Phoenix Chorale presents 're:BIRTH-Reflection & Renewal'

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pringtime makes us think of new life and new possibilities. The Earth brings forth new shoots and seeds germinate in time for summer growth and an anticipated harvest, and Christians think of Eastertide. Spring festivals demand music, and composers have willingly provided choral works for generations.

Many of these works celebrate the weather, the ground finally thawing and a corresponding spring in our step (pun intended!), and here we present songs, dances and reflections in praise of this exciting time of the year. As part of an exciting commitment to championing the work of female composers and supporting new works, this concert series includes the World Premiere of a new work by Phoenix Chorale soprano Kira Zeeman Rugen, with text reflecting on Phoenix’s namesake bird – perhaps the most enduring symbol of birth and rebirth. Kira sets text written by another woman of Arizona, Phoenix’s inaugural Poet Laureate, Rosemarie Dombrowski.

Three other living composers are represented in this program, two of them American and one British. William Hawley approaches the Italian madrigal style in his Io son la Primavera (“I am Spring”), written for San Francisco-based ensemble Chanticleer and displaying luscious chording and soaring legato lines.

Connor Koppin is a young, SoCal-based composer whose There Will Come Soft Rains sets text by Sara Teasdale, which contemplates the futility of war amidst the buds of springtime. And British songwriter Laura Mvula is represented with her Sing to the Moon, which speaks to the pain of lost love but the strength we find within ourselves to rebuild and grow once again.

We celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of Ralph Vaughan Williams, a composer at the forefront of the so-called Second English Renaissance, by including in our program three of his folksong arrangements. Vaughan Williams, along with Cecil Sharp and Gustav Holst, were champions of this declining art form and it is thanks in large part to their work and research that we have such a rich folksong heritage maintained today.

The first in Phoenix Masterworks, a series of concerts celebrating some of the most timeless and inspiring works for voices from the Renaissance to the present day, this concert also showcases American composer Aaron Copland, with his masterpiece In the Beginning, written for Mezzo-Soprano solo and chorus, providing a central theme of creation and new life at the beginning of the second half.

Christopher Gabbitas Artistic Director, Phoenix Chorale

CHRISTOPHER GABBITAS, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR TOM PETERSON, ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR

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Tanzen und Springen Der erste Frühlingstag (The First Day of Springtime)

Hans Leo Hassler

(1564-1612)

Felix Mendelssohn

(1809-1847)

Frühlingsahnung (In anticipation of Springtime) Frühlingsfeier (A celebration of Springtime) Lerchengesang (Larksong) Herbstleid (Song of Autumn)

Io son la Primavera Sing to the Moon

William Hawley Steven James Brown and Laura Mvula, arr. Mvula

There Will Come Soft Rains Out of the Ash

Connor J Koppin

(WORLD PREMIERE) text by Rosemarie Dombrowski, Inaugural Poet Laureate of Phoenix, AZ

(b.1950)

(b.1986)

(b.1991)

Kira Zeeman Rugen

JJ Rafferty, Tenor and Sarah Smith, Soprano

- INTERMISSION In the Beginning

Aaron Copland

(1900-1990)

Ralph Vaughan Williams

(1872-1958)

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Holly Sheppard, Mezzo-Soprano

Three English Folksongs

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The dark-eyed sailor The lover’s ghost Just as the tide was flowing

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re:BIRTH - lyrics and translations TANZEN UND SPRINGEN

Hans Leo Hassler (1564-1612) • Translation by Christopher Gabbitas GERMAN TEXT

ENGLISH TRANSLATION

Tanzen und springen, Singen und klingen, Lauten und Geigen Soll’n auch nicht schweigen, Zu musizieren Und jubilieren steht mir all mein Sinn.

Singing and dancing, leaping and prancing Lutes raise their voices Viol rejoices.

To make music delights all my heart!

Schöne Jungfrauen In grünen Auen, Mit ihn’n spazieren Und converzieren, Freundlich zu scherzen, Freut mich im Herzen

Maidens so charming, sweet and disarming Just to be near them See them and hear them chattering sweetly, Thrills me completely To be with them

für Silber und Gold.

is worth more to me than all silver and gold!

DER ERSTE FRÜHLINGSTAG

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) • Translation by Christopher Gabbitas Frühlingsahnung (In anticipation of Springtime) by Johann Ludwig Uhland

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GERMAN TEXT

ENGLISH TRANSLATION

O sanfter, süsser Hauch!

O gentle, sweet breath!

Schon weckest du wieder

You will soon awake songs

mir Frühlingslieder,

of Springtime within me again,

bald blühen die Veilchen auch.

And soon the violets will bloom.

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Frühlingsfeier (A celebration of Springtime) by Johann Ludwig Uhland GERMAN TEXT

ENGLISH TRANSLATION

Süsser, gold’ner Frühlingstag! Inniges Entzücken!

Sweet, golden spring day! Heartfelt delight!

Wenn mir je ein Lied gelang,

If ever I should raise my voice in song,

sollt’ es heut’ nicht glücken?

should I not enjoy that fortune today?

Doch warum in dieser Zeit an die Arbeit treten?

Why therefore should I think of work?

Frühling ist ein hohes Fest:

Spring is a high festival:

lasst mich ruh’n und beten.

let me rest and pray.

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Lerchengesang (Larksong) traditional German text GERMAN TEXT

ENGLISH TRANSLATION

Wie lieblicher Klang, o Lerche, dein Sang!

How lovely a sound it is, O lark, your song!

er hebt sich, er schwingt sich in Wonne.

It rises and swoops in bliss.

Du nimmst mich von hier, ich singe mit dir,

You transport me; As I sing with you

wir steigen durch Wolken zur Sonne.

We rise through clouds to the sun.

Herbstleid (Song of Autumn) by Nikolaus Lenau GERMAN TEXT Holder Lenz, du bist dahin! Nirgends, nirgends darfst du bleiben!

Wo ich sah dein frohes Blüh’n braust des Herbstes banges Treiben.

Wie der Wind so traurig fuhr durch den Strauch, als ob er weine; Sterbeseufzer der Natur schauern durch die welken Haine, Wieder ist, wie bald, wie bald, mir dahin ein Jahr geschwunden.

Fragend rauscht es durch den Wald: hat dein Herz sein Glück gefunden?

