Events
FIRST FRIDAY: FREE OPEN REHEARSAL – February 5, 2010
OLA GJEILO IN CONCERT – February 26, 2010
“GRAMMY NIGHT” in Seattle, WA – March 12, 2010 (Northwest Tour)
“DARKNESS & LIGHT” in Seattle, WA – March 13, 2010 (Northwest Tour)
PHOENIX ART MUSEUM SPECIAL EVENT – March 27, 2010 [canceled]
THIRD FRIDAY: FREE OPEN REHEARSAL – April 16, 2010
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FIRST & THIRD FRIDAYS – FREE OPEN REHEARSAL
Friday evenings from 6:30-9:30 pm
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
100 W. Roosevelt St., Phoenix – map
FREE ADMISSION
The Phoenix Chorale continues hosting its free Open Rehearsals during downtown Phoenix’s monthly Artwalk. These events are FREE and open to the public and take place inside Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, located on Roosevelt Row. Take Metro Light Rail to the Roosevelt Arts District stop. Open Rehearsals are from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm.
- October 2, 2009 – First Friday from 6:30-9:30 pm**
- December 4, 2009 – First Friday from 6:30-9:30 pm
- February 5, 2010 - First Friday from 6:30-9:30 pm (Please note: this rehearsal has moved to First Friday from Third Friday)
- April 16, 2010 – Third Friday from 6:30-9:30 pm
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OLA GJEILO IN CONCERT
February 26, 2010 – Friday evening at 7:30 pm
Ola Gjeilo in Concert with special guest Ted Belledin
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.
Phoenix Chorale Composer-in-Residence and pianist Ola Gjeilo performs a special concert in February with special guest, saxophonist Ted Belledin. The concert features the two musicians in a duet creating new music, completely improvised on the spot, and in the stylistic vein of improvisers like Keith Jarrett and Jan Garbarek. The hauntingly beautiful music will be just as informed by classical and world music as by jazz and unlike a lot of free-improv jazz, it will be melodic and unabashedly lyrical.
Tickets are just $10 and can also be purchased by calling the Phoenix Chorale office at 602-253-2224. Please note: “25 & Under Free” is not eligible for this concert.
Watch a video preview of this concert here.
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NORTHWEST TOUR
Northwestern ACDA Conference
“Grammy Night” featuring the Phoenix Chorale and Soweto Gospel Choir
March 12, 2010 – Friday evening at 8:00 pm 
Seattle First Presbyterian Church
1013 8th Ave, Seattle, WA 98104 – map
TICKETS at 253-854-8125
Please note this concert is part of the Northwestern ACDA Conference. Tickets can be purchased by calling 253-854-8125 or by contacting Twyla Brunson at tbrunson@clearwire.com. More information on the conference is available here.
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Darkness & Light
March 13, 2010 – Saturday evening at 7:30 pm
St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral
1245 10th Ave. E, Seattle, WA 98102 – map
TICKETS at 206-323-1040
From darkness to light, the Phoenix Chorale explores the spectrum of emotions evoked in today’s choral music – love, loss, spirituality, innocence, joy and beyond. These candlelit concerts feature music by Sir John Tavener, Morten Lauridsen, Eric Whitacre, Carlos Surinach, James MacMillan and the world premiere of composer-in-residence Ola Gjeilo’s newest work commissioned by the Phoenix Chorale for choir, string quartet and piano. Experience the Phoenix Chorale by candlelight on a journey of contemplative meditation and ethereal beauty.
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SPECIAL EVENT
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PROGRAM & PERFORMANCE – canceled
March 27, 2010 at the Phoenix Art Museum
This event has been canceled.
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ARCHIVED 2009-10 EVENTS
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FIRST EVER FIRST FRIDAY
SCAVENGER HUNT
September 4, 2009 – October 2, 2009
downtown Phoenix
Test your knowledge of the downtown Phoenix art scene with the First Ever First Friday Scavenger Hunt. KBAQ 89.5 FM and the Phoenix Chorale challenge you to identify 18 photos of sites you’d see on a First Friday Art Walk. The Scavenger Hunt begins on First Friday September 4, 2009 and ends October 2, 2009.
