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The La Crosse Chamber Chorale is a volunteer, community based choir whose singers are
united by a love of choral singing. The Chorale was founded in 1986 and is being led by
Christopher Hathaway. Our staff, singers and Board of Directors are committed to bringing
professional quality choral music, artistic excellence and creative programming to the region.
Join us for an exciting season of inspiring and beautiful music!
Only the Best
Meet the Artistic Director


We ring in the 2020-21 Season of the La Crosse Chamber Chorale with Artistic Director, Dr. Christopher M. Hathaway. We are in our 35th year as an organization and Dr. Hathaway is only the 4th conductor in the history of the La Crosse Chamber Chorale. We are thrilled to see where his expertise and talents guide our choir and are excited to bring you along on this musical journey.
Chris is a conductor and singer, he is also the Director of Choral Studies at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. His responsibilities at UWL include conducting the university’s premier choral ensemble, the UWL Concert Choir, as well as the Treble Chorus, and Choral Union. In addition to his responsibilities leading the choral ensembles, Dr. Hathaway is the Director of Choral Music Education where he teaches classes in choral conducting, techniques, and methods. He also serves as the supervisor for the undergraduate choral music education students in their field work and student teaching.
Before moving to La Crosse, Hathaway’s conducting engagements include leading the Women’s Chorus at the University of North Texas and serving as assistant to Dr. Richard Sparks and the internationally acclaimed UNT Collegium. While in Texas, Hathaway also served as Assistant Conductor to Dr. Jerry McCoy and the Fort Worth Chorale. During the 2013-2015 seasons, Dr. Hathaway served as the Assistant Conductor for The Master Chorale of Tampa Bay: the official symphony chorus for the Florida Orchestra. In this position, he assisted with the preparation for performances including Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, Stravinsky’s Symphony of Psalms, Fauré’s Requiem, Duruflé’s Requiem, Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloé, Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess, and Orff’s Carmina Burana.
Prior to his graduate work, Hathaway served as a choir director in the school systems of Kalamazoo and Otsego, Michigan. Choirs under his direction consistently achieved the highest professional ratings at both the district and state levels.
Dr. Hathaway earned a Doctorate of Musical Arts in Choral Conducting at the University of North Texas and a dual Master’s of Music in Choral Conducting and Vocal Performance from The University of South Florida. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Western Michigan University in Music Education where he studied with Dr. Joe Miller.
Our Season Will Look A Little Different This Year…
2020-2021 Season
“What a unique time we are finding ourselves in during this pandemic. COVID-19 has put many parts of our daily lives at a standstill, and is affecting musicians and music lovers at a seemingly even greater level. The inability for us to make music and share that music with you is something that has been difficult for all of us, but I am positive better days are on the horizon!
This season with the Chamber Chorale, we are looking forward to sharing music with you! We are planning to begin the season with a virtual concert in November and another in December. These two concerts will be a mixture of recordings by our very own Chamber Chorale singers, singing in small groups, and we will showcase them on our La Crosse Chamber Chorale YouTube channel. I truly hope you will join us for these exciting virtual concerts from the comfort of your own home.
This is a difficult time for all of us, but I know we will make it through, and how glorious the music will be on that day!”
Stay safe and be well,
Artistic Director Chris Hathaway
TO PURCHASE TICKETS VIA MAIL (WHEN WE ARE ABLE TO RESUME OUR SEASON) PLEASE SEND CHECKS TO:
PO Box 626, La Crosse, WI 54602
Pricing: Adult individual tickets: $20 • Student individual tickets: $10
Adult Season Tickets:
(all 3 concerts; please include desired dates for each concert): $45
Student Season Tickets: (all 3 concerts; please include desired dates for each concert): $21
SEASON TICKETS
We would like to welcome you to the 35th season of the La Crosse Chamber Chorale – a season in this time of COVID-19 like none before, but a season in which we look forward to bringing you a musical world of ideas and emotions, and a season in which we continue “Celebrating All of Us!”
Craig Hella Johnson’s “All of Us,” the concluding composition of our April 2020 concerts, had we been able to sing for you, opens with words so appropriate to this 2020/2021 season
“What could be the song? Where begin again;
Who could meet us there? Where might we begin?
From the shadows climb, Rise to sing again;
Where could be the joy? How do we begin?”
Here’s how! In November we hope to bring you a virtual concert experience, comprising small to larger groups of Chorale singers; in December, another virtual, holiday-themed performance; and then, assuming that all goes well, we will express our great joy at gathering again in person to rehearse and sing for you in April 2021 the wonderful and inspiring music Conductor Christopher Hathaway chose for last spring!
We hope we can count on your continued support as the Chamber Chorale works to maintain itself in this time when we are all missing live choral performances, and in-person engagement with an art that gives us so much solace, encouragement and hope, and so profound a sense of wonder and beauty. http://www.chamberchorale.org/donations
May Feaste: SEASONS OF LOVE
TBD-due to Covid 19 (Please check back)
The Bluffs, UWL Student Union | 521 East Avenue North | La Crosse, WI 54601
Tickets are $65/each
If you’d like to be added to our mailing list to receive tickets, please send us an email with the subject line May Feaste Tickets, your name and mailing address to laxchorale@gmail.com
What better way to enjoy an evening than by reflecting on the last “Five Hundred Twenty-five Thousand Six Hundred Minutes” at May Feaste! After browsing and bidding on our tempting array of silent and live auction items, and enjoying a chef-prepared meal, you will be inspired to “Make Them Hear You” as you hear great musical numbers, new and old, from productions including Rent, Ragtime, and The Greatest Showman. This will be an event you will not want to miss! Invitations to the May Feaste will be mailed in early April.
*SPONSORED BY THE BONNEY FAMILY FUND AT THE LA CROSSE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
Mailing Address &
Hours of Operation
P.O. Box 626 | La Crosse, WI 54602-0626
MON – FRI
8:00am – 5:00pm
SAT
We are closed
SUN
We are closed
“The La Crosse Chamber Chorale is supported in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts.”

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