Calendar

2011/2012
SEASON CALENDAR

SEPTEMBER 2011

FREE OPEN REHEARSAL
Friday, September 16, 2011 – 6:30-9:30 pm
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral (100 W. Roosevelt St., Phoenix – map)
Free Admission

Free Open Rehearsals offer an opportunity for anyone to try the Phoenix Chorale for free – and to hear the music in the making as the Chorale prepares for the next concert series in the season. Click here for more information.

OCTOBER 2011

HEROES AND LEGENDS – October 8-9, 2011
These concerts explore some monumental figures – both real and fictitious. We’ll perform tributes to John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr. along with mythical stories of Sirens and much more! Click here for more information.

October 8, 2011 - Saturday afternoon at 3:00 pm
 Christ Church of the Ascension (4015 East Lincoln Drive, Paradise Valley – map)

October 8, 2011 - Saturday evening at 7:30 pm
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral (100 W. Roosevelt St., Phoenix – map)
*KBAQ 89.5 FM Talks at Trinity starts at 6:30 pm

October 9, 2011 - Sunday afternoon at 3:00 pm
 American Lutheran Church (17200 Del Webb Blvd., Sun City – map)

NOVEMBER 2011

“BOYS TO MEN” CHORAL FESTIVAL 2011
November 5, 2011 - Saturday afternoon
Camelback Bible Church (3900 E. Stanford Dr., Paradise Valley – map)

Now in its eighth year and hosted by the Orpheus Male Chorus of Phoenix, the “Boys to Men” Choral Festival engages junior and senior high school male singers with the highest level of artistic leadership and encourages them to continue singing after their school experiences. The “Boys to Men” project was originated by the Phoenix Chorale in 2002 and aims to promote community-wide access to choral training and development for young male singers. Over 300 men and boys from the ASU Men’s Chorus, Phoenix Metropolitan Men’s Chorus, Spirit of Phoenix, the men of the Phoenix Chorale and the Orpheus Male Chorus of Phoenix will join together in singing in this celebration of the male voice. All regional high school, middle school and junior high male choirs and individual male singers are invited and strongly encouraged to attend this festival. The public concert begins at 4:30 pm. Tickets are $3 at the door (not available in advance of the event). Visit www.orpheus.org for the latest information.

DECEMBER 2011

FREE OPEN REHEARSAL
Friday, December 2, 2011 – 6:30-9:30 pm
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral (100 W. Roosevelt St., Phoenix – map)
Free Admission

Free Open Rehearsals offer an opportunity for anyone to try the Phoenix Chorale for free – and to hear the music in the making as the Chorale prepares for the next concert series in the season. Click here for more information.

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A CHORALE CHRISTMAS – December 17-20, 2011
The Phoenix Chorale celebrates the spirit of the holiday season with your favorite carols and selections from our new recording “Of A Rose.” You’ll hear Lo, How a Rose, How Far is it to Bethlehem?, Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day, and more. You’ll also hear four setting of O Magnum Mysterium -  one each by René Clausen, Morten Lauridsen, Tomas Luis de Victoria, and Ola Gjeilo (including his Serenity: O Magnum Mysterium from our upcoming CD of his music) and more. Click here to watch a preview of this concert.

December 17, 2011 – Saturday afternoon at 2:00 pm
American Lutheran Church (17200 Del Webb Blvd., Sun City – map)
Tickets for this concert are still available and can be purchased at the door starting at 1:00 pm.

December 17, 2011 – Saturday evening at 7:30 pm
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral (100 W. Roosevelt St., Phoenix – map)
* KBAQ 89.5 FM Talks at Trinity starts at 6:30 pm
Tickets for this concert are still available and can be purchased at the door starting at 6:00 pm.

December 18, 2011 – Sunday afternoon at 3:00 pm
Christ Church of the Ascension (4015 East Lincoln Drive, Paradise Valley – map)
Tickets for this concert are still available and can be purchased at the door starting at 2:00 pm.

December 19, 2011 – Monday evening at 7:30 pm
 Brophy Chapel (4701 N. Central Ave., Phoenix – map)
Tickets for this concert are still available and can be purchased at the door starting at 6:30 pm.

December 20, 2011 – Tuesday evening at 7:30 pm
Brophy Chapel (4701 N. Central Ave., Phoenix – map)
This concert is now SOLD OUT.

JANUARY 2012

No events scheduled at this time.

FEBRUARY 2012

No events scheduled at this time.

MARCH 2012

CLASSICAL REVOLUTION PHOESTIVAL
March 2, 2012 – Friday evening from 6:30-9:30 pm
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral (100 W. Roosevelt St., Phoenix – map)
Free Admission

Hosted by the Phoenix Chorale and presented by Classical Revolution Phoenix, the Classical Revolution Phoestival features multiple stages and a variety of chamber ensembles from brass quintet to woodwind ensembles to a demonstration of the Great Cathedral Organ at Trinity Cathedral and more! The Phoestival begins at 6:30 pm and takes place at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral. Stages include Atwood Hall, the Cathedral, and in the upstairs Auditorium. Click here to see images from last year’s Phoestival.

