YouTube links to follow; watch this space!
2025-26 Rehearsals
- Regular chorale rehearsals are Monday evenings, 7:00-9:15 pm, at All Saints Lutheran Church, 15649 N 7th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85022, starting August 25.
- A vocal technique workshop/rehearsal will be held on Tuesday, September 2, also from 7:00-9:15 pm at All Saints Lutheran. (No rehearsal on Labor Day – Monday, September 1.)
- On Saturday, September 6, a chorale intensive workshop will be held at Grace Community Church, 16165 W Mountain View Blvd, Surprise, AZ 85374, with special guest Dr. Sharon Hanson.
NOTES:
- Music distribution will begin at 6:30 pm on August 25.
- Please arrive warmed up and ready to sing.
- We always need people to show up early (at 6:15 pm) and help set up chairs.
- If you need to miss a rehearsal for any reason, please let Sue Mayfield know at [email protected] or 623-523-9370, or notify your section leader. We will NOT live-stream any rehearsals this year. Excessive absences may require an assessment by Patti prior to the concert.
- For information on concert attire, please refer to page 3 of the 2023-24 Member Handbook, or contact Joy Baber.
Birds of a Feather
Combined rehearsals with the Orchestra are October 7 and 14 from 7:00 – 9:30 pm at All Saints Lutheran. Concerts are:
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18 | 3:30 PM
All Saints Lutheran Church
15649 N 7th St, Phoenix
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19 | 3:30 PM
American Lutheran Church
17200 N Del Webb Blvd, Sun City
It’s a celebration of musical birds! This enchanting repertoire, including a gorgeous new work by our own Dana Graybeal, will leave you humming for days. The chorale will be singing:
Over the Rainbow – Hayes
Fly, Singing Bird – Elgar
The Peace of Wild Things – Dan Forrest
The Lost Birds – Christopher Tin – boosey
1. Flocks a Mile Wide
2. The Saddest Noise
4. A Hundred Thousand Birds
12. Hope is the Thing with Feathers
A Nightingale Sang in Berkley Square
Feed the Birds – arr. Graybeal
The Duck and the Kangaroo – 2-part – Ginsberg
Yellow Bird – Luboff
The Cactus Wren Moves In – Bohmler
Rise Wondrous Firebird/Firebird Fanfare – Brinsmead
The Chicken Dance