
True Colors
A Celebration of PRIDE
In this month of PRIDE, Voices of Light presents choral music of queer composers. Concluding our Year of Choral Activism, we celebrate the many advancements of the LGBTQ+ community in attaining marriage equality & greater acceptance in the world. However, recognizing that many still struggle for acceptance, we continue to add our voices to theirs to proclaim, "When all Americans are treated as equal, no matter who they are or whom they love, we are all more free." - B. Obama
A Celebration of PRIDE
In this month of PRIDE, Voices of Light presents choral music of queer composers. Concluding our Year of Choral Activism, we celebrate the many advancements of the LGBTQ+ community in attaining marriage equality & greater acceptance in the world. However, recognizing that many still struggle for acceptance, we continue to add our voices to theirs to proclaim, "When all Americans are treated as equal, no matter who they are or whom they love, we are all more free." - B. Obama
Friday, June 16, 2023 7:30 p.m.
Arvada United Methodist Church, 6750 Carr Street, Arvada, CO 80004 (Map)
Arvada United Methodist Church, 6750 Carr Street, Arvada, CO 80004 (Map)
Saturday, June 17, 2023 3:30 p.m.
First Baptist Church of Denver, 1373 Grant Street, Denver, CO 80203 (Map)
First Baptist Church of Denver, 1373 Grant Street, Denver, CO 80203 (Map)
Saturday, June 17, 2023 3:30 p.m.
Live streaming event! Purchase a single ticket and join us from anywhere (all times are Mountain Time).
Live streaming event! Purchase a single ticket and join us from anywhere (all times are Mountain Time).

New Normal
A Celebration of People of Color
Join us for a concert presenting the music of Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color. "Be the change you wish to see in the world." - M. Gandhi
As we strive to achieve social justice and create a new normal, we raise our voices in solidarity with POC by sharing their music with the world.
A Celebration of People of Color
Join us for a concert presenting the music of Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color. "Be the change you wish to see in the world." - M. Gandhi
As we strive to achieve social justice and create a new normal, we raise our voices in solidarity with POC by sharing their music with the world.
Friday, February 3, 2023 7:30 p.m.
First Baptist Church of Denver, 1373 Grant Street, Denver, CO 80203 (Map)
First Baptist Church of Denver, 1373 Grant Street, Denver, CO 80203 (Map)
Friday, February 3, 2023 7:30 p.m.
Live streaming event! Purchase a single ticket and join us from anywhere (all times are Mountain Time).
Live streaming event! Purchase a single ticket and join us from anywhere (all times are Mountain Time).
Saturday, February 4, 2023 3:30 p.m.
Sponsored by Augustana Arts
Augustana Lutheran Church, 5000 E Alameda Ave, Denver, CO 80246 (Map)
Sponsored by Augustana Arts
Augustana Lutheran Church, 5000 E Alameda Ave, Denver, CO 80246 (Map)

Vox Feminina
A Celebration of Women's Voices
Join us for a concert featuring the music of women composers as both an homage to the women in each of our lives and in protest of the limitation of their right to choose when to start or add to their family.
A Celebration of Women's Voices
Join us for a concert featuring the music of women composers as both an homage to the women in each of our lives and in protest of the limitation of their right to choose when to start or add to their family.
Friday, November 4, 2022 7:30 p.m.
First Baptist Church of Denver, 1373 Grant Street, Denver, CO 80203 (Map)
First Baptist Church of Denver, 1373 Grant Street, Denver, CO 80203 (Map)
Saturday, November 5, 2022 7:30 p.m.
Park Hill Congregational United Church of Christ, 2600 Leyden Street, Denver, CO 80207 (Map)
Park Hill Congregational United Church of Christ, 2600 Leyden Street, Denver, CO 80207 (Map)
Saturday, November 5, 2022 7:30 p.m.
Live streaming event! Purchase a single ticket and join us from anywhere (all times are Mountain Time).
Live streaming event! Purchase a single ticket and join us from anywhere (all times are Mountain Time).
