UPCOMING EVENTS
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Winter Dreams
WBO in collaboration with Duo Kondens (recorder/pipe organ duo from Sweden) Antonio Vivaldi, Winter Astor Piazzolla, Invierno Porteño, Libertango and Fugata Fleshquartet Suite (arr. Kingsland) Nathan Hall, Closeness Per Egland, Three Lost Postcards from the Old World Sun Nov 24, 2024 at 2pm Trinity United Methodist Church 1820 Broadway, Denver, CO |
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It's My Head
A song cycle for three voices, rock band, and youth string orchestra Songs by Nirvana, Pink Floyd, Kimbra, Radiohead, Joni Mitchell, Gnarls Barkley, King Crimson, Smashing Pumpkins, Veruca Salt and Steven Wilson An honest look at the complex topic of mental health Fri Feb 21, 2025 at 7pm Bug Theatre 3654 Navajo St, Denver, CO Tickets will be on sale soon |
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Windows to Ireland
WBO in collaboration with Strings of Brigid Jennifer Kingsland, voice & harp Chappell Kingsland, voice, guitar & arrangements Adria Young & Karie Philips, guest vocalists 7-piece orchestra Traditional and contemporary songs from the Celtic lands. Featuring many new songs and audience requests! |
Sun Mar 16, 2025 at 3pm
Trinity United Methodist Church 1820 Broadway, Denver, CO Tickets will be on sale soon Sun Mar 23, 2025 at 1pm eTown 1535 Spruce St, Boulder, CO Tickets will be on sale soon |
PAST EVENTS
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• Oct 13 & 20, 2024 - Resurrected!! Monsters of Early Cinema
Live soundtrack to vintage Sci-Fi and Horror cinema Lakewood Cultural Center and Sie Film Center • March 22-24, 2024 - It's My Head Lauren Lestage, JC Maheu & Chappell Kingsland Song cycle for three voices and piano on the subject of mental health Songs by Nirvana, Pink Floyd, Kimbra, The Cure, and more • March 2, 2024 - Windows to Ireland Strings of Brigid with Wild Beautiful Orchestra Traditional and contemporary music from Ireland and the UK • Dec 8, 2023 - Holiday Jazz at Longmont Lights Wild Beautiful Jazz Quartet with Amy Gray, Nathan Miller, Will MacLeod & Chappell Kingsland • Oct 22, 2023 - Halloween Show at Enigma Bazaar Wild Beautiful Orchestra with vocalists Aaliyah Shambé, Rachel Winnick, JC Maheu, Jennifer & Chappell Kingsland Featuring nine new songs for our fourth year of Halloween • Sept 30, 2023 - Invitation to the Wild - Vocalists with WBO New music by Walden School composers and friends - Denver, CO Featuring Kim Robards Dance • June 23, 2023 - A Journey of the Heart - Vocal soloists and chorus with Wild Beautiful Orchestra - Highlands Ranch, CO Music by Keith Ferguson, Colorado composer and former president of Kantorei. Featuring the WBO Chamber Orchestra. • May 13 & 20, 2023 - Symphony Meets Pop - Rocky Mountain Ringers with Wild Beautiful Orchestra - Broomfield, CO and Denver, CO Denver's premier handbell ensemble performs music from two very different worlds. Featuring the WBO Rock Quartet. • May 5 & 6, 2023 - Kings and Queens - Cherry Creek Chorale with Wild Beautiful Orchestra - Denver, CO Music written for English royalty (Renaissance to 20th c.) and popular music. Featuring the WBO Jazz Ensemble. |
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INTO THE SPOTLIGHT
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Into the Spotlight: Music by Composers of Color
Sat March 11, 2023 at 7:30pm Featuring rarely-heard masterpieces by Silvestre Revueltas (Mexican), Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji (Parsi/English), and Tania León (Cuban) Central Presbyterian Church 1660 Sherman St, Denver 4 vocal soloists + 18-person orchestra Recommended for ages 10 & up |
Conductor: Taylor Gonzales
Guest Vocalists: Andrew Garland, Daniela Guzmán-Égüez, Zoë Spangler, Natacha Cóndor Guevara Vocal works • Revueltas, “Ranas (Frogs)” and “El tecolote (The Owl)” for soprano and 10 instruments • Sorabji, Five Sonnets of Michelangelo for baritone and 14 instruments • Sorabji, Arabesque and Three Poems for soprano and piano • Léon, “Oh Yemanya” from Scourge of Hyacinths for mezzo-sorano, cello and piano Instrumental works • Revueltas, Pieza seria (Little Serious Piece) no. 1 for quintet of winds and brass • Sorabji, Il tessuto d’arabeschi (A tapestry of arabesques) for quintet of flute and strings • Léon, Parajota delaté for quintet of winds, strings and piano |
Join us for a deep dive into the music of three exceptional composers! Silvestre Revueltas was arguably Mexico’s greatest composer, known for his musical humor and extraordinarily vivid sound-painting (bringing the sounds of the jungle to the concert stage!) Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji was a reclusive genius of Persian/Indian/English heritage who developed a unique blend of Impressionist and exotic influences through the virtuosic language of Late Romanticism. Tania Léon is a composer from Cuba who recently received the Kennedy Center Honors; always writing music which bristles with energy, she collaborates with dance troupes and conducts orchestras across the globe from Harlem to Bangkok.
