Wartburg’s three touring music ensembles, the Wartburg Choir, Castle Singers and Wind Ensemble, 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.
Ensemble Tours Contact Information
Stephanie Klemetson
Music Tour, Camp, and Promotion Manager
100 Wartburg Blvd
PO Box 1003
Waverly, IA 50677-0903
stephanie.klemetson@wartburg.edu
Office: 319-352-8743
Cell: 651-528-9673
TOURING ENSEMBLES
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.
CASTLE SINGERS
Directed by Dr. Nicki Toliver, the Castle Singers is a select chamber ensemble with a diverse repertoire ranging from jazz to classical. Called one of the “crown jewels of the Cedar Valley,” the group has traveled to Europe, Australia, Fiji, the Caribbean, the United Arab Emirates, and Brazil. The Castle Singers have played the historic Blue Room in Kansas City, Dazzle in Denver, and the Jazz Club in Eisenach, Germany.
WIND ENSEMBLE
The college’s top wind and percussion players perform in the Wartburg College Wind Ensemble under the direction of Dr. Craig A. Hancock. 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.
Click a link below for event and venue details. All tickets are general admission (no reserved seats) and purchased tickets will be available at will call. Online sales end 24 hours prior to the event. Door sales will be available for all concerts. Ticket sales and donations support student scholarships and future tours.
2019 Castle Singers/Kammerstreicher Tour
Saturday, March 2, 7:30 p.m.
St. Mark Lutheran Church
West Des Moines, IA
Purchase Tickets
Sunday, March 3
More information coming soon!
Monday, March 4, 7:30 pm
Featuring the Liberty High School Choirs
Liberty High School Auditorium
North Liberty
Tuesday, March 5, 7 p.m.
Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church
Naperville, Ill.
Wednesday, March 6, Noon
Ash Wednesday Service
Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church
Naperville, Ill.
Thursday, March 7
More information coming soon!
Friday, March 8, Noon
St. Luke United Methodist
Dubuque
Saturday, April 13, 4 p.m.
Castle Singers and Kammerstreicher Home Concert
Wartburg Chapel
Wartburg College
2018-19 Wartburg Choir Tour
Free-will donations are accepted at all concerts unless a ticket price is listed below.
Sunday, November 4, 3 p.m.
“We Will Rise” – Wartburg Choir collaboration with First Plymouth Choir
First Plymouth Congregational Church
Lincoln, NE
Free Will Donation
Saturday, March 30 – Sunday, March 31
Wartburg Choir Run-Out
More information coming soon!
Sunday, April 14, 4 p.m.
Home Concert
Wartburg Chapel
Wartburg College
Saturday, April 20, 7 p.m.
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church
Dana Point, CA
Free Will Donation
Sunday, April 21, 8:30 and 10:30 a.m.
Easter Worship at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church
Dana Point, CA
Monday, April 22
More information coming soon!
Tuesday, April 23
More information coming soon!
Thursday, April 25, 7 p.m.
Wartburg Choir w/ Cibola High School Choir
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church
Yuma, AZ
Free Will Donation
Friday, April 26, 7:30 p.m.
Wartburg Choir feat. Helios Ensemble
Catalina Methodist Church
Tucson, AZ
Ticket information coming soon!
Saturday, April 27, 7 p.m.
Camelback Bible Church
Scottsdale, AZ
Ticket information coming soon!
2019 Wind Ensemble Tour
Saturday, Nov. 3, 7:30 p.m.
Fall Concert
Neumann Auditorium
Wartburg College
Sunday, Nov. 4, 2 p.m.
Fall Concert
Neumann Auditorium
Wartburg College
Sunday, April 14, 2 p.m.
Home Concert
Neumann Auditorium
Wartburg College
International Tour to Japan, May Term 2019
Support the tour at www.wartburg.edu/fund-wind-ensemble
More information coming soon!
2019 St. Elizabeth Chorale Concerts
St. Elizabeth Chorale Run-Out
More information coming soon!
Sunday, April 7, 2 p.m.
Spring Concert
Wartburg Chapel
Wartburg College
2019 Ritterchor Concerts
Saturday, March 23, 7:30 p.m.
Ritterchor, feat. the Fond du Lac High School Choir
Fond du Lac High School Performing Arts Center
Ticket information coming soon!
Sunday, March 24, 10:30 a.m.
Ritterchor in Worship
Church of Our Saviour Lutheran Church
Fond du Lac, WI
Sunday, April 7, 4 p.m.
Spring Concert
Wartburg Chapel
Wartburg College
2019 Symphonic Band Concerts
Nov. 29
Holiday Concert
Waverly Veterans Post
Waverly, IA
Friday, Feb. 15, 7 p.m.
Midwinter Concert
Neumann Auditorium
Wartburg College
Saturday, March 6, 2 p.m.
Spring Concert
Neumann Auditorium
Wartburg College
At Wartburg, we believe music can heal and connect people in a way no other medium can. Ensemble tours are an important aspect of a Wartburg education.
MAKING CONNECTIONS THROUGH MUSIC. WORTH IT.
Cantor and College Organist, Professor of Music, Rudi Inselmann Endowed Professor in Organ
Professor of Music
Associate Professor of Music Education / Eugene and Ruth Weidler Drape Distinguished Professor in Music
Professor of Music / Zahn Chair in Choral Conducting
Director-in-Residence of Orchestras and Strings
Assistant Professor of Music / Associate Director of Choral Activities