The High Desert Lutheran Chorale

06/15/2026

Enjoy our chorale, trumpets, timpani, brass and the talents of Keith Swords on the harmonica. Its sure to be a program that brings pride to the homeland! 😊🇺🇸

06/05/2026

Enjoy an afternoon of music and fellowship at Grace Lutheran Church, presented by The High Desert Lutheran Chorale. Including handbell choir, brass and audience participation.

Admission is free! Program begins at 4pm. Bring your family and friends! 🇺🇸

04/21/2026

We invite you one and all to come join us, with pride, in remembering on our upcoming 250th anniversary of our nation why we're PROUD to be Americans! 🇺🇸🫡😊

SAVE THE DATE: Sunday, June, 28th 2026
Time: 4PM - FREE Admission
Location: Grace Lutheran Church
856 W. Newgrove Ave
Lancaster, CA. 93534

12/10/2025

Maybe a clue as to why some of our members might be in their 90's! 🤭🤫😉

https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1316248260308152&id=100057689700007&post_id=100057689700007_1316248260308152&mibextid=CDWPTG

Your voice holds power far beyond words.

According to a fascinating study, singing for just one hour can increase your body’s production of secretory immunoglobulin A, or SIgA, by up to 240 percent. SIgA is your immune system’s first line of defense. It coats the lining of your mouth, throat, lungs, and digestive system, blocking viruses and bacteria before they invade deeper.

Researchers compared people who sang to those who simply listened to music or sat quietly. The difference was clear. Singing led to a massive spike in immunity, while the other activities offered only minor changes.

The act of singing is not just emotional. It is physical medicine. Breath control strengthens the lungs. Muscle engagement improves circulation. Vocal vibration stimulates healing in the chest, face, and brain.

Even more impressive? Singing activates the vagus nerve. This nerve calms the body, regulates stress, lowers cortisol, and balances your immune system. It is the body’s natural switch between fight mode and healing mode.

This is not about singing well. It is about singing fully. Whether it is gospel in a choir, humming in the kitchen, or belting a pop song in the car, your immune system listens and responds.

Singing also boosts endorphins, creating a natural high that relaxes the mind and energizes the body. In a world overwhelmed by stress, that shift can be the medicine many people never realized they needed.

So sing like your health depends on it. Because science says it just might.

Your voice is more than expression. It is immunity in motion.

12/08/2025

Thank you to everyone who came out and supported the High Desert Lutheran Chorale! We hope you enjoyed the music, sweet treats and fellowship! ☺️ If you or anyone you know loves the Lord and loves to sing, won't you consider joining us next season? Easter will be here before you know it! 😉 Talk to Sharon Hartwig for more information on becoming a member of our chorale, we'd love to have you join us!

Christmas Chorale at Resurrection Evangelical Lutheran Church Dec 7th 2025

https://youtu.be/PAVVq1wBbn8?si=UHfooHf4SUxKtzch

12/07/2025

Please come out and join us for a Christmas tree lighting. Bring a friend or the whole family!

04/20/2025

Matthew: 28: 5-6:

"Do not be afraid; for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; He has risen, just as He said. Come, see the place where He lay".

04/19/2025

Isaiah 53:5: But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on Him, and by His wounds we are healed

04/11/2025

The High Desert Lutheran Chorale will be performing an Easter Cantata, coming up on April 13th, Palm Sunday, at 4pm. This is a free event. Please bring your family, as we prepare for Holy Week as God's people, and prepare our hearts and minds for Easter, to celebrate His death and resurrection.

There will be a time of fellowship after the program. There will be sandwiches, cookies and chips available 😋 All are welcomed to stay and enjoy.

02/12/2025

We have no more rehearsals scheduled for the rest of this month, of February. We will resume, and have practices again every Sunday, in March, from 2pm-4:30pm, inside of the Hartwig Music Room. Come and join us, make a joyful noise! 🎶

Colossians 3:16
16 Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.