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The Wartburg Choir performs "Sacred Origins" at the Wartburg Castle in Eisenach, Germany.
Overview
During the past 20 years, the choir has performed in such prestigious
concert halls and events as the Avery Fisher Hall (Lincoln Center,
New York City); Carnegie Hall in New York City; Orchestra Hall in
Minneapolis; Chicago Symphony Center, two national conventions of the American Choral Directors
Association (ACDA); a North Central ACDA Convention; and throughout
38 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. Outside the United
States, the choir has performed in 15 European countries, three
of the Canadian provinces, South Africa, and national and international
music gatherings.
The Past 30 Years:
2011 |
The Wartburg Choir commissioned world renowned composer Ola Gjeilo to write a new work called "Sacred Origins" with text by Charles Anthony Silvestri. In December, the choir performed at the White House and the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. |
2009 |
Weston Noble, renowned conductor of the Nordic Choir, became interim conductor of the Wartburg Choir and described one of the concerts on tour as "one of two GREATEST EXPERIENCES" of his entire 67-year teaching career. Click here to view a video from the year. |
2006 |
The choir performed at Chicago Symphony Center as a part of its Midwest concert tour. Because
of the success of this concert, the choir performed with the
Czech National Orchestra in Prague in December over Christmas
break. |
2005 |
The choir was one of three
choirs invited to perform for the ICDA
Weston Noble Endowment Fund Concert in Ames. In addition,
the choir traveled to southern Europe and South Africa, performing
at the Simon Estes School in Capetown. The choir was also invited
for an audience with Pope John Paul II. Unfortunately, he passed
away about two weeks before the tour began. |
2004 |
Concert tour
with opera star Simon Estes included performances in the John
F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.,
Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis, Minn. and a return performance
at Avery Fisher Hall at New York City's Lincoln Center. |
2002 |
Choir invited for an audience
with Pope John Paul II in Rome. However, due to scheduling conflicts
the concert did not occur. The concert in the Wartburg Castle
was recorded for German National Radio. |
2000 |
Invitation
for a special event celebrating musical revolutions from Bach
to Louis Armstrong. The choir and alumni choir were invited
by Bishop Younan of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan
to sing in Manger Square in Bethlehem on Christmas Eve. However,
due to increased violence in the Middle East, the trip was cancelled. |
1999 |
Iowa Public Television filmed
the 1999 concert at the Wartburg Castle, which was later broadcast
on public television stations throughout the United States. |
1998 |
Performance
at the National ACDA Convention in Minneapolis, Minn. |
1995 |
Wartburg Choir performance in
the Wartburg Castle is the first time a non-professional group
is allowed to perform. Due to the fall of the Berlin Wall the
the reunification of Germany, the choir was allowed to perform
in the Great Hall for the first time in its history. |
1994 |
Choir invited
to perform at the International Choral Contest in Tolosa, Spain. |
1993 |
Performance in Carnegie Hall,
New York City |
1992 |
Performance
at the North Central ACDA Convention in Des Moines |
1991 |
European tour included a formal
concert in Notre Dame in Paris |
1989 |
Performance
in Carnegie Hall, New York City |
1987 |
Performance at the National
ACDA Convention in Minneapolis, Minn. |
1980 |
First and only American choral group to win the International
Trophy at the Cork International Folk Dance and Choral Festival,
now known as the Fleischmann
International Trophy Competition in Cork, Ireland. The Wartburg
Choir still remains the only American group to win the competition. |
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