Wartburg College Choirs

It's another New Music Monday!🤩🎶

Over the next few weeks we will continue sharing recordings of the student composed pieces that were sung during May Term Choir! This week we are featuring 'A Myriad Dawn' composed by third-year Music Education major, Riordan Lujano.

Enjoy!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1S1ySDJb5hvEt4GZJBfXewqFKlPUi2yc0/view?usp=sharing

It's another New Music Monday!🤩🎶

Over the next few weeks we will continue sharing recordings of the student composed pieces that were sung during May Term Choir! This week we are featuring 'A Myriad Dawn' composed by third-year Music Education major, Riordan Lujano.

Enjoy!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1S1ySDJb5hvEt4GZJBfXewqFKlPUi2yc0/view?usp=sharing

It's New Music Monday!🤩🎶

Over the next few weeks we will be sharing recordings of the student composed pieces that were sung during May Term Choir! This week we are featuring 'Under Ursa Major' composed by fourth-year Music Education major, Grace Becker.

Enjoy!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZPEWSRmJa7cbZhvipausqkDbojepfZ_H/view?usp=sharing

It's New Music Monday!🤩🎶

Over the next few weeks we will be sharing recordings of the student composed pieces that were sung during May Term Choir! This week we are featuring 'Under Ursa Major' composed by fourth-year Music Education major, Grace Becker.

Enjoy!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZPEWSRmJa7cbZhvipausqkDbojepfZ_H/view?usp=sharing

May Term is in full swing, and even though the major ensembles have concluded for the year, the music hasn't stopped! One of the best parts of May Term is being able to still participate in a music ensemble. The only difference being that they are student led!

This year for May Term Choir, there are five outstanding student composers whos pieces are being performed by the choir. They include Grace Becker, Hugh Brown, Riordan Lujano, Daniel Novotney, and Amelia Ouverson.

Click on the infographics below to learn a little more about each of our student composers and the pieces they composed!

Wartburg College - Castle Singers - Keep The Whole World Singing

Check out this video of Castle Singers performing "Keep the Whole World Singing." The pieces Castle Singers performs are in a variety of styles and genres. This piece is in a barbershop style!

Wartburg College - Castle Singers - Keep The Whole World Singing Keep the Whole World SingingBill Diekema, adaptation by Joe LilesCopyright © 1989, The Barbershop Harmony Society Used by permission.Learn more about music e...

Wartburg Friends, Family, and Alumni,

From now until next Monday, May 10th, you can help support the Wartburg College Choirs by purchasing Wartburg apparel from our online store! This is also a great opportunity for past members of any Wartburg College Choir to order and sport their favorite college choir gear.

For a limited time, visit the following link below, and follow the steps in the photo which explains how to find our apparel section (click "Shop by Activity" then "Pre-Order - Choir Fundraiser").

https://www.wartburgstore.com/site_choir_fundraiser.asp

The apparel can either be shipped to a specific address or can be picked up in the Wartburg Store here on campus beginning on Tuesday, May 25th.

Thank you for choosing to support the current and future musicians here at Wartburg College!

Wartburg Friends, Family, and Alumni,

From now until next Monday, May 10th, you can help support the Wartburg College Choirs by purchasing Wartburg apparel from our online store! This is also a great opportunity for past members of any Wartburg College Choir to order and sport their favorite college choir gear.

For a limited time, visit the following link below, and follow the steps in the photo which explains how to find our apparel section (click "Shop by Activity" then "Pre-Order - Choir Fundraiser").

https://www.wartburgstore.com/site_choir_fundraiser.asp

The apparel can either be shipped to a specific address or can be picked up in the Wartburg Store here on campus beginning on Tuesday, May 25th.

Thank you for choosing to support the current and future musicians here at Wartburg College!

Photos from Wartburg College's post

Wartburg College - St. Elizabeth Chorale - The Music of Being

Are we all, each of us a melody of unique design?
Are we not strains and strands of a multicolored tapestry?
Woven together in elegant colors, and beautiful phrases.
In soaring descants that vibrate and dissolve through the dissonance of living.
We find consonance in our unity;
Beauty in diversity;
Resonance in our song.
We move and meld through duets and trios of contrasting patterns, no two alike.
Yet the music, the music of humanity calls to us, fresh and beckoning.
The music of living, the music of being, the music of becoming asks us to believe in hope.
Hope to discover the oneness of humankind.
To create the spirit of joy to sing the harmony of faith, to have joy, to have faith.
Chanting the melodies of concord, and the wisdom of patience.
We sing our song through the rhythms of life.
Come, hear the melody;
Come, feel the harmony;
Come, and sing with us.