Waldesrauschen, wunderbar hast du mir das Herz getroffen!

Treulich bringt ein jedes Jahr neues Laub wie neues Hoffen.

ENGLISH TRANSLATION Dearest Spring, you’ve vanished – there is nowhere you might remain!

Where once I saw your cheerful blooms, now the anxious bustle of autumn is all about.

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How sadly the wind blows through the bush, as if it were crying; Nature’s dying sighs shiver through the withered groves, Once again, how soon, how soon a year has passed away for me.

Questioningly it rustles through the forest: has your heart found happiness?

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And yet - forest noise, you hit my heart wonderfully!

Every year faithfully brings green shoots, as new hope springs eternal.

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re:BIRTH - lyrics and translations IO SON LA PRIMAVERA

William Hawley (US, b.1950) text by Torquato Tasso (1544-1595) English translation by William Hawley ITALIAN TEXT

ENGLISH TRANSLATION

Io son la Primavera,

I am Spring,

Che lieta, o vaghe donne, a voi ritorno

Who gladly, lovely women, returns to you

Col mio bel manto adorno

With my beautiful, embellished mantle

Per vestir le campagne d’erbe e fiori

To dress the countryside in greenery and flowers

E svegliarvi nel cor novelli amori.

And to arouse in your hearts new loves.

A me Zeffiro spira,

For me Zephir sighs,

A me ride la terra e ‘1 ciel sereno;

For me the earth laughs, as do the serene heavens;

Volan di seno in seno

From breast to breast fly

Gli Amoretti vezzosi a mille mille,

The charming Amoretti by the thousands,

Chi armato di stral, di chi faville.

Armed with arrows and with torches.

E voi ancor gioite,

And you, again delighted,

Godete al mio venir tra risi e canti;

Take pleasure in my coming amidst laughing and song;

Amate i vostri amanti

Love your lovers

Or che ‘1 bel viso amato april v’infiora:

Now, while April adorns lovely faces with flowers:

Primavera per voi non torna ognora.

Spring for you will not return forever.

SING TO THE MOON

Steven James Brown & Laura Mvula & arr. Laura Mvula (b.1986)

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Hey there you, shattered in a thousand pieces

Hey there you, looking for a brighter season

Weeping in the darkest nights

Need to lay your burden down

Hey there you, try to stand up on your own two feet

Hey there you, drowning in a hopeless feeling

And stumblin’ through the sky

Buried under deeper ground

Hey there you, a broken soul, hold on

Hey there you, broken soul, hold on

Soon will be morning.

Soon will be morning.

Sing to the moon and the stars will shine

Sing to the moon and the stars will shine

Over you, lead you to the other side;

Over you, lead you to the other side;

Sing to the moon and the stars will shine

Sing to the moon and the stars will shine

Over you, heaven’s gonna turn the tide.

Over you, heaven’s gonna turn the tide.

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THERE WILL COME SOFT RAINS

Connor J Koppin (US, b.1991) text by Sarah Teasdale

There will come soft rains and the smell of the ground, And swallows circling with their shimmering sound; And frogs in the pools singing at night, And wild plum-trees in tremulous white; Robins will wear their feathery fire Whistling their whims on a low fencewire.

And not one will know of the war, not one Will care at last when it is done.

Not one would mind, neither bird nor tree, If mankind perished utterly.

And Spring herself when she woke at dawn.

Would scarcely know that we were gone.

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OUT OF THE ASH

Composed by Kira Zeeman Rugen text by Phoenix Poet Laureate Rosemarie Dombrowski Commissioned by the Phoenix Chorale’s first conductor and charter member, Millicent Hunt Wesley, and her husband, John Wesley, also a charter member of the Chorale, for the Phoenix Chorale, Christopher Gabbitas, Conductor.

Showers of dust settle on the dusk, ancient ruins under an orange sky.

Cicadas sing immortal in the night, sage and saguaro rise in flame.

A lonely bird appears, heavy in the clouds, His breath transforming clay into gold.

Bird of paradise, celestial dragon in the rain, his blinding wings outstretched in desperate prayer.

He wanders the weary Sonoran for days, the mountains ablaze in honor of his name.

He breaths his secrets into desert dust, the alchemy of earth to water, fire to sky.

[Fly]

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Her ethereal cry a crescendo of wind, rays of color scatter across the sky, bolts of light explode among the stars.

Her wings envelop city streets, the mesquite and sage consumed by fire, her tail rising in ecstatic flame.

We are the bird that sails between worlds.

Renew us, make us anew.

We are swallowed and purged by storms.

Renew us, make us anew.

We are birthed again in the river of salt.

Renew us, make us anew.

The mighty Phoenix rising from the ash.

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I 1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. 2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. 4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the

IN THE BEG INN ING

darkness. 5 And God called the light Day, and

Genesis 1:1 – 2:7, King James Version

the night; and let them be for signs, and for

Aaron Copland (US, 1900-1990)

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the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

6 And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. 7 And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so. 8 And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.

9 And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so. 10 And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.

11 And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. 12 And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good. 13 And the evening and the morning were the third day.

14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from

seasons, and for days, and years: 15 And let

them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the

them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven

earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the

to give light upon the earth: and it was so. 16

fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and

And God made two great lights; the greater light

over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the

29 And God said, Behold, I have given you

night: he made the stars also. 17 And God set

every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face

them in the firmament of the heaven to give light

of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is

upon the earth, 18 And to rule over the day and

the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be

over the night, and to divide the light from the

for meat. 30 And to every beast of the earth,

darkness: and God saw that it was good. 19 And

and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing

the evening and the morning were the fourth day.

that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is

20 And God said, Let the waters bring forth

life, I have given every green herb for meat: and

abundantly the moving creature that hath life,

it was so.

and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open

31 And God saw every thing that he had made,

firmament of heaven. 21 And God created great

and, behold, it was very good. And the evening

whales, and every living creature that moveth,

and the morning were the sixth day.

which the waters brought forth abundantly, after

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their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good. 22 And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl

1 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. 2 And on the seventh

multiply in the earth. 23 And the evening and

day God ended his work which he had made;

the morning were the fifth day.

