FebFest 2026

8th Annual non-auditioned choral music festival in Santa Fe, sponsored by ABQ Coro Lux and the United Church of Santa Fe.

Music, materials, and Saturday lunch are included in the registration fee. 

3pm Sunday concert at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis is free and open to the public!

Sing with other choral enthusiasts under the baton of conductor, educator, singer, and speaker, Dr. G. Phillip Shoultz, III, associate conductor of world-renowned Minnesota-based VocalEssence.

SCHEDULE

Saturday, January 31^st

8:30 Participants sign in

9:00 Welcome and Introductory remarks, Talitha Arnold & Bradley Ellingboe

9:15 Vocal Warm-Up - Brad

9:30 Rehearsal 1 with Dr. Phillip Shoultz

10:30 Break

10:45 Rehearsal 2 (Dr. Shoultz)

11:30 Session 1 - Finding Your Way: Care for Your Voice in Speaking and Singing

(Dr. Shoultz)

12:30 Lunch break

1:30 Rehearsal 3 (Dr. Shoultz)

2:30 Break

2:45 Session 2 - When the Spirit Says Sing: Spirituals in the Oral Tradition

(Dr. Shoultz)

3:30 Rehearsal 4 (Dr. Shoultz)

4:30 Dismiss for day

Sunday, February 1st

(morning activities are optional)

9:00 Choir warm up to sing in church with Dr. Shoultz

10:00 Church service at the United Church of Santa Fe

11:30 Lunch for those involved in church service festival choir

2:00 Warm up rehearsal at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis (required)

3:00 FebFest Choir Concert

including Festival Chorus, Coro Lux, and the El Faro Youth Chorus, with readings by the Rev. Talitha Arnold and accompaniment by Dr. Michelle Schumann, pianist.

Proceeds from the freewill offering to be divided equally between

Faith Coalition for Immigration (Santa Fe) and Roadrunner Food Bank (Albuquerque)