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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 1, 2007
FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anita Clark, Vice President of Marketing
262.243.4220

Jeff Bandurski, Director of University Relations
262.243.4380

Heidi Fendos, PR Counsel
414.778.0766

KAMMERCHOR

TO PERFORM ON SUNDAY, MARCH 25, 2007

MEQUON, Wis. - Dr. Kenneth T. Kosche will be leading the Kammerchor, a 45 mixed-voice choral ensemble, in their final performance for the school year on Sunday, March 25, 2007, at 3:30 p.m. in the Chapel of Christ the Triumphant.

 

Kammerchor will be performing a wide range of repertoire including Samuel Barber's "Lamb of God," Hugo Distler's "Singet dem Herren ein neus Lied," Heinrich Schutz and Felix Mendelssohn motets, Paul Gerhardt hymns, and American spirituals.  The audience will be invited to participate in singing with the choir, as well.

 

The members of Kammerchor will tour various sites in Michigan, Ontario, Maine, New York, Pennsylvania, and Indiana on tour the extended week before the march 25th concert.

 

Admission is $7 for adults, children under 18 are FREE. For more information, call 262.243.4405 of visit the music's web site.

 

Kammerchor, German for "chamber choir", is directed by Dr. Kenneth T. Kosche. The group has toured virtually all over the continental USA, and several times to Canada, including Vancouver Island, and from Saskatchewan to Quebec. Kammerchor has toured Great Britain (1988), Taiwan (1998), Brazil (2001), and Shanghai and Hong Kong (2004).   Plans for May 2008 include traveling to Slovakia.

 

In addition to touring, Kammerchor makes several major on-campus presentations and sings for worship in several area congregations each year.  A new recording: "A Banquet of Song" in honor of Concordia's just celebrated 125th anniversary year is available and includes Kammerchor selections from 1983 till the present.


Founded in 1881, Concordia University Wisconsin's main campus is located on approximately 200 acres on Lake Michigan at 12800 N. Lake Shore in Mequon. The university is home to nearly 6,000 undergraduate and graduate students.

The university is affiliated with The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod and is a member of the Concordia University System, a nationwide network of colleges and universities. For more information on Concordia University Wisconsin, contact the university at 262.243.4300 or visit their website at www.cuw.edu.
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