Come sing with us!
Summer Choral Festival 2024
Wednesday, July 24 - Sunday, July 28
Enjoy five days of singing outstanding sacred choral music at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Whitehouse Station, New Jersey.
Led by Festival director Jim Cole and co-conductors Sandy Hayes-Licitra and Bill Alford, you’ll sing with fellow choral singers from the Diocese of Metuchen and beyond. The Festival is open to choral singers of all skill levels ages 18 and up.
Our Week Together
Each day will start with a physical and vocal warmup. We’ll sing the music of Mozart, Stephen Paulus, Mendelssohn, Dan Forrest, Rollo Dilworth, Carl Schalk, Mack Wilberg and more. The Festival conductors will rehearse the repertoire on a rotating basis throughout the week. We will end the week on Sunday with a concert open to the public.
Our Lady of Lourdes
Our Lady of Lourdes Church houses a 1998 19-rank Randall Dyer pipe organ and a Steinway grand piano.
Our Lady of Lourdes Church
390 Rte. 523
Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889
Dates. Times.
Wednesday-Friday, July 24-26,
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Saturday, July 27, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm,
with lunch provided
Sunday, July 28, 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm,
concert at 3:30
Repertoire
Our repertoire list for the Festival:
Come, Christians, Join to Sing, arr. Gordon Young
The Gift to Be Simple, arr. Robert W. Schafer
Alleluia from Exsultate, Jubilate by W.A. Mozart, arr. David Patrick
The Road Home by Stephen Paulus
How Lovely Are the Messengers from St. Paul by Felix Mendelssohn
Ubi Caritas by Dan Forrest
Rise and Shine by Rollo Dilworth
In Thee Is Gladness, arr. Daniel Kallman
Christ Be Our Seed by Carl Schalk
How Firm a Foundation, arr. Mack Wilberg