24 And God said, Let the earth bring forth the

work which he had made. 3 And God blessed

and he rested on the seventh day from all his

living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping

the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that

thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it

in it he had rested from all his work which God

was so. 25 And God made the beast of the earth

created and made.

after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and

4 These are the generations of the heavens and

every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his

of the earth when they were created, in the

kind: and God saw that it was good.

26 And God said, Let us make man in our image,

day that the Lord God made the earth and the

after our likeness: and let them have dominion

it was in the earth, and every herb of the field

over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the

before it grew: for the Lord God had not caused

air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth,

it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a

and over every creeping thing that creepeth

man to till the ground. 6 But there went up a mist

upon the earth.

from the earth, and watered the whole face of

27 So God created man in his own image, in the

the ground. 7 And the Lord God formed man

image of God created he him; male and female

of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his

created he them.

nostrils the breath of life; and man became a

28 And God blessed them, and God said unto

living soul.

heavens, 5 And every plant of the field before

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re:BIRTH - lyrics and translations THREE FROM “FIVE FOLKSONG ARRANGEMENTS” Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) • Traditional English text No.1 – The dark-eyed sailor It was a comely young lady fair,

“It’s two long years since he left the land;

Was walking out for to take the air;

He took a gold ring from off my hand,

She met a sailor all on her way,

We broke the token, here’s part with me,

So I paid attention to what they did say.

And the other lies rolling at the bottom of the sea.”

Said William, “Lady, why walk alone?

Then half the ring did young William show,

The night is coming and the day near gone.”

She was distracted midst joy and woe.

She said, while tears from her eyes did fall,

“O welcome, William, I’ve lands and gold

“It’s a dark-eyed sailor that’s proving my downfall.

For my dark-eyed sailor so manly, true and bold.”

No.3 – Just as the tide was flowing

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One morning in the month of May

O her dress it was so white as milk,

Down by some rolling river

And jewels did adorn her.

A jolly sailor, I did stray,

Her shoes were made of the crimson silk,

When I beheld my lover.

Just like some lady of honour.

She carelessly along did stray,

Her cheeks were red, her eyes were brown,

A-picking of the daisies gay;

Her hair in ringlets hanging down;

And sweetly sang her roundelay,

She’d a lovely brow without a frown,

Just as the tide was flowing.

Just as the tide was flowing.

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No.4 – The lover’s ghost Well met, well met my own true love;

I have three ships all on the salt sea,

Long time I have been absent from thee,

And one of them has brought me to land,

I am lately come from the salt sea,

I’ve four and twenty mariners on board,

And ‘tis all for the sake, my love, of thee.

You shall have music at your command.

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Then in a village down by the sea, They joined in wedlock and well agree.

So maids be true while your love’s away, For a cloudy morning brings forth a shining day.

I made a bow and said “Fair maid,

No more we said, but on our way

How came you here so early;

We gang’d along together;

My heart by you it is betrayed

The small birds sang, and the lambs did play,

For I do love you dearly.

And pleasant was the weather.

I am a sailor come from sea,

When we were weary we did sit down,

If you will accept of my company

Beneath a tree with branches round;

To walk and view the fishes play”

For my true love at last I’d found,

Just as the tide was rolling.

Just as the tide was flowing.

The ship wherein my love shall sail

I might have had a King’s daughter,

Is glorious for to behold,

And fain she would have married me,

The sails shall be of shining silk,

But I forsook her crown of gold,

The mast shall be of the fine beaten gold.

And ‘tis all for the sake, my love of thee.

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OUT OF THE ASH O

Written by Kira Zeeman Rugen and Rosemarie Dombrowski

ut of the Ash, a poem written by

and film music composers Ramin Djawadi, Hans

Rosemarie Dombrowski and set to music

Zimmer and Thomas Newman. She sets the text

composed by Kira Zeeman Rugen, has its genesis

both in a linear approach for meaning, but also

in the mythological tales of the shape-shifting

texturizes words in the poem to paint the story

bird known as the Phoenix. From the Native

sonically.

American Thunderbird to the Egyptian Bennu, the Chinese and Japanese legends to Greek 12 mythology and ancient Arabia, the Phoenix has

The song is an epic tale told in four segments. It

been a powerful cultural and poetic symbol of

colors, smells, sounds, and feel of the scorching

rebirth for millennia.

desert unfolds. Second, the ancient Phoenix,

begins with a prologue in which the climate,

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represented as male, appears at the cusp of Musically, Kira pays homage to composers

death, desperately searching the desert for its

whose work touches upon these mysterious

final resting place. Third, the Phoenix conjures a

themes such Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite, and Carl

monsoon and fights its way towards the sun as it is

Nielsen’s Helios, R. V. Williams’ Fantasia on a

encounters the transformative elements of Earth,

Theme by Thomas Tallis, Chopin’s piano music,

Fire, Water, and Air. According to the myths,the

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Dr. Kira Zeeman Rugen (left) is a singer, educator, conductor, and composer based in Scottsdale, AZ. She was recently named the third prize winner in The American Prize for choral works and a semi-finalist with the Ernst Bacon Award for American Music.

Rosemarie Dombrowski (right) is the inaugural Poet Laureate of Phoenix, AZ and was named one of the Great 48 by Phoenix Magazine in 2020. She is an editor, activist and lecturer at Arizona State University’s Downtown Campus.

Phoenix can be male or female, reborn as

stemming from many cultures. The flora, fauna,

either gender. Thus, the Phoenix is transformed

topography, and climate of the Sonoran Desert

into a female before dying and bursting into

are omnipresent as well. However, the overall

flame, its ashes falling to the fertile earth. The

scope of the piece has taken on new and deeper

Fourth section brings a rebirth, represented as

meaning since its inception. With a global

a female newborn Phoenix. The narration then

pandemic still impacting our daily lives, as well

shifts to commentary from the collective and

as ongoing threats to our safety and security, we,

gender neutral ‘we’ which represents humanity

the creators, believe this piece represents all of 13

as it awakens from death to a new world.

us—the global community, humankind. Perhaps

Finally, humanity is baptized and forgiven in the

now, more than ever, these words resonate with

cleansing “river of salt” and given a new life—a

all of us: Renew us, make us anew.

rebirth or renaissance. we

tailored

the

piece

to

be

representative of the city and people of Phoenix, a multicultural metropolis with a vast population

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Originally,

For more information on the music of Kira Zeeman Rugen, visit kirarugen.com

IN THE BEGINNING ABOUT AARON COPLAND’S

T

he ‘Dean of American Composers,” Aaron

English -- the opening of Genesis (all of Chapter

Copland is considered by many to be the

1 and the first seven verses of Chapter 2) in the

quintessential American composer of serious

King James version of the Bible.

music. His open, slowly changing harmonies are typical of what many people consider to be

Copland used a standard four-part chorus, each

the American sound, evoking the country’s vast

part splitting into two at various points, and a

landscapes and pioneer spirit.

mezzo-soprano soloist (who often gets the words of God).

