Past Performances
Gladsome Light
An evening of Eastern Orthodox Music with works by Rachmaninov, Chesnokov, Grechaninov, Kastalsky, Schnittke and others
Sergei Pavlov, Conductor
Soloist: Ricardo Herrera, Baritone
Diminuendo 24
The return of a new tradition and a celebration of all things Hollywood. Join us for an intimate evening of music, food, and fun in support of choral excellence. Featuring solo acts and a silent auction.
Merrily On High
Annual Christmas Concert
Diminuendo Cabaret:
A fun and joyous cabaret fundraiser celebrates our 50th-year anniversary by bringing together the Festival Choir of Madison community to share a love of music and to support the choir.
Journeys and Jubilations - 50th Anniversary Gala
The Festival Choir performed choral-orchestral masterworks in the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Hamel Music Center with the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra.
Händel - Zadok the Priest
Beethoven - Meeresstille und Glückliche Fahrt op.112
Mozart - Kyrie in D minor K341
Fauré - Cantique de Jean Racine
Traditional/Rutter - When the Saints Go Marching In
Ola Gjeilo - Dark Night of the Soul
Verdi - Va Pensiero from "Nabucco"/Anvil Chorus from "Il Trovatore"/Triumphal March from "Aida"
Amor Omnia
The program included selections from the rarely heard Majnun Symphony (No. 24), Op. 273, by Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000). It is based on a Persian love legend dating back to the 9th century. We also performed American composer Paul Carey's "Into this World,” commissioned by the Festival Choir in 2009.
Tis the Season
Highlights of selected choruses from Messiah, Stephen Paulus’ Nativity Carols, Ola Gjeilo's O Magnum Mysterium and festive selections from Broadway musicals!
Motzart's Requiem
The Requiem begins, "Grant them eternal rest, Lord, and let perpetual light shine on them."
It is the perpetual light that fills Mozart's last piece, with music that uses the text of the Catholic mass for the dead to celebrate the miracle of life. In times in which the whole world is hoping for light in the darkness, the Festival Choir of Madison along with Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra present Requiem by W. A. Mozart, May 21, 8:00 pm, Hamel Music Center.
Tango!
The passion of Tango comes to Madison with music by the Argentinian composers Martín Palmeri and Astor Piazzolla with mezzo soprano, mixed choir, accordion, piano, and string orchestra.
Songs of Fate
Saturday November 2, 2019 – 8:00 PM
First Unitarian Society
900 University Bay Dr, Madison WI 53705
Ner Tamid
Exploring the breadth of Jewish musical tradition, this concert features songs drawing on Yiddish folklore, Klezmer innovations, the pain and cultural fusion of the diaspora, and the poignancy of love in the Holocaust.
Saturday, October 23, 2021
Asbury United Methodist6101 University AvenueMadison, WI, 53705
Christmas is.....Back!
Join Festival Choir in celebrating the holidays with a collection of carols, classics, and contemporary works as we kick off the holiday season and celebrate reconnecting with the ones we love.
Jasmine Flowers
A Thousand Beautiful Dreams
Angels & Demons
A Dante-inspired journey from the Inferno through Purgatory all the way to Paradise, as interpreted by composers Karl Jenkins, Zdeněk Lukáš, György Orbán, Alfred Schnittke, Joseph Rheinberger, Rodion Schedrin, W. A. Mozart, and Marteen Spruijt!
Northern Lights
The Festival Choir of Madison presents ‘Northern Lights,’ a concert of contemporary Norwegian and Baltic Choral music, inspired by the phenomena of Aurora Borealis. Our voices will be supported by leading Madison-based musicians in this magical journey through the mystical soundscapes of the North.
Trond Kverno (Norway) – Ave Maris Stella
Ola Gjeilo (Norway/US) – Northern Lights
Eriks Esenvalds (Latvia) – Northern Lights
Ola Gjeilo (Norway) – Dark Night of the Soul
Lars Jansson (Sweden) – Salve Regina
Peteris Vasks (Latvia) – Mother Sun
Douglas Hill (Wisconsin, US) – “A different Drummer” Homage a Thoreau
45th Anniversary Gala
The Slavic Soul
Nikoleta Popova, Guest Conductor
Musical Zodiac
Featuring works by Ennio Morricone (Scorpio), Hector Berlioz (Sagittarius), Claude Debussy (Leo), J.S Bach (Aires), and many more.
With this concert, we celebrate Mr. Ted Reinke’s 25th anniversary as our principal accompanist!
The Great American Songbook
Da Pacem Domine
The Romance of Music
Misa Criolla
An Evening with Joseph Flummerfelt