Dubuque Chorale - Concerts

2014-2015 Season

SongFest II

The Dubuque Chorale joins other local choirs for the 2nd Annual SongFest, a festival of choral music. Choirs include the Chorale and Cadenza, the Julien Chamber Choir, the Dubuque Music Men Barbershop Chorus, and groups from Loras, Clarke, the University of Dubuque, Emmaus, and UW-Platteville.

Program: Songs by each choir, followed by a massed choir performance of Aaron Copland’s “Stomp Your Foot” and “The Star-Spangled Banner.”

October 4, 2014 • 7:30 p.m. • Heritage Center, University of Dubuque

Scenes from Childhood »

The Dubuque Chorale Children’s Choir debuts, joining the Chorale and Cadenza for a concert inspired by the innocence and wonder of childhood.

Program: Songs exploring the theme of children and childhood, based on poetry and literature written about, for, and by children.

November 1, 2014 • 7:30 p.m. • Church of the Nativity, Dubuque
November 2, 2014 • 2:00 p.m. • Nativity

Holiday Family
Holiday Celebration

The Dubuque Symphony Orchestra’s annual Holiday Concert featuring the Dubuque Chorale Children’s Choir at the Family Concert, the Chorale and Cadenza at the Celebration concert.

Special guests include the Heartland Ballet and baritone Wayne Tigges.

December 6, 2014 • 1:00 pm (Family) • Five Flags Theater, 5th & Main, Dubuque
December 6, 2014 • 7:30 pm (Celebration) • Five Flags
December 7, 2014 • 2:00 pm (Celebration) • Five Flags

The Best of Opera

The Dubuque Chorale joins the Dubuque Symphony Orchestra for a program of opera classics.

Program: Choral pieces include “The Anvil Chorus” from Il trovatore, “The Coronation Scene” from Boris Godunov, “Pilgrim's Chorus” from Tannhauser, “Les Voici” from Carmen, and “The Triumphal Scene” from Aida.

April 18, 2015 • 7:30 p.m. • Five Flags Theater, 5th & Main, Dubuque
April 19, 2015 • 2:00 p.m. • Five Flags

All Creatures
Great and Small »

The choirs of the Dubuque Chorale partner with the Dubuque Humane Society to celebrate the living things with which we share our world.

Program: Songs about animals!

May 2, 2015 • 7:30 pm • The Grand Opera House, Dubuque
May 3, 2015 • 2:00 pm • The Grand

Music in the Park »

The Chorale performs an outdoor concert at Dubuque’s Eagle Point Park.

Program: A refreshing summer evening of light music amid one of the Midwest’s premier parks.

July 2, 2015 • 7:30 pm • Eagle Point Park Band Shell, Dubuque

Other Appearances

Holst’s The Planets with the Dubuque Symphony Orchestra
The women of the Dubuque Chorale and area college choirs sing with the DSO.
September 27, 2014, 7:30 p.m.; and September 28, 2:00 p.m.
Heritage Center, University of Dubuque

Church service, Westminster Presbyterian
The Children's Choir thanks Westminster for using their rehearsal space.
December 14, 2014, 9:30 a.m.
Westminster Presbyterian Church, Dubuque

Peace In Union performance
Cadenza performs Civil War era songs at Galena’s commemoration of the war.
April 11, 2015, 7:00 p.m.
Turner Hall, Galena, Illinois

Rotary Club meeting
Cadenza strengthens community ties by performing for Rotary.
April 21, 2015, 12:00 p.m.
Dubuque Golf and Country Club

Church service, Grand View UMC
The Chorale thanks Grand View UMC for hosting the Chorale’s rehearsals.
May 17, 2015, 8:00 a.m.
Grand View United Methodist Church, Dubuque

Welcome!

Welcome to Dubuque Chorale’s 2014/15 concert season. Come and enjoy our performances!