Hello all! We are gearing up for our spring season 2025 and we want to welcome new members! Auditions will be held before the first rehearsal, between 6:00 and 7:00 pm. Please contact us if you are interested in joining.
Winter Concert December 6th
Join us on Friday, December 6th, for an enchanting evening of music to celebrate the holiday season! Under the direction of Steven Easterling, the Steiner Chorale will present the enlightening Gloria by Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi. In addition to this great work, you will hear several beautiful and spirit lifting sacred pieces arranged by Dan Forrest. Local instrumentalists will accompany the chorale, and there will be a reception following the performance. We look forward to sharing the evening with you!
Rehearsals begin in September
Thank you to all who auditioned for our upcoming fall season! Rehearsals will begin Monday, September 9th, at 7:00pm, at the University United Methodist Church in East Lansing. Looking forward to making great music this year!
Auditions for Fall 2024
Interested in joining The Steiner Chorale? Come audition for our fall season! Auditions for new singers will be held on August 19th and 20th from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm at University United Methodist Church in East Lansing.
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Steiner Chorale Presents Requiem and Magnificat
You are invited to join the Steiner Chorale as it continues its 54-year tradition of presenting quality performances of beloved choral masterworks. On Friday May 3 rd at 7 PM, the Chorale will present two works that serve as luminous bookends in the history of choral literature. First, experience the intricate interplay of melody and harmony in the Magnificat in D Major, composed by J.S. Bach in 1723. Then, enjoy the journey from darkness into hope and light offered by the beloved Requiem that was given to us by John Rutter in 1985. We welcome a full orchestra to accompany these lovely works.
Admission is $10.00; students with ID are free.
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Auditions are open for next semester!
Auditions for our season’s second semester will be held on Monday, December 18th from 7-9 at University United Methodist Church in East Lansing. We’d love to have you join us for our next concert cycle!
Holiday Concert Annoucement
Please join us on Saturday evening, Dec. 16th, when the Steiner Chorale, under the direction of Steven Easterling, presents an inspiring and entertaining Holiday Concert, beginning at 7:00 PM at University United Methodist Church, 1120 South Harrison Road, East Lansing, MI.
Admission is free, but offerings in support of the Chorale will be very much appreciated. Concert highlights include a hauntingly moving 8-part setting by Ola Gjeilo of “O Magnum Mysterium,” a lovely arrangement of “Ubi Caritas” by Daniel Forrest, and “Was I the Lamb” by John Rutter. The Steiner women will sing a cool version of “Down in the River,” drawn from the Sacred Harp tradition; while the Steiner men will sing “The Boars Head Carol” and the rousing spiritual “Hold Out Your Light.” Two other spirituals and unusual arrangements of favorite traditional pieces round out this varied program. Strings, flute, piano, and drums accompany several of the works.
A reception for all will offer elegant refreshments and renewal of friendships.
Auditions for Fall 2023
Interested in joining The Steiner Chorale? Come audition for our fall season! Audition for new singers will be held on August 28th from 7-9 pm at University United Methodist Church in East Lansing.
Fill out the form below to reserve your spot.
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Spring Concert Announcement
The Steiner Chorale, supported by members of the Lansing Symphony Orchestra will present two lovely but different settings of the Requiem mass. The first of these masterworks is the beloved and moving Requiem by W.A. Mozart, using a version that is drawn from Mozart’s autograph manuscript. The second is the thrilling Requiem for the Living, composed by Dan Forrest in 2013. Interpolated into the traditional text are an exciting percussive section containing the “Vanity, Vanity” verses from Ecclesiastes and some biting words from Job. The lyrical and hopeful “Lux Aeterna” is augmented by verses from Matthew, sung in English. The concert will begin at 7:00 PM at University United Methodist Church, 1120 South Harrison Road, East Lansing, MI. Admission is $10.00, but students with ID are welcome at no charge. A reception will take place following the concert.
Steiner Chorale presents Mid-Winter Songs
Please join us on Saturday, December 17 at 7:00 pm as Steiner Chorale presents Mid-Winter Songs at University United Methodist Church in East Lansing. We will be featuring songs by John Rutter, Moses Hogan, Johannes Brahm, Gustav Holst, and more. Admission is free for all patrons.
If you are able, consider bringing a non-perishable food item in support of the Greater Lansing Food Bank. Steiner Chorale will also be collecting a free will offering to help with ongoing costs of the chorale and to offset the cost of our upcoming trip to New York City to perform at Carnegie Hall.