High School Choral Festival
Concordia College Choral Festival Featuring Dr. Andrea Ramsey
Oct. 4-5, 2024
Join us on campus with your singers in grades 10-12 (ninth graders are welcome if you have a 9-12 choir) for our annual choral festival. We are especially excited to welcome Dr. Andrea Ramsey to campus to work with your choirs.
There is no cost for students to attend this festival unless they choose to eat lunch on campus. The cost for lunch is $15 per student. 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. Register early to reserve your spaces for this year’s festival!
Friday, Oct. 4, will consist of a Song Share event that is open to all interested schools. Our guest choirs will all perform a couple of selections that night and offer a short workshop that will be interactive with the entire audience. The Concordia Choir will also sing at that evening’s Song Share event, and the night ends with snacks and refreshments for all attending.
Saturday, Oct. 5, will be a full day of rehearsals and performances beginning with registration at 9 a.m. and ending by 5:45 p.m. There will be three massed choir selections that will be carefully selected so that they may be great candidates for fall programming at your high school. The day will feature great musical performances, exciting rehearsals, and a grand finale concert event that will be out of this world!
Repertoire
You should plan to purchase music for your students. The selections should be well prepared prior to the festival.
The Gift to Sing (SATB) — Andrea Ramsey | MusicSpoke
Common Threads (SATB) — Andrea Ramsey | MusicSpoke
Oh, My Luve's Like a Red, Red Rose (SATB) — René Clausen | JW Pepper
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.