Programs

MAHTOMEDI HIGH SCHOOL:  ZEPHYR EXPRESS

Zephyr Express is Mahtomedi High School's auditioned a cappella choir. This extracurricular ensemble was founded by director Chad Garrels in the spring of 2016 for the choir program's Pops Concert to provide an opportunity for advanced music students and has performed intermittently over the last seven years. Numbers for this group have ranged from 16 to 25. The goal for the ensemble, while maintaining plenty of guidance from the director, is for students to take on more ownership of the ensemble and become more active in the planning and organizational processes. The 2023-2024 Zephyr Express roster comprises 19 students in grades 9 through 12

UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS:  THE SUMMIT SINGERS

Founded in 2012, The Summit Singers are a Tenor-Bass A Cappella group at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. The group is comprised of individuals who are passionate about excellent music-making and dynamic entertainment.

MACALESTER COLLEGE: THE SIRENS

The Sirens are Macalester College's fem-inclusive A Capella group, and is the second oldest singing group on campus. The Sirens are the only group on campus that performs original arrangements, made by individual group members. All of the songs we perform are arranged by members of Sirens.

CARLETON COLLEGE: EXIT 69

Exit 69 is Carleton’s only all-gender a cappella group. We perform arrangements in a variety of musical styles on Carleton’s campus and in the greater Twin Cities area. We are an entirely student-run group, and the songs we perform are primarily arranged by our own members.

ST OLAF COLLEGE: THE LIMESTONES

The Limestones A Capella is a Tenor-Bass ensemble from St. Olaf founded in 1989. For over thirty years, we have sung and arranged genres such as pop, rock, folk, country, and our original song, Malt-O-Meal!

CARLETON COLLEGE: THE SINGING KNIGHTS

The Carleton Singing Knights are a collegiate, masculine identifying a cappella group from Northfield, Minnesota. Since 1955, they’ve been singing their way through school at Carleton College, eating cookies at the school’s famous cookie house where they have their practices, and having a rollicking good time along the way.

LAKE COUNTRY CHORUS

The Lake Country Chorus is a group of women who gather to participate in the artform known as barbershop music.  Chartered in 1968 as a chapter of Sweet Adelines International, a worldwide organization dedicated to performance and education. The Lake Country Chorus meets to create the wonderful sounds of 4-part a cappella harmony.  We leave the piano at home and perform locally with a pitch pipe.  We love to share our songs at senior residences, church services, park performances, and other local events, including collaborating with the North Star chorus, a men’s barber shop group to jointly perform a Christmas concert each year.  We promote and participate in educational programs open to all group that have an interest in learning this artform.  Come join us any Tuesday.

NORTH STAR CHORUS

The North Star Barbershop Chorus is the a cappella performing chorus of The Greater St Paul Area Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society.  We sing 4 - part harmony arrangements in the barbershop style.  Men of all ages and abilities enjoy singing this unique style of music.

Catering for this evening’s performers was provided by Red Luna Seasons