Parish House Baroque
Colorado Springs’ Early Music Ensemble

Music in the Augustan Age
featuring mezzo-soprano Amalia Dobbins
February 22-23, 2025
The Peel House at First Lutheran Church

The composers of Dresden were among the most prolific and gifted writers of the 18th century. Their musical influence has educated the ears and tastes of countless composers and performers through the centuries, yet many of their names have been all but forgotten. Parish House Baroque will delve into this treasure trove of gems by composers including Zelenka, Schütz, Hasse, and Heinichen, featuring works both for instruments and voice.

About Amalia Dobbins
As a cross-genre artist, Amalia has enjoyed a varied career in oratorio, opera, musical theater, contemporary classical music, jazz and pop. She has sung with the Colorado Symphony, Boulder Philharmonic, Colorado Springs Philharmonic, Royal Gorge Philharmonic, Parker Symphony, Opera Theater of the Rockies, Central City Opera, CS Fine Arts Center and Pueblo Choral Society. This is Amalia’s third concert with Parish House Baroque, having previously performed Viva Vivaldi!, a concert of Vivaldi’s rarely performed opera arias, and Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater. A graduate of Bucknell University and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Amalia has worked alongside distinguished contemporary composers to premier several new works and, on the lighter side, was a founding member of the Andrews Sisters style trio, Little London Belles. Amalia currently serves as Director of Music at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church.