The Concordia Choir, from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minn., will give a concert 7 p.m. March 3 at Trinity Episcopal Church in Redlands, as part of its 2022 tour of the Southwest.
The choir’s repertoire ranges from music of J.S. Bach and Renaissance motets to contemporary choral works and arrangements of familiar hymns.
Tickets are $20 for adults and $5 for students, available at ConcordiaTickets.com and TheConcordiaChoir.org or by calling 218 299-4886. Tickets may also be purchased at the door if seats are available,
Masks and proof of vaccination and boosters are required.
A reception in the church garden will follow the concert.
Since 1920, the Concordia Choir has performed in venues including Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center and has toured internationally. The choir will tour in Italy in May.
In 2010 the Concordia Choir participated in a performance and recording session with the Grammy Award-winning King’s Singers, according to a news release.
The Concordia Choir is under the direction of Michael Culloton, the fourth director in the choir’s 101-year history and the first graduate of Concordia to hold that position.
Previous directors include Paul J. Christiansen, son of F. Melius Christiansen of the St. Olaf Choir, who conducted for 49 years and was followed by René Clausen, who conducted the choir for 34 years and retired in 2020.
Culloton has been recognized as the Minnesota American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) Young Conductor of the Year and has received the ACDA/Vocal Essence Creative Programing Award for his workwith the Choral Arts Ensemble of Rochester, Minn.
Trinity Episcopal Church is at 419 S. Fourth St., Redlands. For information, call the church at 909-793- 2014.
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