The Phoenix Boys Choir

The Phoenix Boys Choir is a Grammy Award winning boys choir based in Phoenix, Arizona and the largest boys' choir in the United States.

Founded in 1947, the Phoenix Boys Choir has programs featuring training in voice, music theory, and performance for boys age 7 to 14. The Phoenix Boys Choir, through educating boys in the art of singing and performing the finest music in the boy choir tradition, develops character, discipline, leadership, global awareness, and a strong commitment to excellence, thereby contributing to the greater Phoenix musical life and enhancing Arizona's cultural reputation nationally and internationally. The Phoenix Boys Choir guarantees every member a world-class music education and one of the most significant experiences of his life. Currently, there are approximately 125 young boys and men participating.

Each year the choir performs a full and varied season, beginning in the early fall and ending in late May or early June, followed by their annual concert tour.

Of all of the choir's annual performances, the most attended and most highly publicized are their series of Holiday concerts performed in December. These concerts are performed in churches and concert halls across the Valley of the Sun and contain both Christmas and Hannukah pieces. In recent years the choir has been invited to sing annually at the Arizona Biltmore Resort's tree lighting ceremony.

The choir performs a classics concert-usually in February—featuring traditional pieces in the boys' choir repertoire and one or two annual Pops concerts — usually in May. The program of the pops concert generally is culled from the traditions of Americana, the American Songbook, Broadway show tunes, and pieces from contemporary film, television, and other popular outlets. These concerts often feature a special guest performer.

Georg Stangelberger joined the Phoenix Boys Choir as Artistic Director in 1999 upon the retirement of Dr. Smith. He graduated from the Musikhochschule in Vienna, and spent more than 13 years with the Vienna Boys Choir, where he served as principal choir conductor and associate artistic director. He led the Phoenix Boys Choir to its Carnegie Hall debut in 2003 and is considered largely responsible for the choir's current success.

Dr. Gregory Amerind conducts the Cadet and Town Choirs. Amerind, who joined the choir at the beginning of the 2007-2008 concert season, majored in music and theatre arts at UCLA, California State University, Northridge, and Arizona State University.

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