Performance Series 2011-2012

It gives Camelback Bible Church enormous pleasure to be home to another outstanding season of world-class performances. We hope our brochure makes it easier for you to plan which of these exceptional concerts you will attend. From the St. Lawrence String Quartet to the Phoenix Chorale, there is sure to be something to satisfy everyone in this year’s performance series.

Since its construction in the late 1980’s, the sanctuary at Camelback Bible Church has hosted many of the world’s finest musicians. Designed first and foremost as a place in which our church family participates in corporate worship of God, its flattering acoustical properties have made the sanctuary a preferred performance space for many of Phoenix’s premiere ensembles. We are grateful for the musicians who have again selected Camelback this year to host their concerts.

Most of the concerts at Camelback Bible Church are part of the concert series of local arts organizations (e.g. Phoenix Chamber Music Society, Phoenix Chorale, etc.). Please read carefully for the correct phone number or email address to use to order your tickets. (In most cases, it is not the Camelback Bible Church Office)

So, take a few minutes to browse through the many offerings of this season. And please, take advantage of this treasured opportunity to hear outstanding music in a heavenly space!

Pastor Tom Bookhout

CONCORDIA CHOIR (MOORHEAD, MINN) IN CONCERT Hear one of the nation’s finest college choirs perform Friday, March 2 at 7:00 PM in Camelback Bible Church. Tickets; $25 Adults; $15 Students. Available online at ConcordiaTickets.com or by calling 800-838-3006 or at the door if not sold out. René Clausen conducts the 72-voice a cappella choir in several spirituals and hymns. They have performed and recorded with The King´s Singers and Garrison Keillor calls the choir 'Exceptional!' Visit www.TheConcordiaChoir.org today for complete concert information!

Mediterranean Nights

Sunday, March 4, 2012, 4:00 p.m.

Sultry Songs & Passionate Dances from Italy & Spain

The acclaimed period-instrument ensemble arrives in Phoenix with a program of captivating Spanish and Italian love songs. Castanets and driving foot percussion make this a memorable evening.  Soprano/actress Nell Snaidas draws us into her world of 17th-century ballads, while Spanish dancer Steve Player sets sparks flying with daring improvisations.  Music by Ortiz, Merula, Uccellini and Castello reaches a redhot finish with Sorrell’s arrangement of Boccherini’s Fandango Quintet.

Tickets:
Admission: $20
Preferred Seating: $30 
Premier Seating: $40 

Performers:
Jeannette Sorrell, harpsichord & direction
Nell Snaidas, soprano * Steve Player, dancer/guitar * Olivier Brault & Johanna Novom, violin * René Schiffer, cello * Dan Swenberg, theorbo & guitar * Rex Benincasa, percussion

For more information contact 602-753-1090 or visit www.apollosfire.org

The Texas Boys Choir travels to Phoenix to present its 2012 tour program on Sunday, February 26.  Artistic director Bryan Priddy will put the 52-voice SATB boychoir through its paces, presenting a full and varied concert.  Highlights include the Personent Hodie medieval processional, Bach’s motet Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden, and movements from Ramírez’s Argentinean Folk Mass Misa Criolla.  Lighter fare finds the boys performing music from world, folk and popular traditions including a Texas-style Old West Medley, complete with Stetson hats, Star Wars, a parody using famous themes from Jurassic Park, Superman, E.T. and other John Williams’ movie scores, and the fully choreographed a cappella version of Queen’s  Bohemian Rhapsody.  The Texas Boys Choir is pleased to relate that the Phoenix Boys Choir will make a guest appearance on the program, presenting musical selections by French composers Fauré, Debussy and Duruflé.  This concert is presented as part of Camelback Bible Church’s concert series. 

 The Texas Boys Choir was founded in 1946 to provide any boy, regardless of socio-economic or ethnic background, a structured environment for the development of a world-class performing choir of boys.  Since its founding, the Choir has performed for Popes, Presidents of the United States, and for Kings and Heads of State.  With multiple appearances on National Television and on radio broadcasts, winning numerous awards including two Grammys, and producing more than 40 professional recordings with Columbia, Decca and other independent labels, the Texas Boys Choir continues to earn its reputation as one of the premiere boy choirs in the world.

 Concert information:

Phoenix, Arizona

Camelback Bible Church

3900 E. Stanford Drive • Paradise Valley, AZ  85253

(602) 955-6370

All tickets available at the door : 

Tickets: $15 admission; $10 seniors, students, children