The Road Home (Stephen Paulus) - VOCES8 and the 2025 Valparaiso University High School Honor Choir

Описание: The VOCES8 and the 2025 Valparaiso University High School Honor Choir perform "The Road Home" (Stephen Paulus) live in concert at Valparaiso University's Chapel of the Resurrection on February 25, 2025.

Andrea Haines and Ani Olczak, solo

VOCES8
Andrea Haines, soprano
Eleonora Poignant, soprano
Katie Jeffroes-Harris, alto
Barnaby Smith, alto and artistic director
Blake Morgan, tenor
Euan Williamson, tenor
Christopher Moore, baritone
Dominic Carver, bass

2025 Valparaiso University High School Honor Choir
Washington Township Middle/High School
Batesville High School
Walther Christian Academy
LaPorte High School
Kankakee Valley High School
Timothy Christian High School
Munster High School
Pioneer Junior Senior High School
Valparaiso High School
Culver Academies
Boone Grove High School
Concordia Lutheran High School
Franklin County High School

Thank you to Dr. Marin Jacobson and the Bach Institute at Valparaiso University for such an incredible day.

The Munster High School Choral Department at Munster High School (IN) is comprised of four curricular choirs - Beginning Treble Chorus, Maverick Choir, Chamber Choir, and Chorale - and two extracurricular ensembles - SING (Tenor/Bass Voices) and SONG (Soprano/Alto Voices). These groups not only perform four major concerts during the school year, but also sing at multiple community performances, sporting events, collaborations with professional and collegiate ensembles, and at the MHS commencement each June. Programming includes a multicultural, eclectic repertoire that spans from traditional to significant contemporary works, all in their original languages.

The choirs have performed twice in Carnegie Hall, including once with world-renowned composer/conductor Eric Whitacre; in Orlando, Florida (performing in the "Candlelight Processional" at Walt Disney World's Epcot Center), and Anaheim/Los Angeles, California (performing at Disneyland). The choir has also performed with the Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, the Northwest Indiana Youth Orchestra, at Valparaiso University (world premiere of Symphony No. 5: Return to Middle Earth by Dutch composer Johan de Meij; Northwest Indiana High School Choral Festival), performed at the 2020 IMEA Professional Development Conference in Fort Wayne, performed in the 2023 Salzburg Choral Festival under the direction of both Dr. Edith Copley and Professor János Czifra, and performed in concert with Grammy-nominated British vocal ensemble VOCES8. In May 2025, the MHS Chorale performed in the Concert Hall at The Kennedy Center for The Performing Arts under the direction of Dr. Craig Jessop as well as the televised Opening Ceremony of the National Memorial Day Parade on the steps of the National Archives Building. Furthermore, the entire program is set to return to Europe in 2026 and embark on a performance tour across Ireland.

The curricular ensembles have consistently earned Gold or Gold With Distinction ratings at Indiana State School Music Association (ISSMA) events, and Chorale has appeared at ISSMA State Finals in 2014, 2015, and 2016. The program has released two full-length albums, Through the Valley, in May 2021 and With Love In Our Heart: Live from Austria in December 2023. Students routinely receive Gold ratings at Regional and State Solo and Ensemble Contests and are frequently selected for state, regional, national, and international honor choirs. The nationally renowned program is under the direction of Mr. Luke McGinnis.

View more at https://linktr.ee/munsterchoirs

2025 Choral Department Patrons
Powers Health Care System
Munster Lions Club
SCM Investment Services
Anonymous
St. Thomas More Catholic Church and School
St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church
Kathy Giannini
Lansing Cleaners
The George Family
The Tsataros Family
Anonymous
Senior Adult Friendship Club of the Jewish Federation of Northwest Indiana
Anonymous
Sharon Bobeck
The Gutierrez Family

The Munster High School Choral Department extends a sincere note of thanks for the generous gifts from our donors. These gifts enable us to enhance the educational experience for our students and underwrite distinctive programming. These donations, no matter the size, are extremely valued. Interested in becoming a Munster Choir Patron? Talk with Mr. McGinnis, or email ([email protected]) or call (219-836-3200 ext. 3345).

Credits: "The Road Home"
Words by Michael Dennis Browne (b. 1940)
Music by Stephen Paulus (1949 – 2014)
Published by Paulus Publications

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