Rehearsals for ”Missa Gaia” Earth Mass will began on Monday, January 23, 2023 at 7pm in the NMU Choral Room, room 250 in Thomas Fine Arts Building on the NMU campus.
Returning and new members may still register on February 6 at 6:30pm. Take some time to listen to this fun and powerful piece of music. You’ll want to sing with the whales!

Marquette Choral Society returns to the stage of Kaufman Auditorium in December to present two works for the Holiday Season. The first is “ Ceremony of Carols” by Benjamin Britten. Written in 1942 this set of carols is based on medieval poetry and plainsong, and is a perennial favorite for the Christmas season. This will be followed by “Carols and Lullabies-Christmas in the Southwest” by Conrad Susa. This set of pieces was commissioned in 1992 as a companion piece to “Ceremony of Carols” and includes some familiar holiday tunes with Spanish lyrics. Both sets of carols will include harp accompaniment.

The concerts will take place on Saturday, December 17 at 7:30 pm and Sunday, December 18 at 3:00pm in Kaufman Auditorium, Marquette, MI. Tickets will be available through the NMU ticket office and at the door. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for seniors, students, and children. Purchase online at:
https://nmu.universitytickets.com/w/event.aspx?id=2708&r=bb3a2f069f8a42b3b45156caea2a2771

Marquette Choral Society returns to the stage of Kaufman Auditorium in December to present two works for the Holiday Season. The first is “ Ceremony of Carols” by Benjamin Britten. Written in 1942 this set of carols is based on medieval poetry and plainsong, and is a perennial favorite for the Christmas season. This will be followed by “Carols and Lullabies-Christmas in the Southwest” by Conrad Susa. This set of pieces was commissioned in 1992 as a companion piece to “Ceremony of Carols” and includes some familiar holiday tunes with Spanish lyrics. Both sets of carols will include harp accompaniment.

The concerts will take place on Saturday, December 17 at 7:30 pm and Sunday, December 18 at 3:00pm in Kaufman Auditorium, Marquette, MI. Tickets will be available through the NMU ticket office and at the door. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for seniors, students, and children.
Purchase online at:
https://nmu.universitytickets.com/w/event.aspx?id=2707&r=ddc276bdefde4fd88ad767f86964e1d9

Beer Choir is a fun, community-based sing-along which may or may not include imbibing in a favorite beverage or two. Tonight we support Rotary “Pints for Polio”, so the more we drink, the better we sound.

Carmina Burana! People who worry that "classical" music might be boring or monotonous haven't heard Carl Orff's Carmina Burana, with its driving rhythms and powerful melodies. As for the texts, they include sexy love lyrics, rollicking drinking songs, zesty sinners' so-called confessions, wild hymns to gambling and gluttony, and a litany to Lady Luck. The Marquette Choral Society will perform this exuberant work on May 14 and 15 in Reynolds Auditorium on the campus of Northern Michigan University. Come and prepare to be dazzled.

Tickets are available at the NMU ticket office at https://nmu.universitytickets.com/w/event2.aspx?id=2517

Prices:
General Public/Adult:  $20
Seniors (60+):  $15
Students (18 & under):  $10

**Facemasks are strongly encouraged while attending the event.

Carmina Burana! People who worry that "classical" music might be boring or monotonous haven't heard Carl Orff's Carmina Burana, with its driving rhythms and powerful melodies. As for the texts, they include sexy love lyrics, rollicking drinking songs, zesty sinners' so-called confessions, wild hymns to gambling and gluttony, and a litany to Lady Luck. The Marquette Choral Society will perform this exuberant work on May 14 & 15 in Reynolds Auditorium on the campus of Northern Michigan University. Come and prepare to be dazzled.

Tickets are available at the NMU ticket office at https://nmu.universitytickets.com/w/event2.aspx?id=2517

Prices:
General Public/Adult:  $20
Seniors (60+):  $15
Students (18 & under):  $10

**Facemasks are strongly encouraged while attending the event.

As the choir enters its fiftieth year of music-making, Marquette Choral Society is actively seeking new members of all voice parts. 

Despite concert cancellations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Marquette Choral Society remained active throughout the 2020-2021 season with virtual rehearsals and lectures on choral literature, given by musical director Dr. Erin Colwitz and other guest speakers. The choir also partnered with Public Radio 90 to hold a “Sing-Along Messiah” event in December, which had 90 participants. 

The ensemble is looking forward to returning to in-person singing, performance and fellowship this fall with long-time and new members alike. The repertoire for fall 2021 will include Ralph Vaughan Williams’ Mass in G Minor and John Rutter’s Gloria, with concerts taking place on December 11th and 12th at St. Peter Cathedral. 

Rehearsals will be on Monday evenings from 7:00 to 9:30 pm in room 250 at the Thomas Fine Arts on the NMU campus, beginning on August 23rd. Dues for the fall 2021 season will be $30, with an additional $30 for the cost of sheet music. Registration will take place at 6 pm prior to the first rehearsal, and additionally at 6:30pm before the second and third rehearsals. 

All singers with a love of choral music are welcome to join!

At this time, masks will be required for all singers in rehearsal, in accordance with Northern Michigan University policy. We recommend singers purchase a Resonance Singers Mask from MyMusicFolders (https://www.mymusicfolders.com/product/resonance-singers-mask-with-disposable-biofilters/). Singers are also strongly encouraged to be vaccinated for COVID-19, also in accordance with University policy. The University will not lift pandemic restrictions until there is a high percentage of the on-campus population vaccinated.

Contact us for more information!