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Get ready for an unforgettable season!
Mark Hale It’s September, and Sound of the Rockies’ 2019-20 season preparations are in full swing. Long before the chorus takes to the Newman Center stage at the University of Denver for its annual holiday show in December, members are devoting countless rehearsal...
Introducing Modlich’s 13
To the newest members of Sound of the Rockies, joining the chorus on the risers at the International Chorus Competition in July, means they’ve made it. They’ve survived the rigorous, months-long audition process, they’ve devoted hours upon hours to rehearsals, they’ve...
Thanks for a banner season!
With a full house and an exuberant audience of passionate a cappella fans, Sound of the Rockies wrapped up its 2018-19 season at University of Denver’s Newman Center for the Performing Arts with Acappellooza on Saturday night. Legacy What a great way to end the...
Sound of the Rockies makes its mark in Normandy
"There we were standing on Omaha Beach, our feet in the sand, water coming up, imagining what they went through. Then, hearing you sing there on the beach for us, for them, for all of our fallen: It was an amazing experience." A Friend of SOUND OF THE ROCKIES in...
Get ready for Acappellooza!
Before last summer, recently formed Collide Vocals was developing its sound and singing at small local gigs in Northern Colorado. Then came Acappellooza 2018, where the group of five performed before a packed house of almost a 1,000 at University of Denver’s...
Journey to Normandy
The voices of nearly 100 men, singing a cappella in four-part harmony, makes for a powerful sound in any setting. Bring that sound to a historic site that epitomizes service, sacrifice and heroism and the experience promises to be memorable. This June, Sound of the...
The SOR Experience
If you’ve never been to a Sound of the Rockies show — and don’t know much about Barbershop — get ready for an experience to remember. Most people when they envision a large chorus performance tend to imagine formal settings, lofty pieces of music and restrained...
Singing Valentines: No better way to say ‘I love you’
Valentine’s Day has become synonymous with love songs performed in four-part barbershop harmony to Denver videographer Cindy Ball. Cindy sent her first Sound of the Rockies Singing Valentine to her mother, who was living in a Westminster assisted living residence, in...
Meet a Member
"I was blown away by the attention to detail everyone has for the craft, the passion people put into singing, and the feeling of brotherhood in the group." Name and singing position: Mitchell Jacobson, tenor Joined Sound of the Rockies: Began rehearsing with...
SOR Celebrates the Season to Rave Reviews
Thank you to everyone who came out for Sound of the Rockies’ Christmas show last week. We very much appreciate the loyalty of our long-time fans and were thrilled to see so many new faces in the crowds on Friday and Saturday. Nearly 2,500 people attended Snowbound!...
