Vocal Events
Upcoming UA Choirs Concerts – Please Join Us!
University of Arizona Choral Concerts 2024-2025
Sunday, Oct. 27, 3 pm Stone Soup: A Musical Feast
Christ Church United Methodist, 655 N Craycroft Rd.
Free and open to the public; attendees are encouraged to bring non-perishable food
items, diapers, or pet food for the Christ Church Food Bank.
The University of Arizona Symphonic Choir, conducted by Dr. Elizabeth Schauer,
combines with choirs under the direction of Dr. Sinamar Pascua Respicio, including
Academy of Tucson High School Advanced Women’s Choir and Alumni, Tucson
Women’s Chorus and the Chancel Choir of Christ Church United Methodist. The
choirs will present a diverse and entertaining program of classical, folk and popular
music, and will conclude with a combined performance of “Crowded Table” by The
Highwaywomen.
Tuesday, Oct 29, 7 pm Jordan Shomper Lecture Recital
Holsclaw Hall
Free and open to the public
Doctoral student Jordan M. Shomper presents his scholarship on and performance
of Damien Geter’s Cantata for a More Hopeful Tomorrow
Saturday, Nov. 9, 7:30 pm Treble Glee and University Singers
Crowder Hall
Free and open to the public
Treble Glee and University Singers join forces for this dynamic and varied program.
University Singers is under the direction of Dr. M. Nicole Davis and assistant director
Clay Whittington, and Treble Glee is under the direction of Meg Palermo and
assistant director Xinke Shen.
Saturday, Nov. 16, 7 pm University Community Chorus
Catalina United Methodist Church
$10
Dr. M. Nicole Davis leads the University Community Chorus in their opening concert
of the 2024-2025 season. The performance will be a musical exploration of “The
Riddle of the Sphinx” from Greek mythology and will feature the work Imaginary
Creatures by Andrea Ramsey.
Monday, Nov. 25, 7 pm Collegium Musicum and Arizona Baroque
St. Philip’s in the Hills Episcopal Church
Free and open to the public (a free will offering will be taken)
Collegium Musicum (Dr. Jeff Vanderlee, conductor) and Arizona Baroque (Olman
Alfaro Portuguez, director) team up for an evening of choral and instrumental
treasures including Marianna Martines’s opulent “Miserere” in the beautiful
sanctuary of St. Philip’s in the Hills Episcopal Church.
Sunday, Dec. 8, 3 pm and 7 pm Holiday Card to Tucson Concerts
St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church
$25 (a limited number of free vouchers also are available)
Tickets on sale beginning Sept. 1. Ticket information will be available at
choral.music.arizona.edu
University of Arizona’s annual gift to the Tucson community, these performances,
presented for the first time in their new home – St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church –
feature audience sing-alongs as well as seasonal music performed by UA Symphonic
Choir, Tucson Girls Chorus, University Community Chorus, Tucson Arizona Boys
Chorus and University Singers. Get your tickets early for this popular Tucson
tradition.
Monday, Dec. 9, 3:10 pm Recital Choir: Brandon Brown and Chad Pittman
Holsclaw Hall
Free and open to the public
Doctoral students Brandon Brown and Chad Pittman conduct Recital Choir in a
short program of engaging choral works.
Tuesday, February 18, 7:00 pm Keenan Elijah Dolan Lecture-Recital
Holsclaw Hall
Free and open to the public
Doctoral student Keenan Elijah Dolan presents his scholarship on precursors of
opera and a performance of excerpts from Orazio Vecchi’s L’Amphi Parnasso.
Sunday, March 2, 3:00 pm And Louder Sing: A Choral Celebration
St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, 1431 W. Magee
Free and open to the public (a free will offering will be taken)
University of Arizona Symphonic Choir (Elizabeth Schauer, conductor) combines
with the choirs of Tanque Verde and Agua Caliente Elementary Schools (Guillermo
Keymolent, conductor) and the Chancel Choir of St. Mark’s United Methodist Church
(Jordan M. Shomper, conductor) to present a joyful and varied choral collaboration,
featuring folk song arrangements, opera choruses, spiritual arrangements and other
popular works.
Thursday, April 3, 3:10 pm Recital Choir: Dane Alexander Carten and Clay
Holsclaw Hall Whittington, conductors
Free and open to the public
Graduate students Dane Carten and Clay Whittington conduct Recital Choir in a
short program of compelling choral works.
Thursday, April 24, 7:00 pm University Community Chorus
Crowder Hall
$10
Under the direction of Dr. M. Nicole Davis, the University Community Chorus
continues its Connection Series with a program highlighting themes from author
Camille T. Dungy’s memoir, Soil: The Story of a Black Mother’s Garden.
Saturday, April 26, 7:30 pm Treble Glee and Tucson Women’s Chorus
Crowder Hall
Free and open to the public
Treble Glee (Meg Palermo, conductor, and Xinke Shen, assistant conductor) join
forces with Tucson Women’s Chorus (Dr. Sinamar Pascua Respicio, conductor) in a
joyful celebration of community and music for treble voices.
Monday, April 28, 7 pm Collegium Musicum and Arizona Baroque
St. Philip’s in the Hills
Free and open to the public
Collegium Musicum (Dr. Jeff Vanderlee, conductor) and Arizona Baroque (Olman
Alfaro Portuguez, director) team up for an evening of choral and instrumental
treasures of the Renaissance and Baroque in the beautiful sanctuary of St. Philip’s in
the Hills Episcopal Church.
Sunday, May 4, 3 pm Symphonic Choir and The Helios Ensemble
Catalina United Methodist Church
$15 tickets (available online at www.heliosensemble.org/)
For this first-ever collaboration, The Helios Ensemble (Dr. Ben Hansen, conductor)
and Symphonic Choir (Dr. Elizabeth Schauer, conductor) will combine to perform the
majestic double-choir music of Mexican composer Antonio de Salazar and Italian
composer Raffaella Aleotti. In addition, The Helios Ensemble will present a program
of works from around the globe, and Symphonic Choir will perform James
Whitbourn’s mystical Son of God Mass for choir, organ and soprano saxophone.
Tuesday, May 6, 3:10 pm Recital Choir: Youngeun Kim and Meg Palermo,
conductors
Holsclaw Hall
Free and open to the public
Graduate students Youngeun Kim and Meg Palermo conduct Recital Choir in a short
program of dynamic choral works.
Wednesday, May 7, 7 pm University Singers and the choirs of
University/Rincon
Sahuaro High School Auditorium High School, Sahuaro High School and
Ironwood Ridge
Tickets $5 High School
These five Tucson choirs come together as a mass ensemble under the direction of
Dr. M. Nicole Davis to perform excerpts from Terza Messa by Marianna Martines.
(Directors of the choirs include Dr. M. Nicole Davis, University Singers; Chris Newsom,
University/Rincon High School; Suzi Barnes, Sahuaro High School and Rachel Lovins,
Ironwood Ridge High School)