Meet the Homeschool Choirs
Arioso
Director: Stephanie Rauh
Arioso is our high school audition choir for ages 14 and up; this choir is under the direction of Stephanie Rauh. The choir performs a wide variety of music, with a focus on "classic" choral music (folk, classical, sacred, hymns, international, Broadway, spirituals). In addition to RAACHE choir concerts, Arioso regularly performs in additional community performances such as the Family Promise Benefit Concert. Arioso does an annual tour of local retirement communities and has toured outside of Minnesota to perform and serve in Chicago (2013 & 2018), St. Louis (2014), and Philadelphia (2016). Arioso hopes to tour out of state again very soon!
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Cantabile
Director: Alissa Kludtke
Cantabile is our non-auditioned choir for students ages 12 and up. This choir is under the direction of Alissa Kludtke. This choir will include a wide variety of music that is more challenging than Con Brio, but not as difficult as Arioso. We will strive to cultivate an encouraging environment that focuses on learning about singing and music by doing just that - singing and making music! Though most of the singers will have higher (treble) voices, when a boy's voice starts to change, he will be allowed to sing lower or transition to Arioso may be considered. For the fall session, Cantabile will sing in the November concerts. For the winter/spring session, Cantabile will join Con Brio for the musical drama which will be presented in mid-March. Cantabile will continue their session for the April concert with Arioso. Rehearsals are from 2:00-3:15 pm. Each singer will need to sing for Alissa to help her select music that fits the capabilities of the singers who will be participating.
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Director: Suzy Johnson & Amanda Walston
Con Brio
Con Brio is our non-auditioned choir for boys and girls ages 8-11. (The date we are using for deciding which choir your child is in is Sept. 1.) This choir is under the direction of Amanda Walston for the fall semester and Suzy Johnson for the winter/spring semester. Singers will sing a variety of songs in the November concerts. The choir presents a Biblically based musical drama in March. Rehearsals are from 2:00-3:00 pm.
Staccato
Director: Clavonne Holter & Rebecca Walters
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Staccato is the non-auditioned choir for boys and girls ages 5 through 7. This choir is under the direction of Rebecca Walters with Clavonne Holter joining for the fall session only. Students must be 5 years old by September 1. A student who is 7 years old on October 1 and soon to be 8 years when joining Staccato in the fall, remains in Staccato for the whole calendar year. He or she does not move to Con Brio until the following fall. Singers will participate in the November and mid-March concerts and only rehearse for 6-8 weeks prior to these concerts. We will have two sections of this choir to allow all interested singers to be able to participate. One will rehearse from 1:30-2:15 pm and the other from 2:30-3:15 pm. Both groups will work on the same music and will join together at the rehearsal on the day of the concert to perform together.
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