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Enjoy the YouTube recording of our sold-out concert featuring "To Shiver the Sky" by Christopher Tin
The Metropolitan Choral Festival commissioned Christopher Tin to orchestrate his eleven movement oratorio To Shiver the Sky for Chamber Orchestra, which premiered in Denver before a live audience on August 23, 2025. Conducted by Ricki Vorrath-Moyer, the online program can be accessed here.
Christopher Tin is a highly acclaimed two-time Grammy-winning American composer of concert and media music. His album To Shiver the Sky debuted at #1 on the Classical Billboard chart, and was funded by a record-breaking Kickstarter campaign. On commission to the Metropolitan Choral Festival, he has reorchestrated To Shiver the Sky for chamber orchestra and this work was premiered at the 13th Annual MCF Summer Festival in Denver.
Ricki Vorrath-Moyer
Conductor
James Baumgardner
Tenor
Pearl Rutherford
Soprano
Gallery made possible by photographer Patrick Aspinall. Visit his site at www.pnbmediagroup.com
Our festival performance venue is the new state-of-the-art Mapleton Arts Center located at 7480 Broadway, Denver, CO 80221. It is a 900 seat auditorium with professional grade acoustics and free parking.
What People Are Saying
FANTASTIC
[The concert] was fantastic. The soloists were great. It was all together a wonderful evening. Stay with [MCF] as long as you are able...they're super. You are truly blessed to have such a wonderful group to belong to...BRAVO."
LORETTA McDONNELL
MOVING
We had TWO standing ovations, and some of my friends said they wept during the Requiem because it was so moving. Thank you for allowing me to be a part of this experience.
JANINE HILL
TRANSPORTED
We were totally wowed by the MCF concert this past Saturday evening. I am so glad we experienced it in person rather than live-streaming as we did last year. I felt transported to heaven. It brought tears to my eyes.
MAUREEN LIEGL
AMAZING
It was a truly amazing evening of beautiful music. So thankful to have been part of this group this summer! Ricki makes it fun in spite of the challenging works presented.
IRIS REYES
EXTRAORDINARY
Surrounded by love and music in an evening that was extraordinarily musical and loving. Thank you Ricki Vorrath-Moyer, you are a goddess of the conductor's podium.