Every semester, the UW-Whitewater theatre and dance department puts on at least two shows for the public. During the fall 2023 semester, their first show was Sally Stubbs’ “Wreckage.” The second show was Shakespeare’s comedy “Much Ado About Nothing.” This performance runs Nov. 10-12 and Nov. 16-18 in the Barnett Theatre. While the original Shakespeare.
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The attire was out of character for Robert Gehrenbeck.
It included winter boots, ski pants, gloves and a set of Shure headphones over his North Face stocking cap.
Of course, heâs also never directed a choir standing on scaffolding on the top deck of a parking garage on a cold December day.
And normally, his choir members are just a few feet away on risers, not yards away cocooned in their Toyotas, Hondas, Pontiacs and BMWs listening to Gehrenbeckâs directions over their car radios.
âThe main thing I want to stress is that weâre so grateful to be able to sing together at all,â Gehrenbeck said during a short break from a pre-concert warm-up. âThis has been a great substitute. Itâs great to be able to make music again as a group.â
ONLINE: Wisconsin Chamber Choir
November 30, 2020
Wisconsin Chamber Choir members during the filming of a Car Carols segment.
In another brilliant pandemic innovation, the Wisconsin Chamber Choir is presenting socially distanced performances of holiday music and songs by African American composers. The singers will perform in their own cars, using wireless microphones, and the choir will hear each other to sing along by monitoring their car radios. The live segments will be interspersed with pre-recorded music by the choir. We get to listen (and watch) from the safety of our own homes; find the livestream on
press release: Join the Wisconsin Chamber Choir on Saturday, December 12, at 2:00 pm for Car Carols, a unique holiday concert featuring live, socially-distanced performances of music by African-American composers and seasonal favorites. Choir members will sing from their individual cars using wireless microphones, listening to the sound of the whole choir via their car rad