Choral Festival

The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, “Wisconsin’s Singing University,” is pleased to present the Seventeenth Annual Clearwater Honor Choir Festival at UW-Eau Claire under the direction of Dr. Gary Schwartzhoff, Director of Choral Activities, and Dr. Alan Rieck, conductor, on October 10-11, 2008. The two-day festival will feature three concerts:

• A Cappella Extravaganza – Friday, October 10 at 7:00 PM – Schofield Auditorium
  Tickets required from UW-Eau Claire Service Center – 715-836-5617
  UW-Eau Claire Chamber Choir, Eau Claire Memorial Madrigals, Fifth Element, Girls Night Out, Impromptu, Innocent Men

• Choral Area Concert – Saturday, October 11 at 1:15 PM – Gantner Concert Hall
  Free admission
  Women’s Concert Chorale and The Singing Statesmen

• Festival Concert – Saturday, October 11 at 7:00 PM – Gantner Concert Hall
  UW-Eau Claire Concert Choir, Chippewa Falls High School Concert Choir, Honor Choir and soloists

The festival will feature four choral ensembles from UW-Eau Claire including the Chamber Choir, Concert Choir, The Singing Statesmen, and Women’s Concert Chorale. The Clearwater Festival Honor Choir will be comprised of the top vocal musicians from high schools in the upper Midwest.

See the menu at the left for all of the festival information and the event schedule.