"We are proud to unite our audiences
through their shared love for the arts."
Colorado School of
Mines Green Center
Golden, Colorado
Sunday
December 10
3:00 p.m.
1 hour and 30
minutes with
intermission
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Concert Program
P. I. TCHAIKOVSKY
Overture from The Nutcracker
Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy
G. F. HANDEL
“Every valley” and “Rejoice greatly” from Messiah
ANDERSON
A Christmas Festival
Sleigh Ride
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Fantasia on "Greensleeves"
DAVE BRUBECK/TAKE 5
"What Child Is This?"
...and more Holiday favorites!
Artists' websites
→ James Baumgardner (music & media)
→ Christie Conover (music & media)
Featured Artists
Dr. J. Arturo González
conductor
Arturo González, JSO's fourth Music Director, has led the El Paso and Las Cruces Chamber Orchestra, the Ballet & Theatre of the Border, and Colorado Light Opera. For two seasons and three national tours, he had the tremendous honor of conducting the National Youth Orchestra of Mexico. In Colorado, Gonzalez also conducts the Flatirons Symphony Orchestra and has guest conducted several neighboring ensemble including the Boulder Opera, Longmont Symphony, Youth Orchestra of the Rockies, and Evergreen Chamber Orchestra.
Christie Conover
soprano
Consistently hailed as elegant and refined, Christie Conover’s rich, warm sound is complimented by a personal grace both on and off the stage. Described by the San Francisco Classical Voice as having a “well-focused instrument with a lovely timbre, perfect trill, and soaring top,” audiences and critics alike agree: Christie Conover is a standout.
James Baumgardner
tenor
American lyric tenor, James Baumgardner, has garnered much praise and attention for his versatile vocal and dramatic abilities. Originally hailing from Denver, Colorado James has performed with many of the Colorado area's top opera companies including Opera Colorado, Opera Fort Collins, Opera Theatre of the Rockies, and the Central City Opera.
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Our venue — welcome to the Green Center in Golden
The Green Center on Colorado School of Mines campus houses a Grand Lobby, two lecture halls, and its newly renovated auditorium with an extravagant concert stage for concert productions
As the largest auditorium in Jefferson County, the Green Center accommodates 1,400 patrons in upholstered retracting theater seats and offers a perfect acoustic experience for live music.
Jeffco students receive free tickets all season
Our concerts are free for Jeffco school students! Enjoy a symphonic experience with your students or family — read more from JSO.
All youth in Jefferson County K—12 schools receive guest admission from our ticketing attendants. Students will receive one free ticket with the purchase of an adult ticket to concerts during the 2023/24 season.