About Beguiling Enchantment: Music for Viola d'Amore

Beguiling Enchantment: Music for Two Violas d’Amore, Gamba, Baroque Cello, and Harpsichord


Colorado Chamber Players perform a program featuring beguiling music from baroque composers. 
These charming gems offer us an enchanted concert that is sure to bring a smile and brighten your day! 

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Program
Partita in A major for viola d’amore and continuo – Christian Pezold (1677-1733)
Ah, que l‘amore, solo viola d’amore – Louis-Toussaint Milandre (c 1756 – c 1776)
Galanterie #21, solo viola d’amore – Franz Götz/Josef Fuchs (1755 – 1815)
Tablature solo, Viola da Gamba: Love’s Farewell – Tobias Hume (1569 – 1645)
Overture for 2 Violas d’amore and continuo – Wilhelm Ganspekch (1691 – 1770)

Dan Urbanowicz and Barbara Hamilton, Violas d’Amore; Paul Primus, Harpsichord; Sarah Biber, Baroque Cello & Gamba

Colorado Chamber Players

Named one of the top five chamber groups in Colorado by the Denver Post, the Colorado Chamber Players celebrates its 27th Season in 2020-2021. The 27th Season will be presented in a virtual format.

The ensemble has received numerous awards, including the prestigious Chamber Music America Residency Awards (2000 and 2008). The CCP has received awards from the Argosy Foundation, Denver Mayor's Fund, Colorado Creative Industries, National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities, Energize Colorado, Xcel Energy Foundation, and the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD).

The CCP has a core of string quartet, double bass, piano, harp, clarinet and flute.  Favorite guest artists have included cellists Lynn Harrell and David Geber, clarinetist Derek Bermel, guitarist Sharon Isbin, violists Jesse Levine, Patricia McCarty and Roger Tapping, and pianist Jeffrey Kahane. 

Critic Marc Shulgold wrote of a performance with Lynn Harrell in 2018 (from thescen3.org):

"From the hushed opening chords, growing majestically out of silence, the ensemble played as if with a single voice, the two cellos and then two violins soaring exquisitely through the First Movement’s unforgettable theme. The gorgeous Adagio unfolded with a wisely chosen tempo – not too fast, but just slow enough to maintain momentum and keep our focus on the subtly emerging melody. The final two movements bubbled with confidence, each of the numerous transitions managed with solid control. No surprise that the audience, clearly engaged in Schubert’s heavenly music, barely made a peep during the performance."