Posted 6:34 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013
Four UW-La Crosse choirs will present their first concerts of the academic year.
Four UW-La Crosse choirs will present their first concerts of the academic year. The Women’s Chorus and the Chamber Choir will perform at 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26. The university’s Männerchor and Concert Choir will take the stage at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27.
Both concerts are in Annett Recital Hall in the Center for the Arts. Admission is free.
The concerts will present a variety of firsts:
• Saturday’s concert will be the first for new Women’s Chorus conductor Aliyah Richling. The choir also has the largest number of singers in recent years.
• On Sunday, Männerchor, which has 11 new freshmen singers, will be premiering conductor Gary Walth’s “Männerchor Theme Song.”
• Sunday, America’s military veterans will be acknowledged with the singing of the “Navy Hymn” by the men’s chorus and the “Star Spangled Banner” by the Concert Choir.
If you go—
Who: UW-L Women’s Chorus and the Chamber Choir
What: Concert
When: 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26
Where: Annett Recital Hall, Center for the Arts
Admission: Free
Who: UW-L Männerchor and Concert Choir
What: Concert
When: 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27
Where: Annett Recital Hall, Center for the Arts
Admission: Free