Pro Musica Colorado Chamber Orchestra
Cynthia Katsarelis, Music Director and Conductor
Harumi Rhodes, guest soloist

Jennifer Higdon Dance Card
Joseph Bologne (Chevalier de Saint Georges) Violin Concerto in G Major
Harumi Rhodes, violin
Peter I. Tchaikovsky Serenade for Strings

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+ About the Music

Join us for a program that brings joy and hope featuring great music by LGBTQ+ and BIPOC composers. Violin soloist Harumi Rhodes joins Pro Musica Colorado in the fiery Violin Concerto No. 9 by Joseph Bologne, the Chevalier de Saint-Georges, an 18th Century Afro-French composer and champion fencer. From the LGBTQ+ community, Pro Musica opens with Jennifer Higdon’s engaging Dance Card and ends with Tchaikovsky’s beloved Serenade for Strings. Conducted by Cynthia Katsarelis.

Join us for this uplifting concert!

+ Biography

Harumi Rhodes Acclaimed by theNew York Times as a “deeply expressive violinist,” Harumi Rhodes has gained broad recognition as a multifaceted musician with a distinctive and sincere musical voice. Her generosity of spirit on stage is contagious, making her one of the most sought-after violinists of her generation. Recent solo engagements include performances of Bernstein Serenade, Beethoven Violin Concerto, Mozart Violin Concerto No 5, and Vivaldi Four Seasons with the Vermont Mozart Festival Orchestra. In addition to being a founding member of the Naumburg Award winning ensemble, Trio Cavatina, she has performed regularly with Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and Musicians from Marlboro. An avid supporter of contemporary music, she has been actively involved in commissioning and premiering new works as an artist member of the Boston Chamber Music Society, East Coast Chamber Orchestra(ECCO), and Music from Copland House. Recent discography includes Milton Babbitt’s String Quartet No. 6 (Tzadik); The Five Borough Songbook, including 20 different composers and commissions (GPR Records); Compadrazgo, a compilation of chamber works by Gabriela Lena Frank (Albany Records); Secret Alchemy, with ensemble works by Pierre Jalbert (Copland House Blend); and Clean Plates Don’t Lie, featuring new vocal chamber music works with texts from Chef Dan Barber and the sustainable food movement (Centaur). Rhodes has served as Head of Strings and Chamber Music at Syracuse University, Assistant Violin Faculty at the Juilliard School, and most recently as Assistant Professor of Violin at the University of Colorado-Boulder.