Concert Choir
About Concert Choir
The Lawrence University Concert Choir is a highly advanced ensemble of 40-50 singers (SATB). Concert Choir performed most recently in the 2014 ACDA-North Central Divisional Convention, as well as the National ACDA convention in 2009, the North Central Divisional Convention of the ACDA (1992, 2006), the National Kodaly Music Educators Convention (1995, 1998), the Regional Bandmasters Association Convention (1996) and many state convention appearances as well. The choir is dedicated to performing both traditional and contemporary secular and sacred choral literature to the highest standards.
Concert Choir rehearses Mondays/Wednesdays 3:15-4:15 and Tuesdays/Thursdays 4:35-5:35. The ensemble performs in five major choral concerts a year. Recent collaborations with orchestra include music of Dr. Adolphus Hailstork, J.S. Bach's St. John Passion, Brahms' Ein deutsches Requiem, Britten's War Requiem, Bach's Gloria in Excelsis Deo, Handel's Messiah, Beethoven's Mass in C Major, Walton's Coronation Te Deum, Arvo Pärt's Te Deum and Lauridsen's Mid-Winter Songs.
Concert Choir is co-conducted by Steve Sieck and Phillip Swan.