Glee Club Immersion Experience to the Baltics
The Wabash College Glee Club enjoyed a tour of the Baltics from May 14-26, with stops in Tallinn, Estonia (May 15-17), Riga, Latvia (May 19-21), and Vilnius, Lithuania (May 22-24). In each city, students engaged in sightseeing, cultural exchange, and multiple performances in breathtaking venues.
Safal Ghimire boards a Lufthansa plane on the Glee Club Tour of the Baltics.
Jake Weber with Luke Fincher (side view) at a locally famous tower in Old Town Tallinn.
The Glee Club heading to dinner after our first concert of the tour in Tallinn, Estonia. Pictured are (L to R) Logan Weilbaker, Jake Weber, Austin Coon, and Luke Fincher.
Dalton Kuhn, Hayden Kammer and Preston Parker share a laugh before heading out for a bicycle tour of Tallinn, Estonia.
Liam Buckley and Hayden Kammer cycle on the temporary metal walkway over newly-planted fields while on a bicycle tour of Tallinn, Estonia. It was tough corners and wet ground!
The Glee Club waits to take the elevator to the top of the tower at the Arvo Pärt center in Estonia.
Glee Club Director Dr. Sarin Williams conducting the first rehearsal of the tour with accompanist Cheryl Everett at the White Hall in the House of the Blackheads in Tallinn, Estonia.
Glee Club Director Dr. Sarin Williams conducting the first rehearsal of the tour with the full Glee Club at the White Hall in the House of the Blackheads in Tallinn, Estonia.
Glee Club Director Dr. Sarin Williams conducting the first rehearsal of the tour at the White Hall in the House of the Blackheads in Tallinn, Estonia.
Warming up for our first formal performance of the tour at the White Hall in the House of the Blackheads in Tallinn, Estonia. Pictured L to R: back row: Cooper Smith, Safal Ghimire, Jim Daly; front and middle rows: Hunter Strain, Nathan Felix, ad Jake Weber.
The Wabash Key Club practicing for their performance of “Noise of the Multitude” at the White Hall in the House of the Blackheads in Tallinn, Estonia. Pictured far to near are: Liam Buckley, Zach Alvarado, Tiernan Doran, Benjamin High, Ben Bullock, Ben Casica-Patton, Logan Weilbaker, Pat Beam (only the top of his head is visible), and Cooper Smith.
The Glee Club performing in our first formal performance of the tour at the White Hall in the House of the Blackheads in Tallinn, Estonia.
The Glee Club entering the Estonian Song Festival grounds nearby the statue of the festival’s founder.
The Glee Club performing at the Estonian Song Festival Grounds in Tallinn.
Looking out onto the Estonian Song Festival grounds in Tallinn while the Glee Club performs at the top of the domed space.
Sarin Williams directs the Glee Club during an informal performance inside the Arvo Pärt center in Estonia. Pictured L to R are Max Snyder, Tiernan Doran, Pat Beam, and Logan Weilbaker.
Sarin Williams directs the Glee Club during an informal performance inside the Arvo Pärt center in Estonia.
Arman Luthra takes a picture of Tiernan Doran while Luke Fincher and Jim Daly look on at the top of the tower at the Arvo Pärt center in Estonia.
Luke Fincher takes a selfie as the Glee Club waits to begin canoeing at Sooma National Park, Estonia.
Max Snyder, Logan Smith, and Jackson Bologna listen to guide Indrek in the forest at Sooma National Park, Estonia.
Glee Club members learn a traditional Latvian piece during the cultural exchange with community choir Anima in Saulkrasti, Latvia. L to R: Logan Weilbaker and Ben Casica-Patton with two Anima members.
Glee Club members learn a traditional Latvian piece during the cultural exchange with community choir Anima in Saulkrasti, Latvia. L to R: Arman Luthra, Hunter Strain, Cooper Smith, Hayden Kammer, Anima member, Austin Coon, and Max Snyder.
Zach Alvarado tales a picture on the Saulkrasti coast in Latvia.
The Glee Club examines a sculpture outside of St. Peter’s Church in Riga, Latvia during a walking tour.
Logan Weilbaker, Ben Bullock, Jake Weber, Cheryl Everett, and the Glee Club examine ornate buildings in the Art Neuvo district of Riga, Latvia during a walking tour.
Luke Fincher and Carl Suba look at a beautiful, sculptured building in the Art Neuvo town of Riga, Latvia during a walking tour.
Dr. Sarin Williams directs the Glee Club during an exchange performance with Lithuanian community choir Anima in Saulkrasti, Latvia.
Glee Club members participate in a walking tour of Riga, Latvia and take pictures of the front of St. Peter’s Church where the group will later perform.
Glee Club members (L to R) Jim Daly, Carl Suba, Ben Bullock, Tiernan Doran, and Logan Weilbaker participate in a walking tour of Riga, Latvia. Here they are pictured in front of the Riga Opera House.
The Glee Club looks out from the balcony of the Riga Opera House during a tour of the space in Riga, Latvia.
The Glee Club on the stage of the Riga Opera House during a tour of the space in Riga, Latvia.
The Glee Club emotes during rehearsal for a concert at St. Peter’s Church in Riga, Latvia.
Director Dr. Sarin Williams conducts The Glee Club during rehearsal for a concert at St. Peter’s Church, Riga, Latvia while Cheryl Everett accompanies.
The Glee Club during rehearsal for our concert at St. Peter’s Church, Riga, Latvia.
The Glee Club performing in St. Peter’s Church in Riga, Latvia.
The Glee Club performing “Stars” by Latvian composer Eriks Esenvalds in St. Peter’s Church Riga, Latvia.
The Glee Club performing in St. Peter’s Church in Riga, Latvia.
The Glee Club performing in St. Peter’s Church in Riga, Latvia.
Composer Eriks Esenvalds working with the Glee Club.
The Glee Club during the masterclass with composer Eriks Esenvalds. Pictured L to R are Sarin Williams (listening intently), composer Eriks Esenvalds, Susan Albrecht, Shirley Williams (in blue), Jolita Auglyte, and Cheryl Everett.
The Glee Club with Latvian composer Eriks Esenvalds following the masterclass with him in Vilnius.
The Glee Club on the way to volunteer at the Vilnius University Botanical Gardens. The large wicker apple is one of many such sculptures throughout the park.
The Glee Club volunteered at the Vilnius University Botanical Gardens. The group picked large rocks out of a field to prepare it for planting. L to R are Hayden Kammer, Austin Coon, Benjamin High (in green), Preston Parker, Amy Weir, Jake Weber, and Logan Smith.
The Glee during warm-ups at St. Catherine’s Church in Vilnius. Heather Thrush is in the audience.
The Glee Club performing at St. Catherine’s Church in Vilnius.
The Glee Club performing at St. Catherine’s Church in Vilnius.
The Glee Club performing “Ma tahan olla öö” by Estonian composer Olav Ehala at St. Catherine’s Church in Vilnius. L to R, back row: Carl Suba, Ben Bullock, Hayden Kammer, Cheryl Everett; Middle Row: Ben Casica-Patton, Logan Smith, Jackson Bologna; Front Row: Max Snyder, Tiernan Doran, and Pat Beam.
The Glee Club performing at St. Catherine’s Church in Vilnius.
The Glee Club posing dramatically after our final, formal performance at St. Catherine’s Church in Vilnius.
The Glee Club performing at Santaros, the main hospital in Vilnius.
A popular lookout destination in Vilnius. Heather Thrush in foreground.
On a tour of Vilnius with tour manager Jolita Auglyte.