The mission of Ars Nova Singers is to delight, inspire, and enlighten audiences with choral music of the highest artistic quality.
We are a 40-voice Boulder-based professional choir, specializing in music of the Renaissance and 20th/21st centuries, collaborations, and commissions. We have been a fixture of the Boulder arts and music community for 40 years.
EVENTS (2025-26 SEASON)
RubyDREAMS: Ars Nova Singers’ 40th Season Opening Gala Celebration and Benefit Concert
A look back, a look forward: our season opens with a celebration of dreams both past and future. This program includes a retrospective of favorite works from the past 40 years, as well as a glimpse into the season ahead. Join us for a vibrant array of fiery sounds and flowing voices, energized by the virtuosity of Nathan Mertens, saxophone, and electrified by our friends and special guests, FACE Vocal Band. Come celebrate our history and step into the musical future with us.
A generous buffet of delectable hors d’oeuvres and desserts, and a beverage to share a toast, will be available in the lobby before the concert and during the intermissions, along with several opportunities to help us celebrate our Ruby Anniversary in style!
Artwork: “Cascade” by Scott Fraser
Tickets: $110
“The often haunting and tranquil melodic material was delivered with great passion and tenderness, evoking a sense of awe and serenity, and revealing the naked beauty of a cappella voices.” -Denver Post
- Sunday, September 7, 2025 | 3:00 pm
Dairy Arts Center
2590 Walnut St. Boulder, CO 80302
RubySHINE: Ars Nova Singers presents VOCES8 (Boulder)
Ars Nova Singers presents the internationally acclaimed ensemble VOCES8, performing two unique programs in Boulder and Denver.
Britain’s Grammy-nominated VOCES8 is proud to inspire people through music and share the joy of singing. As the world’s top-streaming classical vocal group, they perform an extensive repertory in their own a cappella concerts and their collaborations with leading musicians, orchestras, conductors, and soloists. Versatility and celebrations of diverse musical expression are central to the ensemble’s artistic and educational ethos, both online and in person.
We’re thrilled to welcome VOCES8 back to Boulder and Denver. Here’s a brief description of each program – come to both if you can!
Friday, October 17 (Boulder) – Lead Me Home
Lead Me Home is a celebration of the American choral landscape, showcasing VOCES8’s versatility. It presents a wide array of American choral styles, from traditional hymns and folk songs to contemporary compositions. Works by Virgil Thomson, Samuel Barber, William Billings, and Morten Lauridsen share the program with works by Caroline Shaw, Bobby McFerrin, Stephen Paulus, Eric Whitacre, and more.
Friday, October 17, 2025 | 7:30 pm
First United Methodist Church
1421 Spruce St Boulder, CO 80302
RubySHINE: Ars Nova Singers presents VOCES8 (Denver)
Ars Nova Singers presents the internationally acclaimed ensemble VOCES8, performing two unique programs in Boulder and Denver.
Britain’s Grammy-nominated VOCES8 is proud to inspire people through music and share the joy of singing. As the world’s top-streaming classical vocal group, they perform an extensive repertory in their own a cappella concerts and their collaborations with leading musicians, orchestras, conductors, and soloists. Versatility and celebrations of diverse musical expression are central to the ensemble’s artistic and educational ethos, both online and in person.
We’re thrilled to welcome VOCES8 back to Boulder and Denver. Here’s a brief description of each program – come to both if you can!
Saturday, October 18 (Denver) – Give Me Your Stars
Give Me Your Stars explores the profound and diverse beauty of music inspired by the heavens, human connection, and the places we call home. At its heart is Lucy Walker’s eponymous new work, written for VOCES8, which captures the delicate balance between celestial wonder and the deep, personal connections that make us human.
The program spans centuries of choral music, from the luminous polyphony of Tomás Luis de Victoria’s Regina Caeli to timeless jazz standards. Along the way, we encounter the reflective sentiments of Eric Whitacre’s All Seems Beautiful to Me and Ola Gjeilo’s Ubi Caritas, folk traditions in Danny Boy and Michael McGlynn’s Dúlamán, and evocative tales of cities and starlight in April in Paris and New York, New York.
Saturday, October 18, 2025 | 7:30 pm
Central Presbyterian Church
1660 Sherman St Denver, CO 80203