TENORS
Andrew DeValk, Erik Gustafson, Stephen Hickman, Kevin Kriegel, Timothy Leffler, Joel Rinsema
BASSES
Sean Carter Campbell, Ryan Garrison, Joshua Hillmann, Matthew Scott,
David Topping, Phil Yutzy
STAFF
Joel M. Rinsema, Executive Director & Assistant Conductor
Jen Rogers, Director of Marketing & Communications
Laura Inman, Community Engagement Coordinator
Jenna DeValk, Box Office Manager
Erika Eve Gonzalez, Public Relations Intern
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Loral Deatherage (Board President), Laura Ladrigan (Vice President), Kathay Ladrigan (Secretary), Donna Corcoran (Treasurer), Lyndsay Ermeling (Singer Representative), L. Keith Cook, Claudia Kennedy, Darleen Kliewer-Britton, Lucy Meyer, Adele Ponce, Stephen Traverse, Scott Youngs
The Grammy Award-winning Phoenix Chorale is regarded as one of the finest professional choral ensembles in America and is equally dedicated to the creation and performance of new music, which it intermingles with more traditional concert literature. Audiences around the world have been treated to the sounds of the Chorale through live performances across the United States and in Canada, and in live broadcasts and recordings on radio stations across the globe.
In 2004, the Phoenix Chorale became the first North American choir to release an album on Chandos Records, one of the largest independent classical record labels in the world. The Phoenix Chorale’s newest solo recording, Spotless Rose, was released in September 2008, and was nominated for ‘Best Classical Album’ and won a Grammy for ‘Best Small Ensemble Performance.’
In 2008, the Phoenix Chorale’s recording Grechaninov: Passion Week, was nominated for four Grammy Awards, including ‘Best Classical Album of the Year,’ ‘Best Choral Performance,’ ‘Best Surround Sound Album,’ and won a Grammy for ‘Best Engineered Album, Classical.’ Grechaninov: Passion Week is the Phoenix Chorale’s second joint-recording in a series of albums on the Chandos Record label with the Kansas City Chorale, also led by Artistic Director Charles Bruffy.
Two other joint-recordings have been released on Chandos Records, Eternal Rest (2005) and Rheinberger: Sacred Choral Works (2007), which was nominated for two Grammy Awards, ‘Best Choral Performance,’ and ‘Best Surround Sound Album.’
In its 50-year history, the Phoenix Chorale’s conductors have included Millicent Wesley (the Chorale’s first conductor from 1958), Wallace Hornibrook, Dan Durand, Vance George, Anders Öhrwall, Jon Washburn, and Charles Bruffy. More information at www.phoenixchorale.org.
So after a long hiatus, we're back to kick down the door & rawk! We've got some stellar shows happening this month, culminating with our CD release. Check the bills--- We've gathered up the best in local music to help us mark the occasion. Hope you'll come out and celebrate with us at one of these upcoming shows (especially the CD Release Party)!
Thanks,
Mondegreen
PS- Read the interview & get a free advance copy of our album in the latest issue of HOOZDO Magazine!
