Phoenix Bach Choir

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The Phoenix Bach Choir is a Grammy award winning vocal choir based out of Phoenix, Arizona, United States. Their repertoire includes J.S. Bach along with many other composers.

The ensemble formed in 1957. In 1997, their conductor was Jon Washburn; the current conductor is Charles Bruffy. In 2004, they signed a recording contract with Chandos Records. Their 2007 recording of works by Alexander Gretchaninov, made in collaboration with the Kansas City Chorale, was nominated for five Grammy awards for Best Classical Album, Best Choral Performance, Best Surround Sound Album, Best Engineered Classical Album, and Best Producer, and won in the Engineering category.^[1] The group's most recent release is comprised of works by Josef Rheinberger.

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• A Southwest Christmas (Soundset Recordings, 1997)
• Shakespeare in Song (Chandos, 2004)
• Eternal Rest (Chandos, 2006)
• Gretchaninov: Passion Week (Chandos, 2007)
• Rheinberger: Sacred Choral Works (Chandos, 2007)

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