WLA Spring Concert 2012 Live Stream

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"Let It Shine" CD Arrived Today!

Traveling Choir's new CD arrived in the mail today!  The title, "Let It Shine" comes from the song, "This little light of mine, I'm going to LET IT SHINE," which is exactly what TC has done this school year in 23 churches of the WLA association.  They have sung God's praises in a church service which was based on the WLA theme passage "Now fear the LORD and serve him with all faithfulness." (Joshua 24:14).  You can hear the final church service here and view the bulletin here.

CDs are available from me for $20 and a digital download is also available for $16.99 on TuneSwoon.com.  I still have a couple CDs from last year ("By Faith") and the digital download of "By Faith" is always available from TuneSwoon.com as well.  Thanks to Aaron Green and Chris Ashwood of Legacy Productions for their fine work for a second year in a row!

1. All That Hath Life and Breath, Praise Ye the Lord! (René Clausen)
2. Christ Has Arisen, Alleluia (CW Supplement 719)
3. Lord, Have Mercy (Pepper Choplin)
4. The Word Was God (Rosephayne Powell)
5. Now Fear the Lord (Dale Witte)
6. Do Not Let Your Hearts Be Troubled (David Haas)
7. When You Pass Through the Waters (Paul D. Weber)
8. Jerusalem the Golden (arr. Richard Proulx)
9. Lamb of God (Twila Paris, arr. Lloyd Larson)
10. My Faith Looks Up to Thee (arr. Daniel Kallmann)
11. This Little Light of Mine (arr. Dale Witte)
12. Benediction/May the Peace of God (Keith Getty & Stuart Townend)
13. God's Word Is Our Great Heritage (CW 293)
14. The Lord Bless You and Keep You (Peter Lutkin)

WLA Traveling Choir Final Sunday at Faith, FDL (Mother's Day, May 13, 2012)

WSMA State Finalist's Recital • Wed. Apr. 25, 2012 • 6 PM • WLA Choir Room

Scores from the 2012 Wisconsin School Music Association UW-Oshkosh State Solo Ensemble Festival are posted below in RED. WLA had 21 entries this year, with 13 receiving 1st place ratings and 8 receiving 2nd place ratings.  For the third year in a row, WLA students were awarded an Exemplary Soloist Award: Jonathan Witte (Jr.) for his trumpet solo and Libby Adelmeyer (Jr.) for her Italian aria.  Congratulations to both of them for being recognized as some of the best high school musicians in the state of Wisconsin!

Marta Kerr • Violin Solo • Romance Op. 50 (Beethoven) • 2

Britt Becker • Lever Harp Solo • Canon in D (Pachelbel) • 1

Bethany Westphal • Soprano Solo • Se tu m'ami (Pergolesi) • 2

Libby Adelmeyer • Music Theater-Female Role • In His Eyes (Wildhorn) from Jekyll & Hyde • 2

Jonathan Witte • Trumpet Solo • Concerto in E Flat, Mvt. 1 (Haydn) • 1 Exemplary Soloist Award

Morgan Shafer • Soprano Solo • 2

Merissa Cutter & Jonathan Witte • Piano Duet • Classic Rock (Rocherolle) • 1

Patrick Marchant • Baritone Solo • Tu lo sai (Torelli) • 1

Rebekah Clark • Piano Solo • Swipesy (Joplin) • 1

Libby Adelmeyer • Soprano Solo • Il mio bel foco (Marcello) • 1 Exemplary Soloist Award

Naomi Haag • Piano Solo • Bagatelle No. 1, Op. 33 (Beethoven) • 1

Mason Giebel • Baritone Solo • Danza, danza, fanciulla gentile (Durante) • 2

Eric Bilitz • Concert Snare Drum Solo • 2

Jonathan Witte • Piano Solo • Romance Op. 24, No. 9 (Sibelius) • 1

Paul Pacetti • Concert Snare Drum Solo • American Suite, Mvt. 4 & 5 (Gauthreaux) • 1

Erin Jacobs • Music Theater-Female Role • How Could I Ever Know? (Simon) from The Secret Garden • 2

Rebekah Clark • Music Theater-Female Role • 1

Patrick Marchant • Music Theater-Male Role • Empty Chairs at Empty Tables (Schönberg) from Les Miserables • 1

Kailee Coleman • Bb Clarinet Solo • Sonata in C Minor, Mvts. 1, 2, 5 (Telemann) • 1

Eric Bilitz • Drum Set Solo • 2

Paul Pacetti • Marimba Solo • Tango and Mystic Fire (David) • 1

Traveling Choir Audition Form 2012-2013

WLA students who have had at least one year of choir at WLA are eligible to audition for Traveling Choir for the 2012-2013 school year. You may read and download the WLA Traveling Choir syllabus 2011-2012 for more information. The ideal number of students I am looking for is 48 (12 in a section). Students must fill out the following form before their audition day. Audition requirements are posted here. All auditions must be completed by Friday, May 4.  Sign up on the Choir Room door for an audition time.

WLA Hymnfest 2012 - Hymns from Christian Worship Supplement

Live streamed Wednesday, April 4 at 7:00 PM (CDT UTC/GMT-5) from St. Peter's Lutheran Church (WELS), 1600 S. Main St., Fond du Lac, WI. Download the Concert Program here.
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WELS Regional Bandfest 2012 at WLA

Watch the live stream of the WELS Regional Bandfest 2012
from WLA on Sunday, March 11, 2012 at 2:00 PM!

I think the WELS Bandfest is one of the best kept secrets of the instrumental programs of our WELS high schools.  It is an honors band of almost 100 of the best student instrumentalists from the 22 WELS Lutheran high schools scattered around the USA. But unless a regional or national Bandfest is being hosted by a WELS high school in your area or unless you have a son or daughter playing in one, you may have never even heard of it, let alone been to a Bandfest concert.  Winnebago Lutheran Academy is hosting one of the two of this year's regional Bandfests (the other is at Northland Lutheran HS near Wausau this same weekend.)

Schools participating at WLA this weekend are Arizona Lutheran Academy, Evergreen LHS, Fox Valley LHS, Huron Valley LHS, Illinois LHS, Kettle Moraine LHS, Lakeside LHS, Michigan LHS, Nebraska LHS, Luther Prep School, Rocky Mountain LHS, and Winnebago Lutheran Academy.

Click to download the WELS Regional Bandfest 2012 Concert Program to read about guest clinicians, Andrew Mast, Associate Professor of Music and Director of Bands at Lawrence University Conservatory of Music, and Brett Duwe, Percussion Ensemble director at Lakeside LHS, and to learn more about the concert.