Copland is famous for scoring films, most notably, Of Mice and Men (1939), Our Town (1940), The

The Biblical text divides creation into six days,

North Star (1943) and The Heiress (1950), he

followed by a day of rest; each of the first six

also found great success writing utilitarian and

days is marked by refrain “And the evening and

artistic works such as the ballets Appalachian

the morning were the [appropriate] day.”

Spring, Billy the Kid and Rodeo, his Fanfare for 14

the Common Man and Third Symphony.

“I was striving for a gentle narrative style using the biblical phrase ‘And the next day . . .’ to

While Copland wrote relatively little choral

round off each section,” Copland said.

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music—barely a dozen works, In the Beginning is Copland’s most substantial choral work by far. It

Phoenix Chorale is looking forward to celebrating

was written for a “Symposium on Music Criticism”

one of the finest pieces of American Choral Music

held at Harvard in May of 1947.

with our audiences, which we hope will become a showcase work for the ensemble.

Organizers requested a substantial a cappella work; in a Hebrew text. Copland opted instead for re:BIRTH

about the CHORALE

T

he 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.

Previous Phoenix Chorale conductors have included Millicent Wesley, Wallace Hornibrook, Dan Durand, Vance George, Anders Öhrwall, Jon Washburn, and Charles Bruffy.

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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.

The Chorale is ensemble-in-residence at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in downtown Phoenix.

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meet our SINGERS Leslie

Christina

Lies’l

SOPRANO

SOPRANO

SOPRANO

is a Texas native who moved

is delighted to sing with the

to Arizona to study voice. She

Phoenix Chorale for her first

has a Bachelor of Music from Baylor University

season. She graduated from Northern Arizona

and a Master of Music from Arizona State

University with a bachelor’s in Choral Music

University. While at ASU, Leslie performed the

Education and is a native of Walla Walla,

roles of Emmie in Albert Herring, Alma Hix in

Washington. She is the choir director at Millennium

The Music Man, and Adele in Die Fledermaus.

High School and the Co-Founder of The Choral

Leslie has been the soloist in several concerts,

Window--a free and accessible resource for

including Rutter’s Gloria, Shubert’s Mass in G,

choral educators. Christina serves on the ACDA

and Mozart’s Vespers. She has been singing

Western Region board as the Youth Repertoire &

in the Phoenix Symphony Chorus the last five

Resources Coordinator. Christina has performed

years and is excited to be joining the Phoenix

with world-renowned singers Sarah Brightman

Chorale this series.

and Josh Groban. She currently teaches private

ELLINGSON

voice, piano, and guitar.

educator from Mesa. She earned

her

B.M.

from

Northern

with Phoenix Chorale and Canto Vivo Chorale.

She serves on the boards of the Phoenix Chorale and Arizona Music Educators Association, is the Executive Director of the Sedona Academy of Chamber Singers and Assistant Choral Director at Mesa Community College. Lies’l works with many local arts organizations, including Arizona Commission on the Arts, Mesa Arts Center, Phoenix Children’s Chorus, Arizona Musicfest, and more. www.etsy.com/shop/Lies’lMadeThis.

Danya

SOPRANO

SOPRANO

SOPRANO

from

SMITH

Arizona

University in Choral Music Education, Lies’l sings

Sarah

graduated

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is an artist, musician, and

Katherine

ROSENFELD

16

HILL

HALL

TILLER

Northern

made her professional debut

is Adjunct Professor of Music

Arizona University in 2019

in Arizona as a concert

at both Phoenix and Glendale

with a degree in choral music education. She

soloist with the Phoenix Symphony in 2010,

Community Colleges. For ten years, Danya was

grew up in Arizona and is an alumnus of the

and has since been featured with the Arizona

the Artistic Director of the Phoenix Girls Chorus,

Phoenix Children’s Chorus and Horizon High

Philharmonic, Symphony of the Southwest,

making her conducting debut at Carnegie Hall in

School in Scottsdale. She has sung with the

Desert Stages Theater, Arizona Musicfest, and

2016 with Vivaldi’s Gloria and 200 singers from

Sedona Academy of Chamber Singers, the

the Arizona Bach Festival. With a deep passion

across the USA. In 2019, she was Acting Assistant

Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra, and Canto Vivo.

for choral repertoire, Sarah also sings with

Conductor for Phoenix Chorale. She is a founding

Rosenfeld loves sharing her passion for music

Quartz Vocal Ensemble, Solis - Choir of the Sun,

member of Helios, in its seventh season and

through education. She currently teaches choir

Arizona Opera Chorus, North Valley Chorale,

releasing its first recording this fall. She founded

and guitar at Rhodes Junior High in Mesa, runs a

Arizona Masterworks Chorale, and the St.

her business, Aria Music Studio, which has grown

private voice studio in North Phoenix, and serves

Barnabas Choir.

to include two vocal ensembles in addition to

on the Arizona state board of the American Choral Directors Association.

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private lessons and coaching.

P hoenix Chorale’s 27 singers are a fascinating collection of your fellow Arizonans.

