The Arizona Choral Society (ACS) performed its Spring Concert on Sunday, March 29th at 3:30 pm at Valley Presbyterian Church, 2800 S Camino del Sol, Green Valley. The program consisted of choral masterpieces from the Renaissance Period through the Romantic Period, including several Lenten seasonal pieces. Music was be a cappella and organ and string orchestra accompaniments. Composers included Tallis, Farrant, Mendelssohn, Elgar, Stanford, Bruckner and Beethoven. Several well-known pieces by John Rutter were also included in the program.
ACS is a multi-generational, Southern Arizona choral group dedicated to excellence in singing and authentic performance of music. The conductor is Dr. Jonathan Ng, also Director of Sacred Music and Arts at Catalina United Methodist Church. Dr. Ng 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.
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