Carthage’s beautiful campus on the shore of Lake Michigan in Kenosha, Wisconsin, is home to 2,600 full-time undergraduate students. With an average class size of 17 and a student-faculty ratio of 13:1, Carthage offers educational experiences uncommon in a small campus environment. www.carthage.edu
(see more)Carthage’s beautiful campus on the shore of Lake Michigan in Kenosha, Wisconsin, is home to 2,600 full-time undergraduate students. With an average class size of 17 and a student-faculty ratio of 13:1, Carthage offers educational experiences uncommon in a small campus environment. www.carthage.edu
2023 Christmas Festival
To celebrate the Advent season, Carthage College students participated in the 149th Christmas Festival the weekend of Dec. 1-3, 2023 in the magnificent A. F. Siebert Chapel in Kenosha, Wis.
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2023 Dec 13
Participated in the 2021 Carthage Christmas Festival
Yearly, Carthage College invites the community to celebrate the joy of the holiday season at the annual Carthage Christmas Festival, three performances of readings and music in the A. F. Siebert Chapel. These annual concerts are the College's Christmas gift to the community.
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2021 Dec 7
Carthage College voice students earn awards in music theatre competition
Five Carthage College students competed in the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Musical Theater Auditions in Chicago. Due to the current stay-at-home order, singers were invited to submit video recordings to be judged virtually.
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2020 May 13
Carthage College's Nathan Takahashi places first at the Wisconsin National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) competition
Carthage College's Nathan Takahashi earned first place in the state for junior men (classical) at the Wisconsin National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) competition at Viterbo University this past weekend.
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2019 Nov 12
Carthage College's Sarah Jenkins receives honorable mention at the Wisconsin National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) competition
Carthage College's Sarah Jenkins '21 received honorable mention for junior treble (classical) for undergraduate and graduate students at the Wisconsin National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) competition at Viterbo University this past weekend.
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2019 Nov 12
Carthage Choir Wins Top Honor at Prestigious International Competition
The Carthage College Choir seized two first prizes, winning both categories at the renowned annual Internationaler Chorwettbewerb Spittal an der Drau, an international competition hosted in Spittal, Austria.
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2019 Jul 29
Participated in the 2018 Carthage Christmas Festival
Yearly, Carthage College invites the community to celebrate the joy of the holiday season at the annual Carthage Christmas Festival, three performances of readings and music in the A. F. Siebert Chapel. These annual concerts are the College's Christmas gift to the community. Tickets to the Christmas Festival have been free since the festival began more than 20 years ago.
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2018 Dec 6
Wind Orchestra Travel Tour
The Carthage College Wind Orchestra performed a live accompaniment to one of the great silent film comedies, "The General," from March 1-6 on a tour of early 20th century Midwest theaters and opera houses.
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2018 Mar 15
Participated in the 2017 Carthage Christmas Festival
Yearly, Carthage College invites the community to celebrate the joy of the holiday season at the annual Carthage Christmas Festival, three performances of readings and music in the A. F. Siebert Chapel. These annual concerts are the College's Christmas gift to the community. Tickets to the Christmas Festival have been free since the festival began more than 20 years ago.
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2017 Dec 7
Earned honors at National Association of Teachers of Singing competition
Eight Carthage music students participated in the Wisconsin regional voice competition for the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS). The competition was held Nov. 2-3 at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
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2017 Nov 8
Performed in annual Honors Recital
Each year, the Carthage Music Department holds its most prestigious music event, the Honors Recital, as a celebration of the excellent work done by its students. The students selected are honored as the best performers of the year. The recital's participants are chosen through a highly selective audition process. In order to be selected for the event, musicians must show mastery in their given instrument and choose a music that is self-contained, in that it focuses on a particular composer or theme.
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2017 May 16
National Association of Teachers of Singing competition - Second Place
A group of Carthage voice students competed at the Chicago Chapter of the National Association of Teachers of Singing competition. Sophomore Laura Smith, from the studio of Prof. Elena Batman, was awarded the second prize in the sophomore women category. Laura faced tough competition from the most important music schools in the Chicago area.