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Danielle

Kira

Courtney EVANS

HALE

SOPRANO

ALTO

ALTO

is the Artistic Director of Solis

is a choral director, singer,

earned a Bachelor of Music

(Choir of the Sun). She has

choreographer, and pianist

in vocal performance from

taught as choral, music education and musical

from Phoenix. As a third-year choir director at

Brigham Young University. Since moving to

theatre faculty at Arizona State University, Grand

Marcos de Niza High School in Tempe, she

Arizona in 2013, Danielle has spent four

Canyon University, Arizona Christian University

conducts four ensembles and serves as faculty

seasons in the Arizona Opera chorus and four

and Scottsdale Community College. Her choirs

advisor in the Marcos Fine Arts Academy. In

seasons with the Goode Time Carolers. Danielle

have performed at ACDA conferences, in several

2019, she was recognized as “Future Choral

has performed in musical theatre productions

local concert series, with Andrea Bocelli, and for

Educator of the Year” by the Arizona Music

throughout the valley—Mesa Encore, Hale

Game of Thrones tours. Recently, Kira has found

Educators Association. She performs with vari-

Center, and Fountain Hills theaters. She has

tremendous musical joy in working as a choral

ous professional choirs including the Canto Vivo

been a volunteer choir director for a local church

composer. Kira was recently named the third prize

Chorale, Sedona Academy of Chamber Singers,

group and elementary school choir. Danielle

winner in The American Prize for choral works

and the Phoenix Chorale. Courtney graduated

enjoys traveling with her husband, eating

and a semi-finalist with the Ernst Bacon Award for

from Northern Arizona University in 2018 with

delicious food, and spending time at home with

American Music.

a bachelor’s degree in Choral Music Education.

her three young children.

ZEEMAN RUGEN

Carol

Julia

Holly

ALTO

ALTO

ALTO

is honored to be in her

holds a Bachelor of Music

is in her 16th season with

twentieth season with the

Education from Stephen F.

the Chorale. She performs

Chorale. She is privileged to have sung as

Austin State University and a Master of Music

with the Phoenix Opera in a variety of concerts

a soloist and chorister in Australia, South

in Vocal Performance from Baylor University.

around the Phoenix metro. Holly is a member

Korea, and New Zealand, and has also

Outside of the chorale, she sings in the chorus of

of the Arizona Opera Chorus. Holly has spent

enjoyed performing with other professional

Arizona Opera, and has recently performed lead

her career as a 3D and motion graphics artist

ensembles. After earning her Bachelor’s

roles in with Seagle Festival, Opera in the Ozarks,

in the video game and slot machine industries.

degree in Oklahoma, she moved to the

and Tucson’s concert opera company, Passion

She currently works as a Sr. Environment Artist at

Valley of the Sun to continue her education.

Project: Opera! When she’s not performing, she

Rainbow Studios -THQ Nordic creating off-road

When she’s not singing or teaching voice,

loves fostering a love of all musical styles to her

racing environments. Holly has continued her

she’s often found baking, walking, practicing

private students in Tucson. Moving into 2022,

vocal education, studying with voice instructor

yoga, or daydreaming about returning to

she is ecstatic to once again be performing and

Gail Dubinbaum. Holly and her husband George

New Zealand.

bringing people from all walks of life together

are outdoor enthusiasts living in Mesa with their

with song.

two birds, Pico and Olive.

PLATT JENNINGS

POWERS

SHEPPARD

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meet our SINGERS Anjelica

Stephanie

Luke

ALTO

ALTO

TENOR

is ecstatic to be returning for

is in her fourteenth season

currently serves as the Pastor

her fourth season with the

with the Chorale. A native

of Worship and Music at

Phoenix Chorale. Anjelica attended Northern

of Ohio, she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts

Camelback Bible Church in Paradise Valley,

Arizona University. Anjelica freelances as a

degree in music business and a Master of Arts

AZ. He is also a professional chorister singing

soloist, choral performer and church cantor

degree in music education from The Ohio State

with the Grammy-nominated True Concord

around the valley. She sang for 5 years at

University. She moved to Phoenix to attend

Voices and Orchestra. Luke earned his Doctor

St. Maria Goretti Catholic Church, is a

graduate school at ASU and earned a Doctor

of Musical Arts and Master of Music degrees

founding member of the Sedona Academy

of Musical Arts degree in music education.

in Choral Conducting from the University of

of Chamber Singers and has been a member

Stephanie currently teaches choir, guitar, and

Arizona and the Bachelor of Music Education

of Solis Camerata. Outside of music Anjelica

AVID at North Canyon High School in the

from Louisiana Tech University. While living in

works full time as an Accounting Specialist at

Paradise Valley School District and is a member

Tucson, Luke was the Assistant Director of True

a CPA firm in Chandler and enjoys cooking,

of Helios, a seven-voice early music ensemble.

Concord Voices & Orchestra, Artistic Director

traveling, and fishing with her fiancé.

She loves being around water–-swimming,

of Tucson Masterworks Chorale, and served as

snorkeling, water skiing, and wake surfing!

Director of Music at various churches.

SIMONE

STICKFORD

Gabriel

James

Josiah

TENOR

TENOR

TENOR

is excited to be a member of

is ecstatic to be joining the

is enjoying his 7th season

the Phoenix Chorale for a fifth

Phoenix

his

with the Phoenix Chorale.

season. Gabriel graduated from the University

first season. A native of Prescott, Arizona,

After studying vocal education at Mesa

of Arizona with his bachelor’s in Choral Music

he obtained his Bachelor of Music in Vocal

Community

Education. Gabriel was the music director at

Performance from Oklahoma City University.

University, working full time in an optometry

Apollo High School in Glendale teaching and

Since moving to Phoenix three years ago, he

management position has kept music as an

conducting choir and piano students for 8 years.

has served as the tenor section leader at Saint

invaluable refuge. An Arizona native, Josiah

He has served as the Repertoire and Resources

Maria Goretti Parish in Scottsdale, and has

currently resides in Gilbert with his Beautiful

Chair for male choirs for the Arizona branch of

performed with other ensembles around the

wife Mindy, 6 yr old daughter Kayla, 3

the American Choral Director’ Association, works

valley including Canto Vivo, Arizona Musicfest,

year old son Noah, and less than a year-old

as a freelance vocalist and choral conductor

The King’s Carolers, and the men’s schola at

golden retriever Windsor.

around the valley, including conducting the

the ASU Newman Center. James has served

Middle School All-State choir in March of 2020.

as an Education Outreach Artist for Arizona

He is currently an Academic Success Advisor for

Opera, and currently works for a legal process

the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona

serving company.

FRONGILLO

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State University.