~ René Clausen, composer and poet

Wartburg College - St. Elizabeth Chorale - The Music of Being The Music of BeingRené ClausenCopyright © 2021, Galaxy Music CorporationUsed by permission.

[04/19/21]   Congratulations to Dr. Lee Nelson and The Wartburg Choir for their exquisite, passionate, and meaningful concert this afternoon! Thank you for keeping music alive and well during these times. Blessings abound!

It's the last day of Spring Concerts! 🎶
Catch the Wartburg Choir Concert with the theme "Be Not Afraid" LIVE on Knight Vision at the link below!
https://livestream.com/wartburgknightvision/wartburgchoir

It's the last day of Spring Concerts! 🎶
Catch the Wartburg Choir Concert with the theme "Be Not Afraid" LIVE on Knight Vision at the link below!
https://livestream.com/wartburgknightvision/wartburgchoir

It's concert day! 🎶
The Castle Singers Spring Concert can be found at the link below!
https://livestream.com/wartburgknightvision/castlesingers

It's concert day! 🎶
The Castle Singers Spring Concert can be found at the link below!
https://livestream.com/wartburgknightvision/castlesingers

It's another concert day!🎶
The Ritterchor Spring Concert can be found at the link below!
https://livestream.com/wartburgknightvision/ritterchor

It's another concert day!🎶
The Ritterchor Spring Concert can be found at the link below!
https://livestream.com/wartburgknightvision/ritterchor

It's another concert day!🎶
The St. Elizabeth Chorale Spring Concert can be found at the link below!
https://livestream.com/wartburgknightvision/stelizabeths

It's another concert day!🎶
The St. Elizabeth Chorale Spring Concert can be found at the link below!
https://livestream.com/wartburgknightvision/stelizabeths

It's concert day!🎶
The Kantorei & Handbells Spring Concert can be found at the link below!
https://livestream.com/wartburgknightvision/kantorei

It's concert day!🎶
The Kantorei & Handbells Spring Concert can be found at the link below!
https://livestream.com/wartburgknightvision/kantorei

Happy Easter!!!

This Easter Sunday's Seniors being recognized are Marcus Ortiz and Theo Herbst-Ulmer.

Click on their infographics below to learn more about Marcus and Theo!

The Awakening - Real Men Sing Virtual Choir

The Real Men Sing Choral Festival is a beloved annual tradition bringing over 700 tenor and bass singers from around the Midwest to Wartburg College for a day singing. Due to the pandemic, we were not able to gather in person for the scheduled event in 2020, but in lieu of that, we partnered with Staples Area Men's Chorus (the original creators of the Real Men Sing Festival) to provide a virtual choir project opportunity for our young singers. We are grateful to SAMC director Steve Hoemberg for spearheading this project and to Trinity Animation for putting the video together. We hope you enjoy this very special performance of "The Awakening" by Joseph Martin, sung by the 2020 Real Men Sing Virtual Choir, and conducted by Dr. Lee Nelson!

The Awakening - Real Men Sing Virtual Choir This special Real Men Sing performance is a collaboration of Wartburg College, the Staples Area Men's Chorus and area high school music programs.

Our last Senior Sunday appreciation post in March is here!

Our four seniors being recognized today are Kennedy Hiles, Sarah Braverman, Caitlyn Owen, and Kimberley Strobel.

Click on their infographics below to learn more about each one of them!

The big day is here… it’s #UKnightDay at Wartburg! Be 1 of 1,852 supporters of the college at www.wartburg.edu/uknightday & follow along all day. Your support will help us continue to grow our outstanding choir program.
Share how YOUR experiences in the Wartburg College Choirs enhanced your college experience!

The big day is here… it’s #UKnightDay at Wartburg! Be 1 of 1,852 supporters of the college at www.wartburg.edu/uknightday & follow along all day. Your support will help us continue to grow our outstanding choir program.
Share how YOUR experiences in the Wartburg College Choirs enhanced your college experience!

Today's Senior Sunday appreciation post is focusing on four seniors from a variety of ensembles.

Our four seniors being recognized are Abree Russell, Autumn Voyles, Hanna Vander Wilt, and Julia Evans.

Click on their infographics below to learn about Abree, Autumn, Johanna, and Julia!

