Events Calendar Sept. 26-27, 2009 Concert Version of La Boheme with the Colorado Springs Philharmonic & Opera Theatre of the Rockies, Pikes Peak Center November 21, 2009, 9AM-10PM Bookfair benefitting the Chorale Barnes & Noble, 1565 Briargate Blvd December 11, 2009 Deck the Hall, Pikes Peak Center December 12, 2009 Deck the Hall Benefit Concert, Cripple Creek January 5, 2010 Auditions by appointment February 21, 2010 25th Chefs' Gala & Silent Auction, Broadmoor West, Rocky Mtn Ballroom April 17, 2010 Choral Gold II, Pikes Peak Center May 11, 2010 Academy Band Spectacular! Pikes Peak Center Follow Us! Awards The Award-winning Colorado Springs Chorale! Pikes Peak Arts Council Awards for Excellence in the Arts Nominee Classical Music Large Ensemble Category, A Breath of Spring, March 2009, Donald P. Jenkins, conductor. Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce Special Recognition Award to Donald P. Jenkins, October 2008 "For His Contributions to Making the Pikes Peak Region a Better Place to Live and Work." Pikes Peak Arts Council Awards for Excellence in the Arts (PPAC), 2007 "Classical Music Large Ensemble category", Chorale's 50th Anniversary Concert, Choral Gold, Donald P. Jenkins Conductor March, 2007 Colorado Springs Independent's "Best of 2006 Writers' Picks" "Best Food-Music Hybrid Event, Colorado Springs" Chefs' Gala & Silent Auction February, 2006 El Pomar Foundation "Awards For Excellence" Nominee, 2006 Pikes Peak Arts Council Peak Area Performance and Artists Awards(PAPAAs) Nomination, 2005 "Classical Music Large Ensemble category", Handel's Israel in Egypt, Donald P. Jenkins Conductor April, 2005 Pikes Peak Arts Council PAPAAs Award, 2004 "Best Classical Performance by a Large Ensemble" Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with the Colorado Springs Philharmonic Lawrence Leighton Smith, Conductor, October 2003 Pikes Peak Arts Council PAPAAs Award Nomination, 2004 "Best Classical Performance by a Large Ensemble" Haydn’s The Creation Donald P. Jenkins, Conductor, April 2004 Pikes Peak Arts Council Lifetime Achievement Award, 2004 Donald P. Jenkins (pictured above), September 2004 Gazette, BEST OF THE SPRINGS, 2003 "Best Large Classical Concert" Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with the Colorado Springs Philharmonic October 2003 Gazette, BEST OF THE SPRINGS, 2002 "Best Charity Benefit" Chefs’ Gala Pikes Peak Arts Council PAPAAs Award, 2002 "Best Classical Performance by a Large Ensemble" Mendelssohn’s Elijah with the Colorado Springs Symphony April 2002 The Gazette’s, BEST OF THE SPRINGS, 1999 "Best way to celebrate Christmas" DECK THE HALL The drawing for a pair of Choral Gold II tickets will be March 26, 2010.