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December 11 and 12, 2021. Begin your holidays with four wonderful organ and choir works including Cecilia McDowall’s O sing unto the Lord. Hear a mix of traditional carols and modern settings of well-known tunes. A string quartet joins the Chorale for Dan Forrest’s Silent Night. You are warmly invited to enjoy this season together again!
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February 26 and March 6, 2022. Springtime often inspires themes of love and rebirth. This spring we, too, sing of love. Romance certainly, but we also celebrate other kinds of love - love of singing, love of God, and love of humankind. Whitacre’s Five Hebrew Love Songs and Rune of Hospitality by Alf Houkom are but several of these grand pieces.
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April 30 and May 1, 2022. We sing of coming home, coming together, making a spiritual journey, spending time with loved ones. As Frost does in his poem, The Pasture, we invite you to come, too. Stephen Paulus’ The Road Home and Will Todd’s Call of Wisdom highlight having important people and ideas with us during our life’s journey.
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Sonoran Desert Chorale

Upcoming Concerts

  • Saturday11 Dec 2021

  • Celebrate! – Saturday December 11, 2021 Concert 7:30PM at First United Methodist Church of Mesa

    First United Methodist Church 7:30 PM

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  • Sunday12 Dec 2021

  • Celebrate! – Sunday December 12, 2021 3:00PM at La Casa De Cristo Lutheran Church

    La Casa de Cristo Lutheran Church 3:00 PM

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  • Saturday26 Feb 2022

  • The Many Faces Of Love – Saturday Feb 26, 2022 Concert 7:30PM at FUMC

    First United Methodist Church 7:30 PM

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  • Sunday06 Mar 2022

  • The Many Faces Of Love – Sunday March 6, 2022 3:00PM at La Casa De Cristo

    La Casa de Cristo Lutheran Church 3:00 PM

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  • Saturday30 Apr 2022

  • You Come, Too – Saturday April 30, 2022 Concert 7:30PM at FUMC

    First United Methodist Church 7:30 PM

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  • Sunday01 May 2022

  • You Come, Too – Sunday May 1, 2022 3:00PM at La Casa De Cristo Lutheran Church

    La Casa de Cristo Lutheran Church 3:00 PM

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On January 15, 1994, a group of diverse community members were brought together by Jeff Harris with the hope of realizing his dream of forming a premier community choir in the Phoenix-Metropolitan area. The energy and excitement of this group led to the founding of the Sonoran Desert Chorale, with its inaugural concert on October 29, 1994. This now highly regarded and artistically sophisticated choral organization performs music spanning time from the ancient folk music of Mongolia to the premier of modern compositions such as Prelude to Glory by Russell Wilson. The Chorale performs a repertoire meant to demonstrate that music is a language that transcends our differences and accentuates our commonality.

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