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- Wisconsin Choirs and Choruses
- AND all non-Jazz School Bands
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This page lists links for current and past
Wisconsin-based Choirs and Choruses, and
non-Jazz School Bands. All
Handbell Choirs
are listed on a separate page.
Barbershop Choruses
are listed on the "Wisconsin Barbershop Groups" page. See also the list
below of known Wisconsin
A Cappella groups.
Wisconsin Concert/Community/Marching Bands
includes all Marching Bands of all types, and
all city or regional Concert Bands
Wisconsin Big Bands
includes all non-School Dance Bands
Wisconsin Jazz Musicians
includes all School Jazz Bands
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A
- .Apollo Male Chorus
[Active: 19??-1970]
[Oshkosh]
after disbanding, it reformed into the
Oshkosh Choraliers
no known connection to the
Apollo Male Chorus of Minnesota
- .Appleton Boychoir - Page
(
Rob Konitzer)
(
FoxArts.Net)
(
Portal Wisconsin)
[Active: 19??-]
[Appleton]
- .Ashwaubenon High School Choir - Page
(
Music Department)
[Active: 19??-]
[Ashwaubenon]
B
- .Badger State Girl Choir - Page
(
Author ?)
[Active: 2006-]
[Neenah]
- .Bayport High School Choir
(Can't find a home page for this High School)
[Active: 19??-]
[Green Bay]
- .Beaver Dam Senior High School Bands
[Active: 19??-]
[Beaver Dam]
- .Beaver Dam Senior High School Choirs
[Active: 19??-]
[Beaver Dam]
- .Beaver Dam Senior High School Concert Band
[Active: 19??-]
[Beaver Dam]
- Bel Canto Choir (Lawrence University)
[Director:
Karen Bruno 19??]
[Active: 19??-]
[Appleton]
- .Bel Canto Chorus of Milwaukee - Page
(http://www.belcanto.org/ [Webmaster: ?]
-
JavaScript Restricted!)
(
Author ? [Archive])
[Active: 1931-]
[Milwaukee]
- .Britten Choir, The
[Active: 19??-]
[Madison]
- .Brookfield Central High School Choirs - Page
(
Wikipedia)
[Active: 19??-]
[Brookfield]
- .Brown Deer High School A Cappella Choir - Page
(
Wikipedia)
[Active: 19??-]
[Brown Deer]
C
- .Carthage College Choir - Page
(
Carthage Music Department)
[Active: 19??-]
[Kenosha]
- .Carthage Music Ensembles - Page
(
Carthage Music Department)
[Active: 19??-]
[Kenosha]
(for the few this might affect,
this page crashes Netscape 4.79 every time)
- .Carroll College Choir - Page
(
Carroll College)
[Active: 19??-]
[Waukesha]
- .Cecilian Singers
[Active: 19??-1970]
[Oshkosh]
after disbanding, it reformed into the
Oshkosh Choraliers
- .Chaminade Women's Chorus - Page
(
Portal Wisconsin)
(
U. W. Fox Cities)
[Active: 19??-]
[city?]
- .Community Chorus - Page
(
Heidi Mules)
[Active: 1981-]
[Hales Corners]
(formerly: Hales Corners Community Chorus)
- .Cudahy High School Choirs - Page
(
Google Sites)
[Active: 19??-]
[Cudahy]
F
- .Festival Choir of Madison, The - Discog
(
FolkLib Index), Page
(
Author ?)
(
CD Baby)
[Active: 19??-]
[Madison]
(Artistic Director:
Eric Townell,
Executive Director: Nancy Foss,
Accompanist: Theodore Reinke)
G
- .Gospellers, The - Page
(
Wisconsin Conference UCC)
[Active: 2008-]
[various cities]
[not
The Gospellers a cappella group from Japan]
H
- .Heart to Heart - Discog
(
FolkLib Index), Page
(
Author ?)
[Active: 19??-]
[Slinger]
(
Brad Charles,
Nancy Charles,
Barb Hyder,
Kirk Hyder)
- .Homestead High School Choirs - Page
(
Homestead High School Choirs)
[Active: 19??-]
[Mequon]
I
- .Irish Fest Choir - Discog
(
FolkLib Index), Page
(
Irish Fest [Archive])
[Active: 1988-]
[Milwaukee]
K
- .Kids From Wisconsin, The - Discog
(
FolkLib Index), Page
(
Author ?)
/
Alumni Roster)
[Active: 1969-]
[Milwaukee]
"The Kids From Wisconsin are sponsored solely by
the Wisconsin State Fair, West Allis, WI"
(members:
Danny DeKok 1973,
Greg Koch 1984,
Pat McCurdy 1971-1973)
See
their discography
for others who are not known to appear on any recording
except ones by the Kids From Wisconsin.
