Musica Sacra Chamber Orchestra - Contrasts May 19, 2012

Augustana Arts presents Contrasts

Featuring Musica Sacra Chamber Orchestra

David Rutherford, Music Director

Augustana Arts presents the Musica Sacra Chamber Orchestra in “Contrasts” directed by David Rutherford on Saturday, May 19 at 7:30 p.m. at Augustana Lutheran Church, 5000 E. Alameda Ave. and again at 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 20 at the Abiding Hope Lutheran Church, 6337 South Robb Way, Littleton. Tickets are $20 Adult / $15 Senior & Student / $8 Children ages 5 - 12 (children under 5 are free) and available by calling 303-388-4962 or online at www.augustanaarts.org.

The program includes American composer David Diamond's Rounds for String Orchestra is followed by Beethoven's Romance for Violin #2 in F, featuring violinist Britt Swenson. The second half of the program sets Dvorak's Czech Suite alongside Colorado composer Cecil Effinger's Pulitzer Prize winning piece, Little Symphony #1.

The Musica Sacra Chamber Orchestra is well known for its performances of baroque and classical masterworks and for its exploration of lesser-known historic and contemporary repertoire. The musicians of the Musica Sacra Chamber Orchestra bring a variety of training and experience to the ensemble and a wide array of performing experience.

David Rutherford is Music Director for Musica Sacra Chamber Orchestra and the Valor Symphonics Youth Orchestra in Colorado Springs. He founded the Snake River Chamber Orchestra in Idaho as well as an experimental orchestra in Denver called UnStaged. David is also an award winning broadcaster, heard weekday afternoons (and also on Sunday morning for Sacred Classics) on KVOD, Colorado Public Radio's Classical Music Service at 88.1FM in the Denver Metro area.

PSA/Listing Information

Augustana Arts - Contrasts - Featuring Musica Sacra Chamber Orchestra and David Rutherford, Music Director. Saturday, May 19 at 7:30 p.m. @

Augustana Lutheran Church, 5000 E. Alameda Ave., Denver. Sunday, May 20 at 3 p.m. @ Abiding Hope Lutheran Church, 6337 South Robb Way, Littleton. Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for Seniors and Students, and $8 for children ages 5-12yrs. 303-388-4962 or www.AugustanaArts.org