Hillcrest choir concert scheduled

For The Journal

Published Saturday, April 26, 2008

Hillcrest Lutheran Academy Concert Choir from Fergus Falls will present a concert of primarily sacred music at 7 p.m. Sunday, May 4, at Bethel Lutheran Church.

All 41 members of the choir are senior high school students in attendance at Hillcrest Lutheran Academy.

The choir will be performing choral classics from the Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, and Romantic periods in music history, in addition to two energetic pieces in the African American Spiritual tradition entitled “True Light” and “Mary Don't You Weep”. Vocalise, a small vocal ensemble from the ranks of the Concert Choir, will also perform a few selections in addition to the Choir's contribution to the musical program.

Vocalise' repertoire focuses upon Vocal Jazz, Sacred Classics, and Renaissance Madrigals.

The director, Rev. David Strom, is a graduate of the University of Northern Iowa, where he received his Master of Music Education degree in 1987.

In addition, Rev. Strom has a Master of Divinity degree from the Lutheran Brethren Seminary, located in Fergus Falls. He has been a member of the faculty at Hillcrest Lutheran Academy for seventeen years as the Director of Choral Activities; Piano, Organ, and Voice instructor, as well as Music Department Chairperson.

Rev. Armin Jahr, Science instructor at Hillcrest Luthern Academy, and father of a member of the choir, will be accompanying the choir as Tour Manager.

Rev. Jahr will bring a short presentation on behalf of the school and will be available to answer questions regarding the school and its mission upon the conclusion of the concert.

No admission will be charged, however, an offering will be collected.