Upcoming Events

Career Advancement Award Winner Concert | April 5

11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Colorado Springs Youth Symphony Rehearsal Hall

3113 Primose Drive

Featuring the Spring Career Advancement Award winner

Jenna Clark in concert. Ms. Clark, mezzo-soprano is a versatile and compelling artist and graduate of the University of Denver with a dual concentration Masters degree in Vocal Performance & Choral Conducting and is currently pursuing an Artist Diploma at the University of Colorado - Boulder.

Recent opera roles have included Armelinde in Viardot’s Cendrillon with Loveland Opera Theater (2021), L’enfant in Ravel’s L’enfant et Les Sortilèges with Boulder Opera Company (2021), the Announcer in Douglas Moore’s Gallantry with Opera Theatre of the Rockies (2023), and Amor in La Púrpura de la Rosa by Tomás de Torrejón y Velasco with the Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado (2023). In the summer of 2022, Ms. Clark was an Apprentice Artist at Central City Opera covering the role of Signora Naccarelli and performing the role of a maid in Adam Guettel’s The Light in the Piazza. She also performs as a touring artist with both Central City Opera and Opera Theatre of the Rockies, bringing high level performances to schools and communities across Colorado.

Ms. Clark has performed numerous solos throughout the Denver area including the world premiere of Elijah Daniel Smith’s Starving Sod with the Lea Mattson Collective (2022), the alto solos in the Colorado premiere of Cecilia McDowall's Magnificat with the Evans Choir continued on next page

(2017), the alto solos in Mozart's Requiem and Vesperae solennes de confessore with the Colorado Repertory Singers (2017), and the alto solo in Mendelssohn's Die erste Walpurgisnacht with the Lamont Symphony Orchestra and Choirs (2017). She has been a finalist in both the Denver Lyric Opera Guild Competition (2018) and the Colorado Bach Ensemble’s Bach Competition for Young Artists (2019) and sings regularly with the Colorado Bach Ensemble.

Coming up in spring of 2023, Ms. Clark can be seen in Le Prince Charmant in Massenet’s Cendrillon at the University of ColoradoBoulder and Mrs. McLean in Carlisle Floyd’s Susannah with Opera Fort Collins.

Spring Soirée at The Pinery | May 3

5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

The Pinery at the Hill

775 W. Bijou Street

The program will preview Opera Theatre of the Rockies’ Vocal Arts Festival and 25th Anniversary Celebration presented by Martile Rowland, OTR Director and Founder. There will be a charge and this replaces our usual spring luncheon. Appetizers with a cash bar will be available.

One of the most anticipated events of the year, Pikes Peak Opera League's Holiday Luncheon at Cheyenne Mountain Country Club on Dec. 7. Featuring Martile's Merry Singers, a delicious lunch of broccoli cheese soup, schnitzel with lemon caper sauce, mashed potatoes, roasted brussel sprouts and for dessert peppermint ice cream with chocolate ganache. Venue Sponsor: Dr. Darryl and Terry Thatcher. Photos courtesy of Dr. Susan Rae Jensen.

Celebrating Black History in Song

February 1, 2023 | Colorado Springs Conservatory

Pikes Peak Opera League honored Black History Month (February) with a mini-concert from our Conservatory scholarship recipient and a special appearance by Soprano Deborah Anderson in a program titled Celebrating Black History in Song. Ms. Anderson was accompanied by her coach, Dr. Beth Nielson from University of Denver - Lamont. Scholarship student recipients receive funds from the PPOL donations made to the scholarship fund. Program Sponsors: Nicole de Naray and Nancy & Toby Anderson. Photos courtesy of Dr. Susan Rae Jensen. Deborah Anderson's performance was sponsored by Gloria and Allan Wendt.

Audrey Griswold, our Conservatory scholarship recipient, is a 17 year old senior student at Village High School. She enjoys singing, writing and performing musical theatre. She has been a student at the Conservatory for more than three years participating in singer songwriter classes and private piano and voice lessons.

She has also been a part of Conservatory theatre classes performing in numerous Cabarets, Jamboree, Winter Extravaganz and most recently as "Hester Pryne'' in the 10-minute musical Book Lovers. She made her musical theatre writing debut last summer writing songs for the original work "Someday in Wonderland'' performed locally by COS Young People Theatre Troupe. She hopes to become a full time writer and plans to study writing in college.

She thanks the Opera League for the opportunity to continue her musical studies.

Emma Lee is a senior at Cheyenne Mountain High School and has been a part of the Colorado Springs Conservatory for 12 years studying voice, piano, trumpet, guitar, and theater.

Significant roles include, Mary Lennox (The Secret Garden), Amahl (Amahl and the Night Visitors), and Charlie Bucket (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory). She is also a part of the Conservatory’s Jazz Ensemble. She is heavily involved in the choir program at Cheyenne, including the state winning a cappella group Crimson and Slate.

Emma plans to attend Colorado State University to continue her music education in Music Therapy and Voice.