2022 Dorian Choral Invitational Festival

The 2022 Dorian Choral Invitational Festival is being held on Saturday, October 30 at Farmington High School in Farmington, MN. The four schools invited to participate in the festival are:

Farmington High School Concert Choir
Directors: Megan Dimich and Jaclyn Schmeichel

Prior Lake High School Concert Choir
Directors: Rob Hahn and Randi Erlandson

Northfield High School Concert Choir
Director: Kyle Eastman

Chanhassen Concert Choir
Director: Sarah Gilbertson

The festival schedule can be downloaded here. The festival performance will take place at 4:30 pm, and tickets will be for sale at the door for $5, cash or check.

Dorian Choral Invitational General Information

The Dorian Choral Invitational Festival is held each year as a way to provide top-quality performing and listening experiences for entire high school choirs. This festival is often held in conjunction with the Luther College Nordic Choir Tour. 

Four choirs from the upper Midwest are invited by our choral faculty to attend the festival for an entire weekday. The festival is held off-campus in a different region every year. Here are the most recent locations the festival was held:

2020 - Kenosha, WI

2019 - Iowa City, IA

2018 - Des Moines, IA

During the festival day, the combined voices of the high school choirs along with the Luther College Nordic Choir, create a large festival choir which works with the Luther College choral faculty on four select pieces. The four choirs will also individually work with choral faculty on pieces that they have prepared for the day.

The festival concludes with a concert that will feature each individual choir, the festival massed choir, and Luther College's very own Nordic Choir. The concert is a ticketed event.