The LCA is committed to the performing arts. Two programs, Friday Afternoon Concerts & Art Shows and House Concerts, bring a variety of world class musicians to local venues at reasonable prices.
Friday Afternoon Concerts
The LCA partners with the Longmont Senior Center to offer 7 low cost musical performances combined with a featured local artist exhibit. Each event features a local LCA artist-member and a world-class professional concert in an array of musical styles, including classical, jazz, samba, world music, chamber, and more. The 21st Season of Friday Afternoon Concerts begins October 2011.
The 2011 – 2012 Concert Season
Admission – $8 per concert
Tickets may be purchased at the
Longmont Senior Center, 910 Longs Peak Ave
Call 303-651-8411 for more information.
Art Exhibit opens at 1:30 p.m.
Concerts begin at 2:30 p.m.
Sunday Afternoon House Concerts
The Sunday Afternoon House Concerts are intimate performances and a up close look at diverse musical genres. As a fundraiser for the LCA, the concerts are exclusively for LCA members and their guests, held in the homes of local Longmont residents.
Each Sunday Afternoon House Concert season features a series of musicians in intimate, acoustically friendly venues followed by hors d’oeuvres, and wine.
Concerts begin promptly at 4 p.m. so guests are encouraged to come no later than 3:45 p.m. Tickets – $35 per person. Please call the Longmont Council for the Arts office at 303-678-7869 to purchase your ticket.
2012 House Concerts
April 15 – Chamber Works, 16th to 20th Centuries
Catherine Millis, piano & violin, Kathy Rinehart, violin & piano, Lisa Harrington, piano and Elizabeth Lamana, cello. The concert includes a piano trio, a violin duet, and a solo performance.
May 20 – The Music of Bill Douglas
Pianist-composer Bill Douglas, an internationally known recording artist, will be joined by Clarinetist, Bronwyn Fraser and Bassoonist Bruce Orr. The music is a combination of influences such as classical, jazz, African, Celtic and Brazilian music.