Recognized as one of America’s finest a cappella ensembles, The Concordia Choir of Moorhead, Minnesota, will perform in Gettysburg at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 6. The concert will take place at the United Lutheran Seminary Chapel, 147 Seminary Ridge. Presented by Music, Gettysburg!, the performance is free and open to the public.
The appearance is part of the choir’s 2026 national tour, which includes 17 performances across Pennsylvania, Minnesota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Maryland, Washington, D.C., New York, Vermont, and Massachusetts.
The program features a wide-ranging selection of choral works spanning the Baroque period to contemporary repertoire, including music by J.S. Bach, John Rutter, Lucy Walker, Susan LaBarr, Cedric Dent, René Clausen, and others.
The Concordia Choir previously performed at the Seminary Chapel in 2011.
Founded in 1920, the 68-voice choir tours nationally and internationally and has appeared in nearly every major U.S. concert hall, including Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall. International tours have included Italy in 2022, with a performance at St. Peter’s Basilica, and performances across Norway and Sweden in 2025.
In 2024, CollegeRank.net named The Concordia Choir one of the 10 most impressive college choirs in the United States.
The choir is conducted by Michael Culloton, a 1998 graduate of Concordia College and associate professor of music. Culloton has directed Concordia’s choral activities since 2020, succeeding Clausen following his 34-year tenure. He also serves as artistic director of the Emmy®-winning Concordia Christmas Concerts, which draw annual audiences of more than 12,000.
More information about The Concordia Choir is available at ConcordiaCollege.edu/Choir.
About Concordia College
Concordia College is a four-year liberal arts college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Its curriculum includes more than 140 areas of study, including 12 preprofessional programs such as medicine, law, pharmacy, and engineering. The college also operates Concordia Language Villages, offering immersive language and cultural experiences for learners of all ages in 14 languages.