Here is the full Phoestival schedule:

 

FREE OPEN REHEARSAL
Friday, March 2, 2012 – 6:30-9:30 pm
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral (100 W. Roosevelt St., Phoenix – map)
Free Admission

Free Open Rehearsals offer an opportunity for anyone to try the Phoenix Chorale for free – and to hear the music in the making as the Chorale prepares for the next concert series in the season. Click here for more information. Please note that this Open Rehearsal is part of the Classical Revolution Phoestival.

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ROCK OF AGES – March 10-11, 2012
Featuring hymns new and old, this concert focuses on American church traditions with renowned composer-pianist Mark Hayes. Click here for more information.

March 10, 2012 - Saturday afternoon at 3:00 pm
Camelback Bible Church (3900 E. Stanford Dr., Paradise Valley – map)
Tickets for this concert are still available and can be purchased at the door starting at 2:00 pm.

March 10, 2012 – Saturday evening at 7:30 pm
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral (100 W. Roosevelt St., Phoenix – map)
Tickets for this concert are still available and can be purchased at the door starting at 6:30 pm.
*KBAQ 89.5 FM Talks at Trinity starts at 6:30 pm

March 11, 2012 - Sunday afternoon at 3:00 pm
American Lutheran Church (17200 Del Webb Blvd., Sun City – map)
Tickets for this concert are still available and can be purchased at the door starting at 2:00 pm.

APRIL 2012

FREE OPEN REHEARSAL
Friday, April 13, 2012 – 6:30-9:30 pm
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral (100 W. Roosevelt St., Phoenix – map)
Free Admission

Free Open Rehearsals offer an opportunity for anyone to try the Phoenix Chorale for free – and to hear the music in the making as the Chorale prepares for the next concert series in the season. Click here for more information.

MAY 2012

MODERN RUSSIA – May 5-6, 2012
Our final concerts of the season will display the wonderful contrast of styles in the vast landscape of Russian choral music from the father of Russian classical music, Glinka, to 20th century composers including Stravinsky, Grechaninov, Sviridov, Pleshakov, and more.  Click here for more information.

May 5, 2012 – Saturday afternoon at 2:00 pm
American Lutheran Church (17200 Del Webb Blvd., Sun City – map)
Tickets for this concert are still available and can be purchased at the door starting at 1:00 pm.

May 5, 2012 – Saturday evening at 7:30 pm
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral (100 W. Roosevelt St., Phoenix – map)
 *KBAQ 89.5 FM Talks at Trinity starts at 6:30 pm
Tickets for this concert are still available and can be purchased at the door starting at 6:00 pm.

May 6, 2012 – Sunday afternoon at 3:00 pm
Christ Church of the Ascension (4015 East Lincoln Drive, Paradise Valley – map)
Tickets for this concert are still available and can be purchased at the door starting at 2:00 pm.

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OLA GJEILO in Concert with Ted Belledin
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 – 7:30 pm
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral (100 W. Roosevelt St., Phoenix – map)
Tickets are $15 General Admission; $5 for Students

Just added! The Phoenix Chorale presents a special performance featuring composer and pianist Ola Gjeilo with guests, saxophonist Ted Belledin and cellist Peter Anderegg. The concert features these two musicians in a duet creating new music – completely improvised on the spot.

Gjeilo and Belledin performed two of these concerts in 2010 during Gjeilo’s composer residency and Belledin is featured on the final track, “Evening Prayer,” of the Chorale’s new CD, Northern Lights. This is a rare and special treat – you won’t want to miss this concert!

Tickets for this concert can be purchased at the door starting at 6:30 pm. Please go to the main entrance to the Cathedral on the South side to find the Box Office (right along Roosevelt Street).

JUNE 2012

IN TEACHING OTHERS WE TEACH OURSELVES
Saturday, June 9, 2012 – 8:00 pm
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts

composer Judd Greenstein

Just announced! Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts and Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA) will present the world premiere of In Teaching Others We Teach Ourselves, a new work by composer Judd Greenstein. Commissioned by the Center and SMoCA in conjunction with the exhibition This is a Present from a Small Distant World, Judd Greenstein’s In Teaching Others We Teach Ourselves will feature violist Nadia Sirota along with a string quartet. Members of the Phoenix Chorale will perform a selection of other works by Greenstein on the program.

Tickets are $19 (students are free with valid student ID). Tickets can only be purchased from the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts by visiting www.ScottsdalePerformingArts.org or by calling 480-499-8587.

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Programs, artists and dates are subject to change.