Chamber music makes for sweet summer day

Saxophonist Sergei Govorov, pianist Britta De Groot perform in Englewood

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Englewood’s Hampden Hall is a perfect spot to spend a cool summer Saturday afternoon listening to chamber music, performed by highly skilled musicians. Some selections will be familiar and for me, at least, many are not — which is great! And, I get to hear skilled artists performing in a really ne hall.

On June 24, Englewood Arts Presents brought Russian saxophonist Sergei Govorov, who performs both classical and contemporary music for audiences in Europe, Asia and the U.S. In 2023, he received a green card for “extraordinary people,” so perhaps he will visit in Colorado again. I think we sometimes don’t fully recognize the issues international performing artists must cope with to perform in the U.S. or Europe and China.

In addition, he has written three books with musical arrangements for children to play. And musical pieces such as “Organ Plus Saxophone Duet,” which he has performed with organist Olesya Kravchenko — more than 600 concerts in Russia.