Celebrating the continuing tradition of the power and beauty of treble voices raised in song.
Festival date: April 14, 2025
The application timeline is November 20, 2024 to midnight on January 20, 2025.
The Soprano-Alto Festival is for sopranos and altos enrolled in high school choral programs. The festival is designed to give participants a positive choral music experience with students from other area high schools while performing meaningful yet challenging repertoire. Festival participants are chosen through a teacher nomination process.
The Soprano-Alto Festival will take place in St. Paul United Methodist Church (Lincoln, NE), as Kimball Recital Hall is closed for renovation.
There is no fee for participation. You have the option of only performing the three festival pieces or having your choir also perform two or three songs separately for the concert.
The festival’s repertoire and schedule are provided below. The musical selections may be obtained from any authorized sheet music retailer.
2025 Festival Repertoire:
La li ley by Tracy Wong published by Hinshaw Music
Silver Rain by B.E. Boykin published by Oxford University Press
Walk Together Children arr. Stacy V. Gibbs published by Santa Barbara Music Publishing Inc.
Dear Old Nebraska U arr. David von Kampen, music will be provided electronically
Schedule for the day:
| 9:00 | Individual Choir Rehearsal |
| 9:30-10:00 | Check in and seating in St. Paul United Methodist Church Sanctuary |
| 10:00-11:30 | Massed Choir Rehearsal |
| 11:30-12:45 | Lunch on your own |
| 11:30-11:50 | Individual Choir Rehearsal |
| 1:00-2:20 | Massed Choir Rehearsal |
| 2:20-2:40 | Individual Choir Rehearsal |
| 2:40-3:30 | Massed Choir Rehearsal |
| 3:30-4:00 | University Chorale Mini-Concert |
| 4:00-4:45 | Massed Choir Rehearsal |
| 4:45-6:15 | Dinner on your own |
| 6:30 | Concert |
Housing/Meals
Housing and meals are on your own. Hotel and area restaurant recommendations may be obtained upon request.
Festival Finale Concert
The Festival Finale Concert is on Monday, April 14, 2025 at St. Paul United Methodist Church. Please enter through the doors on M Street. The concert features the festival choir, participating high school treble choirs, the University Chorale and treble a cappella group Boots n Cats. Parents, teachers and friends are welcome to attend. There is no admission fee for the finale concert.
Have questions about the Soprano-Alto festival?
Contact the Glenn Korff School of Music Office at 402/472-6845 or email Dr. Marci Malone DeAmbrose, the director of the Soprano-Alto Choral Festival, at mdeambrose2@unl.edu.