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Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Choir

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  • Conductor: Jon Hurty
  • Rehearsals: Monday-Thursday 4:15-5:30 p.m.
  • Focus: Choral music
  • Membership requirements: Adequate attendance, attend required events like concerts. Students can take choir for credit and do assessments for grades.
  • How to join: Auditions in the fall

This highly select mixed ensemble performs a wide variety of music in major concerts, special events and on tour. The choir has released a number of recordings, and has performed on commercial and public radio and network television.

The Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Choir requires a high level of musicianship and a serious time commitment. Students from any academic field may audition. The choir rehearses daily, and gives as many as 20 performances each year. The choir also takes a annual tour.

Students in the Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Choir also participate in the Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Oratorio Society.

The Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Choir will tour Norway and Sweden May 30-June 7, 2026.

Saturday, May 30 at 7:00 p.m.

Swedish Margareta Church

Hammersborg Torg 8B

0179 Oslo, Norway

 

Monday, June 1 at 7:00 p.m.

R?ttvik Church

Kyrkv?gen 11

795 32 R?ttvik, Sweden

 

Tuesday, June 2 at 7:00 p.m.

St. Stephen's Church

Staffansplan 1

802 81 G?vle, Sweden

 

Thursday, June 4 at 7:00 p.m.

St. Matthew's Church 

Vanadisv?gen 35

113 23 Stockholm, Sweden

 

Saturday, June 6 at 4:00 p.m.

Sofia Church

Klefbecks Backe 1

116 35 Stockholm, Sweden

 

Sunday, June 7 at 4:30 p.m.

Uppsala Cathedral

Domkyrkoplan

753 10 Uppsala, Sweden

 

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jon hurty
Jon Hurty directs the Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Choir.

Established in 1931, the Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Choir has been conducted by Dr. Jon Hurty since 1996. Under Hurty¡¯s direction, the choir has performed at Orchestra Hall in Chicago, Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall in New York City, as well as many major cathedrals and concert venues in Sweden, Norway, China, Germany, Italy, Austria, Japan, Korea, Spain and France. 

The choir focuses on the highest quality choral literature from the Renaissance through the 21st century. It has released a number of recordings and is frequently invited to perform on commercial and public radio, as well as network television.

 

     

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Jenny Lind Vocal Ensemble to tour Washington and Oregon in March

Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø's Jenny Lind Vocal Ensemble, under the direction of Dr. Michael Zemek, will embark on a performance tour March 20-23, 2026. The tour will kick off in Chicago, Ill., and then they will continue on to perform in Seattle, Wash., and Portland, Ore.

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Listening to the natural world with Amy Martin ¡¯95

Fish, insects, elephants and the Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Choir all have their place in the natural world of sound, as explored by journalist Amy Martin ¡®95.

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¡¯87 grad rocks with Mannheim Steamroller

Violinist Becky Kia ¡¯87 actually said no the first two times Mannheim Steamroller came calling. But by 1990, she was ready. Kia accepted the invitation to join the ensemble¡¯s backup orchestra for its Christmas concerts in Omaha, and today she is a touring conductor and solo violinist.