The Salina Chorale spring concert is 4 p.m. Sunday, April 21, 2024. (CONFIRMED)
The Salina Chorale spring concert is 4 p.m. Sunday, April 21, 2024. (CONFIRMED)
William “Bill” Tuzicka, conductor and music director of the Salina Chorale since 2009, is entering his final season in 2023-2024.. He earned his Bachelor of Music degree from Bethany College and Master of Music Education degree from Wichita State University. Mr. Tuzicka taught choral music at Southeast of Saline Junior/Senior High School for 37 years. He is the Technical Director and Director of Operations for the Stiefel Theatre for the Performing Arts in downtown Salina, a position from which he will retire in 2024,
Sue Will has accompanied the Salina Chorale since January 2016. A graduate of Bethany College with a piano performance degree, she accompanies multiple groups in the area, including Sunrise Presbyterian Church, Bethany College, Central High School and other schools of USD 305, and Sacred Heart Junior High school. For 39 years, she was happily married to her late husband Mike. She has two grown married daughters, two son-in-laws, and four grandsons.
We work hard and tackle tough music together. It is in the conquering of choral compositions as a team that we find a sense of accomplishment, bringing joy to our hearts and confidence to our minds.
Most of our concert programs involve the opportunity to audition for solos, with the final decision of who will sing them being with our Director, who currently is Bill Tuzicka* -- who also chooses the theme and music for each spring and Christmas concert.
Always, our many weeks of rehearsals pay off with audience-pleasing performances.
[*Bill Tuzicka will retire from leading the Salina Chorale after the spring 2024 concert. A search for a new director is under way.]