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Irish music, jazz, Mozart top list of concert options in Colorado Springs

– “Mostly Mozart Concert,” by Soli Deo Gloria Choir: More than 250 singers from the Soli Deo Gloria Choir, Pueblo Choral Society and Colorado State University Pueblo Choir will perform mostly works by Mozart, including his Requiem in D Minor. The free concert is from 3-5 p.m. Saturday, First United Methodist Church, 420 N. Nevada Ave.; solichoir.org.

Soli Deo Gloria Choir at First United Methodist Church. (Courtesy Soli Deo Gloria Choir)

– Rence Fest: Rence Liam, the musician behind the Colorado Springs band Dear Rabbit, has put together a two-day festival that features more than 15 bands, including The Hardly Nevers, Broth, Bryse Taylor and Dear Rabbit, 7 p.m. Friday and 4 p.m. Saturday at Lulu’s, 32 S. Tejon St., $19.90-$25.57; lulusmusic.co.

– Grieg Piano Concerto by Colorado Springs Philharmonic: Guest pianist Inon Barnatan will perform Grieg’s Piano Concerto with the Philharmonic and guest conductor Michelle Di Russo. Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 1 is also on the program, 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Pikes Peak Center, 190 S. Cascade Ave., $41-$123; csphilharmonic.org, axs.com.

Colorado Springs Philharmonic at the Pikes Peak Center. (Photo by Jeff Kearney)

– St. Patrick’s Day music: On Tuesday, see Celtic Steps Irish dancers from 6:30-7 p.m. and Pikes Peak Highlanders bagpipers from 7-7:30 p.m. at Good Company, 7625 N. Union Blvd. Or, head to Purple Toad Social Tap & Grill, 11870 Stapleton Drive, Peyton, for bagpipes from 6-6:30 p.m., and dancers from 6:30-7 p.m., free; goodcompanybar.com, purpletoadsocialtap.com.

The Celtic Steps Irish dancers perform during the St. Patrick’s Day celebration on March 17, 2017, at Jack Quinn’s Irish Pub and Restaurant in Colorado Springs. (Christian Murdock, Gazette file)

– Tidal Breeze Jazz Arts Jazz Showcase: To celebrate Women’s History Month, top jazz artists from the Pikes Peak region will get together for a show. Musicians include Terri Pederson on trumpet and flugelhorn; drummer Valerie Carricato; singer Julie Bradley; and trombonist and flutist Christina Van Camp, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Summa, 817 W. Colorado Ave., free; summacos.com.



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