Sunday, August 31, 2008

Civil War Museum opens in Kenosha

I was reading the Fond du Lac Reporter this morning (Travel, B7, at the end of the Sports section), and I came across an almost full page article on the opening of a new Smithsonian-affiliated Civil War Museum in Kenosha, WI. I heard about this museum during the summer when I was reading the book that goes along with Ken Burns' Civil War documentary.

I think I need to go to this museum in preparation for WLA's Fall Choral Concert "His Truth is Marching On – The Civil War in Story and Song". The concert will be performed at 7 PM on Sunday, October 19, 2008 in the Winnebago Lutheran Academy gym by the WLA choirs and will feature narrations and first person quotes by Mr. David Wege.

Thursday, August 28, 2008

CALLING ALL WLA ASSOCIATION GRADE SCHOOL CHOIRS!!

Click here to view and listen

The final song of the WLA Fall Choral Concert "His Truth is Marching On – The Civil War in Story and Song" will be "The Battle Hymn of the Republic", arranged by Peter Wilhousky for band and choir. I would like to invite all of the grade schools in the WLA association to learn the children's choir parts of this song as heard in the link above and perform it with the WLA choirs and band on October 19, 2008 at the 7 PM concert.

SATB Choral Score – View PDF or order from J.W. Pepper

Thursday, August 7, 2008

WLA Singing Schedule 2008-2009

ALL SUNDAYS HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED!!! All concert dates and times are final. Sundays in green have been confirmed. Abbreviations: Traveling Choir (TC), Viking Choir (VC), Freshman Choir (FC), Academy Kids (AK) UPDATED 8/19/08

Sep. 21, 2008 Good Shepherd, Fond du Lac 8:00 & 10:30 AM (TC)
Sep. 28, 2008
Grace, Waupun 9:00 AM (TC)
Oct. 12, 2008
St. Luke’s, Oakfield 8:00 & 10:15 AM (TC)
Oct 19, 2008
WLA Fall Choral Concert – The Civil War 7:00 PM (TC, VC, FC)
Oct. 26, 2008
Area Reformation Service 2:00 PM (TC, VC, FC)
Nov. 2, 2008
St. John’s Princeton 8:00 & 10:00 AM (TC)
Nov. 14, 2008
West Regional Choralfest Pops Concert @ Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School, New Ulm, MN 7:00 PM (AK)
Nov. 16, 2008
West Regional Choralfest Sacred Concert @ Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School, New Ulm, MN 2:00 PM (AK)
Nov. 30, 2008
Bethlehem & Martin Luther, Oshkosh 9:15 & 10:30 AM (TC)
Dec. 7, 2008
Living Water, Oshkosh (Church Dedication) 9:00 AM (TC)
Dec. 14, 2008
Grace, Oshkosh 8:00 & 10:30 AM (TC)
Dec. 21, 2008
Zion, Van Dyne 10:00 AM (TC)
Dec. 22, 2008
WLA Christmas Concert 1 7:00 PM (TC, VC, FC)
Dec. 23, 2008
WLA Christmas Concert 2 1:00 PM (TC, VC, FC)
Jan. 11, 2009
Faith, Oshkosh 10:00 AM (TC)
Jan 18, 2009
St. Peter’s, Theresa 9:30 AM (TC)
Jan. 25, 2009
Let’s Celebrate Day 11:30 AM - 5:00 PM (TC, VC, FC, AK)
Feb. 1, 2009
St. Paul’s, Brownsville 8:00 & 10:30 AM (TC)
Feb. 8, 2009
Redeemer, Fond du Lac 7:45 & 10:15 AM (TC)
Feb. 15, 2009
St. Peter’s, Kekoskee 9:00 AM (TC)
Feb. 22, 2009
St. Paul’s, North Fond du Lac 7:45 & 10:15 AM (TC)
Mar. 1, 2009Trinity, Hartford 10:00 AM (TC)
Mar. 14, 2009
WSMA Flyway Vocal Solo/Ensemble @ Laconia HS 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM (TC, VC, FC, AK)
Mar. 29, 2009
Jaroslav Vajda Hymn Festival 1 3:30 PM (TC, VC, FC)
Mar. 29, 2009
Jaroslav Vajda Hymn Festival 2 7:00 PM (TC, VC, FC)
Apr. 19, 2009
St. John’s, Fox Lake & St. Paul’s, Manchester 8:00 & 10:00 AM (TC) CHANGED 8/12/08
Apr. 29, 2009
State Solo/Ensemble Finalists Recital 6:00 PM (TC, VC, FC, AK)
May 2, 2009
WSMA State Solo Ensemble Festival @ UW-O 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM (TC, VC, FC, AK)
May 3, 2009
Emmanuel, Hartford 8:45 AM & Zion, Theresa 10:15 AM (TC) CHANGED 8/19/08
May 24, 2009Spring Choral Concert – The Music of Jackson Berkey 7:00 PM (TC, VC, FC, AK)
May 31, 2009
WLA Graduation Service 2:30 PM (TC)
Jun 15, 2009
Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - Traveling Choir in Concert with Almeda & Jackson Berkey 8:00 PM – In Memoriam: Kassarjian, Thoughts and Remembrances (TC)