Member Organization

Bellevue Chamber Chorus

Mailing Address:
PO Box 1714
Bellevue, WA 98009-1714
Artistic Director: Ben Luedcke
Founded: 1984
Next Anniversary: 2028–2029 academic year
Ensemble Type: Adult Auditioned Community Choir
Audition info on our website, or contact director@bellevuechamberchorus.org
Size: 32 members
Yearly Contributions: $285
$95/quarter suggested donation. Additional expectations: participation in ticket sales and fundraising activities.
Rehearses: Thursdays, 7:00pm during the Academic Year at Northlake Unitarian Universalist Church, Kirkland, WA
Weekly rehearsal 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM; September through May; 1 Saturday retreat per concert.

Upcoming Events

Vox Femina (Women composers/arrangers)
Bellevue Chamber Chorus partners with Newport High School of Bellevue to showcase women’s musical creativity through the ages.
Saturday, March 1, 2025Mar 1, 7:30pm at First United Methodist Church, Bellevue, WA

Description

Our Mission: Bellevue Chamber Chorus exists to enhance the community’s enjoyment and understanding of the choral arts by communicating the beauty of music.

Bellevue Chamber Chorus, founded in 1984, performs three major concerts each season. Our repertoire is eclectic with themed concerts that encompass a variety of choral literature including modern choral music, classical works, and contemporary arrangements of world music, Broadway hits, and jazz. (Please see our website for additional biographical information.)

COVID-19, and other respiratory illnesses, are still an ongoing concern, and the Chorus will continue to adhere to (or exceed) CDC and WA State DOH guidelines for gatherings. As long as community spread levels remain low, our singers may rehearse and perform without masks if they wish, unless they have symptoms of illness. We request that our singers have at least the basic COVID-19 vaccinations.

Bellevue Chamber Chorus is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, which receives its support from the generous donations of people interested in fine musical experiences on the Eastside.

About the Artistic Director: Ben Luedcke is the choir director at Seattle First Baptist Church in downtown Seattle and was recently promoted as the new Minister of Music. He is currently finishing his Doctorate of Musical Arts at the University of Washington, studying with Dr. Geoffrey Boers and Dr. Giselle Wyers, and he has held teaching positions in the choral, musicology, and English departments.

Before moving to Washington, Ben was a Visiting Assistant Professor at Monmouth College where he conducted the Monmouth Chorale and chamber choir, and taught music theory, music appreciation, and voice. Ben has also served as faculty at Grinnell College, where he conducted both the Grinnell Singers and the Grinnell Oratorio Society, and taught an introduction to music theory and voice.

Ben is known in Madison, Wisconsin for several of his startup organizations: he was the co-founder and director of Voces Aestatis, a Wisconsin-based professional choir that specialized in the a cappella repertoire of the sixteenth century. Likewise, Ben was the founder and artistic director of Madison Summer Choir, a community chorus that performed large orchestral works. Finally, Ben was the founder and conductor of University of Wisconsin Men's Choir, a student and community chorus.

Ben completed his Masters of Arts in choral conducting at the University of Iowa where he studied with Dr. Timothy Stalter, and he holds a Bachelor of Music Education from the University of Wisconsin - Madison. He lives in Seattle with his wife, Vanessa, and their two dogs, Luthor and Oona.

Bellevue Chamber Chorus is supported in part by the Bellevue Arts Commission and 4Culture.

Ensemble Photos

Bellevue Chamber Chorus. May 2024, Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Mercer Island.  Ken Sabalza, photographer.
Bellevue Chamber Chorus. May 2024, Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Mercer Island. Ken Sabalza, photographer.
Bellevue Chamber Chorus. December 2019, First Congregational, Bellevue.  Camberley Crick, photographer.
Bellevue Chamber Chorus. December 2019, First Congregational, Bellevue. Camberley Crick, photographer.
Bellevue Chamber Chorus. INTERKULTUR World Choir Games New Zealand,  July 2024
Bellevue Chamber Chorus. INTERKULTUR World Choir Games New Zealand, July 2024