St. Martin's Chamber Choir - "Masterpieces of the German Baroque" October 7, 2007

St. Martin's Chamber Choir opens its 14th season on October 5th and 7th with "Masterpieces of the German Baroque: Buxtehude Tercentenary". Such was J. S. Bach's admiration of the great Lübeck organist Dietrich Buxtehude that he reportedly walked 200 miles in 1705 to hear him perform. St. Martin's commemorates the 300th anniversary of Buxtehude's death, and presents works by those who influenced him, and those whom he influenced. The program includes a cappella works by Schütz, Demantius, Pachelbel, and Bach, as well as Buxtehude's Missa Brevis.

"Masterpieces of the German Baroque" will be presented Friday, October 5th and Sunday, October 7th at St. Elizabeth's Church, Auraria Campus, 1060 St. Francis Way, Denver, Colorado. Both concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 adult, $17 senior, and $5 student. For more information contact the St. Martin's office at 303-298-1970 or info@StMartinsChamberChoir.org.

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St. Martin's Chamber Choir, a 22-voice professional, non-church-affiliated ensemble, was founded in 1994 by Artistic Director Timothy J. Krueger. In addition to its regular concert season the group has appeared on the Denver Friends of Chamber Music Series, the "Angels in the Architecture" benefit concert for Historic Denver, the St. John's Cathedral Concert Series, and at the Chorus America national conference and the Ft. Collins Bach Festival. St. Martin's will soon release its ninth CD, "A Marian Christmas II". The choir is featured frequently on Colorado Public Radio, as well as on classical radio stations around the country. More information about St. Martin's, including sound clips from the choir's recordings, can be found at www.StMartinsChamberChoir.org.