Traverse City West Choirs

Special Announcements

Choral Festival Preview Concert this Thursday at 7pm at WSH Auditorium!  We are in need of volunteers.  Please see the link below for the various needs and sign up!  

Mix & Mingle Fundraiser!

Thank you for all those that supported this year's Mix & Mingle fundraiser event!  See you next year!

Harriet Tubman Project

The TCAPS Choral Departments of Central and West High Schools present “The Journey of Harriet Tubman” on Thursday, February 1 at the First Congregational Church at 7:00 PM. This performance will be the culmination event of the 3-day residency with the composer, Ron Kean and filmmaker, Hannah Kean. “The Journey of Harriet Tubman” is a multimedia work featuring familiar African-American Spirituals in the west African music style. The selected Spirituals reflect the life and times of Harriet Tubman with the voice of Harriet being sung by dramatic soprano Vanessa A. Allen, of Grand Rapids, Michigan

In preparation for this 5-movement work, students have spent time learning these beautiful melodies and about how they functioned as a form of communication code. The West African oral traditions of storytelling, recording history, metaphor, and coded message helped the transplanted Africans not only to transcend the despair and pain of their enslavement, but also to preserve their heritage in spite of their oppressed circumstances.While Spirituals have long been a part of the choral repertoire, studying this work along with the story of Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad, has brought new light to the approach of the text and musical elements.

In addition to Central High School’s Chorale and West Senior High’s Chorale and Bel Canto choirs, high school artists will have visual art on display and instrumental ensembles will also be featured. 

2023 Holiday Concerts

2023 Fall Concert Recordings

Upcoming Concerts in our Community...

The Friars, the a cappella subset of the University of Michigan Men's Glee Club, are performing at the Opera House on Friday, Jan. 19th.  Past TCAPS Alumni, Jack Rusinowski (West) and Jack Kernan (Central) will perform as part of this event!

The University of Michigan Men’s Glee Club, conducted by Mark Stover, is proud to present our Winter Tour Concert, titled “Sing to the Colors,” at First Congregational Church on January 27th at 7:30 PM. Join us for an evening of song and U-M spirit featuring a selection of classic tenor-bass repertoire ranging from Franz Biebl’s "Ave Maria" to spirituals such as Moses Hogan's "Go Down Moses" and finally, a collection of songs from and about the university itself. This performance is free to the public.