In the 1880s, Alamo Placita Park began its first of many incarnations as a water park called The Chutes. Its star attractions were Professor Barnes’ herd of diving elk, who dove from platforms into water tanks, and local celebrity Sadie Boynton, who would daredevil down the chutes on a bicycle!
Join us on January 23, 2009 at 7:30 pm for the 5th annual Angels in the Architecture Concert, hosted at St. John's Cathedral in Capitol Hill. Click here to buy tickets now.
The concert will feature selected artists from the Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado, and artists will play instruments twice as old as the city of Denver, many dating to the 17th and 18th centuries, or reproductions of such instruments. In its 4th season, BCOC has performed to rave reviews from both the Denver Post and the Rocky Mountain News. Their program this year will consist of a selection of works from the 17th through the 20th century.
Following the orchestra’s performances, attendees will have the opportunity to hear Stephen Tappe and Richard Robertson, the organists for St. John’s, play the 8,000 pipe Kimball organ, which is one of the few such instruments that functions exactly as it did over 75 years ago.
Refreshments will be offered during intermission, and guests can learn more about Historic Denver’s Sacred Landmarks Preservation Program through images, as well as do some light shopping. Merchandise will include the popular Historic Denver Guidebook series, which consists of 24 titles exploring Denver’s historic neighborhoods and architecture.
The Sacred Landmarks Program was founded in 2000 to provide historic places of worship the technical expertise and advice necessary for the preservation and maintenance of their buildings, which are often not only of value to their congregation but important urban and community landmarks.
