Lunchtime Concert: All Saints’ Episcopal Church Choir

The Choir and Choristers of All Saints’ are the heart of a vibrant and welcoming music program in Phoenix, Arizona that brings together singers as young as 4th grade with volunteers of every age and some of the finest professionals in the city. We believe that music has tremendous power to create connections, foster understanding, and open hearts, and we draw from the Anglican tradition to bring people of every generation together with one voice.

Repertoire

Rejoice in the Lord alway – Anon. (16th c.)
Angelus suis Deus – Vytautas Myškinis
O sacrum convivium – Olivier Messiaen
Hymn to the Eternal Flame – Stephen Paulus
Sing Joyfully – William Byrd
As torrents in summer – Edward Elgar
Deus, Deus meus – Roxanna Panufnik
A Song for All Saints – Tom Peterson

Tom Peterson is Director of Music at All Saints’ Episcopal, Phoenix, Arizona and Associate Conductor with the Grammy-winning Phoenix Chorale. As a composer, Tom is a winner of the Stephen Paulus Emerging Composer Competition, is published with E. C. Schirmer, and can be found on albums by Phoenix Chorale and the Tetra String Quartet. He is a a graduate of Arizona State University, the University of Arizona, and the Royal College of Music, London.

Gavan McVey is Organist at All Saints’ Episcopal, Phoenix, Arizona, and is currently pursuing graduate studies at Arizona State University with Dr. Kimberly Marshall. He previously served as Director of Music at Emmanuel Episcopal in Orlando, Florida, and earned his Bachelor of Music in organ performance from the University of Florida.