PREVIOUS CONCERTS

In Paradisum
Choral voices pair with cello and violin to take the soul to heaven, in this concert where music of the spheres leads inexorably to Ēriks Ešenvalds' "In paradisum." Otherworldly music of comfort and transcendence.
Choral voices pair with cello and violin to take the soul to heaven, in this concert where music of the spheres leads inexorably to Ēriks Ešenvalds' "In paradisum." Otherworldly music of comfort and transcendence.
Saturday, January 18, 2020 7:30 p.m.
Sponsored by Bethany Lutheran's Festival of Faith in the Arts
Bethany Lutheran Church, 4500 E Hampden, Cherry Hills Village, CO (Map)
Sunday, January 19, 2020 3:00 p.m.
Sponsored by Augustana Arts
Augustana Lutheran Church, 5000 E Alameda Ave, Denver, CO 80246 (Map)
Sponsored by Augustana Arts
Augustana Lutheran Church, 5000 E Alameda Ave, Denver, CO 80246 (Map)

Infinity
In the rush of 21st century life, Voices of Light Chamber Choir invites you to spend a spacious hour unwinding and being transported. This concert features Kim André Arnesen’s gorgeous “Infinity” which connects the listener to all of humanity with the lyrics: “Our moment in time one human race...one chance for us all.”
In the rush of 21st century life, Voices of Light Chamber Choir invites you to spend a spacious hour unwinding and being transported. This concert features Kim André Arnesen’s gorgeous “Infinity” which connects the listener to all of humanity with the lyrics: “Our moment in time one human race...one chance for us all.”
Saturday, October 26, 2019 7:30 p.m.
First Universalist Church, 4101 East Hampden Blvd, Denver, CO (Map)
Sunday, October 27, 2019 3:00 p.m.
First Universalist Church, 4101 East Hampden Blvd, Denver, CO (Map)
First Universalist Church, 4101 East Hampden Blvd, Denver, CO (Map)
Northern Lights II
Saturday, June 8, 2019 7:30 p.m. Bethany Lutheran Church, 4500 E Hampden, Cherry Hills Village, CO
Sweden, Finland, Norway, and Estonia have long produced world-class choral composers. This concert is the second Voices of Light evening to feature music exclusively of those higher latitudes. As the summer solstice nears, come travel northward to a place where it is light all hours of the day and night.
Ancient & Modern
Saturday, February 16, 2019 7:30 p.m. Bethany Lutheran Church, 4500 E Hampden, Cherry Hills Village, CO
Voices of Light Chamber Choir is devoted to singing gorgeous and compelling choral music, with a focus on recently composed works. Tonight’s experience pairs choral music written by today’s vibrant composers with that of centuries past - and there may be more in common than first expected. Music on this concert includes the sublime “Lux aeterna” by Edward Elgar, the serene “The Blue bird” by Charles Stanford, and the celestial “Cherubic Hymn” by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, each partnered with a contemporary choral work. Stunning repertoire, sung by Voices of Light.
A Voices of Light Christmas
Friday, December 7, 2018 7:30 p.m. Bethany Lutheran Church, 4500 E Hampden, Cherry Hills Village, CO
During the darkest - and perhaps busiest - time of year, Voices of Light Chamber Choir will uplift and calm with seasonal music, including the astoundingly gorgeous “There is no rose of such vertu” by Swedish composer Fredrik Sixten and “Ecce novum” by Ola Gjeilo. Voices of Light Chamber Choir concerts are one hour without intermission. Come gift yourself a shining hour of radiant music.
Light of Hope: Music for a time such as this
Friday, October 5, 2018 7:30 p.m. Bethany Lutheran Church, 4500 E Hampden, Cherry Hills Village, CO
In this time when refugee families are torn apart, when GLBTQ rights are called into question, when incessant news cycles magnify messages of hopelessness, Voices of Light offers a response to recent acts of hatred through “Light of Hope: Music for such a time as this.” Acknowledging the sorrows and generational sufferings of so many, this concert features powerful statements and songs, such as: “We can mend the sky” with poetry by Somalian refugee Warda Mohammed and music by composer Jake Runestad, “When Thunder Comes” by one of the few transgender composers in the US, Mari Esabel Valverede, and “All of us,” the inspiring closing chorus from Craig Hella Johnson’s tribute “Considering Matthew Shepherd.” Please be a part of this music, which resists despair and promotes a community of justice for all.
