The Phoenix Urban Nocturnes ensemble performs in various configurations from duos and trios to the full sextet. For their concert in Tucson, it will be a trio.

St. Andrewโ€™s Bach Society kicks off its 2022 summer concert series on Sunday, June 5, with the Phoenix-based Urban Nocturnes, an ensemble of moonlighting Phoenix Symphony players.

In addition to playing with the Phoenix Symphony, Urban Nocturnes is the artist-in-residence chamber ensemble at the 100-year-old Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in downtown Phoenixโ€™s historic Roosevelt district.

The group usually includes six musicians, but for the concert Sunday it will be just three โ€” founders violinist Karen Sinclair and violist Christopher McKay and flutist Viviana Cumplido Wilson, who played three seasons with the Tucson Symphony Orchestra in the early 2000s.

At Sundayโ€™s concert, Urban Nocturnes will perform works by Haydn, Reger, Spohr and Szervรกnsky. Admission is $25 for reserved seats, $15 for general admission and $10 for students through standrewsbach.org.

The concert starts at 2 p.m. at Grace St. Paulโ€™s Episcopal Church, 2331 E. Adams St.

The St. Andrewโ€™s Bach Society series runs through August.


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Contact reporter Cathalena E. Burch at cburch@tucson.com. On Twitter @Starburch