a chorale Christmas - DOWNTOWN PHOENIX

100 West Roosevelt Street,Phoenix AZ 85003

18 December, 2021

Description

Bringing sparkle back to the holiday season, the GRAMMY-winning Phoenix Chorale performs traditional carols and new music around the Valley! What are the holidays without Yuletide carols and songs ? After 24 months, Arizona's GRAMMY-winning Phoenix Chorale returns to fill the halls, and your hearts, with the sounds of the season once more. a chorale CHRISTMAS is the perfect opportunity to gather with loved ones for your favorite holiday melodies, old and new!Highlighting the concert will be the world premiere of renowned choral composer Cecilia McDowall’s Trinity Triptych. Commissioned by Phoenix Chorale to honor Trinity Episcopal Cathedral’s Centennial celebration, Trinity Triptych includes settings of O Magnum Mysterium, O Nata Lux, and O Virgo Virginum. We hope you will join us as we make this Holiday season feel like...the Holidays again! The Grammy® Award-winning Phoenix Chorale, led by Artistic Director Christopher Gabbitas since 2019, is regarded as one of the finest choral ensembles in North America of the western classical tradition. All of the 28-voice ensemble’s members are professional singers who currently reside in the Arizona. Founded in 1958 as the Bach & Madrigal Society of Phoenix and subsequently known as the Phoenix Bach Choir, the Phoenix Chorale became a fully professional choir in 1992. Phoenix Chorale’s digital audience continues to grow through radio broadcasts, performance videos, and streaming services like Spotify, where the Chorale maintains a listenership of over 35,000 fans each month. The Chorale’s recordings have spent over 20 weeks on the Billboard Charts and have earned a total of ten Grammy® nominations and three Grammy® wins. Annually, the Chorale’s video and audio recordings reach over one million listeners around the world. The Chorale is ensemble-in-residence at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in downtown Phoenix.