Stratus Chamber Orchestra joins forces once again with Fairview High School March 10 & 11, 2016 to bring you the sequel to Christopher Tin’s Calling All Dawns that was a blockbuster success. Stratus commissioned one of the selections in Tin’s new song cycle The Drop that Contained the Sea, giving the world premiere performance in 2014. Now we bring you the full work with chorus, dancers, film, and orchestra for a night of entertainment you’ll never forget.

This collaboration with Fairview High School involves the entire music department (choir, band, and orchestra) as well as visual art, dance and video/film. It is estimated that over 400 Fairview HS students are involved in this production! David Taylor and Zikr Dance Ensemble join this collaboration to choreograph the Fairview dance students for their portion of the program.

Since 1997, Augustana Arts has been serving the community by presenting the artistry of resident performing groups, internationally renowned touring artists and accomplished locally-based ensembles of many genres. The resident groups, Stratus Chamber Orchestra and the Colorado Women's Chorale (CWC) perform at a variety of venues in addition to the Augustana Lutheran Church in Denver. Augustana Arts serves educational outreach through the City Strings program, an inspired vision to provide youngsters with great need access to high quality, small group music instruction free of cost afterschool at several metro locations.

Augustana Arts concerts and programs are made possible in part by generous support from the citizens of the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District, the Colorado Creative Industries, a state agency which is funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency, the Augustana Foundation,the Bonfils-Stanton Foundation and several other community partners.

Augustana Arts, Stratus Chamber Orchestra and Fairview High School - The Drop that Contained the Sea - Thursday, March 10 and Friday, March 11 at 7:30 p.m. at Fairview High School, 1515 Greenbriar Blvd, Boulder, CO 80305. Tickets are $20 adult; $20 303-388-4962 or online at www.augustanaarts.org