Benefiting Marisol Services
Benefiting Marisol Services
Concert on the Lawn
Sunday, August 8, 2021
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
The Quad at St. John Paul II Center
1300 S. Steele St. | Denver, CO 80210
Tickets $25 each / Family 5-pack $100
Children under 5 Free
Concert on the Lawn
Sunday, August 8, 2021
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
The Quad at St. John Paul II Center
1300 S. Steele St.
Denver, CO 80210
Tickets $25 each / Family 5-pack $100
Children under 5 Free
Bring the Whole Family!
Bring your own picnic dinner or concessions
will be available for purchase!
Please bring your own picnic blanket and lawn chairs.
Bring the Whole Family!
Bring your own picnic dinner or concessions will be available for purchase!
Please bring your own picnic blanket and lawn chairs.
For more information please contact Erika Dooley
ekilbarger@ccdenver.org or 720-799-9290.
For more information please contact Erika Dooley
ekilbarger@ccdenver.org or 720-799-9290.
DID YOU KNOW?
Did You Know?
Marisol Women’s Services is a comprehensive health, housing and human services network built by Catholic Charities to meet the urgent and ongoing needs of women, men, and families.
“Marisol Homes made a big impression on my life,” Jennifer said. “I left with self-esteem, responsibility and an education. They supported me in everything. I’m very blessed to have been at Marisol.” - Jennifer
Marisol Homes is a safe and dignified place for pregnant women and single mothers with their children experiencing homelessness to live while they actively work to gain independence and permanent housing.
“They’re really nice. They always ask me questions about my baby,” she said. “They always make sure you get everything you could possibly need.” - Sarah
The Gabriel House Project has 13 locations throughout northern Colorado to help pregnant women and families with young children in need of material and community services.
“If God gave me one more chance to have this baby, I’ve got to have it,” she said. “It’s not the way I pictured it, but it could be worse.” - Denisa
Marisol Health is a comprehensive health clinic that provides a full range of quality professional, affordable and life-affirming women’s health, and family support services.
Marisol Women’s Services is a comprehensive health, housing and human services network built by Catholic Charities to meet the urgent and ongoing needs of women, men, and families.
“Marisol Homes made a big impression on my life,” Jennifer said. “I left with self-esteem, responsibility and an education. They supported me in everything. I’m very blessed to have been at Marisol.” - Jennifer
Marisol Homes is a safe and dignified place for pregnant women and single mothers with their children experiencing homelessness to live while they actively work to gain independence and permanent housing.
“They’re really nice. They always ask me questions about my baby,” she said. “They always make sure you get everything you could possibly need.” - Sarah
The Gabriel House Project has 13 locations throughout northern Colorado to help pregnant women and families with young children in need of material and community services.
“If God gave me one more chance to have this baby, I’ve got to have it,” she said. “It’s not the way I pictured it, but it could be worse.” - Denisa
Marisol Health is a comprehensive health clinic that provides a full range of quality professional, affordable and life-affirming women’s health, and family support services.
Marcia Marchesi
Marcia Marchesi earned her doctorate from the University of Colorado at Boulder, and her Master's degree from the Hochschule fur Musik und darstellende Kunst (Vienna, Austria), where she studied with Kurt Schwertsik and Dietmar Schermann (composition), Peter Burwik and Martin Boeck (conducting), and Michael Krist and Regina Seidlhofer (piano). Dr. Marchesi is the winner of a national piano competition in Brazil (Lucia Branco National Piano Competition), as well as a medalist in several other national and regional piano competitions.
As a composer, Dr Marchesi earned two ASCAPLUS awards, and her compositions have been broadcast on Austrian television and radio, as well as on Public Radio in the US. A recipient of numerous commissions and composition awards, her pieces have been performed in Europe, Japan, South America, and the U.S., and have been featured at the Brazilian Festival of Modern Music, the College Music Society, and the Colorado State Music Teachers Association. Selected "Colorado Commissioned Composer" in 2003, Dr. Marchesi was awarded a joint commission by the CSMTA and MTNA. Recordings include Sounds of Spring, Ciranda, Marimba Moods, and A Happy Ending Story. In 2014, her composition "There Is No Rose" was a semi-finalist in the choral music category of The American Prize, and was later premiered in Germany, while PAEAN was a finalist in the Chamber Music Category. Composition samples can be found at marciamarchesi.com. As a conductor, Dr Marchesi has conducted concerts and musicals in the US and Europe. She is currently the music director at Nativity of Our Lord (Broomfield) where she conducts the choirs and professional orchestra. Prior to that position, she directed the music program at St Mary Church in Littleton for six years, where she conducted the St Mary Choir and Orchestra. Her 2013 recording of Bruckner's Mass in C Major with the St Mary Choir and Orchestra was selected to be added to the permanent Bruckner archives of the Austrian National Library in Vienna. Other recordings can be found at youtube.com/user/marchesp
Dr. Marchesi has held teaching positions at St Mary's College of Maryland, and the University of Colorado at Boulder. Her music interests go beyond concert music, and include film music and musical theater. She was selected to participate in the ASCAP/NYU Buddy Baker Film Scoring Workshop and has written 6 musicals. She is a member of ASCAP and the Harry Fox Agency.
Alex Sierra
Holds a Master’s Degree in Voice Performance from CU Boulder. For the past 25 years has performed in various cities within the USA and Mexico. Former soloist with the Denver Opera Company, and also with the Independent Opera Group in Guadalajara, Mexico. Collaboration performances include “West Side Story” with Central City Opera. Solo performances include works by Cesar Franck, Mozart, Puccini, Lehar, Strauss, Ramirez, Webber, and Verdi (including the Requiem), among others. Alex Sierra has been teaching Voice and Piano at the Center for Musical Arts in Lafayette for the past 20 years.
Sarah Kochevar
Sarah Kochevar grew up in Broomfield, Colorado and fell in love with singing when she was 8 years old. While pursuing her Bachelor’s degree at the University of Northern Colorado Sarah had the privilege of singing Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro, Annchen in Der Freischutz, Pamina in Die Zauberflote and had the pleasure of originating roles in new opera works by composers in Northern Colorado including Bianca in Paul Elwood’s The Taming, and Jane in Pride and Prejudice by Arlene Siagian. A passion for female vocal groups moved Sarah to create the sweet adaline’s group “Beauty Shop” at UNC with three of her closest friends. Sparking her love for travel, Sarah enjoyed singing in various galas and opera performances for Opera Classica Europa throughout Germany, Italy, Spain, France and other parts of Europe. Sarah now lives in Broomfield with her small dog Kolbie where she teaches private voice lessons and is the music director for Louisville United Methodist Church.
Matt Miller
"Matt Miller has been a professional worship leader and performer for 15 years, playing and singing for a multitude of different events. From small, intimate retreats, to church festivals, to house parties, to large conferences, Matt has been blessed with the opportunity to minister to tens of thousands of individuals over the years. He is joined by his friends and virtuosic musicians, Tom Veitch (drums) and Edwin Trahan (bass) to form Matt Miller & The Lites; a trio of Christ-focused musicians who know how to keep the house rocking!"