Summer Lights
Saturday, June 16, 2018 7:30 p.m. Bethany Lutheran Church, 4500 E Hampden, Cherry Hills Village, CO
This might also be a form of dreaming
Monday, January 29, 2018 7:30 p.m. Claver Hall, Regis University, 3333 Regis Blvd, Denver, CO
Saturday, February 3, 2018 7:30 p.m. Bethany Lutheran Church, 4500 E Hampden, Cherry Hills Village, CO
A Voices of Light Christmas
Friday, December 15, 2017 - 7:30 p.m. - Bethany Lutheran Church, 4500 E Hampden, Cherry Hills Village, CO
Golden Light
Saturday, October 21, 2017 - 7:00 p.m. - Jefferson Unitarian Church, 14350 W 32nd Ave, Golden, CO
Collaboration with West Side Live! Presents, showcasing the best of Voices of Lights through the years.
Sainte-Chapelle
Saturday, June 3, 2017 - 7:30 p.m. - Bethany Lutheran Church, 4500 E Hampden, Cherry Hills Village, CO
The Sainte-Chapelle in Paris is a stunning Gothic style royal chapel, whose blue stained glass and vertical lines uplift those who stand within. Eric Whitacre’s work “Sainte-Chapelle” tells the story of angels who sing to a young girl entering the chapel. This concert features music of chapels and cathedrals.
Scandinavian & Baltic Lights
Saturday, February 11, 2017 - 7:30 p.m. - Bethany Lutheran Church, 4500 E Hampden, Cherry Hills Village, CO
Finely crafted choral writing. Transcendent traditions of communal singing. Come be transported by music of composers from Sweden, Norway, and Estonia such as Sändstrom, Sisask, and Pärt.
O Radiant Dawn: A Voices of Light Christmas Concert
Saturday, December 17, 2016 - 7:30 p.m. - Bethany Lutheran Church, 4500 E Hampden, Cherry Hills Village, CO
This hour of contemporary and shining holiday music will be a peaceful respite in your busy December, where we perform our first recording "O Radiant Dawn" in its entirety. Music by Ola Gjeilo, John Tavener, Paul Mealor, and James MacMillan. CDs available for purchase.
Vast Ocean of Light
Saturday, June 11, 2016 - 7:30 p.m. - Bethany Lutheran Church, 4500 E Hampden, Cherry Hills Village, CO
The Voices of Light Chamber Choir signature sound is radiant and apparent in this concert, which takes its name from British composer Jonathan Dove’s beautiful choral work, about which he says:
"Light, and the idea of light, has always been a source of inspiration for me, and the heavenly bodies often provoke a desire to create some kind of numinous music. I was struck by the immensity of the vision in these lines by Phineas Fletcher, in which he sees light as a manifestation of the divine. He contemplates the mystery of the cosmos in all its immeasurable grandeur, and evokes in us a sense of awe and wonder."
"Light, and the idea of light, has always been a source of inspiration for me, and the heavenly bodies often provoke a desire to create some kind of numinous music. I was struck by the immensity of the vision in these lines by Phineas Fletcher, in which he sees light as a manifestation of the divine. He contemplates the mystery of the cosmos in all its immeasurable grandeur, and evokes in us a sense of awe and wonder."
A Voices of Light Christmas
Sunday, December 20, 2015 - 7:30 p.m. - Bethany Lutheran Church, 4500 E Hampden, Cherry Hills Village, CO
The first-ever Christmas concert by Voices of Light Chamber Choir. This hour of contemporary carols and shining seasonal anthems features Norwegian transplant Ola Gjeilo’s newly arranged “In the bleak midwinter,” and Jake Runestad’s recent lullaby “Sleep little baby, sleep”, and will be a stunning addition to your holiday traditions.
