Performing in a professional concert hall is a dream for many organizations.
For the Springs Chamber Orchestra, that dream will become a reality when the new season begins this fall. The nonprofit organization plans to move four of his six concerts to the Ent Center for the Arts. In the past, professional orchestras have used space at First Christian Church, Broadmoor Community Church and First United Methodist Church for weekend performances. First Christian Church closed last year due to high maintenance costs and declining membership.
“This is a huge step forward for local arts organizations,” said Jacob Pope, executive director of the chamber orchestra. “We had our eye on an otolaryngology center before the building opened, and the growth over the last few years has finally made this move possible. It's the quality of life improvement we were looking for. is.”
The orchestra will continue to perform at First United Methodist Church, beginning its season with its annual pipe organ organ spectacle at the church on September 15th. The group will return to the space for Mozart's Requiem on January 11 and 12. Tickets for the new season are on sale now. Visit chamberorchestraofthesprings.org.
The remaining games of the season will be held at the Shockley Zarabach Theater or the Chapman Foundations Recital Hall at the Ent Center, which has slightly more seating capacity than Broadmoor Community Church or First Christian Church.
The new venue will benefit spectators who will be able to choose and book their seats thanks to a dedicated box office.
The move is also likely to appeal to audiences on the city's north side. The orchestra performed in the new space this year, making it the group's best-selling regular season concert to date.
“We actually had to turn people away at the gate who said they were excited to see us for the first time on the north side of town,” Pope said.
Renting an entertainment center is more expensive than a church, but the organization has performed well enough over the past few years to support change, despite the pandemic that has taken a financial toll on many arts organizations. , says the Pope. “This organization has found a way to prevent that from happening,” said Pope, who was hired as the nonprofit's first full-time staff member in 2022. “They continued to pay all the musicians, even those who couldn't play.” We continued to record the entire season remotely. This allows us to continue to raise the voice and build our community. ”
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