**October 2, 2009 – First Friday from 6:30-9:30 pm
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
100 W. Roosevelt St., Phoenix – map
FREE ADMISSION
Scavenger Hunt answers will be revealed on First Friday, October 2, at Trinity Cathedral (100 W. Roosevelt Street), during the Phoenix Chorale’s FREE Open Rehearsal. Join in the fun from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm as KBAQ hosts will be on hand at the rehearsal, holding drawings for door prizes. The Grand Prize Winner will receive 2 season ticket to the Phoenix Chorale, a one-night stay at the Clarendon Hotel and Suites in Phoenix, a gift certificate to MADE Art Boutique, CD Box Set from KBAQ, a CD Box Set from the Phoenix Chorale, and more! The Scavenger Hunt Grand Prize winner will be announced on-air, Monday, October 5 at 8 am. To see the contest results, click here.
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WONDERLAND: New Times Best of Phoenix 2009
ARTIST RECEPTION & PERFORMANCE
October 16, 2009 – Friday evening from 6-10 pm
[merz]project
1437 N. 1st Street, Phoenix
FREE ADMISSION
The Phoenix Chorale was invited by the Phoenix New Times to create a multimedia art piece for their annual “Best of Phoenix” issue. Phoenix Chorale alto Holly Meyer Sheppard has created the artwork, inspired by composer-in-residence Ola Gjeilo’s musical work entitled “Phoenix” (premiered by the Phoenix Chorale in 2009). The multimedia piece will be on display (and for sale) throughout the month of October. A special evening reception on October 16 features a performance by the Phoenix Chorale. You can find the show at the [merz]project near the Burton Barr Central Library. To see the show in October by appointment, contact Steve Jansen at steve.jansen@newtimes.com. More details here.
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FESTIVAL OF THE MALE VOICE: Boys to Men VI
November 8, 2009 – Sunday afternoon from 1:00-5:00 pm
Camelback Bible Church
3900 E. Stanford Dr., Paradise Valley – map
The Phoenix Chorale’s sixth annual Boys to Men: Festival of the Male Voice returns this year with special guests, Chanticleer. Over 200 male singers – ranging in age from childhood to their twilight years – will take part in this unique education event, which features: massed-choir rehearsals led by the Phoenix Chorale’s Charles Bruffy and Orpheus Male Chorus’s Dr. Brook Larson, a Chanticleer Question & Answer session, a massed-choir rehearsal led by Chanticleer Music Director Matthew Oltman, and the culminating massed-choir presentation with all participants. This year’s Boys to Men Festival is co-presented by Orpheus Male Chorus, Arizona’s oldest choir, founded in 1929. Admission to this event is closed to the public. Click here to read more about this event.
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AZ BACH FESTIVAL
January 6, 2010 – Wednesday evening, 7:30 pm
The Christmas Oratorio
Festival Orchestra, Phoenix Chorale, and soloists
Central United Methodist Church
1875 N Central Ave, Phoenix – map
TICKETS
The seven-year series of Bach Cantata performances known as “American Bach” is now being launched as a community-wide nonprofit organization and will make its debut in January 2010 as the Arizona Bach Festival. Performances still include the great players of the Phoenix Symphony, and the chorus is the Phoenix Chorale (of Grammy fame). Scott Youngs is on the podium, and our guest concertmaster is Dr. Stephen Redfield, violinist extraordinaire! The organ recitals will take place at All Saints’ Episcopal, Phoenix, on the Visser mechanical action organ, featuring Dr. Kimberly Marshall from Arizona State University and Scott Dettra, the organist from the National Cathedral in Washington, DC. More information available on the Arizona Bach Festival website.
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SING TO LOVE
February 13, 2010 – Saturday evening at 7:00 pm
TICKETS at 602-253-2224
Join us at our annual “Sing to Love” event, a romantic evening of classical arias, duets, choral and cabaret-style music in an intimate setting featuring the voices of the Grammy Award-winning Phoenix Chorale and a special set by jazz pianist Charles Lewis. Invitations have been mailed. If you have not yet received your invitation and would like to receive a personalized invitation to this event, please send an email to tickets@phoenixchorale.org or call us at 602-253-2224.
Tickets are $100 per person. Please RSVP by February 10.
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Programs, artists and dates are subject to change.
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