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GRANDJEAN

Chorale

HAGSTROM

for

College

and

Arizona

State

meet our SINGERS JJ

RAFFERTY

BEN SHAFER

Sha

TENOR

TENOR

BASS

is excited to continue his sixth

seeks to create music that

is in his thirteenth season with

season with the Chorale. An

brings

light.

the Chorale. Sha received a

Arizona native, he resides in Peoria with his

He draws inspiration from nature and the

degree in music education from The University of

musical wife, Genny, his favorite accompanist,

human experience. An Arizona native, he

Northern Iowa and a Master’s degree in Vocal

and five children: Rylie, Jace, and triplet boys

began singing with the Phoenix Boys Choir

Performance from The University of Texas at San

Asher, Brooks, and Caden. J.J. graduated from

and has completed graduate degrees in choral

Antonio. He has performed with San Antonio Lyric

Grand Canyon University with a B.S. in Music

conducting at Arizona State University. Ben is a

Opera, Opera Theatre of the Rockies’ Vocal Arts

Education with Choral Conducting emphasis.

devoted husband, father, and is currently a high

Symposium, Opera Theatre of the Rockies, and

He later earned his Master’s in Music Education

school choral educator, director of church music

Opera Colorado. Sha’s concert performances

from Kent State University. J.J. is in his nineteenth

and choral singer.

include Haydn’s The Creation, Handel’s Messiah,

warmth

APPENZELLER

and

year of teaching and is the Director of Choral

Brahms’ Requiem, and Mozart’s Solemn Vespers.

Activities and Performing Arts Department Chair

He has worked for USAA for 19 years and is

at Greenway High School in Phoenix.

currently a claim litigation manager.

Caleb

Christopher

Joshua

BASS

BASS

BASS

serves as choral and worship

has

singing

is in his seventeenth season

director at Northwest Valley

professionally and teaching

with the Chorale. He holds

Baptist Church and its Arrowhead Christian

in the Phoenix area since moving to Arizona in

a DMA and MM in Piano Performance, from

Academy. Caleb has also appeared across

2012. He is currently enjoying his current career

Arizona State University and a BM in Piano

the Valley and beyond as vocal coach, choral

instructing young minds at North Phoenix Prep

Performance from the University of Kansas. Joshua

clinician, and music seminar presenter. Two of

Academy in the areas of music theory, music

was named “Most Outstanding Arizona Pianist”

his sacred choral anthems are published with

history, and chorale singing! He has been seen

at the 4th USASU Bösendorfer International

Beckenhorst Press. Caleb holds a master’s degree

performing locally with Arizona Opera, Phoenix

Piano Competition. As either a singer or pianist,

in Church Music with emphases in voice, choral

Opera, and the Phoenix Symphony.

he has collaborated with: Grammy-nominated

FRENCH

HERRERA been

HILLMANN

conducting, and composition from Bob Jones

Seraphic Fire, Grammy-nominated True Concord:

University, where he sang for five years in Dr.

Voices and Orchestra, Anúna, Spire Chamber

Warren Cook’s University Chorale and in BJU’s

Ensemble, and Grammy-winning Kansas City

prize-winning opera productions. Caleb and his

Chorale. He’s been a featured soloist with The

wife Heidi have two young daughters, Charlotte

Phoenix Symphony, Arizona Bach Festival,

and Anna.

and Anúna. Joshua teaches piano privately at

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Hillmann Piano Studio, LLC in North Phoenix.

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meet our SINGERS Toby

Jason

David

BASS

BASS

BASS

received his BM and MM

grew up singing and learning

has sung with the Chorale for

degrees in Vocal Performance

music in the Phoenix Boys

over 27 seasons. He earned

from Northern Arizona University under Dr.

Choir and has gone on to perform as a soloist

degrees in choral music from California State

Judith Cloud. Toby has been regularly sought

with the Flagstaff Master Chorale and Early

Fullerton and Arizona State University. He has

after as a performer throughout the Southwest.

Music Michigan. More recently, he spent 4

soloed with the Chorale, Arizona Bach Festival,

Toby has been involved with Arizona Opera,

seasons performing with Helios: A Modern

Phoenix Symphony, MusicaNova Orchestra,

ArtSong Rising, and is a founding artist of Helios:

Renaissance. He would go on to work as a

Sommerakademie

a modern renaissance. Recent recordings include

judge and clinician for various choral events.

Germany), Pacific Symphony Orchestra, and

the 2015 Grammy award winning Rachmaninoff:

Currently, Jason is director of a large mixed high

numerous choral ensembles. David participated

All-Night Vigil (soloist), Nils Lofgren’s 2019

school choir at Arizona School for the Arts. He

in all four of the Grammy-winning albums of the

album Blue with Lou (backup vocalist), and

earned a B.M. in Music Education from Western

Phoenix and Kansas City Chorales. His wife,

Helios’ 2021 debut album à7. Toby remains

Michigan University and an M.M. in Choral

Jody is Pastor of Song of Life UMC in Queen

active in arts leadership and higher education.

Conducting from Northern Arizona University.

Creek and they have two adult children, Ryan

KIDD

RAETZ

TOPPING

and Erika.

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a chorale CHRISTMAS

J.S.

Bach

(Stuttgart,

meet our CONDUCTORS CHRISTOPHER GABBITAS

CONDUCTOR & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Christopher Gabbitas was appointed Artistic Director of Phoenix Chorale in May 2019, and is delighted and honored to be leading an ensemble with such a rich tradition of spreading the joy of music through song!

Starting as an 8-year-old boy chorister in England, Chris has been singing ever since in various chapel, cathedral and professional choirs including three years as a choral scholar at St John’s College, Cambridge and a year as a lay clerk at Christ Church, Oxford, as well as directing choral ensembles throughout this time. His singing career culminated in 15 years spent with The King’s Singers performing around 2,000 concerts across six continents, and making in excess of 50 recordings which were recognized with various awards including two Grammy Awards as a singer/producer. In 2013 The King’s Singers were inducted into the inaugural Gramophone Hall of Fame.

Much though he loves to make music, more than anything Chris enjoys returning home to his wife Stephanie - who hails from the great Commonwealth of Kentucky - and their three girls Bella, Lyra and Ariana, each of whom loves to sing! He also enjoys explaining the rules of cricket, to anybody who will listen.

TOM PETERSON

ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR & OUTREACH COORDINATOR Tom Peterson is the music director at Christ Church of the Ascension in Paradise Valley, and ser ved for two years as Artistic Director of the Master Chorale of Flagstaff, where he initiated their Big Sing Flagstaff and Festival of Women Composers.

