Thank you for attending our NWRS “Sing Noel” concerts!
Dear Friends of NWRS,
What an incredible weekend of song. We are overflowing with gratitude for your presence at “Sing Noel,” the joyful start to our 23rd season dedicated to lifting voices in song, creating art and fostering community through choral music.
Sharing this extraordinary program with over 400 Northwest Repertory Singers concertgoers was an amazing gift, and echoing the sentiments of a favorite carol, filled us all with “good cheer.” Whether you were a new attendee or if you included our December concerts as part of your annual holiday traditions, we were honored by your attendance and impressed by your congregational caroling skills.
A heartfelt thank you goes to our guest artists, Shannon Spicciati, on oboe, and Marjorie Skreen, our collaborative pianist. Their skillful rendition of holiday pieces, weaving familiar melodies into new and captivating arrangements, was truly captivating.
Please save the dates on your 2024 calendar with our upcoming spring performances:
Featuring Liebeslieder waltzes by Johannes Brahms Marjorie Skreen and Duane Hulbert, piano duet, Saturday, May 4 at 7:30 PM and Sunday, May 5 at 3 PM at Christ Episcopal Church, 310 N K St, Tacoma, WA.
From all of us at Northwest Repertory Singers, we wish you a wonderful holiday season and a safe and Happy New Year!
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About Northwest Repertory Singers
To lift voices in song: creating art and fostering community through choral music.
Established in Fall 2001 by Dr. Paul Schultz, Northwest Repertory Singers (NWRS) is a premier volunteer choral ensemble based in Tacoma, Washington. In 2018 Kyle Haugen was named the second Artistic Director of the ensemble upon Dr. Schultz’s retirement after a career spanning more than six decades.
Dear Friends of NWRS, What an incredible weekend of song. We are overflowing with gratitude for your presence at “Sing Noel,” the joyful start to our 23rd season dedicated to lifting voices in song, creating art and fostering community through choral music. Sharing this extraordinary program with over 400 Northwest Repertory Singers concertgoers was an amazing gift, …
The 2023-2024 NWRS season of singing is now underway! This season brings some notable changes to the size and composition of the choir, plus the addition of two social events that are new to NWRS: A musical event watching Les Miserables at the Grand Cinema on November 5th, 2 pm – 5 pm with a …
Sing Noel! NWRS Holiday Concerts December 16 and 17, 2023 Christ Church, 310 N. K Street, Tacoma, WA 98403 Tickets coming soon!
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“Shenandoah”
JUNE 2021: Our online “virtual choir” offerings conclude with a poignant setting of the folk song, “Shenandoah.” Thank you for supporting us this season as we continued to bring you music online during the pandemic. All of our 20th season videos may be found at our YouTube channel.
Two Contrasting Pieces from Our Online 20th Season
MAY 2021: As we continue to offer music while separated from each other and from our audiences, we hope you’ll enjoy our two most recent choral videos. We publicize premieres on Facebook and all videos may be found at our YouTube channel.
“Meet Me at the Green Glen” features live audio from the 2018 farewell concert of our late founder and former artistic director, Paul Schultz, as he conducts the world premiere of a poignant piece written for the occasion by his wife, composer Donna Gartman Schultz. Videos and photos of green glens from around the world give new dimension to the poetry by John Clare.
“The Wellerman” is our celebration of the sea shanty! Each singer recorded audio and video separately on a mobile device, and the parts were painstakingly edited together to make a “virtual” choir. We bet you’ll find yourself singing the chorus of this traditional sea shanty from New Zealand with us: “Soon may the Wellerman come / to bring us sugar and tea and rum!”
DECEMBER 2020: This 40-minute program, hosted by Artistic Director Kyle Haugen, features new “virtual choir” presentations and archival recordings set to beautiful imagery. Video elements include landscape aerials, NASA footage, and even a computer-generated animation of the ethereal sounds of “Snowforms.” And, to help us celebrate our twentieth season, NWRS Founder and Artistic Director Emeritus Paul Schultz joins via a recorded Zoom interview. From our choir family to yours, we wish you peace and joy this holiday. Season’s Greetings! https://youtu.be/RIqa1rDiN0k
FALL 2020: Welcome to the start of our 20th Season!During this season we are making the most of what we have to offer and delivering a first time online experience to represent our music this season.We hope you enjoy!
Special Presentation from Our Archives
MAY 2019: We wish we could share our May 2 and 3 concerts with you. From our musical family to yours, we hope you are staying safe and well. In place of our concerts, we’re offering this online audio presentation of one of our milestone performances: Ein deutsches Requiem, by Johannes Brahms. Watch and listen below or cast to your device via YouTube. May the poignancy and power of this music inspire you during this time. Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45, Johannes Brahms (1833–1897) Northwest Repertory Singers with Rainier Symphony Conducted by Paul W. Schultz, Founder and Artistic Director Emeritus, Northwest Repertory Singers Charles Robert Stephens, baritone Janeanne Houston, soprano Live performance, May 2014 Text and translation here.You can always see and hear more of NWRS at our YouTube Video Channel
