FolkLib Index - Wisconsin Choirs and Choruses Discography

Discographies for Wisconsin-based Choirs and Choruses.

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Festival Choir of Madison, The - Madison
1. .1998 - Wisconsin Sings! (CD: #?)
2. .2001 - Celebrate the Season (CD: #?) - CD Baby
3. .2002 - Prairie Songs (CD: no #) {A}
        Self Released
        Eric Townell: Director, Nadine Gratz: Executive Director, Theodore Reinke and Carol Lee Iverson: Accompanists
        46 voices: see the liner notes for all names
        See the Choir's main entry for the current Directors and Accompanist.
- None known
  Contact: 5610 Medical Circle, Suite 15, Madison, WI 53719 -- (608) 274-7089 - festchor@festivalchoir.org
First Congregational Church, U.C.C. Handbell Choirs - Appleton H
Heart to Heart - Slinger
1. .200? - Christmas Time Is Here (CS: #?/CD: #?)
2. .2005 - Lucky Day Self Released (CS: #?/CD: no #) {A}
  Self Released
- None known
I
Irish Fest Choir - Milwaukee
K
Kids From Wisconsin, The - Milwaukee
1. .19?? - Live!! at the Wisconsin State Fair (LP: 12MCM-69) {A}
  MCM Records Ltd., Kenosha, WI, Directed by Mark Azzolina
  Dan Apyen, Shirley Azzolina, Stephen Bauman, Mark Billman, Pamela Black, Stacey Bowers, Vicki Boxer, Tom Briggs, Norma Bubnich, Larry Busch, Greg Cesario, Robert Cesario, Joan Crawford, Cathe' deVries, Randy Fosburgh, Geralyn Glerum, Virginia Hamilton, Connie Hays, Mitch Hebert, Mark Homan, Patricia Hopkins, Mack Horton, Kathy Houghton, Nancy Inele, Wanetta Jackson, Paul Joncas, Mark Juds, Catherine Kales, Jay Kennedy, Pamela Kessler, James Kirkpatrick, Julie Knoff, Dan Kocian, Kay Liljestrand, Bill Martin, Robert McCurdy, Mary McDermott, Kevin McQuilan, Tom Newburg, Dan Petersen, Jo Ann Polley, Bill Radatz, Scott Rindt, Vicki Rose, Stewart Ross, Keith Sarnow, Kurt Schroeder, Patrick Shelley, Stephen Simpson, Virginia Smith, Tim Stemper, Bob Stone, Jack Szmanda, Jon Van de Grift, Juanita Walsh, Marcia Waterhouse, Dave Wernecke, Kurt Wiskow, Alice Jo Younggren
2. .1974? - The Kids From Wisconsin, Vol. V (LP: KFW-74) {A}
  MCM Records Ltd., P. O. Box 2601, Milwaukee, WI 53214, Directed by Mark Azzolina
  Greg Akin, David Biersteker, Barbara Buehler, Marty Busch, Joseph Dellger, Patrick Dillon, Mark Dorn, Patrick Dorn, Michele Ellsworth, Philip Ferderbar, , , , , , , , , , ,
3. .1977 - The Wisconsin State Fair's "Pied Pipers" (LP: KFW-78-12) {A}
  MCM Ltd. Records, Kenosha, WI, Directed by Mark Azzolina
  David Astemborski, Gus Barnes, Dave Bilger, Lucy Canepa, Steven Clarey, Steven Cuba, Juli Dellger, John Dietrich, Chris Donald, Beth Eckardt, Joe Goff, Paula Hanke, Peter Kreitter, Jill Meggers, Steven Molitor, Mark Pratt, Steven Musha, Chris Olson, Irving Quartman, Karyn Quinn, Norma Ramsay, Debrah Rusch, Diane Sa Loutos, Dan Schlichting, Dennis Sciortino, Kathy Smith, Dana Spychalla, Michael Sturgis, Kay Stiefel, Connie Trok, Charles Twichell, Greg Watts, Tracey Zehms
4. .1980 - Wisconsin State Fair's Musical Ambassadors (LP: KFW-80) {A}
  MCM Ltd. Records, Kenosha, WI, Directed by Mark Azzolina
  Tom Bauer, Dave Bilger, Bill Bowman, Jeff Brezovar, Jay Chopp, Steve Clarey, Tom Daniels, Coleen Davis, Beth Eckardt, Lon Ellsworth, Tim Gavinski, Joe Goff, Zeborah Hart, Kirk Hyder, Liz Jurs, Paula Karaway, Mike Krofta, Larry Little, Lisa Mahlock, Daryl Maternowski, Barry Miller, Paul Molitor, Mary Murak, John Newmann, Mark Olen, Kelly Plitt, Dean Rohde, Connie Saloutos, Mary Schaeffer, Tom Schmidt, Patricia Schultz, Larry Smith, Jon Sommer
- None known
M
MacDowell Male Chorus - Appleton
1. .1964 - A Musical Montage (LP: CO-909) {A}
  label?, Recorded 4-06-1964 at Lawrence College Memorial Chapel, Appleton
  Conductor: Edwin F. Zordel, accompanist: Robert Barnes
2. .1969 - Appleton MacDowell Male Chorus (LP: 34287) {A}
  Century Records, Saugus, CA, Recorded 5/1969 at location? by George F. Johnston
  Conductor: Edwin F. Zordel, accompanist: E. Talbot Lord
3. .1974 - Hands Across the Sea (LP: USR-6675) {A}
  United Sound Records, Burbank, CA, Recorded date? at the 40th Annual Concert at Lawrence Memorial Chapel, Appleton, WI, by George F. Johnston
  Conductor: Edwin F. Zordel, organ: Marlene Butler, trumpet: Robert Mikow, piano: Robert Barnes, harmonica: Leonard Krueger, percussion: Eugene Hickey
4. .1975 - Our Best to You (LP: USR-7949) {A}
  United Sound Records, Burbank, CA, Recorded 5-03-1975 at location? by George F. Johnston
  Conductor: Edwin F. Zordel, organ: Marlene Butler, piano: Marjorie Sawyers, percussion: Eugene Hickey
