $500 plus shipping charges for a time period of six weeks.

The quilt blocks and Legacy Quilt are smaller than those rented by the Denver Center for Performing Arts, and will fit a smaller theatre very well. The dimensions are approximately 2′ x 2′ for each block and 10′ x 10′ for the Legacy Quilt. We also include a larger 4′ x 4′ Lone Star Quilt for the “Quiltin’ and Dreamin” and a Freedom Quilt which can be used in the closing number of Act I, “The Needle’s Eye”.

Photos of the quilt blocks, the legacy quilt and the other quilts included in the rental can be seen below. Click on any photo for a larger version. ASTER will ship these to any community or regional theatre or any college or university theatre department in the continental United States.

Costumes and properties including a standing hoop for the “Quiltin’ and Dreamin” scene and various musical instruments for sound effects may be rented by schools or community theatres in Colorado. The cost for renting these items is $500 plus shipping. Costumes must be returned washed!

These rental fees help support ASTER Women’s Chamber Choir, and will save your school or company lots of time and money.

Please contact Christina Lynn-Craig directly for further information.

Contact ASTER

Katja — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 19:46:48 +0000

Legendary Ladies - Heroic Women

Katja — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 19:23:24 +0000

ASTER Women’s Chamber Choir presented a collaborative concert with guest artists from Legendary Ladies who presented costumed portrayals of historic women including the Colorado poet Katherine Lee Bates, cowgirl Prairie Rose Henderson, pioneer Helga Estby who walked across North America in 1896; deaf psychic Helen Gilman who told fortunes in Boulder; and leader of the prohibitionist movement Carrie Nation. Musical highlights of the evening include Sandi Peaslee’s setting of Soujourner Truth’s famous text “And Ain’t I a Woman” and a fifteen minute choral tribute to Sacagewea by Broomfield composer and photographer Pete Simpson. Mr. Simpson’s photographs will be displayed in the lobby of the Auditorium prior to each performance.

Dates:
Friday, November 9th, 2007
Saturday, November 10th, 2007
Time: 7:30 PM

Location:
Broomfield Auditorium
3 Community Park Road
Broomfield, CO 80020

Tickets are $12 for adults, $8 for seniors and students. Tickets are available at the door or from any choir member. To reserve tickets or for general information please contact Christina Lynn-Craig at (303) 466-2879 or tinalynncraig@aol.com.

The Old Maid and the Thief

Katja — Wed, 02 May 2007 04:38:08 +0000

(Sorry, this performance is sold out!)

Saturday, June 9th, 2007 at 2 PM
at the Broomfield Auditorium
3 Community Park Road, Broomfield

Admission $10

(A limited number of $20 tickets are available which include a delightful tea at 12:45 in the lobby of the auditorium prior to the performance. Perfect for “Red Hatters” or others who like to sip tea while they visit.)

Join select members from ASTER Women’s Chamber Choir as we perform Gian Carlo Menotti’s nostalgic comic operetta (in English!). The operetta includes the wonderful soprano aria “Steal Me, Sweet Thief”, the baritone aria “When the Air Sings of Summer, I Must Wander Again”, and a charming duet for the two old maids.

The performance is a fundraiser for ASTER Women’s Chamber Choir. The cast includes Robert Dickert, Christina Lynn-Craig, Karen Murphy and Mariena Richards.

For more information, please call Christina Lynn-Craig at (303) 466-2879 or contact her at TinaRegina@aol.com. ASTER is offering a “two for the price of one” special on tickets to The Old Maid and the Thief for tickets purchased before June 1st (performance tickets only - no discount available for Tea tickets!).

ASTER thanks Mayor Karen Stuart and the Broomfield City Council for their ongoing support of the arts, and for the many upgrades to the AUDI during the past five years!

Singing Beautiful Music Together

Katja — Fri, 19 May 2006 04:02:20 +0000

ASTER is a small (18-20 voice) women’s ensemble in Broomfield, Colorado, specializing in folk music, music from the Medieval and Renaissance periods, and contemporary music which draws upon these traditions. We honor women who came before us by singing the songs they sang while they worked, the tunes they hummed at home and the pieces they offered in worship and in concert halls.

The Poet Sings

Katja — Wed, 17 May 2006 23:29:34 +0000

Celebrate National Poetry Month with ASTER

The Poet Sings will present beautiful choral and solo vocal music, live and recorded poetry readings, portraits and dramatic excerpts to bring the poems of Dickinson and Cummings to the audience in a vivid and memorable way.

It will feature musical settings of poems by Emily Dickinson and E. E. Cummings by Broomfield’s own Alex Craig, along with Vincent Persichetti and other contemporary American composers. The audience will also hear recordings of Cummings reading his own poetry, and see scenes from The Belle of Amherst, a dramatization of the life of Emily Dickinson. Additionally, a self-portrait of E. E. Cummings will adorn the stage during the performance.

This concert will be a collaboration between ASTER and the Mamie Doud Eisenhower (MDE) Library as a part of National Poetry Month and is appropriate for ages twelve and older.

Saturday, April 14th - 7:30 PM
at the Broomfield Auditorium
3 Community Park Road in Broomfield

Saturday, April 21st - 7:30 PM
at Trinity Lutheran Church
2200 Broadway (at Pine Street) in Boulder

Both concerts are free and open to the public.
Donations are gratefully accepted!