Midsummer's Light
Saturday, June 13, 2015 - 7:30 p.m. - Bethany Lutheran Church, 4500 E Hampden, Cherry Hills Village, CO
Radiant music celebrating the growing light and honoring those whose light shines, including Gregory W. Brown’s expansive “Spring” and Eriks Esenvalds’ tribute to Mother Theresa “A Drop in the Ocean.” Voices of Light Chamber Choir concerts are one luminous hour without intermission.
Bridge of Dreams
Saturday, February 21, 2015 - 7:30 p.m. - Bethany Lutheran Church, 4500 E Hampden, Cherry Hills Village, CO
A concert centered around Australian composer Anne Boyd’s transfixing “As I crossed a Bridge of Dreams” (1975). According to the composer, the work harks back to “the Japan of the eleventh century, to me, an infinitely remote and dream-like world whose great art spanning the centuries speaks with as much poignancy and beauty to the mind and heart of contemporary man as it did nine hundred years ago.” Voices of Light Chamber Choir sings music of beauty and power, with a focus on recently composed works.
In Memoriam John Tavener (1944 - 2013)
Saturday, October 18, 2014 - 7:30 p.m. - Bethany Lutheran Church, 4500 E Hampden, Cherry Hills Village, CO
An hour of the “Holy Minimalism” of British composer Sir John Tavener. This spacious and celestial music invites the listener to slow down, while its presentation celebrates the influence and impact of an enigmatic and recently departed visionary.
Italian Delights
Saturday, June 14, 2014 - 7:30 p.m. - Bethany Lutheran Church, 4500 E Hampden, Cherry Hills Village, CO
Modern madrigalists take inspiration from expressive Italian Renaissance masters. The Voices of Light Chamber Choir presents a concert of old and new music inspired by Il bel paese, “the beautiful country.”
PROGRAM
William Hawley Vita de la mia vita
Claudio Monteverdi Si ch’io vorrei morire
Claudio Monteverdi Ah dolente partita
William Hawley Io son la primavera
William Hawley Dolcissimi colori
Claudio Monteverdi Baci soavi e cari
Morten Lauridsen Ov’e, lass, il bel viso
Morten Lauridsen Se per havervi oime
Claudio Monteverdi Sfogava con le stelle
Eric Whitacre Leonardo dreams of his flying machine
William Hawley Vita de la mia vita
Claudio Monteverdi Si ch’io vorrei morire
Claudio Monteverdi Ah dolente partita
William Hawley Io son la primavera
William Hawley Dolcissimi colori
Claudio Monteverdi Baci soavi e cari
Morten Lauridsen Ov’e, lass, il bel viso
Morten Lauridsen Se per havervi oime
Claudio Monteverdi Sfogava con le stelle
Eric Whitacre Leonardo dreams of his flying machine
Pilgrimages
Saturday, January 18, 2014 - 7:30 p.m. - Bethany Lutheran Church, 4500 E Hampden, Cherry Hills Village, CO
Journeys, crossings and passages to a sacred place as an act of devotion: this concert features music of pilgrimage. The featured work is a movement from Joby Talbot’s 2005 Path of Miracles, describing a walk along Northern Spain’s well-travelled Camino de Santiago de Compostela.
PROGRAM
Seek him that made the seven stars Jonathan Dove
On this side of the window Philip White
Annua Gaudia J David Moore
Path of Miracles: Leon Joby Talbot
Long Road Eriks Esenvalds
The Road Home Stephen Paulus
Sleep Eric Whitacre
Shining Voices
Saturday, October 5, 2013 - 7:30 p.m. - Bethany Lutheran Church, 4500 E Hampden, Cherry Hills Village, CO
This concert of newly-written choral music highlights the radiant and resounding sonorities of sixteen voices.
