Every year since 1967, the high schools of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod have gathered for either a regional (East/West) or a national choral festival. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the first WELS choral festival hosted by Luther HS, Onalaska, WI. On the weekend of November 9-11 over 400 high school students from 23 WELS high schools will descend on Wisconsin Lutheran High School in Milwaukee, WI to present two concerts, one sacred and one secular, under the theme "From Age to Age"The Pops Concert will be Friday, November 9, 2007 at 7:00 PM in the Wisconsin Lutheran High School gymnasium, 330 North Glenview Ave., Milwaukee, WI.
The Sacred Concert will be Sunday, November 11, 2007 at 2:00 PM, also in the Wisconsin Lutheran High School gymnasium.
Both concerts are free of charge and open to the public. A freewill offering will be taken at each concert to help defray the costs of hosting.
The 16 members of the WLA Academy Kids will represent WLA at Choralfest this weekend. They will be performing a medley of songs from High School Musical for the Pops Concert. For the Sacred Concert they will be in the Exultation Choir under the direction of Mr. Adrian Smith, one of the weekend's three clinicians (Mike Goede and Mary Prange are the other two). Their host families for the weekend are the members of Woodlawn Lutheran Church, West Allis, WI, where they will be singing on Sunday morning for the second service.
Mr. Witte, Do you know if and when CDs will be available of this years choral fest? It would be awesome to have one!
ReplyDeleteNo, I haven't heard yet of a CD order. I'll drop WISCO a line and see what is happening.
ReplyDeleteis there any more info on the CD's yet
ReplyDeleteI haven't heard anything yet. I'll email the festival host again right now.
ReplyDeleteMr. Witte, I was in one of the choirs for this Choral Fest (ELHS from Washington) and I lost my recording of the concert several years ago. Do you know who I can contact to buy a copy?
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