Written by Thomas Catlaw. For many music lovers in the Valley of the Sun, it just isn’t Christmas until they’ve heard the Phoenix Chorale sing. The Chorale, now recognized as one of the leading vocal ensembles in North America, has…
Beer Choir PHX is ready to ring in the Christmas season! Join us for a merry good time singing Christmas carols and drinking beer for a great cause on Saturday, December 7 from 7:00 – 9:00 pm at Helio Basin…
The program notes for A Chorale Christmas (December 13-17, 2019) are here! Click here to READ NOW >> PROGRAM What Sweeter Music – Michael Fink (b. 1939) The First Nowell – Stephen Paulus (1949-2014) Jesu Carols – Stephen Paulus …
We are thrilled to welcome special guest conductor Dr. André J. Thomas to Arizona who will make his debut appearance with the Chorale directing ‘A Chorale Christmas,’ December 13-17, 2019. "Christmas," says Dr. Thomas, "always represents for me a second…
The Phoenix Chorale announces the appointment of Tom Peterson as Assistant Conductor & Outreach Coordinator starting January 2020. Peterson succeeds Kevin Kriegel, who served as the Chorale’s Assistant Conductor from 2014 to 2019. “Tom is known as a talented composer…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbSqCaMx8sM “It’s always difficult to think about a life that has ended before its time,” says Artistic Director Christopher Gabbitas. “Musicians and poets are often the people we look to - to give our feelings a voice - and to…
The program notes for Lux Aeterna (October 18-20, 2019) are here! Click here to READ NOW >> PROGRAM Lux Aeterna – Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934) and arr. by John Cameron (b. 1944) choral setting of "Nimrod" from Enigma Variations Kyrie – Giovanni Pierluigi…
"America today has around 54 million people singing each week and we have only 30 professional choirs and you have one of the very very finest right here in the Valley, in the form of the Phoenix Chorale," says Artistic…