5. .1982 - Something Old, Something New (LP: no #) {A}
  label?, Recorded 5-01-1982 at the 48th Annual Concert at location?
  Conductor: Edwin F. Zordel, accompanist: Marlene Butler, string bass: Les Schmidt
6. .1984 - The 50th Anniversary Concert (LP: MDC-2224) {A}
  label?, Recorded 5/1984 at Lawrence University Chapel, Appleton
  Conductor: Edwin F. Zordel, accompanist: Marlene Butler, string bass: Les Schmidt, percussion: Chad Butler,
7. .1985 - It's a Grand Night for Singing (LP: 02285) {A}
  Irish Saxe Records, Appleton, Recorded 5/1985 at the 51st Annual Concert at location?
  Conductor: Allan Leicht, accompanist: Marlene Butler
8. .2000 - Let Us Entertain You (CD: no #) {A}
  Self Released, Recorded 4-29-2000 at Xavier Auditorium, location? and 5-07-2000 at Lawrence University Chapel, Appleton
  Conductor: Allan Leicht, Assistant Conductor: Steve Kolling, accompanist: Marlene Butler
9. .2007 - We've Got Good News to Tell! (CD: no #) {A}
  Self Released
  Conductor: Allan Leicht, Assistant Conductor: Bill Probst, accompanist: Jon Riehle, assistant accompanist: Paula Johnson, with the Chaminade Chorus Director: Jon D. Riehle, accompanist: Rebecca Dean Schmidt
- None known
  Contact: ( Web site contact page)
MadHatters - Madison
1. .2002 - State Street (CD: MT-38004) {A}
  CDY Ventures, city?, Recorded at Smart Studios, Madison (and other out of state studios), All Mixing and Mastering done out of state
  MadHatters (tracks 1-5), Tangled Up in Blue (tracks 6-10)
- 2002 - Best of College A Cappella 2002 (CD: #?) - Primarily A Cappella
Makarios - Neenah
O
Omro High School Choir - Omro
1. .2002 - 2002 Christmas (CD: no #) {A} label scan
  Self Released
  No liner notes: Director, piano, flute, accompanists and soloists unknown
2. .2004 - 2003-2004 (CD: no #) {A} liner notes and label scans
  Self Released
  Dennis Sphatt Director and piano, with Wendy Fisher, Kayla Tyson soloist, Jenna Tomsovic narration
- None known
Oshkosh Chamber Singers - Oshkosh
1. .2003 - Verdi Requiem (CD: no #) {A}
  Recorded live 4-12-2003 at the Alberta Kimball Auditorium, Oshkosh
  with Rebekah Demaree (soprano), Kathleen Sonnentag (mezzo-soprano), Todd Kaphaem (tenor), Thomas Weis (bass), Waukesha Choral Union: Director, Gregory Carpenter, UW Oshkosh Chamber Choir, UW-Platteville Chamber Choir: Director, Robert Demaree
- None known
R
Ripon College Choir - Ripon S
St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Root Creek Choirs - Root Creek (Greenfield) / Oak Creek
1. .1961 - A Christmas Candlelight Concert (LP: MO8Y-4946/4947) {A}
  Self Released, Recorded by D. Fenske 12-17-1961, my copy of this LP is in a plain white jacket with no liner notes, however, it does include the complete concert program, 8-1/2" x 12" folded in half. The cover has no writing and The program is a large 1.331 Gig file.
  Junior Choir, Senior Choir and Congregation: Harold A. Hosbach, Director; Jeanne Slattery, Accompanist
- None known
  Contact: ( Web site contact page)
St. Norbert Abbey Choir - De Pere
1. .19?? - Canons Regular of Premontre (LP: XTV-85098/9) {A}
- None known
T
Tangled Up in Blue - Madison
1. 2002 - State Street (CD: MT-38004) {A}
  see MadHatters for details
- 19?? - Best of College A Cappella 2002 (CD: #?) - Primarily A Cappella
U
University Singers - UW-Madison
1. .1967/8 - University Singers (LP: KS-7000) {A}
        Sounds Of Wisconsin/Cuca Records, Sauk City, WI
        Don Nuene: Director, John Clark: accompanist
        Dinah Bauer, Rick Bauman, Sally Bauman, Don Bawden, Lynn Berg, Joanne Bush, Pam Corrigan, Wayne Demerchant, Jane Dziondziak, Phil Feigin, Judy Gerber, Julie Guenveur, Clarence Guthrie, Gene Hafermann, Chris Hansen, Scott Haralson, Connie Hays, Michael Hirschberg, Duwayne Hoffman, Jim Homan, Tom Kellock, Patricia Kiefer, Bobbi Kovacic, Jan Kovacic, Candace Kreitlow, Jo Ann Loiz, Kevin McQuillan, Carl Reiche, Dan Risgaard, Maridel Satterfield, Greg Schultz, Marilyn Smith, Laura Steffens, Mark Stokstad, Chris Verhoeven, Margery White
2. Only one title was recorded during their 1967/8 - 1972/3 years. See the Wisconsin Singers for all other titles.
- None known
W
. Wausau Lutheran Choir - Wausau
list of titles coming soon
. Wausau Lyric Choir - Wausau
1. .1996 - Go Tell It On the Mountain (CS: #?/CD: #?)
2. .1997 - Silver Anniversary of Song: 1972-97 (CS: #?/CD: #?)
3. .1999 - A Season of Sacred Song (CS: #?/CD: #?)
- None known
Wauwatosa Presbyterian Church Choirs - Wauwatosa

