LOCAL TREASURE TO SING AT CARNEGIE HALL Aspen Choral Society invited to perform Handel’s Messiah at Carnegie Hall, November 25 Aspen, Colo. (September 25, 2018) – The 41-year-old Aspen Choral Society (ACS), locally treasured for its annual performances of Handel’s Messiah, will perform the piece at Carnegie Hall on Thanksgiving weekend. The choir was invited to […]

What a concert! – If you were not able to join us for the epic music of “Catastrophes & Courage!” or if you want to revisit some of the tunes, here are your options: Concert at Snowmass Chapel Concert at the Wheeler Opera House in Aspen Enjoy! – And please join us for Messiah in fall/winter of […]

If you happened to miss the 40th-anniversary performance of Handel’s Messiah, here is your chance to view the recording from Snowmass Chapel. We hope to see you next December in the audience or as part of the choir. Handel’s Messiah 2017 at Snowmass Chapel

Solo Auditions for the ACS 2017 season of Handel’s “Messiah” will be held at Paul Danker’s place in Basalt on Thursday, October 26th. Please contact Paul Dankers at paul@aspenchoralsociety.org in order to schedule an audition time slot.  Kevin Kaukl will be the accompanist for the auditions.  Kevin is offering his services to help you prepare your […]

Sunday, October 22nd is a very important date if you are singing in the Messiah this December as its “Pie and Placement” night. Our choir director, Paul Dankers, in his never ending quest to fine tune the choir, will position singers into groups and then into sections and make sure people are singing in their proper […]

From our Music Director, Paul Dankers: Start warming up those pipes for the New Year! – This Spring, Aspen Choral Society will be performing original works written by local celebrities (with international reputations) Mack Bailey & Ellen Stapenhorst. Their thoughtful, heart-felt writing style attracted my attention and drew me to the project of creating original […]

There is nothing as good as hearing Haendel’s Messiah performed live! But watching the streamed concert from Snowmass Chapel will come close to the live experience – and is a nice opportunity for everyone who couldn’t be there in person to still enjoy the event. Simply watch it in the player below or click here to view it on YouTube: Messiah […]

Please join the Aspen Choral Society for the 39th Annual performance of Handel’s Messiah this December 8-11, 2016. Aspen Choral Society consist of Community members, Professional singers,and paid soloists, joined by a professionally trained Orchestra of locals and visiting players from around the country. This year we are performing at 4 different locations to make […]