About this Event
2024-2025 Concerts on the Desert Season
At Saint Barnabas, we are proud to continue our tradition of great music, world-class soloists, and a commitment to this community's cultural life. After each concert, a reception is offered in the Music Center.
All concerts are held in the beautiful sanctuary of Saint Barnabas on the Desert Episcopal Church, home of the Pritzlaff Memorial Pipe Organ. After each concert, reception is. Please take note of the special services throughout the year, and held in the Joseph C. Lincoln Hall of the Gwen Harris Music Center.
Come celebrate this exciting season of concerts with us. Please take note of the special services throughout the year, and consider participating in other aspects of the Music Ministry at Saint Barnabas. You certainly won’t want to miss the wonderful events that we have planned!
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Season-Pass for all ticketed concerts: $150 ( a value of $190 and a savings of 20% ) *Limited Time---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sunday, October 6 | 3pm
Salt River Brass: Brass Harmony
(link to SRB’s website to come soon)
Under the direction of Music Director Julie Desbordes, the Salt River Brass begin their 44th season back on the Saint Barnabas stage. The concert will feature a diverse selection of repertoire from classical masterpieces (including Bach and Strauss) to modern exciting compositions (John Williams). Don’t miss this rousing concert from one of the Valley’s staple arts organizations!
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Saturday, November 9 | 4pm-
Organ on the Desert (Free)
Join us for a wonderful collection of favorites from the organ bench played by our Music Minister and resident Organist, Michael Salazar. This recital will feature the beautiful Mary Dell Pritzlaff Sanctuary Organ, a Casavant instrument framed by the famous Wondrous Love mosaic in our Sanctuary.
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Saturday, December 14 | 4pm-
Lessons & Carols (Free)
Our annual service of Lessons & Carols continues the great Anglican Advent tradition of telling the stories that prepare us for the mystery of the Christmas season. The Saint Barnabas Parish Choir leads this service complete with congregational hymns, choral anthems and Biblical readings.
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Sunday, January 5 | 7pm
Twelfth Night Concert ( $30)
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As the Christmas season concludes, join us for our annual Twelfth Night concert as we retell the Magi journey through Brent Landau’s book Revelation of the Magi and a wonderful collection of Saint Barnabas musicians and singers. Experience the famous story in a new way that is sure to captivate and enthrall audiences of all ages.
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Saturday, February 8 | 4pm-
Duo in the Desert ($30)
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Married couple and acclaimed pianists Michael Rector and Sylvia Hong return by popular demand to the Saint Barnabas concert series to join together in a wonderful concert of works for the keyboard. Be sure to mark your calendars for this display of masterful skill and musicianship!
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Saturday, March 1 | 4pm
Urban Nocturnes ($30)
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The Phoenix-based chamber ensemble Urban Nocturnes returns once again to present a variety of works for strings and winds. Explore pieces by Süssmayr, Schubert and Reger as well as an innovative set of 7 Dances for Flute, Clarinet & Cello by Brian Raphael Nabors.
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Saturday, April 5 | 4pm
Dvorák’s Stabat Mater ($40)
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The Saint Barnabas Adult Parish Choir in conjunction with the Saint Barnabas Orchestra present one of the staples of the classical masterworks literature during the Lenten season. Experience the powerful and emotional music of Dvorák set to the famous text of the Stabat Mater as a prelude to Holy Week.
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Sunday, May 4 | 4pm
Phoenix Brass Collective: Star Wars on the Desert ($30)
(link to SRB’s website to come soon)
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Saint Barnabas on the Desert Episcopal Church, 6715 North Mockingbird Lane, Paradise Valley, United States
USD 150.00
