Heidelberg Concert Choir
Our Lady of Consolation is honored to host the Heidelberg University Concert Choir and Chamber Singers for their spring concert on April 25, 2025 at 7:30pm in the Upper Basilica. The theme of this concert is Heroes, and Villains, and Myths, and Legends.
Under the direction of Dr. Greg Ramsdell and accompanied by Cynthia Ramsdell, the Concert Choir is open to all Heidelberg students, regardless of major. The choir performs more than fifteen concerts each year, including a domestic tour and a performance of Handel’s Messiah. Every year in May, the Concert Choir goes on tour across the country. The Chamber Singers are selected from the Concert Choir.
Featured selections for Heroes, and Villains, and Myths, and Legends will include:
Concert Choir
Daniel Schreiner – The Dawn
György Orbán – Deamon irrepit callidus
Bob Chilcott – MLK
Mark Murphy – Sing You Home
Mark Brymer – Glory
Sarah Quartel – Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind
Gwyneth Walker – The Tree of Peace
Elaine Hagenberg – O Love
Rob Dietz – Softest Rains
Kevin Memley – Dream Land
Jacques Offenbach/Arr. Julie Eschlimann – Can-Can
Undine Smith Moore – Daniel, Daniel, Servant of the Lord
Joshua Shank – David’s Lamentation
Heinrich Schütz – Ich bin die Auferstehung und das Leben
Thomas LaVoy – “Song of a Dream” from The Dreams That Remain
Alan Billingsley – Here Comes the Sun
John Rutter – A Gaelic Blessing
Chamber Singers
Shawn Kirchner – Wana baraka
Kenney Potter – We Wear the Mask
Henry Purcell – Remember Not, Lord, Our Offences
Walter Cecil Macfarren – You Stole My Love
Nils Lindberg – Shall I Compare…..
William Hawley – Siepi, che gli orti vaghi
Stephen Paulus – The Road Home
Come experience our stories of hope, honor, joy, sorrow, wonder, and gratitude.
The concert is free but a freewill offering will be collected to help offset transportation costs.
