Mark your calendar!
As the program year approaches, it’s time to mark some important choir dates on your calendar!
Choir of Saint Philip’s Retreat
Who: Adult choristers
When: 7:00pm-9:00pm, Friday, September 11
Saturday, September 12, 9:00am-12:00pm
Kick off the choir year with our annual choir retreat! We will dive into rehearsals for our first projects of the year: Jonathan Dove’s Missa Brevis for Michaelmas (October 4) and Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem for a fall Saint Philip’s Sings concert.
If you are interested in singing in the choir for the first time, contact me at justin.appel@stphilipstucson.org to discuss your interest. We are always delighted to welcome new members, and you do not necessarily need to have stellar singing skills to join. The Choir of Saint Philip’s rehearses from 7:00pm-9:00pm on Thursdays, September-May.
Choral Evensong
Who: Various choirs
When: October-May
Sundays at 4:30pm
Beginning on Sunday, October 4, Saint Philip’s will resume weekly Choral Evensong from the 1662 Book of Common Prayer, sung by our Lay Clerks, the Saint Nicholas Choir and Schola Cantorum, and our St Morwenna Voices (senior choristers from the Saint Nicholas Choir and alumnae).
If you are interested in joining the Schola Cantorum, please be in touch with me at justin.appel@stphilipstucson.org. The Schola rehearses with the Saint Nicholas Choir from 3:15pm-4:15pm on the second and third Sundays of each month from October-May, directly before Evensong.
This year, the Schola and Saint Nicholas will prepare for a week-long residency as Visiting Choir at Exeter Cathedral from July 19-25, 2027. We are very excited to launch the fifth UK Residency, in conjunction with the Youth Pilgrimage to Walsingham.
