2019-2020 Concert Dates

All PSO concerts are held at the

Parker Arts, Culture and Events (PACE) Center
20000 Pikes Peak Ave.
Parker, CO 80138
303.805.6800
Map and Directions

Tickets are available through the PACE Center’s web site here.

Rehearsals are held at Cherry Creek High School, unless otherwise noted, and are held on Wednesdays from 7:00pm to 9:15pm

Oct 18 2019:	MUSIC OF THE AMERICAS, NORTH AND SOUTH
Dec 6, 7, 8, 2019:	A CLASSIC PARKER HOLIDAY
Dec 7, 2019:	SOUNDS OF THE SEASON WITH THE PSO
Feb 14 2020:	WORKS BY WOMEN COMPOSERS
May 1 2020:	KILLER “B”s

MUSIC OF THE AMERICAS, NORTH AND SOUTH

October 18, 2019, 7:30 pm

Ask someone to name a famous composer, and the first few names you’ll hear might include Mozart, Bach, Beethoven, or Tchaikovsky. All are great composers. Now ask for the name of a famous composer from North or South America, and you might get a slight pause, even though the Americas have produced huge numbers of world class composers. We will be sampling music from South America to Canada, including Aaron Copland’s Four Dances from “Rodeo”, Howard Shore’s music for “Lord of the Rings”, Ginastera’s exciting “Estancia”, and more.

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Rodeo, 4 Dances (Copland)
Estancia (A. Ginestera )
Suite from Lord of the Rings (H. Shore )
Little Train of the Capoeira (from Bachianas Brasilieras No. 2) (H. Villa-Lobos)
Conga del Fuego (A. Marques)

A CLASSIC PARKER HOLIDAY

December 6 & 7, 2019, 7:30pm, and December 8, 2019, 2:00pm

Parker Symphony and the Parker Chorale once again share the stage in performances of holiday favorites.

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SOUNDS OF THE SEASON WITH THE PSO

December 7, 2019, 4:00pm

A family focused concert with popular favorites, featuring a holiday sing-along. All proceeds from this performance will be donated to the Parker Task Force.

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WORKS BY WOMEN COMPOSERS

February 14, 2020, 7:30 pm

March is National Women’s History Month, a time to honor extraordinary women. The PSO will present a concert of symphonic works, all of which were composed by women, from the time of Mozart through the twentieth century. February is Black History Month, and one of our featured composers is Florence Price, a truly gifted black woman. You will be amazed at the beauty of her music, and be moved to learn about the obstacles she overcame to fulfill her passion of being a composer.

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Includes:

Overture in C (Fanny Mendelssohn)
Rizelty Razelty (R.C. Seeber)
Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman (J. Tower)
Mississippi River Suite (F. Price)

KILLER “B”s

May 1, 2020, 7:30 pm

For many years, three composers have been recognized by orchestras around the world for their huge contributions to the development of western classical music. They are often referred to as the three “B”s – Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms. The PSO has decided to add one more “B” to the list for this concert, the American composer Samuel Barber. We’ll present his gorgeous “Knoxville, Summer of 1915”, for soprano soloist with orchestra. Selections from Bach’s “Orchestral Suite #3”, Brahms’ “Hungarian Dances”, and Beethoven’s monumental “Symphony #5” will round off this special evening of music.

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