About Us

Originally formed as the Normandale Choral Society, the Bloomington Chorale has performed works as varied as Orff's Carmina Birana and Lauritsen's Lux Aeterna to an original work by Jeffrey Van setting the poetry of Walt Whitman to music. The Chorale had the great pleasure of performing Brahms' Liebeslieder Waltzs with the world renouned Elkina Sisters. The Chorale has performed with the Bloomington Symphony on several occasions, most notably Mahler's 2nd Symphony in May of 2003 in collaboration with other commnity and church choirs.

To more accurately reflect its community base and focus, the group changed its name to the Bloomington Chorale in July 2003, in tandem with the move to the new Bloomington Center for the Arts. We look forward to many years to come singing to, with and for Bloomington and the surrounding communities.

Steven Johnston, Director

Steve earned his AA from Normandale Community College, his BA in Music from Bethel College in St. Paul and his Masters from Trinity Divinity College in Illinois. He is in his thirteenth year as director of Men of Praise, aTwin Cities men's chorus. Steve teaches elementary school music.

Steve has previously been a member/soloist with Antiqua Nova Chorale in Minneapolis, and the Chicago Master Chorale in Chicago. He was choral director and vocal instructor at the College of Lake County in Greyslake, Illinois. Steve taught choral arranging and hymnology at Christian Life College, Mt. Prospect, Illinois. In addition, his choral arrangements have been performed by the Bethel College Male Chorus and the Northwestern College Choir.

Bloomington Chorale

Bloomington Center for the Arts

1800 W Old Shakopee Road

Bloomington MN 55431

*NOTE:

When Driving to the Fine Arts Center, please enter from the corner of 98th & Logan in Bloomington.

Phone: 952.563.8582