Concordia College Choral Festival 2024

January 20, 2024 (registration deadline: January 5)

Join us on campus with your singers in grades 10-12 (9th graders welcome if you have a 9-12 choir) for our annual choral festival. We are especially excited to introduce you all to Dr. Culloton’s new colleague, Dr. Joseph Kemper.

The cost is $15 per student, which includes lunch on Saturday. With the festival now being a one-day event, we are excited to have you bring as many students as you would like in as balanced of SATB numbers as is possible for you. Please note that this year’s festival will take place in the Centrum, not in Memorial Auditorium, so a registration cap will need to be put in place to honor the fire code. Register early to reserve your spaces for this year’s festival! On-campus arrival and registration begins at 9 a.m. and the grand finale concert begins at 4:30 p.m.

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Repertoire

You should plan to purchase music for your students. The selections should be well-prepared prior to the festival. 

Note: We invite you to use the music retailer of your choice to purchase the scores for our festival. For your convenience, we include links to the exact scores/editions from popular music retail websites. Please understand that illegal photocopies are not allowed to be used at this festival. Order your scores early to ensure delivery and preparation time is maximized.

Frequently Asked Questions

The registration is $15 per student. But, as you work on budgets and students ask how much money they should bring, there are a few "travel expenses" you should consider. As choir director, you will be responsible for your personal Friday night housing expense (if needed), as well as breakfast on Saturday. As far as student expenses, if you are traveling ahead of time, factor in Friday evening dinner expense on the road. The other meal on the road may be Saturday evening after dismissal. And lastly, your transportation expenses. 

Since the festival for 2024 is Saturday only, we will not be providing any on-campus housing options for students.

You should plan to purchase music for your students. The selections should be well-prepared prior to the festival. This year we are excited to be utilizing the following pieces at the festival:

Note: We invite you to use the music retailer of your choice to purchase the scores for our festival. For your convenience, we include links to the exact scores/editions from popular music retail websites. Please understand that photocopies are not allowed to be used at this festival. Order your scores early to ensure delivery and preparation time is maximized.

Registration will be Saturday morning from 9-9:30 a.m.

Driving Directions

Bring your music and a pencil, as both will be used throughout the day. Please have your singers label their music with their name and school in case it is lost or left behind.

Please have your students dress as though they were going to their grandmother's birthday party in the basement of a church. In other words, look sharp.

The concert will be at 4:30 p.m. on the campus of Concordia College. There will likely be seating available for guests (pending total festival numbers). We are pleased that our campus can be "home" to the choral festival.