Orpheus and Phoenix Children’s Chorus Presents Legacy Concerts

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Continuing with its Legacy Concert Series, the Orpheus Male Chorus of Phoenix joins the award-winning Phoenix Children’s Chorus for a program featuring individual and collaborative performances from both ensembles. Two concerts will be presented on Sunday, Oct. 4:

• 2:30 p.m.  at Velda Rose United Methodist Church, 5540 E. Main St., Mesa

• 7:00 p.m. at All Saints Lutheran Church, 15649 N. 7th St., Phoenix
The concert will feature individual and collaborative performances from both ensembles. Selections from Orpheus will include “Beati Mortui” by Felix Mendelssohn and “Harriett Tubman” by Rollo Dilworth. Selections from Phoenix Children’s Chorus will include “God’s Gonna Set This World on Fire” by Moses Hagan and Edwin Hagan and “German Lullaby” and “Arizona” by the Arizona composing team of Dave and Jean Perry.  Both ensembles will perform “Sure on this Shining Night” by acclaimed contemporary composer Morten Lauridsen and the audience favorite “Why We Sing” by Greg Gilpin.
Ticket prices are $15 for adults, $12 for seniors/students, $5 for children ages 3-10 and free for children 2 and under. Tickets are available at the door or online at www.orpheus.org or www.pcchorus.com.
The Legacy Concert Series featuring the Orpheus Male Chorus of Phoenix and the Phoenix Children’s Chorus has been made possible in part by a grant from City of Phoenix Office of Arts & Culture.
Orpheus made its debut on Christmas morning1929 on KTAR-AM and has delighted audiences in venues large and small throughout Arizona and beyond with a diverse mix of classical and popular music, ranging from sacred works to raucous drinking songs. Throughout its rich 86-year history, the chorus has also toured in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, been featured in radio and TV broadcasts, and has sung the National Anthem at professional sporting events and for dignitaries, including John F. Kennedy. Orpheus has gained international acclaim on tours throughout Europe, Australia and New Zealand.
The Phoenix Children’s Chorus has been transforming children’s lives through choral music since 1984.  Under the artistic direction of Ron Carpenter the organization has grown to provide quality choral music education to more than 350 children and teenagers annually.  Now, in its 32nd season, the Phoenix Children’s Chorus includes five progressively experienced choirs with rehearsal locations in the East Valley and Downtown Phoenix.  The choirs perform throughout the Valley annually. The award-winning PCC touring choirs have performed in Austria, Germany, Ireland, Russia, Canada, Mexico, China, Italy, Argentina, Uruguay and throughout the United States serving as musical ambassadors representing The City of Phoenix, The State of Arizona, and The United States.

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