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Information
- Members:
- René Clausen, Conductor
Read the choir blog:
http://blog.cord.edu/choir/
The Concordia Choir is widely considered one of the world’s premier undergraduate vocal ensembles that tours the world, sings for royalty and garners praise from critics. The 72-voice choir continues to affirm its reputation as one of the nation’s finest a cappella choirs and a leader in interpreting and advancing the Lutheran choral tradition.
The choir’s long and distinguished history dates back to its beginning in 1920. The group has performed in nearly every major hall in the United States including Carnegie Hall and Kennedy Center.
Along with serving as a focal point for the annual Concordia Christmas Concert, The Concordia Choir’s renowned reputation was further enhanced in 2003 when it performed conductor Dr. René Clausen’s composition MEMORIAL at Lincoln Center and Riverside Church in New York City.
The choir has toured extensively throughout Europe and was recently featured on a BBC radio show broadcast across the United Kingdom. It has also performed for the King and Queen of Norway and sung with The King’s Singers. The choir’s recordings are distributed nationwide making it one of the top-selling college choirs in the United States. - Genre:
- Classical Choral
- Hometown:
- Moorhead, MN
Events
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- The Concordia Choir Home Concert
Memorial Auditorium
Sunday, March 8 at 4:00pm - René Clausen conducts The Conc...
Hopkins Auditorium
Saturday, March 7 at 7:00pm - René Clausen conducts The Conc...
Castle Theater - MACC
Tuesday, March 3 at 7:00pm - René Clausen conducts The Conc...
Cathedral Church of St. Andrew
Sunday, March 1 at 5:00pm - René Clausen conducts The Conc...
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific ...
Wednesday, February 25 at 8:00pm - René Clausen conducts The Conc...
Ryerson United Church
Tuesday, February 24 at 7:30pm - René Clausen conducts The Conc...
Northshore Performing Arts Center
Monday, February 23 at 7:00pm - René Clausen conducts The Conc...
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
Sunday, February 22 at 5:00pm - René Clausen conducts The Conc...
First Presbyterian Church
Saturday, February 21 at 8:00pm - René Clausen conducts The Conc...
Paul Shaghoian Concert Hall
Saturday, February 7 at 3:30pm
Notes
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- Recording session complete. Complete success 11:19am May 26
- Concordia Choir Sandbagging 12:20pm Mar 25
- Mahalo nui loa Concordia Choir for being my Ohana 2:03pm Mar 13
Photos
2 of 10 albumsSee All
1958 European Choir TourUpdated about 4 months ago
1978 Norway Choir TourCreated about 4 months ago
4 of 23 fan photosSee All
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Alick Malama Your singing brings me to heart of God. Its very uplifting and annointed.
I have sung the words “I know that I have been blessed again and over again” countless times during many wonderful concerts with The Concordia Choir, but now as I sit here back in the wonderfully frigid Moorhead, Minnesota after a fantastic tour, I truly understand and feel the meaning of...
The choir decided to leave Hawaii with a bang by throwing a cookout party at a park by the ocean our last night in Maui. The meal was organized by Team Awesome, which consisted of Grant Vanderford, Michael Schaefer, Mackenzie Kane, Alyssa Gronewald, Brittany Gronewald and me, Katie Bleskacek...
The Concordia Choir is reviewing pitches during their recent session. We captured a great take of Alfred Schnittke’s Choral Concerto, Movement I.
Matthew Culloton Hey Concordia Choir! Audition for The Singers - Minnesota Choral Artists. The choir is based in Minneapolis, and next season's schedule includes Rachmaninoff's Vespers and a three-day Morten Lauridsen residency and festival. Audition info at www.singersmca.org. Your fellow Cobber - Matt, '98!
Robert C. Johnson Sounds and looks like you had a great tour. Congratulations! B.J. Johnson
Ron
As a bass from the 1957-60 choir, I welcome this Facebook opportunity. Now I can keep track of you the way I keep track of our grandchildren. I found the photos from the '58 Europe tour gripping in a score of ways, just as 50-year old voices sing out to me from my iPod. It will be fun hearing from alums of that ensemble.
Ron Marken
Emeritus Professor of English
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Canada
BA(60)
April 14 at 4:17pm · Report
Sean Steiner
Showcase is coming up and there is a need of people to audition! auditions are Thursday the 16th, Saturday the 18th, and Sunday the 19th of this month. I know you would all do very well, so if you feel so inclined please try out!
Thanks so much,
-Sean-
April 8 at 6:41pm · Report
The Concordia Choir has been told to leave campus; along with all of the other Concordia College students. Pray.
The Concordia Choir is decompressing from a fantastic tour and then getting ready to record.
The Concordia Choir
Make sure to keep following the blog! Dr. Clausen just wrote a new post that beautifully sums up this year's tour experience!
http://blog.cord.edu/choir/?p=234
March 12 at 12:35pm · Report
Joe
check out the new vid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhaGnUkip
March 11 at 7:39am · Report
The Concordia Choir has cracked 600 fans on Facebook! Do your part and invite someone to be a fan.
Incredibly overwhelmed in a magnificent way is basically the only phrase I can put together to describe how I was feeling the night of the concert in Maui – our last concert of the abroad part of tour before heading back to the homeland...
We are back in the land of Minnesota. It’s a bitter-sweet return. The trip was amazing, but now it’s time to get back down to business and star t school again. Yesterday, I had the harsh realization that this school year is almost over...
Dale Lammi Having not missed hearing the Concordia Choir since I was a freshman, or "first year student" at Concordia, that would be forty years in-a-row, it will be good to hear the choir at their home concert at 4:00 p.m., this afternoon in Moorhead in the gym. Okay, Memorial Auditorium. There is a rumor that we only need about 55 million $ for a concert hall, which would include an endowment for up keep. Something to think about for future generations of Cobbers, singers, and musicians alike. Then we could bail them out of the gym! Soli Deo Gloria!!!
March 8 at 9:13am · Report
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From the day we arrived in Maui to the day we left, we were welcomed with kindness and excitement. Our hosts of the Maui concert (Celia Canty and Adele Rugg) shared at dinner that we may not realize it but we were making a huge impact on the community and on the organization...
The Concordia Choir can now be found at www.facebook.com/concordiachoir - tell friends and alumni!