Peru State College Show Choir Festival

Organized by Dr. Tom Ediger and featuring Guest Clinician Paul Gulsvig, The 38th Annual Show Choir festival took place in the Peru State College Theater on October 27-28.

A huge hit with the students from Peru State College and area middle- and high-school students, Paul Gulsvig (photograph on the right) taught vocal music for 33 years, and retired in2006 from Onalaska High School in Onalaska, WI where he taught for 28 of those 33 years.

Paul Gulsvig has begun a new career with a new company, More Than Music. Paul's new career includes; retreat presenter, show doctor, motivational speaker, leadership workshops for high school, in-service workshops for school districts and show choir adjudication. He has been able to assist a wide variety of schools, including elementary, middle & high schools, college and graduate programs. His expertise has taken him to Alabama, Florida, Kansas, Ohio, Illinois, Connecticut, West Virginia, Iowa, Nebraska, Arizona, South Dakota, Indiana and Michigan, as well as his home state of Wisconsin.

This year's festival attracted twenty-six middle- and high-school show choirs--from Pawnee City to Wilber, from Wahoo to Ord--and drew over a thousand people to the Campus of a Thousand Oaks.

In years past, I concentrated on The Misty Blues' performances at this festival . This time around, however, as the photographs indicate, my cameras recorded a few of the visiting groups.

The Misty Blues performed once on each day of the festivities, and you will find their images mixed in with all the other color.

In addition to the photographs, you can enjoy the Misty Blue's performance of "Eli's Coming," the energetic and entertaining final number of the group's show.

The Misty Blues, next time with their familiar glittering blue, will perform again on November 15.