Jan. 7, 2020
Contact Jen Roberdeau at 608-796-3738 or jaroberdeau@viterbo.edu
VITERBO UNIVERSITY TO HOST VITERBO 101 SHOW CHOIR COMPETITION JAN. 11
LA CROSSE, Wis. – The annual Viterbo 101 Show Choir competition will be held at the Viterbo University Fine Arts Center Saturday, Jan. 11 beginning at 9 a.m.
A number of local show choirs will compete throughout the day in the Fine Arts Center Main Theatre, including the varsity choir from La Crosse Central, as well as middle school choirs from Onalaska, West Salem, Cashton, La Crosse Lincoln, and La Crosse Logan. Six middle school choirs and eleven high school choirs will participate.
In addition to the group competition, a solo competition will take place throughout the day in the Fine Arts Center’s Nola Starling Recital Hall. Individual students from the participating show choirs will have the opportunity to perform a solo piece and receive feedback from a Viterbo University professor.
“We’re excited to host this competition for the sixteenth straight year,” said Nancy Allen, director of Viterbo University’s Platinum Edition show choir, which is hosting the competition. “It’s a great opportunity for choirs and student singers to interact with our students and get feedback from university professors as they prepare for the rest of the season.”
Finalists from the preliminary group competition will be announced at 5:30 p.m., and the final competition will begin at 6:45 p.m. following a performance by the winners of the solo competition.
Viterbo 101 is open to the public. General admission wristbands can be purchased the day of the competition in the atrium of the Fine Arts Center. Wristbands are $10 for the preliminary competition only, $10 for the final competition only, $15 for the full day, or $5 for children 12 and under. Concessions will be available throughout the day.
More information, including a list of participating choirs and performance times, can be found at https://www4.viterbo.edu/fine-arts-center/viterbo-101-show-choir-competition. Contact the Viterbo Fine Arts Center at 608-796-3737 with questions.
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