WINONA LAKE –  Community singers are invited to sign up and join Vocal Vision, the adult choir of Community Arts Program, for their upcoming 2025-26 performance season.
The Vocal Vision choral ensemble of men and women from our community shares a love for music through singing in harmony. Members include men and women from the surrounding community as well as graduates of Vocal Vision Youth. They collaborate with the Lancer Chorus from Grace College and the Symphony of the Lakes orchestra. They strive to bring quality choral music to Warsaw/Winona Lake and the surrounding communities of Kosciusko County, according to a news release.
This year’s performances include a special Choral Fest weekend titled “Requiem for Hope” with guest conductor Dr. Pearl Shangkuan, and will feature Requiem for the Living by Dan Forrest.
Shangkuan, director of the Grand Rapids Symphonic Chorus, is an internationally sought-after choral and symphonic conductor, the release states. Shangkuan will work with local singers to prepare the lovely and stirring Requiem.
Vocal Vision is inviting all local singers to take part in this experience.
Combined rehearsals with Shangkuan will take place Oct. 23, 24 and 25. The Requiem for Hope concert will occur Oct. 25 at 7:30 p.m. in Rodeheaver Auditorium, Winona Lake.
Two pre-season singing rehearsals have been scheduled, specifically for Requiem for the Living. Join them for these two sessions to get acquainted or reacquainted with this work. The rehearsals are 10 a.m. to noon June 21 and July 26.
Vocal Vision Thursday evening rehearsals will begin Aug. 14.
To sign up for the Choral Fest with Shangkuan and other season events, visit the Vocal Vision page of the Community Arts Programs website at www.capwarsaw.com/vocal-vision.