Safonia will perform works by Colorado composers, including Elegy for the Trees.
Join Safonia for Colorado Grown, a special concert featuring music by Denver-area composers. Each piece on the program highlights the creativity and artistry of our local community, and many of the composers will be in attendance.
Following the performance, stay for a composer talkback and reception, where you’ll have the opportunity to hear directly from the artists about their work and inspiration. We would love to share this meaningful and uniquely local program with you.

University of Wyoming Bel Canto, directed by Dr. O'Neil Jones, will perform Elegy for the Trees at their spring concert, Cosmosis.

This concert will feature the Renova New Music Ensemble, premiering two new choral works, Elegy for the Trees and By Grace of the Dawn. Reception to follow.

Renova New Music Ensemble performs its fall concert featuring my work, Myrkvun.

The Rocky Mountain Chorale, (dir. Jimmy Howe) will premiere my new work, Myrkvun, for choir, cello, and piano. This three-movement work features three Icelandic poems about the seasons. As the poetry moves from summer through autumn and into winter, the music grows increasingly somber, reflecting the darkening skies through the turning of the year. This work was commissioned by the Rocky Mountain Chorale with special thanks to the Boulder Arts Commission.

The Rocky Mountain Chorale, (dir. Jimmy Howe) will premiere my new work, Myrkvun, for choir, cello, and piano. This three-movement work features three Icelandic poems about the seasons. As the poetry moves from summer through autumn and into winter, the music grows increasingly somber, reflecting the darkening skies through the turning of the year. This work was commissioned by the Rocky Mountain Chorale with special thanks to the Boulder Arts Commission.

Renova New Music Ensemble performs its spring concert featuring my work, there are fields.

Er-Hsuan Li performs my solo piano work, Broken Reef at his faculty recital.

This recital features the premiere of a collaborative composition, Of Music and Mourning, based on the Kübler-Ross five stages of grief, performed by the commissioner, Daniel J. Cosio. The five movements were composed by five CU Boulder student composers, each corresponding to one stage of grief. Each movement is also written for a different member of the trombone family. The fifth and final movement, Acceptance, was written by Blake for contrabass trombone and piano.

Renova New Music Ensemble performs its fall concert featuring Fantasy Arabesque.

J. David Reid will present a recital of piano music. He will premiere a newly-commissioned work for solo piano entitled Jeu de Lumière (Play of Light). I wrote this work for David's recital and dedicate it to him in honor of his superb musicianship and friendship.

This concert will feature the premiere of my new work for solo piano, Jeu de Lumière. Reception to follow.

KC VITAs will perform many new works, including the premiere of my choral work, "there are fields", with text by Meghan Long. KC VITAs will also be releasing these works on their first album, entitled "when we arrive at home".

KC VITAs will perform many new works, including the premiere of my choral work, "there are fields", with text by Meghan Long. KC VITAs will also be releasing these works on their first album, entitled "when we arrive at home".

Renova New Music Ensemble performs my a cappella choral work, Gray Eyes.

Renova New Music Ensemble will perform my a cappella choral work, Gray Eyes. Reception to follow.

Er-Hsuan Li performs my solo piano work, Broken Reef, commissioned by the Fauré Centennial Festival.

The CU Philharmonia Orchestra will premiere my new orchestral work, God Is Red. This work was commissioned as a part of the Luminaries project, celebrating the legacy of CU alumni who have made major contributions to their fields.

Er-Hsuan Li will premiere my solo piano work, Broken Reef. Reception to follow.

Ensemble Flatirons performs my Prelude for Brass Quintet.

Renova New Music Ensemble performs my a cappella choral piece, The Cricket Sang, as well as my arrangement of In the Bleak Midwinter.