- Phoenix Bach Choir
The Phoenix Bach Choir is the former name of the GRAMMY® winning Phoenix Chorale, a professional chamber choir based out of Phoenix,
Arizona ,United States .The ensemble formed in 1958 as the Bach and Madrigal Society. After years as an amateur ensemble, the group went fully professional in 1990 and changed its name to the Phoenix Bach Choir under Swedish conductor Anders Öhrwall. From 1992 until 1998, their conductor was Jon Washburn. Since 1998, the Artistic Director of the choir has been
Charles Bruffy . In 2004, they signed a recording contract withChandos Records . Their 2007 recording of works byAlexander Gretchaninov , made in collaboration with theKansas City Chorale , was nominated for four GRAMMY® awards for Best Classical Album, Best Choral Performance, Best Surround Sound Album, and Best Engineered Classical Album, and won in the Engineering category. [ [http://www.azcentral.com/ent/music/articles/1206grammy-bachchoir1209.html Phoenix Bach Choir Nominated for Five Grammys] . "Arizona Republic ", December 6, 2007. Accessed February 12, 2008.] [ [http://kbaq.org/news/alerts/phoenixbachchoirwinsgrammy Five Grammy nominations for Phoenix Bach Choir] . "KBAQ ", Accessed August 24, 2008.] The group's most recent collaboration with theKansas City Chorale is comprised of works byJosef Rheinberger .In August 2008, the name of the ensemble was changed from the Phoenix Bach Choir to the Phoenix Chorale, and the group has a new SACD on
Chandos Records titled "Spotless Rose."Discography
*"A Southwest Christmas" (
Soundset Recordings , 1997)
*"Shakespeare in Song" (Chandos Records , 2004)
*"Eternal Rest" (Chandos Records , 2006)
*"Gretchaninov: Passion Week" (Chandos Records , 2007)
*"Rheinberger: Sacred Choral Works" (Chandos Records , 2007)
*"A Spotless Rose" (Chandos Records , 2008)References
External links
* [http://bachchoir.org/ Phoenix Bach Choir website]
* [http://phoenixchorale.org/ Phoenix Chorale website]
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