Cathalena E. Burch Arizona Repertory Singers is closing out its 2021-22 season with a dire message: Take care of the planet before it's no longer here to take care of you.
“We have come to a pivotal time in our existence,” Music Director Ryan Phillips said in a written release. “In the latest UN Climate Change report, scientists sent a dire warning. They stressed that we have a narrowing window for action. This program is the Arizona Repertory Singers’ small contribution to the fight against climate change.
People are also reading… The program also includes Frank Ticheli’s hauntingly beautiful “Earth Song,” Ralph Vaughan Williams, “Linden Lea” and “Rest,” John Rutter's soaring “For the Beauty of the Earth,” George and Ira Gershwin's “Sing of Spring” and “Great Flowing River,” which James Eakin composed during the pandemic with lyrics from Charles Anthony Silvestri.
Arizona Repertory Singers also will perform a song that was a favorite for their virtual audiences during their 2020 pandemic streamed performances.