ORPHEUS MALE CHORUS OF PHOENIX

Provides need-based scholarships to K–12 students in Phoenix-area youth choirs (up to $250 per semester) and undergraduate students studying choral music (up to $1,000 annually, renewable for four years); formalized in 1976, with roots in the 1947 Murdock Memorial Scholarship.

Performs nearly 20 concerts each season, including free programs for youth, veterans, the homeless, and people with dementia, featuring patriotic anthems, traditional folk songs, and soulful spirituals. Performances occur in various venues locally, nationally, and internationally, including concert halls, memory care homes, high school festivals, and national stages.

Creates numerous recordings of its performances on both vinyl and digital media.

Rehearses weekly every Tuesday evening from 7:00 to 9:30 p.m., from mid-August through early May, to prepare for performance seasons.

Provides scholarships to qualified Arizona music students, primarily focusing on vocal music, to promote choral singing at all education levels. This includes need-based scholarships of up to $250 per semester for K-12 students in Phoenix-area youth community choirs and up to $1,000 per year for undergraduate choral music students, renewable for up to four years.

Performs nearly 20 concerts each season across a variety of venues including concert halls, memory care homes, schools, and national and international stages; has performed on four continents, including at Carnegie Hall, and maintains a continuous performance history since 1929, making it Arizona’s longest continuously performing arts group.

Performs nearly 20 concerts each season featuring patriotic anthems, traditional folk songs, and spirituals; concerts are held in venues across the Phoenix area, the U.S., Canada, the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, and planned for the Baltics in summer 2026. The chorus has performed over 1,000 times since its founding in 1929, including at Carnegie Hall and for international dignitaries.

Creates and distributes recordings of performances on both vinyl and digital media, preserving and extending access to its choral music.

Creates and distributes recordings of performances on both vinyl and digital media to preserve and share its musical repertoire.

Offers need-based scholarships to K–12 students in Phoenix-area youth choirs (up to $250 per semester) and undergraduate students studying choral music (up to $1,000 annually, renewable for four years); the program began in 1947 with the Murdock Memorial Scholarship and was formalized in 1976.

Rehearses weekly during the performance season from August to May to prepare for its concert series and tours.

Sponsors the annual "Boys to Men" music festival to promote choral training for young male singers, supports the Phoenix Children’s Chorus by sponsoring a singer, and has performed for over 1,000 students in inner-city elementary schools through the Katzin Classical Music Program.

Sponsors the annual "Boys to Men" music festival to promote choral training for young male singers, supports the Phoenix Children’s Chorus by sponsoring a singer, and performs for students in underserved schools through outreach programs.

Sponsors "Boys to Men," an annual music festival designed to promote community-wide access to choral training and development for young male singers.