Nordic Choir, founded in 1946, enjoys national and international acclaim as a premier collegiate choral ensemble in the United States. Following the 57-year tenure of Weston Noble and Craig Arnold's five years as director of choral activities, Nordic is currently under the direction of Allen Hightower, named director of choral activities at Luther College in 2010. Nordic Choir has toured extensively throughout the United States, performing in countless churches, schools, and concert halls, including Lincoln Center, New York; Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C.; Orchestra Hall, Chicago; Orchestra Hall and the Historic State Theatre, St. Paul, Minn.; Walt Disney Concert Hall and the Crystal Cathedral, Los Angeles; and the Mormon Tabernacle, Salt Lake City. Nordic Choir has also appeared at national American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) conventions in Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, and Kansas City, and at the Music Educators National Conference in Kansas City, MO. The choir was selected to perform at the 50th anniversary national convention of the ACDA in Oklahoma City, March 2009, and at the 2014 North Central ACDA convention in Des Moines, Iowa. Nordic Choir has made numerous concert tours of Europe, the Caribbean, Mexico, Russia, and Eastern Europe. In 2000 and 2003, the choir revisited the college's founding roots with tours to Norway and Scandinavia. Nordic Choir was featured in concert throughout France, Spain, and Italy in May 2009. Most recently, Nordic Choir completed a tour of Ireland and England in May 2012. Trips in 2015 will include Midwest tour and tour of Italy in May. Other notable appearances for Nordic Choir include a performance of the Mozart Requiem with the Minnesota Orchestra in 2001, Chichester Psalms with the Des Moines Symphony in 2003, and St. John Passion with Orchestra Iowa in 2012.