Choir/Singer Information and Registration

Registration due by January 17th.

Come sing and learn with us! As a Singer at the 2025 Tune-Up you can participate in:

  • Saturday morning workshop

  • Afternoon rehearsal

  • Pre-concert talk

  • The Festival Concert*

  • For an additional fee, Church Choir Directors bringing choirs may also participate in the Friday evening interest session and conducting masterclass

*Singers who wish to participate in the Festival Chorus must attend both the morning workshop and afternoon rehearsal.

Fee Breakdown

Registration fees Includes morning workshop, music packets and the invitation to participate in the Festival Chorus at the 4pm Concert. 

SINGERS

  • Small Choir (24 singers or less) - $65 OR

  • Large Choir (25 singers or more) - $80 OR

  • Individual - $15

Plus choral packets for each Singer at $15.75 per packet.

DIRECTORS

Director’s Lunch (optional) - $15 OR

Conductor Registration Add-On - $30 (see Conductor Registration for more details)

About the Choir/Singer’s Tune-Up Activities

  • Pre-Registration Required

    Singers will work in a rehearsal setting alongside members of the National Lutheran Choir learning 3 - 4 choral selections led by clinicians Dr. André Thomas and Dr. Brandon Boyd. The selections will then be sung for the public at the free Festival Concert later in the afternoon. 

  • Tune-Up participants are invited to return for an afternoon rehearsal to participate in the Festival Chorus. The afternoon rehearsal will revisit and solidify the music learned during the morning workshop and prepare singers for the Festival Concert.

  • This pre-concert talk will be given by Tune-Up clinician Dr. André Thomas, also the author of "Way Over in Beulah Lan': Understanding and Performing the Negro Spiritual."

    This activity will be open to both Tune-Up participants and Festival Concert ticket holders.

  • The Festival Concert begins at 4:00pm and will feature selections sung by the National Lutheran Choir, the Festival Chorus, and the University of Minnesota Gospel Choir (directed by Dr. Adrian Davis).

Note: Lunch for Singers will be on their own; we suggest checking out the nearby mall, Rosedale Center, or other local restaurants! Directors are invited to an option Director’s Lunch for an extra fee (pre-registration is required).

Registration due by January 17th.