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WELCOME TO OUR
75th ANNIVERSARY SEASON
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When Dreams Take Flight:
Gospel Honor Choir Festival and Celebration Concert
Friday, January 27, 2023 | 5 PM
Gospel Workshop for Educators
Phoenix Boys Choir Building
Saturday, January 28, 2023 | 8:30 AM
4th-6th Grade Gospel Honor Choir Festival
Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church, Phoenix
Saturday, January 28, 2023 | 3 PM
Gospel Celebration Concert
Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church, Phoenix
Join us for an uplifting collaborative performance celebrating a uniquely American art form. Black American gospel music emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries alongside ragtime, blues, and jazz, but the roots of the tradition lie in both black and white music of the 19th century, including, most notably, African American spirituals, songs of enslaved people, and white hymnody. As an exciting precursor to Black History Month, you will enjoy gospel music from its African roots, Negro spirituals, and traditional and contemporary gospel music. The program will include performances by the Phoenix Boys Choir, Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church Choir, ASU Gospel Choir, and the When Dreams Take Flight Festival Gospel Honor Choir, featuring 4th-6th grade students and educators led by guest clinician Maria A. Ellis.
75th Anniversary Gala
Saturday, February 25, 2023
The Heard Museum, Phoenix
Please help us celebrate 75 years of song, education, friendship, community and excellence. Join us in sponsoring the Phoenix Boys Choir 75th Gala at the historic Heard Museum. The evening will feature live performances, visual history, community, silent and live auctions, delicious food, and most of all you, making a difference. The Phoenix Boys Choir will perform, as well as the Orpheus Male Chorus. Former Phoenix suns star Cedric Ceballos will emcee the evening.
Would you like to support the Phoenix Boys Choir Gala with a sponsorship or an in-kind donation of goods, services, or an experience? If so, please click on the links below for more information.
Classics Concert Series:
Harmonious Journey
Saturday, March 25, 2023 | 2 PM
Desert Hills Presbyterian Church, North Scottsdale
Sunday, March 26, 2023 | 3 PM
First United Methodist Church, Central Phoenix
Experience the timeless beauty of choral music as the Phoenix Boys Choir presents an unforgettable concert of choral masterpieces at our Classics Concert Series: Harmonious Journey. The program will include music for our 75th Anniversary Summer Tour 2023 to the British Isles with classics such as Loch Lomond and Danny Boy, along with Leonard Bernstein's Gloria Tibi from MASS. Be the first to experience the world premiere of Jubilate, be joyful! by Italian composer Giorgio Susana, third prize winner of our inaugural 2022 New Works Rising Choral Composition Competition. The centerpiece of this concert is the powerful masterpiece with organ, the sacred choral piece Te Deum in C by Benjamin Britten, one of the greatest British composers of the 20th century. Te Deum is an ancient hymn of praise, the words of which are believed to have been the result of a literary collaboration between St Augustine and St Ambrose.
Come and hear the angelic voices of our choristers as they lift their hearts in song, offering a truly unforgettable and spiritual experience for all who attend. Don't miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to hear one of the greatest works of choral music, performed by some of the most talented young voices in the country. Join us for an afternoon of classical music that will leave you uplifted and inspired.
Pops Concert Series:
PBC Playlist - 75 Years of Song
Friday, May 12, 2023 | 7 PM
Mesa Arts Center
Sunday, May 14, 2023 | 1 PM
Orpheum Theatre Phoenix
The season will conclude in May with our Pops concert Series: PBC Playlist - 75 Years of Song. Featuring PBC secular hits over our history, our concerts pay homage to the legacies of former Artistic Directors Dr. Harvey K. Smith and Maestro Georg Stangelberger, as well as reflecting the musical influences of Artistic Director Herbert Washington. Audience members will hear timeless classics with a Broadway flare including Edelweiss, Consider Yourself, My Favorite Things, Hallelujah, and Route 66. A highlight of this series will be the world premiere performances of The Journey, by Michigan's Jeffrey Cobb, and The Spirit of Adventure, by Phoenix-based composer Ryan Gunderson. These pieces were written specifically for PBC and the New Works Rising competition, and were selected as the first and second prize winners from more than 90 entries.