Arizona Choral Society to present spring concert

Green Valley News

The Arizona Choral Society is performing its Spring Concert on March 29, at 3:30 p.m. at Valley Presbyterian Church. ACS is a multi-generational, Southern Arizona choral group dedicated to excellence in singing and authentic performance of music, conducted by Dr. Jonathan Ng.

The program consists of choral masterpieces from the Renaissance Period through the 20th century, including several Lenten seasonal pieces. Music will be a cappella and organ and string orchestra accompaniments.

Composers include Beethoven, Bruckner, Elgar, Farrant, Haydn, Mendelssohn, Paulus, Stanford and Tallis. Several well-known pieces by John Rutter are included.

Ng is director of Sacred Music and Arts at Catalina United Methodist Church. He has appeared as orchestral and choral conductor for various groups throughout the United States. He made his Carnegie Hall conducting debut in May 2007 with many of the current ACS members. He received his doctorate in conducting with minors in Vocal Performance and Pedagogy and Music History and Literature from Indiana University. He received his master’s degree in conducting and church music from Westminster Choir College.

If you go

What: Arizona Choral Society Spring Concert

When: Sunday, March 29, 3:30 p.m.

Where: Valley Presbyterian Church, 2800 S. Camino del Sol

Tickets: $8 in advance; $10 at door; available at www.azchoral.org or can be purchased from any ACS member, the ACS Web site: www.azchoral.org, and Janie Murphy in Tucson (444-2968) and Vicki Fitzsimmons in Green Valley (625-4341).