Wartburg’s four touring music ensembles include the Wartburg Choir, Castle Singers, Wind Ensemble, and Kammerstreicher. These ensembles schedule international tours every three years during the four-week May Term. The tours offer course credit as educational travel opportunities. U.S. tours during the other years showcase musicians throughout the country with appearances in many of the great concert halls.
MUSIC ENSEMBLE TOURS
Ensemble Tours Contact
Sarah Bouska
Music Tour, Camp, and Promotion Manager
100 Wartburg Blvd
PO Box 1003
Waverly, IA 50677-0903
sarah.bouska@wartburg.edu
Office: 319-352-8743
Cell: 641-420-8140
2024 ENSEMBLE TOURS
Select an ensemble tour below for event and venue details. All concerts are freewill unless noted otherwise. Ticketed concerts are general admission (no reserved seats) and will call tickets will be available at the door. Online sales end 24 hours prior to the event. Door sales will be available for all concerts and credit cards are accepted. Ticket sales and donations support student scholarships and future tours.
2024 TOUR SCHEDULE
Saturday, March 9, 7 p.m.
Immanuel Lutheran Church
16515 Luther Way
Eden Prairie, Minn.
Featuring the Inver Hills Community College Chamber Choir under the direction of Dr. Kyungouk Ko
Sunday, March 10, 9 and 10:30 a.m. Worship
Immanuel Lutheran Church
16515 Luther Way
Eden Prairie, Minn.
Monday, March 25, 7:30 p.m.
St. Peter Lutheran Church
540 E. Franklin St.
Denver
Saturday, April 13, 2 p.m.
Wartburg Chapel
Wartburg College
Waverly
International tour concert information coming soon.
2024 TOUR SCHEDULE
All concerts will take a free-will offering unless noted otherwise.
Sunday, Feb. 18, 3:30 p.m.
Washington Area Performing Arts
& Events Center Invitational
Washington
Friday, March 22, 7 p.m.
Lutheran Church of Peace
Platteville, Wis.
In collaboration with the Platteville High School Choir
Saturday, March 23, 7:30 p.m.
Fond du Lac High School
Performing Arts Center
Fond du Lac, Wis.
Tickets: www.hometowntickets.com
In collaboration with
Fond du Lac HS Bel Canto & Concert Choirs
Sheboygan South High School
Kenosha Indian Trail & Academy Chorale
Sunday, March 24, 9 a.m. Worship
Church of Our Saviour
Fond du Lac, Wis.
Sunday, April 14, 4 p.m.
Wartburg Chapel
Wartburg College
Waverly
Friday, April 19, 7 p.m.
First United Methodist Church
307 W Ashland Ave.
Indianola
Click to Purchase Tickets: Adults $10, K-12 Youth $5
In collaboration with the Indianola Singers
Saturday, April 20, 7 p.m.
Peace Lutheran Church
737 Barracksview Road
St. Louis, Mo.
Sunday, April 21, 9 a.m. Worship
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
327 Woods Mill Rd.
Manchester, Mo.
Sunday, April 21, 7:30 p.m.
Cathedral of St. Andrew
617 Louisiana St.
Little Rock, Ark.
Monday, April 22, 7 p.m.
Calvary Lutheran Church
7620 Baker Blvd.
Richland Hills, Texas
Tuesday, April 23, 11:30 a.m.
Exchange concert with Allen High School Choirs
Allen, Texas
Tuesday, April 23, 7:30 p.m.
Wilshire Baptist Church
4316 Abrams Rd.
Dallas, Texas
In collaboration with the Timber Creek High School Choir
Thursday, April 25, 7 p.m.
Fellowship Lutheran Church
6727 S. Sheridan Rd.
Tulsa, Okla.
Friday, April 26, 7 p.m.
Worship Through The Arts Concert Series
Liberty United Methodist Church
1001 Sunset Ave.
Liberty, Mo.
Saturday, April 27, 7 p.m.
Abendmusik Concert Series
First Plymouth Congregational Church
2000 D St.,
Lincoln, Neb.
In collaboration with Harlan High School
Sunday, April 28, 10:30 a.m. Worship
First Plymouth Congregational Church
2000 D St.,
Lincoln, Neb.
2024 TOUR SCHEDULE
Additional concerts will be posted soon.
Sunday, April 14, 2 p.m.