PROGRAM
Entreat me not to leave you Dan Forest
Earth Teach Me Rupert Lang
Serenity (O Magnum Mysterium) Ola Gjeilo
O Sacrum Convivium Steven Stucky
O Vos Omnes Steven Stucky
Ubi Caritas Ola Gjeilo
Two motets William Hawley
Afternoon on a hill Eric William Barnum
Let the River Run Carly Simon
Entreat me not to leave you Dan Forest
Earth Teach Me Rupert Lang
Serenity (O Magnum Mysterium) Ola Gjeilo
O Sacrum Convivium Steven Stucky
O Vos Omnes Steven Stucky
Ubi Caritas Ola Gjeilo
Two motets William Hawley
Afternoon on a hill Eric William Barnum
Let the River Run Carly Simon
Chiaroscuro: The Art of Light and Dark
Saturday, June 1, 2013 - 7:30 p.m. - Bethany Lutheran Church, 4500 E Hampden, Cherry Hills Village, CO
"Chiaroscuro" explores radiance in works such as "Luminescence" by Andrea Ramsey and evocative darkness in Eriks Esenvalds "Evening."
Luminosity
Saturday, January 19, 2013 - 7:00 p.m. - Bethany Lutheran Church, 4500 E Hampden, Cherry Hills Village, CO
John Tavener and Arvo Pärt provide the prelude to the sumptuous Luminosity for chorus, organ, viola, tambura, and tam-tam by English composer James Whitbourn. This Colorado premiere is not to be missed.
"Luminosity, [Whitbourn's] seven-movement celebration of the power of creative love, glows with hypnotic brilliance, fusing powerful vocal writing with seductive eastern influences..." - The Observer
[This music] expands the experience of classical music beyond the edges of the traditional map of classical styles. The word "luminosity" describes the nature of celestial light, and the music of composer James Whitbourn is a celebration of that light -- peaceful, radiant and clear.’’ - Tom Manoff on Luminosity for NPR's All things considered
"Luminosity, [Whitbourn's] seven-movement celebration of the power of creative love, glows with hypnotic brilliance, fusing powerful vocal writing with seductive eastern influences..." - The Observer
[This music] expands the experience of classical music beyond the edges of the traditional map of classical styles. The word "luminosity" describes the nature of celestial light, and the music of composer James Whitbourn is a celebration of that light -- peaceful, radiant and clear.’’ - Tom Manoff on Luminosity for NPR's All things considered
Through Stained Glass
Presented by West Side Live! - Saturday, October 6, 2012 - 7:00 p.m. - King of Glory Lutheran Church, 58th and Kipling, Arvada, CO
Presented by Festival of Faith and the Arts - Sunday, October 7, 2012 - 4:00 p.m. - Bethany Lutheran Church, 4500 E Hampden, Cherry Hills Village
An hour-long journey through brilliant and serene music for voices, inspired by religious texts. Lauridsen, Whitacre, Raminsh, MacMillan, Clausen, Górecki and Gjeilo. Voices of Light Chamber Choir sings gorgeous and compelling choral music with a focus on recently composed works.
Northern Lights: The Music of Ola Gjeilo
Saturday, June 2, 2012 - 7:00 p.m. - Bethany Lutheran Church, 4500 E Hampden, Cherry Hills Village, CO
Voices of Light Chamber Choir, Ensemble in Residence at the Festival of Faith and the Arts, will be joined by string quartet and pianist Sarah Libert to present a concert of gorgeous music by young Norwegian composer Ola Gjeilo. Gjeilo's music is radiant and compelling, inspired by the aurora borealis in Gjeilo's native Norway. The composer, who studied at the Julliard School in New York City, is informed by film and cinematic music, heard especially in this concert's epic opening work, "The Dark Night of the Soul." The sixteen voices of VOICES will move you during the hour-long journey.
Beginnings
Saturday, January 21, 2012 - 7:00 p.m. - Bethany Lutheran Church, 4500 E Hampden, Cherry Hills Village, CO
Presence. Precision. Passion. Sublime singing by sixteen fine voices will move you between silence and music, between reverie and ecstasy. You have never heard of this ensemble. Be present for the premiere performance, and be transformed. Voices of Light sings new choral music of power and beauty. The hour-long concert, Beginnings, features music of William Hawley, Morten Lauridsen, Eric Whitacre, and composers who let the human voice sing in new directions.