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Our Impact

Singing for Good

Large intergenerational choir rehearsal with children, teens, and adults performing together on stage.
Choir members of different ages singing with sheet music in hand.
Young choir members in green shirts rehearse with sheet music during a community performance.
Choir of children and adults rehearsing on stage under the direction of a conductor raising his arms.

Promoting the musical arts through educational programs

  • Sponsor of Boys to Men, an annual music festival promoting community-wide access to choral training and development of young male singers
  • Katzin Classical Music Program – performed for 1000 students & staff in three inner city elementary schools

Our Scholarship Program for young singers interested in musical performance careers

Large intergenerational choir rehearsal with children, teens, and adults performing together on stage.
Choir members of different ages singing with sheet music in hand.
Young choir members in green shirts rehearse with sheet music during a community performance.
Choir of children and adults rehearsing on stage under the direction of a conductor raising his arms.
Smiling volunteers wearing hairnets package meals together at a Feed My Starving Children charity event.
Smiling child volunteer wearing a hairnet at a Feed My Starving Children charity event.
Large group of smiling choir members and volunteers posing together indoors.
Two smiling volunteers wearing hairnets at a Feed My Starving Children charity event.
Volunteers of all ages wearing hairnets work together to package meals at a Feed My Starving Children charity event.
Volunteers carefully preparing food packages at a Feed My Starving Children charity event.

Community and Humanitarian Outreach

Outreach Performances

Benefit Concerts For

In The News

  • The Orpheus Male Chorus of Phoenix is honored to have a photo of the chorus during a performance featured in the Local Voices section of Echo Magazine.
Bold text “Men Do Sing 2024” with shadows of singers, accompanied by the tagline “The joy of singing can last a lifetime.”

The Orpheus Male Chorus of Phoenix is proud to sponsor the Annual “Men Do Sing” Festival.

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Event Uniform

The festival will be on Saturday, November 2, 2024,
at Central High School (4525 N. Central Ave, Phoenix 85012).

Event Details

Participants should wear their B uniforms as opposed to their more formal concert attire.  For most adult choirs this will be something like a polo/golf shirt and khaki pants. Students are encouraged to wear a T-shirt or polo with their school’s/choir’s name on it.  We only ask that the students don’t look sloppy, so no torn jeans or faded shirts please.

Event Format & Additional Info

The format for the day will be very similar to the past several years.

  • Each director is responsible for rehearsing the mass choir pieces before coming to the festival.
  • Recorded parts for all three mass choir pieces can be accessed by using this link Mass Choir Tracks
  • Mass choir rehearsal on November 2nd will begin at 1:00.  Each guest conductor will get approximately 45 minutes to rehearse their piece.
  • We will take a 20–25-minute water, cookie, and bathroom break.
  • Three adult choirs will each perform two selections for the other choirs and audience.
  • Approximately four youth/school choirs will perform one selection each for the other choirs and audience. Please indicate in the application if you desire to have your group perform.
  • Following the individual choirs’ performances, all singers (junior high, high school, and adults) will come together to perform the three mass choir pieces.
  • Admission for friends and family who want to see the concert will be $5. Tickets will be available in advance online at peru-chicken-871123.hostingersite.com and can be purchased at the door.

Repertoire

The mass choir pieces are listed below.  You can get the music from whatever music distributor you prefer, but we wanted to let you know that all three pieces are cheaper at Sheet Music Plus compared to J.W. Pepper.

Let the Music Fill Your Soul by Jacob Narverud, directed by Tim Westerhaus
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Come Travel with Me by Scott Farthing, directed by Joey Johnston
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The Morning Trumpet by Mack Wilberg, directed by Brook Larson
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COST TO PARTICIPATE

The music selections listed above and transportation to and from the venue should be your only cost. All groups are responsible for purchasing their own music and there is no registration fee.

Tickets for the concert are $5 and are available at Tickets or at the door (12 and under are free). Festival participants do not require a ticket.

IS MY CHOIR ABLE TO PERFORM A SOLO PIECE?

Probably.  When you fill out the registration at the link above, let us know that you will be attending and that you would like to have your ensemble perform. We can only allow a limited number of groups to participate in the concert and each youth choir will be limited to one song per group.

Guest Conductors

We are pleased to announce the guest conductors for Men DO Sing 2024 are Tim Westerhaus (Director of Choral Studies, Northern Arizona University) and Joey Johnston (Director of Choirs, Chandler-Gilbert Community College).

Day of Schedule

12:30-1:00 Singers arrive and find seats
1:00-1:05 Welcome and warm-up > Brook Larson
1:05-1:40 Joey Johnston rehearses “Come Travel with Me”
1:40-2:15 Brook Larson rehearses “The Morning Trumpet”
2:15-2:40 Water, cookie, and bathroom break
2:45-3:20 Tim Westerhaus rehearses “Let the Music Fill Your Soul”
3:20-3:30 Get into place on the stage
3:30-4:00 Run through pieces on stage
4:00-4:30 Break before concert begins/groups organize for their numbers
4:00 Doors open to public
4:30 Concert begins
6:00 Concert ends