Wisconsin Community Choir - city?

.1968 - Tellin' the World (LP: 3003)
Crescent/Creed Records
per "The Complete Library of American Phonograph Records: 1968" by Jerry Osborne CD-ROM
.1970? - The World Behind Me, The Cross Before Me (LP: 3010)
Crescent/Creed Records
.19?? - Going Up to Glory (LP: 3020)
Crescent/Creed Records

Various Artists Collections

1977? - Come Together (LP: 23079)
      Crescent/Creed Records
      Various Choirs Includes Tracks By Nashville City Wide Choir, B. C. & M. Choir, Birmingham Community Choir, New York Community Choir, Voices Of Heaven, Voices Of Faith, The Modern Black Mass Choir Of Fisk University, Wisconsin Community Choir
    Above from - Crescent/Creed Label Discography: (David Edwards, Mike Callahan, and Allan Moss)
- None known

Wisconsin Singers - UW-Madison

Alumni

School Year Name SATB Instr. Home Town Class Major

University Singers

1967/8 (LP) X X X X X ?

1968/9 - 1972/3 ? ? ? ? ? ?

Wisconsin Singers

1973/4 (LP) X ? ? X ? ?

1974/5 - 2002/3 ? ? ? ? ? ?

2003/4 (CD) X X X ? ? ?

2004/5 (CD) X X X ? ? ?