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2017 Mar 1
2017 Wisconsin Choral Directors Association Student Conducting Competition winner
McKenna Rakestraw won the 2017 Wisconsin Choral Directors Association (WCDA) Student Conducting Competition. The event is held annually in conjunction with the WCDA state convention.
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2017 Jan 10
Participated in the 2016 Carthage Christmas Festival
Yearly, Carthage College invites the community to celebrate the joy of the holiday season at the annual Carthage Christmas Festival, three performances of readings and music in the A. F. Siebert Chapel. These annual concerts are the College's Christmas gift to the community. Tickets to the Christmas Festival have been free since the festival began more than 20 years ago.
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2016 Dec 15
Participated in the first Carthage in Chicago Holiday Concert
The concert featured the Carthage Choir and Carthage Women's Ensemble. Special guests included the Crystal Lake Central High School A Capella Singers, Glenbrook High School Master Singers, and Prairie Ridge High School A Cappella Choir. The event took place at the Chicago Symphony Center.
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2016 Dec 12
Performed in Carthage's Chamber Music Festival
Under the direction of Prof. Edward Kawakami, and in partnership with the Fifth House Ensemble, Carthage presented a day of Chamber Music.
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2016 May 16
Performed in the Carthage Honors Recital
The Music Honors Recital is a long standing tradition at Carthage. It is considered "the most prestigious annual event celebrating our music students in individual performances" by Music Department Chair and Director of Carthage Choir Prof. Eduardo Garcia-Novelli. Students who wish to perform in the recital must go through an audition, which is a highly competitive process.
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2016 May 13
Participated in the Spring Choral Concert
On Sunday, May 8 at 4 p.m. in the A. F. Siebert Chapel, the choirs at Carthage participated in the annual Spring Choral Concert.
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2016 May 13
Participated in the Carthage Opera Workshop's performance of "The Marriage of Figaro"
"The Marriage of Figaro" is one of the great comic masterworks by Mozart, based on a revolutionary play by Beaumarchais that upended many of the stereotypes of the day by portraying servants as both intellectually and morally superior to their masters. The music is brilliant and the comedy remains fresh even 230 years after the opera was written. The Carthage Opera Workshop performed an abridged version of the work.
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2016 May 13
Participated in "Festival of Love > hate"
This concert featured "Black September", an original work by Gregory Berg and Matt Boresi based on the tragedy of the 1972 Olympics.
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2016 Apr 19
Carthage Women's Ensemble selected for national conference performance
The Carthage Women's Ensemble were selected to perform in the Music in Worship event at the American Choral Directors Association North Central Division Conference. They were selected to perform through blind reviews of recordings of the choir from the previous three years.
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2016 Feb 19
Member of Carthage's A.F. Siebert Chapel Choir
Performs in Carthage's A.F. Siebert Chapel Choir for the 2015-2016 school year.
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2015 Dec 16
Member of Carthage's Lincoln Chamber Singers
Performs in Carthage's Lincoln Chamber Singers for the 2015-2016 school year.
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2015 Dec 16
Member of Carthage's Women's Ensemble
Performs in Carthage's Women's Ensemble for the 2015-2016 school year.
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2015 Dec 16
Member of the Carthage Choir
Performs in the Carthage Choir for the 2015-2016 school year.
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2015 Dec 16
Participated in Carthage's Annual Christmas Festival
Yearly, Carthage College invites the community to celebrate the joy of the holiday season at the annual Carthage Christmas Festival, three performances of readings and music in the A. F. Siebert Chapel. These annual concerts are the College's Christmas gift to the community. Tickets to the Christmas Festival have been free since the festival began more than 20 years ago.
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2015 Dec 8
Member of Carthage's Concert Band
Performs in Carthage's Concert Band for the 2015-2016 school year.
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2015 Nov 20
Member of Carthage's Wind Orchestra
Performs in Carthage's Wind Orchestra for the 2015-2016 school year.
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2015 Nov 20
Performed at Carnegie Hall
Professor Eduardo Garcia-Novelli, director of choral activities, and four Carthage students performed at Carnegie Hall in New York.
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2015 Apr 20
Senior music theatre major accepted into summer program in Italy
Stephen Hobe was recently accepted into the Young Artist Program of La Musica Lirica in Italy.
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2015 Feb 23