40th Anniversary Celebration
Sunday, June 9th, 2024 | Ent Center for the Arts | Directions
5:30PM - Dinner | 7:00PM - Concert
Celebrate 40 Years of Your City’s Chamber Orchestra
Our annual Garden Party got a glow up in honor of our 40th Anniversary! This year’s celebration is a dinner-and-a-show extravaganza featuring our friends at the Colorado Springs Chorale:
Mendelssohn - Hebrides Overture in B Minor, op. 26, “Fingal’s Cave”
Beethoven - Choral Fantasy in C minor, op. 80
Dvorak - V. Finale (Furiant): Presto
Rodgers & Hammerstein - It’s a Grand Night for Singing
Willson - Highlights from The Music Man
Rodgers & Hammerstein - You’ll Never Walk Alone/Climb Every Mountain
Bates & Ward (arr. Thomas Wilson) - America, the Beautiful
Opening with Mendelssohn’s Hebrides Overture - the very first work ever played by the Chamber Orchestra - then the brilliance of Beethoven and a score of incredible show tunes, it will be a night to remember. Formal dress is encouraged.
5:00 PM: Doors Open + Silent Auction Fundraiser
5:30 PM: Dinner Begins
7:00 PM: Concert Begins
Featuring the Colorado Springs Chorale:
PLEASE READ: To buy a ticket for the dinner AND the concert, choose a Gold “Tier 1” seat ($80) during seat selection - those tickets include dinner. $35, $20, and $15 tickets are concert-only.
SILENT AUCTION ITEMS
Clontarf Irish Whiskey with 2 glasses
Koltiska Original, Winter-Mint, Vodka, and KO Black Label, liqueurs from the Koltiska Distillery in Sheridan, WY.
2014 Hafner Cab - 2019 Hafner Next Red - 2021 Hafner Reserve Chardonnay - 2021 Hafner Rosé - 2 Dartington English Crystal Cab Glasses
Cotes de Provence Rosé 2020
Hand-crafted, blue stained ponderosa pine bowl.
Hand-crafted, blue stained ponderosa pine vase.
$75 Gift Card to Connie's Creations (Flowers Service)
$150 Gift Card to Poor Richard's Restaurant
In Search of Norman Rockwell's America
French Harding - Civil War Memoirs SIGNED by Afterword Author Vic Thacker
Personalized photo signed by Debbie Turner (Marta from The Sound of music)
Concert Sponsors:
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Ruby Summer Salad: Mixed Greens, Roasted Beets, Ruby Red Grapefruit, Rosemary Agave Vinaigrette
Summer Vegetable Medley: Squash, Zucchini, Bell Peppers, Carrots
Herbed Wild Rice Pilaf: Onions, Carrots, Celery, Shaved Brussel Sprouts, Thyme
Rhubarb Short Ribs: Braised Short Ribs with a Tangy Rhubarb BBQ Sauce
Garden Chicken: Pan Seared Chicken Breast with Strawberries, Grape Tomatoes, Onions, Pinenuts and a Balsamic Glaze
Grilled Eggplant Steak: Grilled Eggplant with Grape Tomatoes, Onions, and a Balsamic Glaze
Desserts: Mixed Berry Shortcake, Grilled Peaches & Whipped Cream , Personal Lemon Blueberry Bundt Cakes, Blackberry Lavendar Cheesecake Bite
40th Anniversary Fundraising Campaign
The 40th Anniversary Fundraising Campaign is our effort to raise $150,000 to support local, educational, and senior outreach in Colorado Springs for the next 5 years. This will be a fund dedicated solely for the following 7 areas of outreach:
Our Affordability Policy - providing discounted and free tickets to those who cannot afford them.
SenioReach - bringing free, live music to senior living centers around Colorado Springs.
Family/Children’s Concerts - educational programming developed in partnership with and provided to local schools and other partners.
Recordings - our practice of recording everything we play, for you to relive it online after-the-fact and so that those who couldn’t attend can still experience our music from the comfort of their homes.
Youth Competitions - our annual Young Artist Competition, for Colorado middle and high school students, and our Emerging Soloist Competition, for aspiring college-aged musicians nationwide.
Master Classes - where we give local students time with our incredible guest artists, to learn and grow in an unparalleled environment of inspiration and guidance.
Collaborations - projects including Blind Injustice, Glory Denied, and other concerts with groups like Colorado Vocal Arts Ensemble, the CS Chorale, Opera Theatre of the Rockies, Theatreworks, and more.