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Estes/Wartburg Choir East Coast Tour

The following photos are available for download in print quality. Photos below include photos of the performers as well as members of the alumni tour held in conjunction with the tour.

Performer Photos:

The Washington Post described the Wartburg Choir as “a Mighty Fortress of skill.”	The Wartburg Choir at Avery Fisher Hall, New York.
Choir members gather for a photo at New York’s Avery Fisher Hall, where they performed with Simon Estes March 3.	Choir members rehearse at Avery Fisher Hall.
Choir members pose next to the concert billboard at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.	Choir members rehearse at Avery Fisher Hall.
Choir members rehearse at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.	Wartburg Choir member Paul Kort, left, studies with Simon Estes, left center, who in turn studied with Charles Kellis, right center. They visit with Wartburg Choir director Paul Torkelson, right, at a reception following the New York performance by Estes and the choir.

Other Photos:

Choir families, alumni, and friends toured Ellis Island as part of an alumni tour to Washington, D.C. and New York.	Simon and Ovida Estes and Kris and President Jack Ohle enjoy birthday cake at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. The choir sang “Happy Birthday” to Estes at the conclusion of the March 1 concert, prior to his March 2 birthday. Kris Ohle’s birthday was March 1.
Choir alumni at the Kennedy Center concert in Washington, D.C. included Luke Harms ’02, Navy Lt. Adam Bellin ’99 and Mory Pagel ’00.	Daryl and Mary Kay Johnson of Independence, parents of choir member Adam Johnson, and Carolyn Carr, sister of choir member Elizabeth Carr, attend a reception at Avery Fisher Hall.
Choir alumnus Eric Kurtz ’97 and his wife, Jennifer Cox Kurtz ’99, traveled from their home in Vernon, Ct., for the choir concert in New York City.	President Jack R. Ohle and Kris Ohle greet New Yorkers David Hutson ’65 and his wife Mary at a reception preceding a concert by Simon Estes and the Wartburg Choir at Avery Fisher Hall.
Alumni tour participants enjoy a reception at New York City’s Lincoln Center. Clockwise from right: June and John Mehlhaus of Dysart, Nadine Overlay of Aurora, Colo., Ramona Johnson of Fort Collins, Colo., Karan Boevers and Verdeen Pavelec of Readlyn.	Shirley Hughes, Salley Severson and Rachel Riensche '80 at the Gasthaf zur Gemutlichkeit resaurant in Minneapolis.