From: Sarah Mauet [mailto:sarah@sarahmauet.com]
Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2013 11:44 AM
Subject: Arizona Repertory Singers kicks off 30th anniversary season with popular holiday concerts
Arizona Repertory Singers is kicking off its 30th anniversary season with a special celebration of holiday classics. Though known for its extensive a cappella repertoire, ARS' special 30th anniversary concerts will feature professional orchestral accompaniment and vocal soloists. ARS' annual winter concerts are a popular Southern Arizona holiday tradition and often sell out. Advance tickets for the Dec. 8, 13 and 15 concerts at the Benedictine Monastery and St. Thomas the Apostle Parish are available online now.
Contact: Jan Sturges
Operations Manager, Arizona Repertory Singers (520) 490-9057 I jansturges@me.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 13, 2013
Arizona Repertory Singers celebrates 30th anniversary season with popular holiday concerts and innovative multimedia performances
TUCSON, Arizona — Arizona Repertory Singers (ARS), Tucson's premier vocal choral group, celebrates its 30th anniversary with a two-part season that begins with a celebration of holiday classics and finishes with the future of multimedia performance. Tickets are on sale now for the winter concerts, a popular Southern Arizona holiday tradition that often sell out. Music, art and technology aficionados can sign up to be alerted when the spring concert tickets are available.
ARS is a 45-voice ensemble that maintains its reputation for professional-quality choral music by requiring that all members, ages mid 20s to late 70s, pass a rigorous singing and sight-reading audition and attend weekly 3-hour rehearsals August through May. Known for its extensive and versatile repertoire, ARS has performed at more than 65 venues in Southern Arizona since 1984.
"I wanted to do something different and special to celebrate our 30th anniversary, because very few organizations of our type last that long," said ARS Music Director Jeffry A. Jahn. "We're primarily a cappella, but I chose two works that have orchestral accompaniment and vocal soloists to demonstrate the versatility and vocal depth that ARS has."
ARS will kickoff its 30th anniversary season with four December performances of Lift Up Your Voice. The concerts will feature J. S. Bach's Magnificat in D major, a stylistic Baroque-era masterpiece celebrated for its festive five-part scoring for mixed voices and orchestra, and Respighi's Laud to the Nativity, a charming yet rarely-performed pastoral cantata with woodwind ensemble that features the subtle harmonic nuance characteristic of early 20th century Italian music. Five vocal soloists and 20 professional musicians will provide rich musical accompaniment at the concerts.
Lift Up Your Voice — ARS' 30th Anniversary Holiday Performances
2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8
St. Thomas the Apostle Parish,
5150 N. Valley View Road
7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13
Benedictine Monastery,
800 N. Country Club Road
3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 15,
Benedictine Monastery,
800 N. Country Club Road
Tickets are $15. Students ages 18 and younger are free at the Dec. 8 concert. Purchase advance tickets online at http://arsingers.tix.com. ARS donates a portion of sales back to the venues. A 30th anniversary compilation CD, "Heavenly Light," will be available for purchase at the concerts.
ARS' innovative spring program, Voices at an Exhibition, will feature original commissioned choral compositions inspired by works of visual art. The performances, scheduled for April 27 and May 4, will use technology to demonstrate the relationship between music, art and text. Visit www.arsingers.org and click the link under "Stay in Touch" to be notified when tickets go on sale.
Arizona Repertory Singers is a 45-voice choral ensemble that has been critically regarded as "Tucson's crown jewel of choral groups." Under the direction of Dr. Jeffry A. Jahn, ARS is celebrating its 30th year performing throughout Southern Arizona. Visit www.arsingers.org for more information.
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