Springtime…
Io son la primavera (I am spring) William Hawley (b.1950)
Gia torna (Spring returns) Luca Marenzio (1533-1599)
Sung by Madalyn Kiewiet, Holly Sheppard, Elijah Frank, Gabriel Frongillo, Jordan Murillo
O primavera (O Spring) Giaches de Wert (1535–1596)
Sung by Cara Loveless-Faulkner, Christina Hall, Anjelica Simone, Gavin Ely, Jason Raetz
Now is the month of maying Thomas Morley (1557-1602)
…is for lovers
Mo-Li-Hua (Jasmine Flower) Chinese folksong,18th c., arr. Hyo-Won Woo (b. 1974)
Madalyn Kiewiet, soprano
When Spring comes round Henry Thomas Smart (1813-1879)
Ballad of Green Broom from Flower SongsBenjamin Britten (1913-1976)
It Was a Lover and His Lass Ward Swingle (1927-2015)
Christina Hall, soprano, Gabriel Frongillo, baritone
We’ll all go together
Wild Mountain Thyme Celtic Traditional, arr. Francis Shaughnessy
Intermission
Time grows short
Evening Scene Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
The Evening Primrose from Flower Songs Benjamin Britten
this is the garden Alice Parker (1925-2023)
The summer is coming
The Summer Is Coming Herbert Howells (1892-1983)
Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Nils Lindberg (1933-2022)
Thursday, April 30 2026
Bonus Concert Added This Season: BLOOM Marks Phoenix Chorale’s MIM Music Theater Debut
A bouquet of 10 singers from Grammy-winning Phoenix Chorale bring an exclusive program to MIM for one-night-only, in a colorful arrangement of Shakespeare, e e Cummings, travels across China and the Scottish Highlands, the melodrama of Italian madrigals and the merriment of English dances that is sure to put a Spring in your step. BLOOM is curated and conducted by Tom Peterson.
Thursday, April 30, 2026 7:30 PM | MIM Musical Instrument Museum TICKETS HERE
Tickets for BLOOM must be purchased directly through the Musical Instrument Museum. Tickets go on sale to the public on Thursday, February 5, at 10:00 a.m. and may be purchased online or by phone through MIM’s Guest Services team at 480.478.6000.
This concert is not included in Phoenix Chorale Season Subscriptions.
About MIM: The Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) enriches our world by collecting, preserving, and making accessible an astonishing variety of musical instruments and performance videos from every country in the world. The MIM Music Theater has been called “the best 300-seat venue in the country” by Grammy winner Shawn Colvin. Each performance is an extension of the museum’s exhibits―showcasing the instruments, the people who play them, and the musical language we all share.
We thank the following patrons for their generous sponsorship of this concert:
Mark & Lois Francis
Douglas & Annette Jones
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Springtime…
Io son la primavera (I am spring) William Hawley (b.1950)
Gia torna (Spring returns) Luca Marenzio (1533-1599)
Sung by Madalyn Kiewiet, Holly Sheppard, Elijah Frank, Gabriel Frongillo, Jordan Murillo
O primavera (O Spring) Giaches de Wert (1535–1596)
Sung by Cara Loveless-Faulkner, Christina Hall, Anjelica Simone, Gavin Ely, Jason Raetz
Now is the month of maying Thomas Morley (1557-1602)
…is for lovers
Mo-Li-Hua (Jasmine Flower) Chinese folksong,18th c., arr. Hyo-Won Woo (b. 1974)
Madalyn Kiewiet, soprano
When Spring comes round Henry Thomas Smart (1813-1879)
Ballad of Green Broom from Flower SongsBenjamin Britten (1913-1976)
It Was a Lover and His Lass Ward Swingle (1927-2015)
Christina Hall, soprano, Gabriel Frongillo, baritone
We’ll all go together
Wild Mountain Thyme Celtic Traditional, arr. Francis Shaughnessy
Intermission
Time grows short
Evening Scene Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
The Evening Primrose from Flower Songs Benjamin Britten
this is the garden Alice Parker (1925-2023)
The summer is coming
The Summer Is Coming Herbert Howells (1892-1983)
Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Nils Lindberg (1933-2022)
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