2005/6 (CD) X X X ? ? ?

2006/7 (CD) X X X X ? X

1967/8 - University Singers
Their 1st album, self-titled, was recorded under their original 1967/8 - 1972/3 name, the University Singers.
.1973/4 - Once in a Lifetime (LP: ALR-7401) {A}
Audio Limited, P.O. Box 1376, Madison, WI 53701
Ginger Alberts, Allisanne Apple, Randi Blandino, John Bolton, Cissy Borusky, Marilyn Bosch, Julie Brock, Kathy Butler, Carol Christensen, Wayne Christensen, Anne Davis, Ned Fleming, Scott Foss, Linda Franklin, Leon Holschbach, Mac Huff, Jr., Dave Jung, Ken Kuehl, Robert Kuehl, Rod Kuusinen, Connie Miller, Scott Miller, Dave Onsrud, Kitt Reuter, Dan Schuller, Steve Schultheis, Debbie Steege, Mark Wendt
No recordings of any kind were released during the 1974/5 - 2002/3 school years.
.2003/4 - Hey Mr. DJ! (CD: no #) {A}
Self Released
Katie Caillouette, Tim Ehrenberg, Joshua Gohlke, Megan Grubis, Natalie Hopkins-Best, Andy Jeske, Brian Kaisen, Holly Novak, Brian Olsen, Haley Porter, Kate Sarner, Bill Schuknecht, Samantha Schuknecht, Jared Voss, Chelsea Wallace, Tony Weinandt, and Instrumentalists: Kyle Alban, Britnee Cole, Ben Freese, Tim Klink, Mike Mood, Robert Naramore, Christi Sommerfield, Brad Umhoefer, Jenna Zanton
.2004/5 - The Beat Goes On: A Tribute to Music Legends (CD: no #) {A}
Self Released
Julie Athas, Katie Caillouette, Nicholas Coorough, Tim Ehrenberg, Josh Gohlke, Megan Grubis, Jon Hanson, Natalie Hopkins-Best, Andy Jeske, Brian Kaisen, Patrick Kelly, Sean Pinnow, Rachel Roggi, Samantha Schuknecht, Chelsea Wallace, Pakou Yang, and Instrumentalists: Kyle Alban, Sky Ammann, Laura Hodne, Jeff Ingebritsen, Mike Mood, Robert Naramore, Lee Pophal, Adam Stapleton, Jenna Zanton
.2005/6 - Let's Go to the Movies (CD: no #) {A}
Self Released
Julie Athas, Krystal Buchert, Katie Caillouette, Nicholas Coorough, Tayrn Garland, Josh Gohlke, Jon Hanson, Andy Kukowski, Alex LeMay, Sean Pinnow, David Porto, Rachel Roggi, Taylor Shannon, Jennifer Shewski, Chelsea Wallace, Pakou Yang, and Instrumentalists: Kyle Alban, David Buss, Laura Hodne, Jeff Ingebritsen, Chris Jarvis, Miho Nishizawa, Lee Pophal, Adam Stapleton, Robert Zirkel
.2006/7 - Let's Get Loud (CD: no #) {A}
Self Released
Julie Athas, Nick Coorough, Taryn Garland, Jon Hanson, Brad James, Leslie Kiedrowski, Andy Kukowski, Alex LeMay, Elyse Lofgren, Leah Miller, Sean Pinnow, David Porto, Taylor Shannon, Jennifer Shewski, Gina Sparacino, Mallory Warren, and Instrumentalists: Stephanie Arndt, Alec Brown, David Buss, Carissa Cole, Kate Hake, Alec Luhn, Dan Myers, Garrick Rohm, Jeff Weiss, Rob Zirkel
.2007/8 - Celebrate: 40th Anniversary (CD: #?)

School Year	Name	SATB	Instr.	Home Town	Class	Major
University Singers
1967/8 (LP)	X	X	X	X	X	?
1968/9 - 1972/3	?	?	?	?	?	?
Wisconsin Singers
1973/4 (LP)	X	?	?	X	?	?
1974/5 - 2002/3	?	?	?	?	?	?
2003/4 (CD)	X	X	X	?	?	?
2004/5 (CD)	X	X	X	?	?	?
2005/6 (CD)	X	X	X	?	?	?
2006/7 (CD)	X	X	X	X	?	X

Various Artists Collections

None known

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