Each composer is represented by vocal works (accompanied by piano or chamber orchestra) and instrumental quintets. The vocal works set poetry about race relations in Mexico, forbidden love between men in the Renaissance, an invocation to a swamp goddess, the secret life of cats, and…the love songs of frogs?? The instrumental pieces express the wildly different personalities of their creators: Revueltas makes fun of modern music, Sorabji evokes the ornate complexity of Persian tapestries, and Léon takes us on an exuberant ride.
We are excited to have four guest vocalists for this program. Andrew Garland is a “baritone of strength and vocal opulence” (Opera News) who performs everywhere from Carnegie Hall to the Hawaii Opera and teaches at CU-Boulder. Daniela Guzmán-Égüez is a soprano from Ecuador who performs for Central City Opera, Boulder Opera, the Opera Colorado Chorus, and teaches at Regis University. Zoë Spangler (soprano) is a recent graduate from the Lamont School of Music and the recipient of an award from the Denver Lyric Opera Guild. Natacha Cóndor Guevara is a mezzo-soprano also from Ecuador, with experience performing everything from opera to rock music.
These pieces have been quite rare on concert programs; with our performance, we intend to generate more interest in these remarkable composers. Additionally, the WBO performers will be recording several of the Sorabji pieces for release on an album by BIS Records in 2024, plus two of the Revueltas songs for independent release.
Each composer is represented by vocal works (accompanied by piano or chamber orchestra) and instrumental quintets. The vocal works set poetry about race relations in Mexico, forbidden love between men in the Renaissance, an invocation to a swamp goddess, the secret life of cats, and…the love songs of frogs?? The instrumental pieces express the wildly different personalities of their creators: Revueltas makes fun of modern music, Sorabji evokes the ornate complexity of Persian tapestries, and Léon takes us on an exuberant ride.
We are excited to have four guest vocalists for this program. Andrew Garland is a “baritone of strength and vocal opulence” (Opera News) who performs everywhere from Carnegie Hall to the Hawaii Opera and teaches at CU-Boulder. Daniela Guzmán-Égüez is a soprano from Ecuador who performs for Central City Opera, Boulder Opera, the Opera Colorado Chorus, and teaches at Regis University. Zoë Spangler (soprano) is a recent graduate from the Lamont School of Music and the recipient of an award from the Denver Lyric Opera Guild. Natacha Cóndor Guevara is a mezzo-soprano also from Ecuador, with experience performing everything from opera to rock music.
These pieces have been quite rare on concert programs; with our performance, we intend to generate more interest in these remarkable composers. Additionally, the WBO performers will be recording several of the Sorabji pieces for release on an album by BIS Records in 2024, plus two of the Revueltas songs for independent release.
SHOWCASE CONCERTS
CMTA Showcase
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Come hear our third Showcase Concert, this one featuring youth and adult students from the Columbine Music Teachers Association; the program includes songs from hit musicals (Frozen, West Side Story, Dear Evan Hansen), Spanish and Mexican folksongs, and a bit of Star Wars!
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Second Annual Youth Showcase
Sun Jan 22, 2023 at 3pm St. Philip Lutheran Church 7531 S. Kendall Blvd, Littleton, CO 18 youth soloists + 15-person orchestra Free admission • All ages welcome Facebook Event |
Each youth soloist (ages 7-15) performed a solo piece accompanied by the WBO in brand-new arrangements of music by:
Bach, Beethoven, Bartók, Saint-Saëns, Vivaldi, Irish Fiddle Music, Video Games (Howl's Moving Castle), Stevie Wonder, Aladdin, The Greatest Showman, and more… All performers joined for two exciting numbers: "We Don't Talk About Bruno" from Encanto "Mission: Impotterable" - the world's first mashup of Mission: Impossible and Harry Potter film scores! |
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HALLOWEEN 2019-2022
Oct. 30, 2022 - Halloween Show | Enigma Bazaar | Denver, CO
Oct. 29, 2022 - Lowry Halloween Festival | Lowry Town Center | Denver, CO
Oct. 31, 2021 - Halloween Show - The Hangar at Stanley Marketplace | Aurora, CO
Oct. 26, 2019 - The Scariest Music of All Time - at the Belmar Boo | Lakewood, CO | in collaboration with Cherry Creek Dance
and the Lowry Halloween Festival | Lowry Town Center | Denver, CO
Oct. 29, 2022 - Lowry Halloween Festival | Lowry Town Center | Denver, CO
Oct. 31, 2021 - Halloween Show - The Hangar at Stanley Marketplace | Aurora, CO
Oct. 26, 2019 - The Scariest Music of All Time - at the Belmar Boo | Lakewood, CO | in collaboration with Cherry Creek Dance
and the Lowry Halloween Festival | Lowry Town Center | Denver, CO
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KASHMIR CONCERTO
Feb 2, 2019 - Kashmir Concerto & Music from Five Continents - presented by Arts at Plymouth | First Plymouth Church | Denver, CO
in collaboration with Kim Robards Dance
Feb. 17, 2019 - Kashmir Concerto & Dans l’espoir de ce jour - Composition Faculty Recital | Lamont School of Music | Denver, CO
in collaboration with Kim Robards Dance
Feb. 17, 2019 - Kashmir Concerto & Dans l’espoir de ce jour - Composition Faculty Recital | Lamont School of Music | Denver, CO
Immigrant Song
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The Rain Song (47,000+ views on YouTube)
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LOVE SONGS
Feb 1, 2020 - An Evening of Love Songs | presented by Ken Caryl Concerts | St. Philip Lutheran | Littleton, CO
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If I Could
by Phish, arr. Kingsland |
Supercut
by Lorde, arr. Kingsland |
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