Listen to the ‘Masterful’ Donna Wickham as she performs with St Martins Choir! This exciting 16th Season opens on September 25 & 27 with “Music of the Tsars”, Artistic Director Timothy Krueger’s survey of Russian choral music from the 12th to the early 20th centuries. Fri. Sept. 25, 2009, 7:30 p.m., at St. John’s Episcopal Cathedral, 1350 Washington St., Denver
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Sept 11: Congratulations Cobus du Toit!
NEWS on September 11: The Winners are 1st Prize: Ivan Danko, Oboe, 2nd Prize: JiYoun Hur, Flute, shared 3rd Prize: Cobus du Toit, Flute, and Jeong-hyun Kim, Flute. Congratulations !
We are so happy to announce that Cobus Du Toit of Antero Winds has made a prize winning performance in the
5th INTERNATIONAL HUGO KAUDER COMPETITION : For Flute, Oboe, and Clarinet
The Hugo Kauder Society presented its 5th annual International
Hugo Kauder Competition in New Haven. Ten woodwind players including flutists, clarinetists, and oboists under the age of 35 and of various nationalities were selected to perform in front of a distinguished live jury. They competed for first, second and third place by performing classical music pieces composed by Hugo Kauder, as well as Classical, Romantic, and Contemporary works. They were accompanied on piano by last year’s Piano Competition winner Ryo Yanagitani.
The distinguished Competition judges were Richard Stoltzman of New England Conservatory,
Joanne Baxtresser of Carnegie Mellon University and Doris Goltzer of New York City Opera.
Video Fun
Enjoy! Katharine Knight (one of our Masterful Musicians) is the blond in the back playing the cello. To see these videos click our Read More Link
Enjoy! Javier de Los Santos! Excellent guitarist/musician, (another of our Masterful Musicians) he was caught on home video playing while visiting with his family.
Summer Weddings
Masterful Musicians is so happy to be helping brides throughout the front range area! Here are a couple quotes from this season’s nuptial celebrations.
Joe and Amy had outdoor wedding July 18, 2009 in Breckenridge with a cocktail hour at Thunder Mountain Lodge. They kept their quote short and sweet,“Beautiful Performance!” What more needs to be said?
A terrific mother of the bride, Judy helped organize many details for Kristi and Thad. This event took place at Ski Tip Lodge in Keystone, July 25, 2009. Judy was so pleased with our musicians, she phoned them to get their address in order to send them a tip……..Nice Lady! She also sent us the following compliment.“Beautiful music! The musicians were excellent and the sound set the tone for the wedding. I would highly recommend the acoustic guitar players and this company. Very professional! Excellent service! Thank you!”
Masterful Musicians has lots more reviews and recommendations. Just call our office for a list of clients, venues and quotes. Our goal is to provide you an unsurpassed musical experience. Let us help you decide with information from a variety of happy customers.
Friday, June 26, 2009
The Ken Walker Jazz Sextet is at Dazzle Restaurant and Club. Don’t miss these musicians! Dazzle is located at 930 Lincoln St. in Denver. They play the best jazz around downtown. Tickets are $12 and further information can be found at 303-839-5100
Friday, June 26, 2009
Clint Dadian can be heard making his guitar sing at the Apen Grill in Evergreen. Patrons of this lovely lakeside bistro can sip a great selection of wine and listen to excellent jazz. Locals come to enjoy his weekly performances! Clint begins at 7:00p.m.
Web Notice – We are Growing
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Vocal Quartet Performance!
Friday, June 5, 2009 : Our extroidinary Jazz vocalist, Ms Donna Wickham will lead an accapella quartet. The concert will take place at 7:30 p.m at the Baha’i Center of Metro Denver. These fine singers form part of the St. Martin’s Chamber Choir. They will enchant you with their perfect pitch and interpretation of a great selection a music! The Beha’i Center is located at 225 East Bayaud Ave at South Grant, Denver. For more information please call 303-298-1970 or visit www.stmartinschamberchoir.org.