Tom is also a composer, and won the 2019 Stephen Paulus Emerging Composers Competition for his work, Being Many, Seeming One, which was subsequently published by E. C. Schirmer on the Dale Warland Choral Series. Tom is a graduate of Arizona State University, the University of Arizona, and the Royal College of Music in London.

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Also in 2019, Chris was appointed as Artist Professor at the University of Redlands, California, teaching a unique Master of Music in Vocal Chamber Music with a Commercial Music element, which aims to produce professional choral musicians for the next generation. He maintains a busy teaching and performing schedule across the US.

Outside music, Chris qualified as an attorney in 2003 and maintains a growing legal practice in London, representing clients in the creative commercial sector.

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hen they’re not making music with Phoenix Chorale, our talented singers share their craft with the community through various projects, educate the next generation of musicians all while managing to lead interesting personal lives.

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In April, DANYA TILLER will travel to New York with a group of 30 handpicked, intergenerational singers 24 from across the countr y to sing in a treble voice chorus performance at Carnegie Hall. The work that will be performed is Andrea Ramsey’s new “Suffrage Cantata,” a multi-movement, multi- media work composed for the 100th anniversar y of women’s suffrage.

The piece premiered in re:BIRTH

a masked, outdoor livestreamed concert during the pandemic, but now is finally being performed properly around the countr y. The Valley Vocal Ensemble singers have been training for six months in person and on zoom with Danya, and will be joining a chorus of nearly 200 singers from all over the countr y on Saturday, April 9th to present the piece in its Carnegie Hall debut.

The performance will be coached by the composer and led by conductor, Sandra Snow.

DAVID TOPPING sang in a multi-faith, multi-choir celebration of the 100 th anniversary of Congregation Beth Israel. The program

featured Psalms, including Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms. In March, David will also be heavily involved in the operations of the Arizona Bach Festival, which is returning to inperson events for the first time since March 2020.

TOBY KIDD recently accepted a position as Director of Learning Futures Studios at ASU. He will be leading the development and research of the platforms, architectures, and infrastructure needed

to scale the future of technology and education.

Learning Futures is committed to equitable, responsible, and inclusive practices that promote self-determined learning.

LIES’L HILL was commissioned by Arizona Musicfest to paint their program cover art-- it was such an honor and so exciting to share my art with others. This piece is entitled “The Agave,” and prints are available on my Etsy! @lieslmadethis

this and had their ears open to a whole new sound.

While at NAU, our students earned a Superior rating and had a wonderful time learning from Dr. Angela Kasper from Western Washington University. I am super proud of their hard work and dedication just coming off a tough few years in education.

KIRA RUGEN celebrated a release of her first film score, MusArt: A Musician Paints Them, in Portland, Oregon in Januar y 2022.

In the same month, the Northwestern Oklahoma University State University Singers under Karsten Longhurst premiered her composition To the Wonder, at the OKMEA conference and Cor Cantiamo under Eric Johnson performed her work Remembering Seikilos at IMEA conference. As artistic director of her professional choir, Solis – Choir of the Sun, Kira recently prepared a 60-voice choir of Phoenix singers for famed tenor, Andrew Bocelli.

J.J. RAFFERT Y and the Greenway High School Concert Choir and Vocal Ensemble had the privilege to rehearse at Camelback Bible Church before they headed up the mountain to do the NAU Jazz/Madrigal Festival. Almost all of these students have never experienced acoustics like

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hoenix Chorale gratefully acknowledges the generosity of individuals, foundations, government agencies, and businesses who have supported the Chorale’s annual fund. The following listings include contributors’ total giving of $100 or more received between February 1, 2021 and February 28, 2022.

GOLD BATON

SPONSOR

($20,000 - $49,999) Anonymous Arizona Commission on the Arts City of Phoenix Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust

($1,000 - $2,499) Mike & Cindy Adams Jerry & Lynn Adwell Herschel Anderson Sha Appenzeller * & Thomas Strupp Robert & Susan Ashton Douglas Ball & Connie Stine David D.Dodge Gregg Ewart & Justin Horlyk + Sharon Fairchild Karen L. Ford Richard & Marcia Gerig + Martha Haley J. D. Helms Harriet Ivey Cordova & Jones PC Dorothy Lincoln-Smith Joy Lubeck Rebecca McClain Kathryn Murphy Diana Nelson Eric Pittman Dewey Schade Frank D. Skinner Don Steinman & Ruth Greenspan Donald Swierenga Millie Wesley Dr Judith Wolf

SILVER BATON ($10,000-$19,999) Jeffrey Heimer & Linda Brock John & Lois Rogers Lynne Traverse +

CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE ($5,000-$9,999) Anonymous Norm Friesen Tim Kellar Kathy & Albert Leffler + David Martens Marlene Rausch & Tom Phinney

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($2,500 - $4,999) Anonymous Tim & Susie Ernst Mary K. Farrington-Lorch + Warren and Laurie Dawson, Treaster, Dawson & Associates, Inc. Stephen Cobb & Laura Ladrigan Cobb Philip Martens Hon. Crane & Deborah McClennen Constance McMillin John Newton Tom & Alyssa Reimers Peter Rutenberg George & Holly Sheppard * Nancy & Gerry Sowers +

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SUSTAINER ($500 - $999) Lowell Adkins Jeanann & Robert Bartels Thomas Bookhout Norma Cirincione Elizabeth Drewett Cassandra * & Richard Ewer Charline Franz Jay Good * & Rita Litchfield-Good Philip M. Haggerty & Edith Goble Martha Haley Dennis Haugan Kathleen Hirsekorn

Dahrel Hobbs Cindy Hoff Marilyn Kredel Kevin Kriegel & Nathan Lepp Rachel Lawrence Rebecca Martin John T. McDonough Barbara Metz In Memory of John S. Mueller Donna Nelson Eric Nichols James Powell Sherri Shea Mary Ann St Peter J Thomas York Barbara Zippel & Tom Pickrell

PATRON ($250 - $499) Rebecca Albrecht & Norris Livoni Joan Astuno Margery A. Bayless Bill Benjes Alison Chaney + David Cherney Jane & Dennis Fennessey Jackie Forbes Nancy Foster Jack & Mary Harthun David Haskins Michael Hills Sally Hineman Randy & Denise Juillard Julie Karcis Claudia Kennedy Carolyn McClendon Richard Messenger Judy Mieger Marti McLelland & David O’Connor Sandra Rankin Roger Riggert Wendy Smith Robert Snead Evelyn Sowell

Alan Stevens George & Rosann Stickford Joy Tevis Douglas & Regina Vander Ploeg Anne Varner Gerald Webner Diane Webster-Thomas

BENEFACTOR

THE LEGACY SOCIETY is made up of distinguished individuals who have chosen to make a commitment to Phoenix Chorale through a planned gift in their estate.

