Jack Skahen, son of Jennifer and Sean Skahen of St. Joseph and a seventh-grade St. John’s Prep student, has been chosen by the American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota to participate in the State 7-8 Boys’ Honor Choir. The Honor Choir will give a combined public performance, along with the State 7-8 Girls’ Honor Choir, at St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church in Mahtomedi beginning at 5:30 pm on Saturday, Nov. 21. Skahen auditioned under the direction of the St. John’s Boys’ Choir director, Andre’ Heywood.
Each year six special honor choir projects from grades 4 through 10, are organized to provide opportunities that feature outstanding choral talent in a variety of levels such as: State 4-5-6 Boys’ and Girls,’ State 7-8 Boys’ and Girls,’ State 9-10 Women’s, State 9-10 Mixed
More than 2,400 students audition each year for placement into the honor choir program with approximately 830 students selected.
Elizabeth Tiffany, daughter of Lori and Craig Tiffany of St. Joseph, is touring with the Concordia Orchestra during its annual regional tour Oct. 31-Nov. 8. Tiffany is a senior at Concordia and plays violin. The 2015 regional tour includes stops in Highlands Ranch and Loveland, Colo.; Le Mars, Iowa; Omaha and Scottsbluff, Neb.; Rapid City and Watertown, S.D. For information about the concerts visit the music page at ConcordiaCollege.edu/music.
The 2015 Concordia Orchestra, conducted by Foster Beyers, will perform Karelia Suite by Jean Sibelius and Symphonie Fantastique by Hector Berlioz. This year’s faculty soloist will be Dr. Stephanie Carlson, oboe, performing Ralph Vaughn Williams Oboe Concerto.
One of the college’s most distinctive performing groups, The Concordia Orchestra is an outstanding 69-member symphony orchestra that has earned national and international acclaim.