302 W Monroe
Phoenix AZ 85003
Featuring the seven voice choir “Helios, A Modern Renaissance” performing “Voices Unveiled,” a program celebrating women composers pre 1700’s. The venue was once a large church which experienced a major fire in the 80’s and is now an epic event space. The art exhibit will feature an installation of large, suspended fiber panels by artist Brittney Wegener and an exhibit of watercolors that relate to Phoenix history by artist Candice Taylor Diaz. More program and exhibit details below.
Helios members Danya Tiller, Nina Garguilo, Holly Sheppard, Nate Pence, James Grandjean, Jason Raetz, and Jordan Murillo
Surrounding the concert in the courtyard will be an installation of large, suspended fiber panels by artist Brittney Wegener whose work uses tissue paper as a mode of expressing the fibers that support and sustain our human experience. In a beautiful side room which was once the chapel, artist Candice Taylor Diaz, a 4th generation Arizonan, will exhibit watercolors that relate to Phoenix history.
In the program Voices Unveiled, we attempt to pull back the veil of history on composers who, within the constraints of their time, channeled their need to create into enduring works of art. You will hear music made in convents by Hildegard von Bingen, Isabella Leonarda, and Sulpitia Cesis, who used their separation from patriarchal society to cultivate their musical greatness. You will also hear women who were recognized in their time as masterful composers and performers: Maddalena Casulana, the first woman to have a book of madrigals printed; Barbara Strozzi, a woman who commanded the gaze of Venice, and the "Tenth Muse" of the Americas, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, known in her day as “The Phoenix of Mexico.” Finally, you will hear the intricate, polyphonic harmonies of Raffaella and Vittoria Aleotti: maestras of the Italian 16th century.
Monroe Street Abbey
302 W Monroe
Phoenix AZ 85003
The Monroe Street Abbey does not have a designated free parking lot. However, here is a list of suggested parking options:
1. The parking garage at the base of the new “X Phoenix” high rise tower, on the NE corner of Monroe and 3rd Ave. It has hourly parking at $6 hr, about $15 total for the concert. This is the most convenient option. Spaces inthe garage are plentiful, the price is predictable, and it is just across 3rdAve from the venue. The garage entrance is on the north side of Monroe, just East of 3rd Ave. Pic below. The sign says $22, but that is the full day rate.
2. There is metered street parking on Monroe and surrounding streets, as available.
3. There are several pay lots nearby, however, their prices are dynamically priced, from$20 to $40.
4. There is street parking in the neighborhoods North of Van Buren. Consider leaving your car parked there and walking a few blocks or taking a short ride-share with Lyft or Uber to the venue.
If you have any questions, please email or call so that we can be of help. Thank you, we will see you at the concert!
Landline: 602-254-1491
Email: chamberseries@gmail.com
Downtown Chamber Series was founded in 2000 by musicians seeking a new approach to live chamber music in Phoenix, Arizona.
Our concerts are held amidst visual art and feature six programs a year, exploring a wide diversity of music and instruments including strings, woodwinds, brass and percussion. The concerts are always unique, changing with different venues, musicians, and exhibitions.
