7:30 pm Sunday, March 1 at First United Methodist Church of Orlando
General Admissio
n Tickets; $25. Adults; $10 Students
- Online at ConcordiaTickets.com
- Call the church office 407.849.6080
- At the door of First Church Campus
The Concordia Choir, Moorhead, Minn., continues to affirm its reputation as one of America’s finest a cappella choirs. Since 1920, the 75-voice choir has performed in nearly every major hall, including Carnegie Hall and Kennedy Center.
The Concordia Choir is featured in the Emmy Award-winning Concordia Christmas Concerts, which are nationally broadcast on public television. The choir’s recordings are distributed internationally and through iTunes, making it one of the top-selling choirs in the country.
A February 2010 performance and recording session with the Grammy Award-winning King’s Singers and multiple performances on Garrison Keillor’s “Prairie Home Companion” radio show highlight the choir’s world-class quality.
Michael Smith, guest conductor during Rene Clausen’s creative leave, is a graduate of St. Olaf College and the University of Northern Colorado. He was choral conductor at Brained High School for 25 years. In 2005, the National Federation of State high School Associations named him Outstanding Music Educator of the Year.
In addition to many folk songs, spirituals and hymns, the Choir will sing a piece in Estonian titled “Curse Upon Iron,” which offers an intriguing commentary on the dangers of war. Other composers on the program include J.S. Bach, Mozart, Gjeilo, Lauridsen and Christiansen.
This year’s 2015 national tour of the Southeast spans 15 days and includes locations between Pompano Beach, Fla. and Minneapolis, Minn.
Learn more at TheConcordiaChoir.org
