The Wichita Chamber Chorale will join Wichita State University choirs Dec. 6-7 for the 47th annual Candlelight Christmas Concerts at Wiedemann Recital Hall on the WSU campus.
The concerts, 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6, and at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 7, will feature the WSU A Cappella Choir, Women’s Choir, Chamber Singers and Madrigal Singers. The Wichita Chamber Chorale will close the concerts with a 20-minute program of selections from its upcoming Sounding Joy concert.
Tickets for the event are $7 with discounts available. For information, contact the College of Fine Arts Box Office at (316) 978-3233.
The Wichita Chamber Chorale, lauded as the area’s premier adult choral ensemble, and the Perry Berns Gallery of Dallas, Texas, will together host an art exhibition and auction on Saturday, October 17, 2009, at CityArts, 334 N. Mead in the Old Town Plaza.
The exhibition of approximately 200 works of art begins at 6:15 p.m. and the auction will begin at 7 p.m. A portion of the sales will directly benefit the Chorale in their upcoming 2009-2010 season, which features the Sounding Joy holiday concert in December and the Choral Classics concert in March.
Owner Perry Berns will be the emcee and auctioneer for the evening. Mr. Berns has more than 30 years experience in successful fundraising for nonprofit organizations and arranges 50 to 60 auctions each year. All works are custom-framed and will be accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.
Chorale board president Spencer Stelljes encourages both experienced and beginning collectors, everyday art lovers, and Chorale supporters to attend. Winning bids are expected to be at a fraction of gallery prices.
“The atmosphere is fun and educational, not at all intimidating, and hors d’oeuvres, beverages, and a little musical entertainment, along with Perry’s diverse selection of art, will make for a great evening,” Stelljes said.
A suggested donation of $5 will help with expenses and enter each person in a drawing for a free work of art.
Contact:
Spencer Stelljes, Chorale Board President
(316) 259-9683
www.wichitachamberchorale.com
The Wichita Chamber Chorale will be featured at the Kansas Choral Directors Association’s 2009 Summer Conference July 10 in Topeka.
The Chorale will perform under guest conductor John Buehler in an evening concert at Topeka’s Grace Episcopal Cathedral. The KCDA Women’s Choir will open the concert, which begins at 7:30 p.m.
Buehler will be honored during the conference with the 2009 Harry Robert Wilson Award, presented annually to a Kansas choral director who has demonstrated a high level of commitment and contribution to the choral art in Kansas.
Buehler recently retired from Baker University where he served for 25 years as a professor and chair of the music department.
The Wichita Chamber Chorale will perform a concert this week as part of the American Guild of Organists regional convention.
The chorale will perform at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 16, at First Presbyterian Church, 525 N. Broadway in Wichita.
The Chamber Chorale’s program will open with “Fanfare” for organ by William Mathias, played by David Josefiak.
The chorale will sing works by Gerald Finzi, Felix Mendelssohn, Louis Vierne and J.S. Bach. The program will conclude with Zoltan Kodaly’s majestic “In Praise of Organs” for chorus and organ.
For more information about the regional convention and a schedule of events, go to http://www.pipesontheplains09.org.
We are unable to take online ticket orders for Cabaret 2009. The information was incorrect in newspaper listings for the concert.
Tickets may be purchased at the door or by calling 267-2796.
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