Steiner Chorale is excited to announce its partnership with the Lansing Concert Band as they perform together John Rutter’s Gloria and Magnificat for their December concert. Stay tuned for final dates and times.
2018 Armeling Competition Dates announced
Plan early to join our competition event in 2018, by marking your calendar! The preliminary auditions will be on Saturday, March 3rd. The final round will be held on Sunday, March 18. The venues will be the same as in this past competition, the beautiful Molly Grove Chapel (First Presbyterian Church of downtown Lansing), and state-of-the-art Cook Recital Hall (MSU, College of Music), respectively. Hope to see you then!
Steiner Presents An Evening of Opera… And More!
The Steiner Chorale is pleased to present An Evening of Opera (and more!) in conjunction with their annual fundraiser on Friday, May 12 at 7:00 PM. The concert will be held at Central United Methodist Church, 215 N. Capitol Ave., Lansing, MI 48933. The evening will include a silent auction and hors d’oeuvres will be served.
Tickets are $25 for general admission, on sale now at www.steinerchorale.org/tickets.
Armeling Scholarship winners announced
The Steiner Chorale is proud to announce the winners of the 2017 Ethel J. Armeling Vocal Scholarship competition:
- 1st place: Tyler Bouque, Troy HS,
- 2nd place: Sean Holland II, Dewitt HS,
- 3rd place: Emma Pischea, Haslett HS,
- Honorable Mention: Elise Alvaro, Alvaro Home Academy
Saturday concert postponed
Unfortunately, due to a variety of factors, including illness, the Steiner Chorale concert scheduled for this coming Saturday has been postponed. A future date is yet to be determined.
Semi-finalists Announced
Congratulations to all thirty-one singers that performed yesterday in the Ethel J Armeling Vocal Scholarship Competition first round, at the Molly Grove Chapel in downtown Lansing. Eleven performers qualified to continue on to the final round which takes place at MSU’s Cook Recital Hall on March 19th.
In alphabetic order the eleven students are: Elise Alvaro, Tyler Bouque, Emma Clark, Anna Griewahn, Sean Holland, Mekhi Holloway, Mackenzie Jacobs, ShayLynn Lotter, Emma Pischea, Tyler Roberts, and Jennie Rupp.
Registration now open for Armeling Competition
Registration is now open for Juniors and Seniors in High School for the Ethel J. Armeling Vocal Scholarship Competition. Competitors are for those students who live in the state of Michigan. An online application can be filled out here.
Application Deadline: February 25, 2017
Participation Fee: $30
Preliminary Auditions: March 4 @ First Presbyterian Church; Molly Grove Chapel, Lansing, Michigan
Finalist Gala Recital: March 19 @ Michigan State University, Cook Recital Hall
For more information, go to www.steinerchorale.org/scholarship/
Rehearsals resume January 9th
The Steiner Chorale will begin preparing for their March concert beginning in the new year. Rehearsals resume on January 9th at St. Paul Lutheran Church in East Lansing on Lake Lansing Rd.. Rehearsals will be from 7 to 9pm every Monday evening.
To audition for the Steiner Chorale, email the artistic director at steinerchorale@gmail.com.
PHP supports The Steiner Chorale
We are grateful for the support of Physicians Health Plan. PHP has become the latest corporate sponsor of the Steiner Chorale. Thank you to PHP for their support of the Lansing area community and of our 2016-2017 concert season.
To become a corporate sponsor, go to www.steinerchorale.org/corporate-sponsors/.
Jenna Buck to perform with the Steiner Chorale
Jenna Krystine Buck will be a guest soloist performing alongside the Steiner Chorale at their December 9th concert this Friday night. She will be singing the solo from the spiritual, “Mary Had a Baby”, popularly arranged by William Dawson. Miss Buck is a second year Doctoral Student at Michigan State University under the tutelage of Professor Melanie Helton. She originally hails from the Chicago-land area.
The Steiner Chorale is pleased to present A Concert of Music, featuring works by John Rutter, Bob Chilcott, Stacy Gibbs, Fissinger, and others. The concert will be held at All Saints Episcopal Church on 800 Abbott Road in East Lansing and the concert time is 8pm. Seats are general admission and tickets are on sale online at www.steinerchorale.org/tickets for $12.
Come and start off your holiday season with the Steiner Chorale this Friday night.