Seventh Annual Choral Arts Finale

Gala Concert Showcases Outstanding High School Choral Groups

ST. PAUL, MN (04/11/2012)(readMedia)-- CALENDAR ALERT: Music - Seventh Annual Choral Arts Finale

Contact: Tad Dunham, Concordia Public Relations, (651) 641-8722, tdunham@csp.edu.

WHAT: Seventh Annual Choral Arts Finale

WHEN: Sunday, April 15, 2012, 7:30 p.m.

WHERE: Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis

COST: Tickets are $13 and available at the Orchestra Hall Box Office.

Summary: Concordia University, St. Paul will host the seventh annual Choral Arts Finale on Sunday, April 15 at 7:30 p.m. at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis. Concordia's Christus Chorus will be performing, along with five competitively selected high school choirs from Armstrong High School (Robbinsdale), Buffalo High School, Eagan High School, Princeton High School and the Bella Voce Young Women's Choir from Rochester. The five selected choirs will participate in a full-day choral clinic on the campus of Concordia University, culminating in a performance with both solo and massed performances at Orchestra Hall. Dr. André Thomas of Florida State University, a distinguished composer of spirituals and gospels, will be the guest clinician. Concordia's Christus Chorus will join the five Minnesota choirs to perform a gospel piece arranged by Dr. Thomas.

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