Choral Festival

About the event

The Vocal/Choral Music Faculty within the School of Music at WSU continues its long-standing tradition of presenting the Twenty-fifth Annual Educational Choral Festival.

Designed to assist high school music programs in providing an early, motivational opportunity for musical growth in a non-competitive, positive learning environment, the Choral and Vocal Music Faculty at WSU work directly with the visiting high school choirs from Washington and Idaho. Each choir has individual performances in Kimbrough Concert Hall throughout the day between 9:00 am and 3:30 pm and individualized workshops in two rehearsal rooms of Kimbrough Hall.

Directors of the ensembles also have the opportunity to meet with the WSU Music Faculty in a private consultation regarding goals and objectives for the year as they relate to their own choirs. WSU faculty Lori Wiest, Julie Anne Wieck, Dean Luethi, Chris Nakielski, and Aaron Agulay along with guest Scott Peterson will serve as clinicians. Throughout the day, the participants will also hear performances by the WSU Opera Workshop, directed by Julie Anne Wieck, Treble Choir, directed by Chris Nakielski, and Tenor/Bass Choir, directed by Dean Luethi in addition to the 5:00 pm concluding concert which will feature the WSU Madrigal/Chamber Singers and Concert Choir, conducted by Lori Wiest.

13 high school choirs from across the states of Washington and Idaho will be participating in the festival: Moses Lake High School Men’s Choir, Women’s Choir and Treble Choir, Hanford High School Varsity Women and Varsity Chorale (Richland), Post Falls High School Women’s Select and Troubadors, Moscow High School Choir, Medical Lake High School Windborne Choir, Lindbergh High School Ad Astra (Renton), Royal High School Chamber Choir (Royal City), Wapato High School Symphonic Choir, and Quincy High School Concert Choir.

All Choral Festival events are open to the public and without charge.