fcmadmin, Author at Friends of Chamber Music

Think Classical Music is Aways the Same? Think Again.

by fcmadmin | Oct 10, 2025 | Uncategorized

Sharon Isbin, a master of the guitar who has had 80 works written for her, says “Every performance is different. For one thing, the Baroque was the jazz age. The guitarist was expected to improvise, to add embellishments. If a section is repeated, I play it...

Pacifica Quartet and Colorado Children’s Chorale Premiere “Pitch In” in Denver

by fcmadmin | Sep 5, 2025 | Uncategorized

Friends of Chamber Music launches its season with a program that spotlights hunger awareness and the world premiere of James Lee III’s new work. By Toni Tresca Chamber music is often imagined as something preserved in amber, a pastime for powdered wigs and musty...

What’s all the Buzz About?

by fcmadmin | Sep 2, 2025 | Uncategorized

Enjoy Kim Millett’s personal and pointed take on our upcoming concert! Contrast will be a theme in the first concert of the Friends of Chamber Music season. Who better to present contrast than the Pacifica Quartet? They epitomize the agility, the range of...

Community Connect Tickets: Making Chamber Music Accessible for All!

by fcmadmin | Aug 8, 2025 | Uncategorized

Introducing Community Connect Tickets! Friends of Chamber Music is proud to announce our new Community Connect Ticket program to help make chamber music accessible for all! We’re setting aside tickets for every series performance (Newman Center venue only) and selling...

Meet Ellie Havens, FCM Volunteer Extraordinaire!

by fcmadmin | Jul 25, 2025 | Uncategorized

Hailing from Seattle, Ellie Havens spent over 30 years as a freelance clarinetist, performing in theater and chamber music settings. Her freelance life ran parallel with jobs in the corporate world—first at Amazon, then at a cryptocurrency firm. After retiring from...

Encore! Exploring FCM’s Musical Memories

by fcmadmin | Jun 6, 2025 | Uncategorized

Did you know Friends of Chamber Music has archives dating back to our very first season? At our May concert, longtime patrons Lela Lee and Norman Wikner thanked us for bringing them back online. A frequent user of the old archive, Lela had missed it during our website...

Composer and Saxophonist Steven Banks on “Come What May”

by fcmadmin | May 8, 2025 | Uncategorized

Aaron Stampfl, FCM Board Member and the new chair of FCM’s Music Committee, spent a few minutes speaking with composer and saxophonist about his new work, “Come What May.” This new work, for saxophone and string quartet, will receive its Colorado...

Danish String Quartet: Pre-Concert Talk, February 6, 2025

by fcmadmin | Feb 10, 2025 | Uncategorized

Danish String Quartet members Violinist Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen and cellist Fredrik Schøyen Sjölin joined Jameson Foster, an ethnomusicology PhD student at CU Boulder, for a pre-concert talk prior to the Quartet’s February 6, 2025 FCM Denver performance. Foster...

Be a Friend, Bring a Friend!

by fcmadmin | Sep 13, 2024 | Uncategorized

Patrons Michael and Wendy Klein are a perfect example of how easy it is to share the beauty of live chamber music. Last season, they created their own “Bring a Friend” program. They bought two extra season ticket packages and invited new friends to each FCM concert....

“The Quartet” by artist Ed Natan

by fcmadmin | Jul 19, 2024 | Uncategorized

Featured on FCM’s 2024-25 season brochure, many have asked for more information on this beautiful watercolor painting. Denver artist Ed Natan painted “The Quartet” in 2017 upon the death of Walter Levin, founder of the internationally-accclaimed LaSalle Quartet...

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