LIFEST Y LES AN ADVERTISING SECTION OF COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA | VOL. 15 ISSUE 2 • FEBRUARY 2023
Evergreen Chamber Orchestra Begins Second Half of its 41st Season and the Hills are Alive with the ‘Sound of Music’
ECO performing during the 2022 Fall Concerts at Rockland Community Church
By Jo Ann M. Colton Special to Lifestyles
This month marks the beginning of the second half of Evergreen Chamber Orchestra’s 41st musical season, which runs annually from September through June. Because the month of February is synonymous with love and matters of the heart, it is the perfect time to let your heart fall in love with the melodious sounds of the Evergreen Chamber Orchestra (ECO). The all-volunteer Evergreen Chamber Orchestra features 40 skilled and impassioned instrumentalists. Formed in 1981 by local musicians who had been playing together informally, a Board of Directors was formed from musicians and local business members, Dr. William Morse of Denver’s Metropolitan State College was selected as the orchestra’s first music director and
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OF THE MONTH principal conductor, and the non-profit Evergreen Chamber Orchestra Society was created. The Evergreen Chamber Orchestra’s Board of Directors is comprised of a group of musicians, attorneys, doctors, MBAs, and teachers with diverse backgrounds and skills. William (Bill) Hill, critically acclaimed composer, soloist, visual artist, recording artist, and conductor is currently in his eighth season as ECO’s Musical Director. A Principal Timpanist and Composer with the Colorado Symphony, he retired from Denver University’s Lamont School of Music a few years ago where he taught composition and counterpoint. Likewise, Mr. Hill is an accomplished jazz musician, and his Grammy-nominated band
Photo by James Spear
“Bill Hill and Friends” has been featured at ECO’s annual Jazz Gala for the past several seasons. Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of instruments. ECO’s Recital Series, which showcases Chamber repertoire performances by individuals and small groups, commences on February 26, 2023 with its “Prelude to Spring Recital.” All Chamber Recital Series performances for the 2022-2023 Season are held on Sundays from 3-5pm at St. Laurence Episcopal Church, 26812 Barkley Road, in Conifer. These intimate concerts offer music lovers of all genres ample opportunities to see and hear ECO musicians up-close amidst the stellar room acoustics and generous hospitality of St. Laurence Episcopal Church. ECO’s Masterworks Concert Series, performed in
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