Wartburg Choir to offer three performances in New York City
Waverly, IA (04/21/2022) — The Wartburg Choir will perform three concerts in New York City, including a special performance at Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center on Friday, April 29.
The choir's first stop on April 29 is a 10:45 a.m. concert at St. Patrick's Cathedral on Fifth Avenue. This concert is free and open to the public. The Lincoln Center performance begins at 8 p.m. Friday, and tickets are available at www.lincolncenter.org/.
Then, on Saturday, April 30, the Wartburg Choir will perform at 4 p.m. at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 3 W. 65th St. This concert also is free and open to the public.
The concerts are part of the choir's 2022 National Tour. Donations will be accepted to support future tour opportunities. The program will feature pieces by J.S. Bach, C. Hubert H. Parry, Abbie Betinis, F. Melius Christiansen, Vytautas Miskinis, Ily Matthew Maniano, Ruthie Foster and Reena Esmail.
"Our performance will focus on the collective human journey seeking transcendence," said Lee Nelson, director of Wartburg College choral activities and Wartburg Choir conductor. "The Wartburg Choir's performance seeks passage through transcending glory, peace, illumination, praise and grace. Our concert is an eclectic celebration for all who are enduring, all who are grieving and all who are overcoming. The music is a reflection of our path to transcendence."
The tour will take the choir through Iowa, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia.
Founded in 1937, the internationally acclaimed Wartburg Choir performs sacred music from all historical periods and styles and often collaborates with contemporary composers. Choir members are chosen by audition and represent various academic disciplines on campus. Wartburg Choir is a story of dedicated service and learning, told by scores of choir members who have truly learned what it means to be a servant leader. Their experiences create a rich testimony of the choir's ongoing purpose and passion over the past 85 years.
Wartburg, a four-year liberal arts college internationally recognized for community engagement, enrolls 1,543 students. Wartburg is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and named after the castle in Germany where Martin Luther took refuge disguised as a knight during the stormy days of the Reformation while translating the Bible from Greek into German.
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