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Dudley Birder Chorale of St. Norbert College Announces 48th Season

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From St. Norbert College, September 20, 2022
by Lily Maier, lily.maier@snc.edu, 920-403-3089

The Dudley Birder Chorale announces its 48th season featuring eight performances spanning a variety of music and themes.

The season begins Saturday, Oct. 15 at 2 p.m. in the Abbot Pennings Hall of Fine Arts- Walter Theatre at St. Norbert College with the group’s Songs of Healing and Hope concert. Similar to the chorale’s prior All Saints concerts, the concert repertoire features a mix of beautiful, introspective and thoughtful works including Faure’s “Requiem” and Bernstein’s “Chichester Psalms.”

This winter, the chorale will present two performances of Christmas with the Chorale, Saturday, Dec. 3 at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. at Nativity of Our Lord Parish, 2270 S. Oneida St., Green Bay. No tickets will be required but donations will be accepted at the door. Concert repertoire will include sacred Christmas hymns, bright selections for organ and piano and more.

Holiday Pops returns to the Weidner Center on Friday, Dec. 9 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 10 at 2 p.m., 2420 Nicolet Dr, Green Bay. The chorale will be joined by longtime collaborators Birder Studio of Performing Arts’ kids’ choir and dancers from the Northeastern Wisconsin Dance Organization (NEWDO). The concert will be a spectacle of holiday cheer and excitement for the whole family.

The chorale will be joined by local high school choirs to present its Choral Masterworks concert at the Weidner Center, Tuesday, April 4 at 7 p.m., 2420 Nicolet Dr, Green Bay. The annual Choral Masterworks series includes pieces of the most renowned classical selections that continue to influence people around the world. In collaboration with local high schools, the chorale seeks to demonstrate the importance of classical music and community.

To conclude the season, the Dudley Birder Chorale will present Voices of Spring, Friday, May 19 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, May 20, at 2 p.m. at the Abbot Pennings Hall of Fine Arts-Walter Theatre. Concert repertoire will feature larger-than-life choral renditions of pop, rock, Broadway, folk, and more. Past selections have included “Africa” by Toto, “West Side Story suite, “How Great Thou Art,” “Shout Glory” and more.

Tickets for Songs of Healing and Hope are currently on sale at https://snc.edu/birderchorale/events.html with a special buy two get, one free offer. All other tickets will be available to purchase through https://www.snc.edu/birderchorale/ as well.

The Dudley Birder Chorale, led by artistic director Kent Paulsen, brings together a community to rehearse and perform the highest quality choral music for the enrichment of all. The Chorale is a 150-voice community choir and, since 1974, has set the standard for choral excellence in its performance of great masterworks, holiday classics and renditions of popular songs.

For more information, contact the chorale at 920-403-3432 or birderchorale@snc.edu.

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