The Prairie Arts Chorale, a regional choir from southwestern Minnesota, will be performing its spring concert, “The Journey Home: Blue Skies and Country Roads,” in various locations across the region. The concert will take the audience on a journey through leaving home, traveling the world, homesickness, and the celebration of coming home.

Concert Details

The Prairie Arts Chorale will be performing three shows this weekend:

• 7:30 p.m. April 28 at the Estebo Performing Arts Center in Redwood Falls
• 7:30 p.m. April 29 at the United Methodist Church in Montevideo
• 4 p.m. April 30 at Faith Lutheran Church in Spicer

Tickets are available for purchase through Eventbrite or at various locations, including the Thrifty White pharmacy in Montevideo, the Guidepoint Pharmacy in Redwood Falls, and Faith Lutheran in Spicer. The choir also performed earlier this month in Granite Falls and Marshall. Tickets are $15 for adults, and those 18 and under are free.

The Journey Home

The pieces performed during the concert will take the audience through a range of emotions, from restlessness and wanderlust to homesickness and celebration. Songs such as “The Times They are a Changin'” and “I’ll Be On My Way” represent the restlessness of leaving home, while a melody of “Over the Rainbow” and “What a Wonderful World” opens up the world to audiences. Those who have felt homesickness will be familiar with the feelings in songs such as “Beyond the Sea” and “Ad Astra.” The choir will then start the journey back home with “Together Wherever We Go” from the musical “Gypsy” and “Take Me Home Country Roads.” A homecoming will be celebrated with the singing of “Crowded Table” and “There’s Gonna Be a Homecomin’.”

About the Prairie Arts Chorale

The Prairie Arts Chorale is a regional choir made up of singers from across the area, including Montevideo, Olivia, Wabasso, Granite Falls, Dawson, Renville, Marshall, Garvin, and Madison. The choir was formed in 1980 and sings a mix of traditional, classical, popular, and musical theater songs. The choir rehearses weekly and welcomes new members to audition. The chorale is funded in part through grants from the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, which are from a legislative appropriation using money from the state’s general fund. The choir has also performed in England and Belarus and was recognized for an outstanding musical performance during the 2022 State Conference of the American Chorale Director’s Association of Minnesota.

The Prairie Arts Chorale’s spring concert promises to take audiences on a journey through a range of emotions and experiences. With performances in various locations throughout the region, the choir invites all to come along for “The Journey Home: Blue Skies and Country Roads.”

Frequently Asked Questions:

• What is the Prairie Arts Chorale?

  The Prairie Arts Chorale is a regional choir from southwestern Minnesota that was formed in 1980. Singers come from various towns and cities across the area, including Montevideo, Olivia, Wabasso, Granite Falls, Dawson, Renville, Marshall, Garvin, and Madison. The choir sings a mix of traditional, classical, popular, and musical theater songs and has performed in various locations both domestically and internationally.

• What is the theme of the Prairie Arts Chorale’s upcoming spring concert?

  The theme of the Prairie Arts Chorale’s upcoming spring concert is “The Journey Home: Blue Skies and Country Roads.” The pieces to be performed during the concert will take the audience through leaving home, traveling the world, homesickness, and then the celebration of coming home.

• Where and when will the Prairie Arts Chorale be performing their spring concert?

  The Prairie Arts Chorale will be performing three shows for their spring concert. The dates and locations are as follows:
  
  – 7:30 p.m. April 28 at the Estebo Performing Arts Center in Redwood Falls
  – 7:30 p.m. April 29 at the United Methodist Church in Montevideo
  – 4 p.m. April 30 at Faith Lutheran Church in Spicer
  Tickets can be purchased through Eventbrite, or at the Thrifty White pharmacy in Montevideo, the Guidepoint Pharmacy in Redwood Falls, Faith Lutheran in Spicer, from chorale members, or at the door. Tickets are $15 for adults, and those 18 and under are free.

• What songs will be performed during the Prairie Arts Chorale’s spring concert?

  The pieces to be performed during the Prairie Arts Chorale’s spring concert will take the audience through leaving home, traveling the world, homesickness, and then the celebration of coming home. Some of the songs that will be performed include “The Times They are a Changin’,” “I’ll Be On My Way,” “Over the Rainbow,” “What a Wonderful World,” “Beyond the Sea,” “Ad Astra,” “Together Wherever We Go,” “Take Me Home Country Roads,” “Crowded Table,” and “There’s Gonna Be a Homecomin’.”