TO BECOME A MEMBER of the Legacy Society and make a planned gift or to request Legacy Society materials, please contact Executive Director Nicole Belmont at 602-253-2224.

LEGACY SOCIETY MEMBERS Anonymous (2) Elayne Achilles Alison Chaney+ Norman Friesen Jay* & Rita Good April & Tom Jones Claudia Kennedy Dorothy Lincoln-Smith Jen Rogers Lynne Traverse+

LEGACY MEMBERS IN MEMORIAM Dosia Carlson John and Ellen Ford Tom Phinney Alan Kennedy John S. Mueller

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($100 - $249) Elayne Achilles & Karen Biel Daryl Alseike Mike Andersen Jimmie Andrews Steve Appenzeller Anton Armstrong David & Ann Beaucage Nicole Belmont + * Mary Bielsik Susan Bowers Joanne Brookshier Gail Browne Nancy & Mark Burton Gail Christianer Marc & Julie Clausen Joan Collins Lynwood Cook Paul Curtis Ellwood Cushman John Danilovs Therese Michelle Day Jon Dhuse Sally Doney Nancy Dueker Lyndall Eddy & Phillip Wagoner Alice Edwards Susan A. Erlich & James C. Hair Jr. Gihan Fernando Jo Finks Susan Fischer Jim & Rhenda Gallup Victor Geiger Judy Gernand Barbara Gilbride David A. & Anita Hagstrom Von Hallauer Matthew Harris Jim & Kathryn Heffernan Charley & Kathryn Hudson Dave Hulin Marcia James Jennifer Johnson Barkley Tom & April Jones Law Office of Mary K. Farrington-Lorch + David Kelly Jane King Darleen Kliewer-Britton Carol Korenstra Lynn Krabbe & Bruce Killbride Craig Laser Gabrielle Lawrence

Ami Lotka Milton Magnus Kaaren Manny Lisa Martin & Bucky Bethancourt George Martinez Loyd Means Corey Meier Nola Mellstrom Mary Meyer Jacquie Mitchell Jeanne Miyasaka & Joseph Ryan John & Lois Mueller Ka Newbury Dr. Donald E. Newsom Jean O’Donnell James Orth Mary Pendleton-Hoffer Joanie Peterson Vince Peterson Mary Pierce Melvin Platt Mary Anne Poggenburg Kimberly Powell J.A.C. & LeAnn Redford Donald Rehms Judd * & Linda Rinsema Joel Rinsema Galvin & Lisa Rittenhouse Mick Rogers Brian Rosen Dr. Margaret Ruccolo Ron Rusinak Patti Saathoff Cleta & Dan Sagramoso Frederick Samuelson Maureen Schmid Dian Sellheim Mark Simmons Michael Squitieri Sharon Stickford Paula Strano Isobe David Topping * Randi Turk Gail Turner Jean Updike Robert Upton Deedee Ursin M Diane VanDyke Stephen & Barbara Veitch Aaron Villalobos * Ruby Vineyard Kevin & Laurie Wadleigh Jill Walker Sandra Wardwell Paul & Julie Warren Robert Weiss Janice Young Gordon Zaft

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thanks to our VOLUNTEERS! Our season wouldn’t be possible without the help of our amazing team of volunteers! Lead by Judd Rinsema and Christine Henry, these individuals offer their time at each concert to ensure our patrons have a first-class experience.

Please join us in thanking them for their selfless ser vice!

To learn about volunteering opportunities with Phoenix Chorale, visit phoenixchorale.org/donate

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Spring 2022 Concert Highlights R. Carlos Nakai Sunday March 6 4:00pm TICKET RESERVATIONS REQUIRED

Karen Taylor Spring Organ Series

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Sunday March 13 3:00pm

Ilona Kubiaczyk Adler Spring Organ Series Sunday March 20 3:00pm

Ashley Strawser Spring Organ Series Sunday March 27 3:00pm

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COME ON BOARD! The Board of Directors of the Phoenix Chorale is actively seeking new members to help bring the Valley’s “hidden jewel” into a bright new future in the spotlight.

Having stewarded the Phoenix Chorale through the challenges of the pandemic, we have our eyes on the future and have begun strategic planning for the ‘after times!’ Our current Board members and staff are filled with energy and purpose for the path ahead and we are looking forward to welcoming new members who want to join us on this exciting ride!

The Valley’s population is growing at an incredible rate, and we plan to grow with it. We are also thrilled that the Phoenix Chorale’s relationship with the broader choral community via world-class recordings is due to return next Season. As stewards of this organization, we are privileged to be devoting our energy toward our mission’s purpose, both on behalf of our local stakeholders as well as those on a global scale who appreciate the choral art.

The Board of the Phoenix Chorale meets monthly, currently on Saturday mornings, both inperson and virtually as necessary, and we hold full-day or weekend retreats once a year. Every Board member participates in at least one committee [e.g. Diversity, Governance, Development,

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Finance]. There are plenty of opportunities to both apply and to build your skill-set in a relaxed and respectful environment. We would particularly be thrilled to hear from Board candidates with diverse backgrounds who have legal, financial, HR, and/or development experience but welcome discussing Board service with anyone who has interest. We are committed not only to the Chorale but

If you would like to have a personal conversation about serving on the Phoenix Chorale Board of Directors, please contact our Board Chair Lynne Traverse at lynnetraverse1@gmail.com.

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each other, and an atmosphere of collegiality and good humor is deeply entrenched in our culture.

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APR 29 – 7:30 pm CAMELBAC K BIBLE C HURC H 3900 E. Stanford Dr., Paradise Valley APR 30 – 7:30 pm TRINIT Y EPISCOPAL CATHEDRAL 100 W. Roosevelt St., Phoenix MAY 1 – 3:00 pm PINNACLE PRESBY TERIAN C HURC H 25150 N Pima Road, Scottsdale

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