Augustana Arts and American Guild of Organists, Denver Chapter (AGO), partner to present award-winning organist and composer, Chelsea Chen. Members of AGO receive a 50% discount on tickets. A reception, sponsored by AGO, will follow the concert.
A Fulbright scholar and graduate of both Juilliard and Yale, Chen’s playing has been described as “stunning” by the Los Angeles Times. This luminary talent challenges the boundaries of traditional organ music, filling the space with “color and volume.” Chen’s own compositions, inspired and based on Asian folksongs, are the perfect counterpart to the romantics, post-romantics, and modern works that organ fans know and love.
Ms. Chen has received acclaim as a composer since she premiered her own “Taiwanese Suite” (2003) and “Taiwan Tableaux” (2007) at the Spreckels Organ Pavilion in San Diego. Her oeuvre of solo and chamber music pieces have been performed throughout the U.S., Europe, Canada, Asia, and Australia. “Jasmine Fantasy” (for violin, organ, and strings), has been performed by orchestras in the United States, China, and Indonesia.
Chelsea Chen will lead a workshop for Colorado's organists on Saturday, October 22 at 9:30 a.m. at Augustana Lutheran Church, 5000 E. Alameda Ave. There will be a pre-workshop reception hosted by AGO starting at 9:00 a.m. Tickets for this workshop are $25, and members of AGO are admitted free of charge.
Since 1997, Augustana Arts has been serving the community by presenting the artistry of resident performing groups, internationally renowned touring artists and accomplished locally-based ensembles of many genres. The resident groups - Stratus Chamber Orchestra, Colorado Women's Chorale (CWC), and the Colorado Men’s Chorale - perform at a variety of venues in addition to the majestic Augustana Lutheran Church in Denver. Augustana Arts serves educational outreach through the City Strings program, an inspired vision to provide youngsters with great need access to high quality, small group music instruction free of cost afterschool at several metro locations.
Augustana Arts concerts and programs are made possible in part by generous support from the citizens of the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District, Colorado Creative Industries, a state agency which is funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency, the Augustana Foundation,the Bonfils-Stanton Foundation and several other community partners. Visit our website for more details at www.AugustanaArts.org.
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