Music on the Front Range: Early Music

The Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado is a professional period instrument ensemble. They perform familiar masterworks, lesser-known pieces, and modern reimaginings of Baroque works.

The Boulder Bach Festival is a small professional group of instrumentalists and vocalists. They play both period and modern instruments and employ performance techniques spanning multiple centuries.
The Boulder Bach Festival hosts a Fellowship Artist Initiative, which helps young professional musicians gain opportunities in period and modern ensembles.

The Boulder Messiah Chorale convenes every fall to rehearse Handel's Messiah. They give three sing-along performances in December, in which audience members are invited to participate in this Baroque oratorio.

Colorado Bach is a fully professional ensemble based in Denver. They are dedicated to performing the choral works of Johann Sebastian Bach and his contemporaries.
They host a Bach Competition for Young Artists, which supports aspiring vocal soloists aged 22-28 who have an interest in the music of J.S. Bach.

A Denver-based concert series featuring Early and Baroque chamber ensembles playing on period instruments. There is even complimentary wine and snacks!

Parish House Baroque is a is an early music quartet based in Colorado Springs.

Seicento Baroque Ensemble is a semi-professional auditioned chamber choir. Their focus is lesser-known music of the 17th and 18th centuries, which they perform with period instruments and an emphasis on historically informed performance practices.
Seicento hosts a number of Apprentice Artists each year, which includes instruction in Baroque vocal technique and performance opportunities.

Sémplice is a Denver-based instrumental quartet that specializes in music of the Baroque era.

Vittoria Ensemble is a Denver-based chamber choir. Their repertoire spans the 15th-18th centuries, with a focus on Renaissance polyphony. They often perform at the historic St. Dominic's Catholic Parish.