Larimer Chorale Concerts
Just A Glimmer — Free Preview Concert
Tuesday, September 29, 2026 | 7:30 p.m.
Opera Galleria
Carmina Burana
Thursday, November 12, 2026 | 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, November 15, 2026 | 2 p.m.
University Center for the Arts
Featuring Centennial Children’s Chorus, professional orchestra and soloists
The Chorale kicks off its 50th season with one of the 20th century’s most celebrated choral/orchestral masterpieces – Carmina Burana by Carl Orff. Rhythmic, pulsating, gentle and humorous ... Carmina Burana is like the roulette wheel of life ... roll the dice, spin the wheel and see what kind of music comes up. Based on a medieval collection of secular poetry, the texts range from ancient Latin to Middle High German along with old Provençal French. The subject matter includes drinking, gambling, love and life and everything in between. We’re thrilled to be joined by the Centennial Children’s Chorus along with professional soloists and orchestra. This special season opener is not to be missed!
A Candlelight Christmas: Lux Aurumque (Light … As Pure As Gold)
Friday, December 18, 2026 | 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, December 19, 2026 | 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
First Presbyterian Church
Featuring Larimer Chorale, Dickens Carolers, and guest artists
Join the Larimer Chorale, Dickens Carolers and guest artists for a wonderful holiday concert featuring glorious seasonal music for accompanied and unaccompanied voices. Inspirational readings and poetry will be interwoven with inspirational choral music, carols by the Dickens Carolers, contemporary songs and our signature candlelighting vignette. This is the perfect way to celebrate the holiday season!
Gilded Classics & Chorale Favorites
Saturday, April 17, 2027 | 7:30 p.m.
University Center for the Arts
The list of repertoire the Chorale has performed over the past 50 years is quite impressive. For the 50th anniversary we wanted to present a “greatest hits” concert but there were too many pieces from which to choose. To solve this problem, we gave the members of the Chorale the opportunity to vote on their favorite pieces or movements from the past. The result ... a wonderfully diverse program of choral/orchestral masterworks ranging from Handel, Bach, Mozart, Haydn and Brahms to Fauré, Whitacre, Duruflé, Barber and Karl Jenkins. Finally, just for fun, we’ll be auctioning off the opportunity for an audience member to conduct Handel’s “Hallelujah Chorus” from Messiah. Sharpen your batons!
50th Anniversary Concert
Saturday, June 5, 2027 | 3 p.m.
Lincoln Center
Featuring Larimer Chorale, Centennial Children’s Chorus, Silvertones Senior Choir, and Dickens Carolers, with a world premiere by Colorado composer Misty Dupuis
Each of our concerts in the season will be celebrating our 50th anniversary in various ways but our fourth concert is officially designated our “anniversary concert” and we have some very special things planned. First, we’ll play a short video presentation celebrating the organization’s beginnings along with some of the individuals who had the vision and foresight to make adult, avocational singing happen in the Fort Collins area. Then, for the first time in history, each of the choral ensembles that the Larimer Choral Society has sponsored or helped to develop will appear on the concert stage together: Larimer Chorale, Centennial Children’s Chorus, Silvertones Senior Choir and the Dickens Carolers ... nearly 300 singers. We’ve commissioned a special composition by Colorado composer, Misty Dupuis, that will be premiered as the finale to the concert. Thank you for joining us for 50 glorious years of singing ... and for 50 more!