Nordic Choir

Nordic Choir, founded in 1946, is the flagship choral ensemble of Luther College. In 1948, Weston Noble took over as conductor, beginning a 57-year tenure that would bring the choir into national and international acclaim as a premiere collegiate choral ensemble and a national choral treasure. In Fall, 2005, Luther College selected Dr. Craig Arnold as director of choral activities and conductor of Nordic Choir.

Nordic Choir has toured extensively throughout the United States, performing in countless churches, schools, and concert halls, including Lincoln Center, New York; Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C.; Orchestra Hall, Chicago; Orchestra Hall and the Historic State Theatre, Minneapolis; the Ordway Music Theatre, St. Paul, Minn.; Walt Disney concert Hall and the Crystal Cathedral, Los Angeles; and the Mormon Tabernacle, Salt Lake City. Nordic Choir has also appeared at national American Choral Directors Association conventions in Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, and Kansas City, and at the Music Educators National Conference in Kansas City, Mo.

Nordic Choir has made numerous concert tours of Europe, the Caribbean, Mexico, Russia, and Eastern Europe. During its 1994 tour of Russia and Eastern Europe, Nordic Choir performed in Tchaikovsky Hall, Moscow, and the Franz Liszt Academy, Budapest, and shared a concert in St. Petersburg’s Philharmonic hall with the St. Petersburg Conservatory Choir. Nordic Choir returned to Russia in Eastern Europe in 1997 on a tour that included performances with the Moscow Chamber Orchestra. In 2000 and 2003, the choir revisited the college’s founding roots with tours to Norway and Scandinavia. In 2006, Nordic Choir toured Europe with concerts in Italy, Austria, Germany and the Czech Republic. Other notable appearances for Nordic Choir include a performance of the Mozart Requiem with the Minnesota Orchestra in 2001 and Chichester Psalms with the Des Moines Symphony in 2003.

Nordic Choir has also recorded extensively, releasing at least one CD per year. Recent titles include Everlasting God; The Road Home, Craig Arnold's first release as conductor of Nordic Choir; The Noble Legacy, a two-CD set in honor of Weston Noble’s 57 years as conductor of Nordic Choir; The Eight Chestnut Horses, a collection of world music; and I Sing as I Arise Today, reflecting the music of the 2004 concert tour. Nordic Choir performances are also included on the CD and DVD of Christmas at Luther 2007.

Auditions for Nordic Choir are held annually.
Nordic Choir rehearses MWF 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. and TTh 4:15 to 5:15 p.m.

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