Home Concert
Wartburg Chapel
Waverly
Friday, April 19, 7 p.m.
Denver High School
800 Longview St.
Denver
In collaboration with the Denver High School Band
Saturday, April 20, 7 p.m.
Capitol Hill Lutheran Church
511 Des Moines St.
Des Moines
Sunday, April 21, 8:15 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Worship
Faith Lutheran Church
10395 University Ave.
Clive
Sunday, April 21, 7 p.m.
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church
5409 Northwest 72nd St.
Kansas City, Mo.
Monday, April 22, 7 p.m.
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church
1101 N. River Blvd.
Wichita, Kan.
Thursday, April 25
Exchange Concert with Denver South High School
Friday, April 26
Exchange Concert with Denver School of the Arts
Friday, April 26, 7 p.m.
Peace Lutheran Church
1404 S. Ninth Ave.
Sterling, Colo.
All concerts will take a free-will offering unless noted otherwise.
Ritterchor
Saturday, March 16, 7 p.m.
Featuring the Spirit Lake Meistersingers under the direction of Luke Miller
Sami Bedell Center for the Performing Arts
2701 Hill Ave.
Spirit Lake, IA 51360
Sunday, March 17, 10 a.m. Worship
Grace Lutheran Church
801 Hill Ave.
Spirit Lake, IA 51360
Sunday, March 17, 4 p.m.
First Lutheran Church
226 N. Putnam St.
Algona
Sunday, April 7, 4 p.m.
Home Concert
Wartburg Chapel
Waverly
St. Elizabeth Chorale
Tuesday, Feb. 6, 7:30 p.m.
Harlan Community High School Auditorium
2102 Durant St.
Harlan
Saturday, March 16, 7 p.m.
St. Phillip’s Lutheran Church
6180 Hwy 65 NE
Fridley, Minn.
Sunday, March 17, 9 and 10:30 a.m. Worship
St. Phillip’s Lutheran Church
6180 Hwy 65 NE
Fridley, Minn.
Sunday, April 7, 2 p.m.
Wartburg Chapel
Wartburg College
Waverly
TOURING ENSEMBLES
CASTLE SINGERS
Under the direction of Dr. Nicki Bakko Toliver, the group prepares a variety of repertoire from Byrd to The Beatles and beyond. Composed of advanced vocalists who are dedicated to exploring challenging choral literature. The Castle Singers tour the United States annually and travel overseas during the college’s May Term. Previous international tours included countries throughout Western and Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, the Middle East, the Caribbean, Latin America, Australia and French Polynesia.
KAMMERSTREICHER
Kammerstreicher means “chamber strings” and is Wartburg’s auditioned string chamber orchestra. Under the direction of Dr. Rebecca Nederhiser, Kammerstreicher is comprised of Wartburg’s top string students. Repertoire includes music from the Baroque to modern day, with focus on collaboration.
WARTBURG CHOIR
A mixed a cappella ensemble under the direction of Dr. Lee Nelson, the Wartburg Choir has performed in Europe, South Africa, Carnegie Hall and Avery Fisher Hall in New York City, Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis, Symphony Center in Chicago, and the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. The choir was invited to sing in the White House and the National Cathedral in 2011 and join the Czech National Symphony Orchestra in Prague for a concert in 2006.
WIND ENSEMBLE
The college’s top wind and percussion players perform in the Wartburg College Wind Ensemble under the direction of Prof. Jeff de Seriere. The Wind Ensemble became the first Wartburg music group to perform in Japan and China. Its European tours have included performances at St. George’s Church in Eisenach, Germany, home of the Wartburg Castle and birthplace of Johann Sebastian Bach. The Wind Ensemble also has performed in Austria, the Czech Republic, England, and at New York City’s Carnegie Hall.
LIFE CHANGING EXPERIENCES
Few colleges can match the rich experience of Wartburg music ensemble tours, where students form lasting connections with individuals and communities around the globe.
MAKING CONNECTIONS THROUGH MUSIC. EXPERIENCE MORE.
ENSEMBLE DIRECTORS
Karen Black
Cantor and College Organist, Professor of Music, Rudi Inselmann Endowed Professor in Organ
Rebecca Nederhiser
Assistant Professor of Music
Lee Nelson
Professor of Music / Zahn Chair in Choral Conducting
Lia Snead
Assistant Professor of Music
Nicki Toliver
Associate Professor of Music / Associate Director of Choral Activities