The Fall of the House of Usher on operabox.tv

I'm thinking recital attendance...

The Fall of the House of Usher on operabox.tv Enjoy on your computer or on the operabox.tv app.

Wartburg College - St. Elizabeth Chorale - Blessing

🍀Happy St. Patrick’s Day!🍀

To commemorate this Irish holiday, the St. Elizabeth Chorale brings a special performance of “Blessing” by Katie Moran Bart. The text is based on an ancient Irish prayer, said by many to be written by St. Patrick himself! This beloved piece is sung at the conclusion of every St. Elizabeth Chorale's rehearsal.

May God hold you in the palm of His hand!

Wartburg College - St. Elizabeth Chorale - Blessing Blessing - By Katie Moran Bart, Edition Number: 8946©2000 Neil A. Kjos Music Co. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

Today's Senior Sunday appreciation post is focusing on three seniors from St. Elizabeth's Chorale (Lizzie's).

Our three seniors being recognized are Hannah Witte, Grace Pistek, and Jennifer Greve.

Click on their infographics below to learn more about Hannah, Grace, and Jennifer!

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Wartburg College is hiring a new Music Tour, Camp, and Promotion Manager! Live in beautiful Waverly, Iowa and work with talented and dedicated music faculty and students- the finest in the east or west! Please share with anyone who might be interested. First apps will be reviewed March 22.

Stephanie Klemetson will be leaving Wartburg in May to pursue a full-time in music ministry position with her husband (Nick) in Winter Haven, Florida. They will be deeply missed and we are so grateful for all of the gifts they shared with Wartburg over the past decade.

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Wartburg College - Ritterchor - Wellerman sea shanty

🏴‍☠️Arg me matey's!🏴‍☠️ Check out the Ritterchor's version of the popular TikTok trend inspired by the sea shanty "Wellerman"!
https://youtu.be/Pb45UCW2OBU

Wartburg College - Ritterchor - Wellerman sea shanty Original Wellerman tune public domain; this arrangement © 2021 Braeden Ayres www.braedenayres.com. Used with permission. Learn more about music at Wartburg: ...

Woot woot to our first Senior Sunday appreciation post of March!

Our two seniors being recognized today are Mallory Laube and Hugh Brown.

Click on their infographics below to learn more about Mallory and Hugh!

Calling all future Wartburg musicians. Come be a Knight for a day!

High school students, come and see what it means to be a Knight! Sign up to visit for a day March 8-12 or March 22-26, and we'll personalize your experience so you get the most from your visit.

Meet our energetic students, enjoy a meal on us, and chat with a professor about your academic interests. Discuss our championship-level athletics with a coach or inquire about our music ensembles with an internationally acclaimed director.

Space is limited each day due to our campus health guidelines and the safety measures we follow for all our guests. Schedule your visit at www.wartburg.edu/visit or call 319-352-8264. We can't wait to show you what makes #WartburgWorthIt 🍊

Wartburg Choir - God Be in My Head - Robert A. Hobby - Wartburg College

A brand new Wartburg Choir video to start off your week! This piece, entitled "God Be In My Head," was written by Robert Hobby. https://www.wartburg.edu/god-be-in-my-head/

Attention church musicians: our friends at Birnamwood Publications are allowing us to share this recording with you as online material for your worship services! See details in the video description.

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Our last Senior Sunday appreciation post in February is here!

Our two seniors being recognized today are Amanda Jane Ferry and Jenna McMains.

Click on their infographics below to learn more about Amanda and Jenna!

Timeline Photos

It’s time for another Senior Sunday post!

Our two seniors being recognized today are London Dodd and Natalie Henriksen.

Click on their info graphics below to learn more about London and Natalie!

Sainte Chapelle by Eric Whitacre (Performed by The Wartburg Choir, Dr. Lee Nelson, conductor)

Thanks to The Choir Project for sharing this video! Wishing everyone a blessed Ash Wednesday.

Sainte Chapelle by Eric Whitacre (Performed by The Wartburg Choir, Dr. Lee Nelson, conductor) Sainte Chapelle by Eric Whitacre and text by Charles Anthony SilvestriPerformed by The Wartburg Choir, Dr. Lee Nelson, conductorRecorded January 2020 in the ...

Happy Valentine’s Day and Happy Senior Sunday!!

Today’s seniors being recognized are Ellie Roquet and Levi Capesius.

Click on their info graphics below to learn more about Ellie and Levi!