This summer the St. Olaf Choir, conducted by Anton Armstrong ’78, will tour South Africa.
It’s the choir’s first international tour since 2019 and the first time any of the college’s touring ensembles have performed on the continent of Africa.
“Ever since I assumed leadership of the St. Olaf Choir in 1990, I have wanted to take the ensemble to the continent of Africa,” Armstrong says. “I have had the privilege of hearing choirs and music from South Africa, especially through the World Choral Symposium. This country has a rich choral tradition grounded in their folk and native cultures, and I knew this was a place we could take the choir to both learn and share our own music.”
“I have had the privilege of hearing choirs and music from South Africa, especially through the World Choral Symposium. This country has a rich choral tradition grounded in their folk…