Chorale

The Goshen College chorale numbers 60-70 singers and represents a wide variety of academic majors. The choir sings primarily sacred repertoire from all periods of music history. Occasionally, the Chorale joins with the Chamber Choir and Orchestra to perform major choral/orchestral pieces. Two on-campus and several off-campus concerts are presented each year, including an annual tour. Membership is open to any Goshen College student by audition.


Goshen College Chorale, Feb. 2004

James Robert Heiks, Director

James Heiks has just joined the Goshen College music faculty after a thirty-year career in the Appleton, Wisconsin public schools. He is also the founder of the Appleton Boychoir, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. His choirs have performed throughout Eastern Europe, Italy, Scandinavia, Mexico and Japan. In 1997, he received the Kohl Fellowship for Excellence and Innovation in Teaching from US Senator Herb Kohl, and was nominated for Wisconsin Teacher of the Year. As a student and colleague of Alice Parker, he is currently collaborating with her on a new folk songbook series titled: “Alice Parker’s Hand Me Down Songs.” Visit James Robert Heiks' professional page.