L
- .Lakeshore Chorale - Page
(
Author ?)
[Active: 19??-]
[Sheboygan]
- .Lakeshore Youth Chorale - Page
(
Author ?)
[Active: 19??-]
[Sheboygan]
- .Lawrence University Concert Choir - Page
(
World Concert Artist Directory)
(
International Directory of Musicians)
[Active: 19??-]
[Appleton]
M
- .MacDowell Male Chorus - Discog
(
FolkLib Index), Page
(
John Killa)
(
FoxArts.Net)
[Active: 1934-]
[Appleton]
Conductors:
Albert A. Glockzin, 1934-19??,
Gordon Kotkosky 19??-1956,
Edwin F. Zordel 1956-1984,
Allan Leicht 1984-2010
Herb Berendsen 2010-
- .MadHatters - Discog
(
FolkLib Index), Page
(
Author ?)
[Active: 19??-]
[Madison]
- .Madison Maennerchor
[Active: 19??-]
[Madison]
- .Makarios - Discog
(
FolkLib Index), Contact
[
Faith United Methodist Church, Neenah]
[Active: 19??-]
[Neenah]
(
Mike Cove,
Bruce Kokko,
Kirsti Kokko,
Andy Lambrecht,
Lynn Lambrecht,
Tom Lambrecht,
Karen Lord (Karen Cove),
Craig Zolkowski,
Susan Zolkowski)
- .Manitowoc High School Choir
[Active: 19??-]
[Manitowoc]
- .Manitowoc Lutheran High School Choir - Page
(
Author ?)
[Active: 19??-]
[Manitowoc]
- .Master Singers of Milwaukee - Page
(
Author ?)
[Active: 1980?-]
[Milwaukee]
- .Milwaukee Children's Choir - Page
(
Dean Crocker)
[Active: 19??-]
[Milwaukee]
- .Milwaukee Damenchor, The - Page
(
Geoffrey M. Kroening)
[Active: 19??-]
[Milwaukee]
- .Milwaukee Liederkranz Chorus - Page
(
Geoffrey M. Kroening)
(
Max Kade Institute)
[Active: 19??-]
[Milwaukee]
- .Milwaukee Liedertafel
[Active: 19??-]
[Brookfield]
- .Monteverdi Master Chorale - Page
(
Author ?)
[Active: 19??-]
[Stevens Point]
O
- .Omro High School Choir - Discog
(
FolkLib Index), Page
(
Omro High School)
[Director:
Dennis Sphatt
[Active: 19??-]
[Omro]
- .Oshkosh Chamber Singers - Discog
(
FolkLib Index)
(OCAT Videos), Page
(
Joy Schwarz)
(
FoxArts.Net)
(
Portal Wisconsin)
[Active: 19??-]
[Oshkosh]
- .Oshkosh Choraliers - Discog
(OCAT Videos), Page
(
Lanny Howard)
[Active: 1970-]
[Oshkosh]
Director:
Mary Backus 1992-,
Accompanist:
Todd Repp 1993-
Former Directors:
Harold Porter 1970-1971,
Fred Leist 1972-1973,
Larry Klausch 1973-1979,
R. David Berndt 1980-1984,
Dennis Sphatt 1985-1990,
Linda Harmon 1991
"The Oshkosh Choraliers was formed in 1970 when the
Apollo Male Chorus and the
Cecilian Singers disbanded."
- .Oshkosh Youth Choir (aka Oshkosh Symphony Youth Choir) - Discog
(OCAT Videos), Page
(
Joy Schwarz 1993-2002 [Archive])
[Active: 19??-]
[Oshkosh]
(
Alexis Blair, past Director [Archive])
P
- Perry Tipler Junior High School Choir and Orchestra
[Active: 19??-]
[Oshkosh]
R
- Redeemer Lutheran Church Choir
[Active: 19??-]
[Oshkosh]
- .Ripon College Choir - Discog
(
FolkLib Index)
[Active: 19??-]
[Ripon]
S
- Sacred Heart Church Mixed Choir
[Active: 1/1970-]
[Oshkosh]
- .St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Root Creek Choirs - Discog
(
FolkLib Index)
[Active: 19??-19??]
[Root Creek (Greenfield) / Oak Creek]
(
In 1852, when the Church was founded,
Greenfield was called Root Creek. The Church's current choir and its
Director, Lisa Reckzin, are mentioned on the site's "Voluteer" page,
but I can find no mention of an Organist, or what type of Organ
they have.
- .St. Norbert Abbey Choir - Discog
(
FolkLib Index)
[Active: 19??-]
[De Pere]
- St. Vincent's Men's Choir
[Active: 19??-]
[Oshkosh]
- .Sheboygan North High School Choir - Page
(
High School)
[can't find a Music Department home page]
[Active: 19??-]
[Sheboygan]
- .Sheboygan South High School Choir - Page
(
High School)
[can't find a Music Department home page]
[Active: 19??-]
[Sheboygan]
- .Singing Statesmen, The - Page
(
UW-Eau Claire Music Dept.)
