The 2024-2025 Concert Season
November 17: Illuminare
The Arizona Masterworks Chorale joins the Carolyn Eynon Singers and a chamber orchestra in the Arizona premiere of this beautiful and moving work from a brilliant American composer.
Don’t miss the single performance on
Sunday, November 17 at 3:00 PM
All Saints’ Episcopal Church
6300 North Central Avenue, Phoenix
November 24: Messiah Sing-Along 2024
The Arts at Ascension presents the third annual Sing-Along of George Frederick Handel’s classic holiday oratorio “Messiah”. It’s a free, family holiday fun afternoon, featuring soloists and choristers from The Arizona Masterworks Chorale and the North Scottsdale United Methodist Chruch, musicians from the Women’s Orchestra of Arizona — and the voices of everyone who loves singing choruses from Handel’s magnificent creation.
Come and sing along, or just sit back and enjoy the greatest Christmas oratorio ever. No rehearsal necessary for singers! If you don’t have a score, click below to download one in PDF.
Sunday, November 24 at 3:00 PM
North Scottsdale United Methodist Church
11735 North Scottsdale Road, Just South of Cactus Road
Admission Free – Donations Requested
The Program
Sinfonia (Overture: Orchestra)
Ev’ry Valley (Tenor Soloist)
Chorus: And the glory of the Lord
Thus Saith the Lord / But who may abide (Bass Soloist)
Chorus: And He shall purify
Behold, a virgin shall conceive (Alto Soloist)
Chorus: O thou that tellest good tiding to Zion
The people that walked in darkness (Bass Soloist)
Chorus: For unto us a child is born
Pifa (Pastoral: Orchestra)
There were shepherds … And suddenly there was with the angel (Soprano Soloist)
Chorus: Glory to God in the Highest
Rejoice, greatly (Soprano Soloist)
He shall feed his flock (Alto Soloist and Soprano Soloist )
Chorus: His yoke is easy
Chorus: Halleluja!
No rehearsal is required!
Bring your own choral score or download one at the link below, and join in the fun.
Admission is free, donations are requested to benefit all Arts at Ascension members.D
December 15: The First Nowell
A Masterworks Chorale Christmas
Fun for the whole family with holiday masterpieces, an audience carols sing-along, and the first Phoenix performance in over a decade of The First Nowell, an exciting medley of carols by Warren Cohen, conductor of the Phoenix-based MusicaNova Orchestra.
Be a part of it all on
Sunday, December 15 at 3 PM
in the sanctuary at All Saints’ Episcopal Church
6300 North Central Avenue, Phoenix
“The carols that make up The First Nowell are a serious but lively bunch, including some lesser-known ones and new arrangements for the rest. In one, a drum sets our feet to dancing, in another both the American and English versions are sung at the same time. One is in a style reminiscent of bluegrass fiddling, and one sounds for all the world like a wayward Handel ensemble.”
– Warren Cohen, arranger
Check Back Soon FOr our 2025 Concerts
Celebrating Christmas: In Terra Pax (Peace on Earth)
With Gerald Finzi’s incomparable meditation on peace for chorus and soloists, plus joyous songs of the season from Morten Lauridsen, Mac Frampton, and our own Darren Herring. And a festive audience carols sing-along gets everyone in the Holiday Spirit. Joy to the World!
Saturday, December 9 at 7:30 PM – All Saints’ Episcopal Church, 6300 North Central Avenue, Phoenix
Sunday, December 10 at 3:00 PM – Ascension Lutheran Church, 7100 North Mockingbird Lane, Paradise Valley
Click Here for concert program details and notes.
Programs are subject to change without notice.