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Tasting Notes – Good wine. Good food. Good friends. Good cause.

Good wine. Good food. Good friends. Good cause.

Join Northwest Repertory Singers for an afternoon of wine tasting at Tacoma Wine Merchants. Pair your wines with selections from a variety of charcuterie boards. Your donation will help us continue our mission to create art and foster community through choral music.

Tasting Notes

Sunday, March 24, 2024    2-5 PM
$40 Entry

Tacoma Wine Merchants
2112 North 30th Street – Suite C
Tacoma, WA 98404

Parking can be found on the street or in lots along 30th Street.

We look forward to sharing the afternoon with you!

Get your tickets now!

 

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To Life! To Love!

To Life! To Love!

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.

Tickets are available now!

Dear Friends of Northwest Repertory Singers,

Get ready to enjoy a captivating program of song as NWRS presents, “To Life! To Love!” on May 4 at 7:30 PM and May 5 at 3 PM at Christ Episcopal Church.

Marjorie Skreen and Duane Hulbert, piano duet

Scored for singers and two pianists, we’re delighted to present the choral movements of this landmark work with collaborative pianists Marjorie Skreen and Duane Hulbert. Don’t be surprised if you find yourself tapping your feet to this clever and lively music! Our repertoire also includes modern gems such as Elaine Hagenberg’s “Measure Me, Sky,” a piece that urges the exploration of life’s boundless potential, and Cecilia McDowall’s “Love’s Philosophy,” which intricately weaves together harmonies reflecting the richness of love’s emotions.

We’ll journey through time with Emma Lou Diemer’s settings of Shakespeare poems in Three Madrigals and explore powerful themes conveyed in René Clausen’s “Set Me as a Seal” and Undine Smith Moore’s “I Would Be True.”

The concert concludes with the infectious energy of Moses Hogan’s “This Little Light of Mine” and the poignant beauty of Kim André Arnesen’s “My Flame the Song,” each offering a unique perspective on the meaning of life and love.

Please join us on May 4 and May 5 as we share a concert filled with a wide range of emotion and memorable melodies. Purchase your tickets here. We look forward to welcoming you “To Life! To Love!”

In Song, Northwest Repertory Singers

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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:
To Life! To Love!
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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Preview of coming NWRS events

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:

We also invite you to save the dates for our Winter concerts on December 16th and 17th at Christ Church in Tacoma’s Stadium District.

This theme for this concert is “Sing Noel“, and we’re featuring a number of pieces that use familiar holiday themes in unfamiliar settings, plus a piece performed by Artistic Director Kyle Haugen on the pipe organ, and some caroling with audience participation. Tickets are available!

With many returning veterans of NWRS, plus new members who auditioned in, we are excited to bring you our latest season of exceptional musical performances, and look forward to seeing you all soon.

NWRS Board of Directors

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A Legacy of Community Engagement Through Music

Zoe Branch – South Sound Magazine

Every Monday night, Mason Methodist Church in Proctor echoes with the voices of the Northwest Repertory Singers, Tacoma’s premier choral ensemble. Standing before them and conducting expressively is artistic director Dr. Paul Schultz, who has been doing so since he founded the group 17 years ago. On June 9, Schultz will conduct his final concert with the ensemble, which will then be passed into the hands of current assistant director Kyle Haugen. In reflecting on his lifelong career as a choral conductor and teacher, Schultz emphasized the powerful ability of choral music to bring people together — both the singers and the audiences they reach, and how it positively impacts the community.

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