Join the MCTC Choirs!

MCTC has two choirs for you to choose from. The MCTC College Choir (MUSL 1210) is a non-auditioned group, made up of members of the MCTC community who love to sing. No previous musical background is required for membership in this chorus. What is required is a willingness to work hard, a love of music, and a desire to sing with others. This choir meets Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10:10 to 11:00 am in F2600.

The MCTC Vocal Ensemble (MUSL 1220) is a select ensemble made up of members of the MCTC community who have some previous musical experience, and want more of a musical challenge. This choir meets Mondays and Wednesdays from 11:15-12:30 in F2700.

Membership to both MCTC choirs is available for credit and non-credit. If you are interested in singing with one or both of these ensembles, put them into your plans for spring semester. Contact Dr. Elizabeth Pauly if you have questions, or to schedule an audition. You can call 612.659.6000 ext. 4098, email: Elizabeth.Pauly@minneapolis.edu, or stop by F2405.

More information can be found on the choir website at http://web.me.com/empauly/iweb/MCTCChoirs/About_the_Choirs.html.

Minnesota Chorale Presents "Sing On!"

This program is free for kids 12 and under, and $10 for students. Look for your intrepid choir director in the second row.

Minnesota Chorale Presents

Bridges 2010 - Sing On!

Sunday, November 21 at 3 p.m.

Westwood Lutheran Church

9001 Cedar Lake Rd.

St. Louis Park, MN 55426

Four generations of singers, celebrating the blessing of music in our lives: it's Sing On! the Chorale's 2010 Bridges program, featuring the debut performance of Voices of Experience, a choir of senior adults, established in partnership with the MacPhail Center for Music. With performances by the Chorale and our Minneapolis Youth Chorus, singers from eight to 80 will join together in song!

This family-friendly concert features joyful music from around the world, including selections by Brahms, Mozart, Paulus, and Steve Heitzeg's new "I Pray to the Birds," with text by acclaimed writer Terry Tempest Williams, who will read from her work.

Tickets Adults: $15; Students, seniors, MPR members: $10;
12 and under: free. All seats general admission--no reserved seats. Tickets available in advance from the Minnesota Chorale at 612.455.2100 or at the door.

Carolyn Strauss as "Belle" in Beauty and the Beast

Former MCTC Choir member Carolyn Strauss will play the lead of "Belle" in the Morris Park Players production of Beauty and the Beast. For tickets and show times, go to their website at http://www.morrisparkplayers.org/. This should be a great deal of fun.

Minnesota Chorale and Saint Olaf Church Presents Messiah Sing-Along

Messiah Sing-Along

Minnesota Chorale, Kathy Saltzman Romey, director
Lynn Trapp, organist
Sunday, December 6, 2009 • 6:30-8:00 pm

Everyone is invited to fill Saint Olaf Church with the sounds of George Frideric Handel’s most famous creation, the much loved oratorio, Messiah. The work is a presentation of Jesus’s life and its significance according to Christian doctrine. Bring your own score or borrow one here. Come to sing-a-long with members of the Minnesota Chorale or just come to listen. Freewill offering taken. Reception follows.

MCTC Choir members: This is a fantastic opportunity to sing a wonderful piece of music. An event to truly look forward to.

Directions, click here.

Minnesota Chorale Presents "Sing With Me" - Honor Thy Mentor

Sing with Me, this year's Bridges concert, is a celebration of mentoring and intergenerational relationships. The performance presents the Chorale and the Minneapolis Youth Chorus singing captivating music by locals Stephen Paulus and Janika Vandervelde, and John Corigliano's haunting setting of the Dylan Thomas poem, "Fern Hill." Mounted in collaboration with the Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota, the program is set for 7 p.m. Saturday, November 21, at St. Olaf Catholic Church in downtown Minneapolis. It's a terrific opportunity to pay tribute to your own mentor(s) and mentee(s)--get a group together!

For tickets, call Ticketworks at 952-930-5100 or click here. To obtain tickets at the discounted price of $10 (this is a great deal) use the code "mnch9" when ordering tickets. This discount is only available for advanced purchases.

For more information about this concert, click here.

For directions, click here.

Diction for Nodle Kangbyon

Through the gracious efforts of Julie Chi, Lunch Break choir member, we have very good recordings of a native speaker both speaking and singing the text for Nodle Kangbyon. For the spoken version, click here. For the sung version, click here.

12th Annual Cancer Kids Fund Comedy Showcase

What: Cancer Kids Fund Comedy Showcase
When: October 13, 2009
Reception and Silent Auction begin at 6:30
Comedy Show: 7:30
Where: Brave New Workshop

This wonderful event is celebrating its 12th year. Produced and founded by MCTC faculty member Craig Hergert, the event is a fun evening of comedy and music. A silent auction is also part of the event. All proceeds go to benefit the Cancer Kids Fund at Children's Hospitals. For more information, go to their website at http://amybecklundcreative.com/childrens/index.html.