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Singing Valentines: No better way to say ‘I love you’
For Denver videographer Cindy Ball her favorite memories of spending Valentine's Day with her mother during the final years of her life was seeing the pleasure on her face as a barbershop quartet serenaded her. Cindy sent her first Sound of the Rockies Singing...
Colorado Military Families Celebrate the Season with SOR
Sound of the Rockies took to the Newman Center stage earlier this month to celebrate “The Secret of Christmas” with a good, old-fashioned holiday show of carols, songs, our beloved telling of the Christmas Story and plenty of seasonal cheer. But it’s not common...
52eighty paves the way for the future of barbershop
Sound of the Rockies’ 52eighty youth chorus is always looking to the future. Since its founding in 2008, the mission of the award-winning 25 and under ensemble has been to introduce new generations of singers to the barbershop art form. In 2017, 52eighty opened its membership to women, becoming the first mixed barbershop chorus in the Rocky Mountain district.
SOR Takes Home District Title
Sound of the Rockies took first place at the Rocky Mountain District Barbershop Convention in Cheyenne, Wyoming in late September. https://youtu.be/yOwao56DJ60 This is the 18th consecutive year that the chorus took first place in the district and means that Sound of...
Meet a Member: George Davidson, 50 years in harmony
“I want to make sure that everything is in place for Sound of the Rockies so that other guys can have the same, amazing experiences I’ve had.” For Sound of the Rockies’ Executive Director George Davidson, singing and performing are lifetime passions. This fall, George...
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...
