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I Believe– November 4, 2018

The Choral Scholars invite you to their upcoming concert, entitled I Believe.The concert will be held on Sunday, November 4, at 5 p.m. at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan, as part of their Sacred Sounds concert series. I Believe is a musical tour through the Apostles’ Creed. Using anthems, spirituals, and worship music, we will flesh out this familiar text […]

An Eclectic Mass- May 6, 2018

The Choral Scholars invite you to join them for their spring concert, entitled An Eclectic Mass. The concert will be held on Sunday, May 6, at 3 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Featuring the music of Mendelssohn, Bach, Elgar, Moses Hogan and more, the parts of the traditional mass will be sung using selections from around the globe […]

The Choral Scholars perform at Baroque on Beaver

We are looking forward to again being part of the Baroque on Beaver Music Festival. Held every summer on Beaver Island, Michigan, it is a joyous concert series with orchestral, choral, chamber and solo performances featuring professional musicians from Michigan and beyond. To meet the demands of the music we are performing, we have added 3 […]

Welcome to our newest member!

We’re excited to welcome our newest member, Rebecca Jordan Heys. She is taking the place of long-time alto Carla Joy Strand. While we miss Carla Joy, we are excited to have Rebecca join The Choral Scholars.

Welcome to our new members!

We’re excited to officially welcome Ashley Lomasney and David Krieger to The Choral Scholars. Ashley has taken the place of soprano Claire Veltkamp, and David has replaced baritone Jason Reiffer.

Welcome to our new members!

The Choral Scholars originally consisted of four paid singers—Choral Scholars—at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Grand Rapids. When those four singers decided to form an independent group, they recruited four others to form an octet. In the fall of 2010, the group added an additional alto and bass, bringing the roster to ten. This fall, […]

Upcoming concert: “A Song of Thanksgiving” on November 23

We’re returning to St. Mark’s church—our original home—to perform in the Sacred Sounds of St. Mark’s concert series on November 23. We’ll be singing songs from composers spanning six centuries in this historic church. The concert starts at 5pm, and is free of charge. We hope to see you there!

New recording: Sing Joyfully now available

It’s finally here! After many months of preparation, Sing Joyfully is now available. Containing many favorites of the group over our first years of performing together, it’s the first independent album we’ve released since Gaudeamus all the way back in 2007.

Looking forward to Beaver Island

We’re excited to be returning to Beaver Island to participate in the Baroque on Beaver music festival! Celebrating its 13th season this summer, the festival presents performances free of charge to packed venues of excited audiences. “B on B” presents high quality, professional performances of music from all ages, with special concentration on the music […]