[Active: 19??-]
[Eau Claire]
- .South Park Middle School Choirs - Page
(
Oshkosh School District)
[Active: 19??-]
[Oshkosh]
- .Stevens Point Area Senior High School (SPASH) Choir - Page
(
Music Department)
[Active: 19??-]
[Stevens Point]
T
- .Tangled Up in Blue - Discog
(
FolkLib Index), Page
(
Author ?)
[Active: 19??-]
[Madison]
- .Trinity Lutheran Children's Choir - Page
(
Trinity Lutheran)
[Active: 19??-]
[Oshkosh]
U
- .University Singers - Discog
(
FolkLib Index)
[Active: 1967/8 - 1972/3]
[UW-Madison]
Sometime during the 1973/4 school year (date?) they performed in
Kentucky. Some people there thought they were from the
University of Kentucky, so they changed their name to the
Wisconsin Singers.
- .Uspeh Slovenian Chorus - Page
(
Max Kade Institute)
- no known home page
[Active: 19??-]
[Milwaukee]
- .UW-Eau Claire Concert Choir - Page
(
Music Dept.)
[Active: 19??-]
[Eau Claire]
Other UW-Eau Claire Choral Ensembles
-
Music Dept.
- .UW Oshkosh Choirs - Page
(
UW Oshkosh Music Dept.)
- .UW Oshkosh Chamber Choir
[Active: 19??-]
[Oshkosh]
- .UW Oshkosh Titan Chorale
[Active: 19??-]
[Oshkosh]
- .UW Oshkosh Le Choeur de Femmes
[Active: 19??-]
[Oshkosh]
(Directors:
John A. Breese 1923-1952,
Stanley S. Linton 1952-62,
John Vorisek 1962-64,
Harold B. Porter 1964-79,
Ernest W. Teie (Tye) 1970s,
Harold Heap 1979-81,
Carl E. Chapman 1981-)
W
- .Waukesha Choral Union - Page
(
Author ?)
[Active: 19??-]
[Waukesha]
- .Waukesha South High School Choir - Page
(
Music Department)
[Active: 19??-]
[Waukesha]
- .Wausau Lutheran Choir (founded 1972) - Discog
(
FolkLib Index)
- (name changed in 19?? to
Wausau Lyric Choir)
[Active: 19??-]
[Wausau]
- .Wausau Lyric Choir - Discog
(
FolkLib Index), Page
(
Author ?), Director: Lucinda J. Thayer
(
UW-Stevens Point Music Dept.)
[Active: 19??-]
[Wausau]
- Webster Stanley Junior High School Choir and Orchestra
[Active: 19??-]
[Oshkosh]
- .White Heron Chorale - Page
(
Author ?)
(
FoxArts.Net)
[Active: 19??-]
[Appleton]
- .Wisconsin Community Choir - Discog
(
FolkLib Index)
[Active: 1968?-]
[city?]
- .Wisconsin Czech Choraliers - Page
(
Polkamart)
[Active: 19??-]
[city?]
- .Wisconsin Lutheran Choir - Page
(
Wisconsin Lutheran College)
(
CD Baby)
[Active: 19??-]
[Milwaukee]
- .Wisconsin Singers - Discog
(
FolkLib Index), Page
(
Shawn Lin)
(
UW-Madison Student Organization Office)
[Active: 1967-]
[UW-Madison]
Previously called the
University Singers (1967/8 - 1972/3)
Wisconsin A Cappella Groups
Wisconsin-based Handbell Choirs
- .Alleluia Ringers, The (of Concordia University)
- "Handbell Choirs"
- .Ebenezer Brass Handbell Choir
(Ebenezer United Church of Christ)
- "Handbell Choirs"
- .Encore! Handbell Ensemble
- "Handbell Choirs"
- .First Congregational Church, U.C.C. Handbell Choirs:
[Pilgrim Ringers, Jubilee Bells] (Appleton)
- "Handbell Choirs"
- .First Congregational Church Handbell Choir (Oshkosh)
- "Handbell Choirs"
- .Fox Cities Handbells
- "Handbell Choirs"
- .Jubilation Handbell Ensemble
- "Handbell Choirs"
- .Madison Area Concert Handbells
- "Handbell Choirs"
- .Milwaukee Area Handbell Ensemble
- "Handbell Choirs"
- .Ringers of Glory, First Presbyterian Church's (Oshkosh)
- "Handbell Choirs"
- .St. Peter's Handbell Choir
- "Handbell Choirs"
- .Trinity Bells
- "Handbell Choirs"
- .University Handbell Choir
- "Handbell Choirs"
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