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TROUBADOURS SPRING 2026

This semester, we look forward to preparing music for our Spring Concerts in May in our bands and choirs, producing two more outstanding productions in our Drama program (Annie, Jr. and Anastasia), all while continuing our high-quality instrumental, choral, and theater curriculum for homeschool students in the Fox Valley.

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WAITLISTS

Below are classes that are now on WAITLIST

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Drama Plus A.M.

Drama Plus P.M.

Exploring Drama 12:45 class

Guitar 1 (10:30 a.m.)

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Registration Fee​

Due to the increase in administrative costs and to assist in ensuring participant commitment,

Troubadours is instituting a non-refundable registration fee on a per family (not per class) basis:

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1 student: $30;  2 or more students: $50

No family will be asked to pay more than $50 in registration fees.

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This fee is due at the time of online registration (no in-person checks/cash).

Families may pay by credit/debit card. Virtual school funds do not apply to this fee.

PLEASE NOTE:

We ask that you CAREFULLY schedule the PERFORMANCE DATES below prior to registering for classes. And please consider your schedule in the 3 PRACTICES PRIOR to the PERFORMANCE, as attendance becomes increasingly important as the semester progresses.  

In all instrumental and vocal classes, the last rehearsal prior to the concert will serve as a dress rehearsal,

and attendance is mandatory for participation in the concert.

*Also, please note that any students auditioning for the Spring Musical (Anastasia) in December must have participated in a fall choir (Concert Choir, Caprice, or Trouvères) as a pre-requisite.

*Front Line, Trouveres, and Caprice are AUDITION-ONLY ensembles, and only current students may register for second semester. New auditions will happen later in the spring.

*Beginning Band and Beginning Strings only accept new students in SEPTEMBER

​​​​REGISTRATION:

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Payments not made at the time of registration can be made by check or cash in the Dropbox next to the office in Belfry Hall.

Balances from the current semester must be paid prior to registering for second semester.

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We do accept Virtual School and other home-centered education funding sources (AoE), provided they are subject to our terms:

all curriculum, repertoire, class management, and policy decisions are under the sole discretion of the Valley Troubadours. LLC

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Payments are to be made out to VALLEY TROUBADOURS​​

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Troubadours continues to offer a Family Cap for core Band & Choir classes to encourage students to explore their musical talents.

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PLEASE READ THE INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE BELOW, INCLUDING TIMES, CLASS DESCRIPTIONS, AND PRICING BEFORE REGISTERING FOR THE SEMESTER. 

Performance Dates

TUESDAY,
MAY

12

6:00 GUITAR, UKULELE
7:30 JAZZ BANDS
SHOW CHOIR

THURSDAY,
MAY

14

6:00 CHILDREN'S CHOIR
TIN WHISTLE 1
7:30 CADET CHOIR
TIN WHISTLE 2

FRIDAY,
MAY

15

6:00 CHORISTERS
BUCKET DRUMS
7:30 CONCERT CHOIR CAPRICE & TROUVÈRES

SATURDAY,
MAY

16

1:00 STRINGS
2:00 BEG. BAND 
CADET BAND &
CONCERT BAND

CLASS DESCRIPTIONS

BANDS

THURSDAYS

9:00      WSMA Prep (11+)

12:00    Bucket Drums I (10+)

1:00      Bucket Drums II (10+)

3:00      Front Line Jazz (14+)

FRIDAYS

9:45    Beginning Band (10+)

9:50    Tin Whistle I (7-10)

11:15  Cadet Band (11+)

11:20   Tin Whistle II (8+)

12:45   Jazz Band (12+)

2:15    Concert Band (14+)

CHOIRS

THURSDAYS

9:00      WSMA Prep (11+)

12:00    Show Choir (11+)

1:00      Caprice (14+ girls)

2:00      Trouvères (15+)

FRIDAYS

9:00     Children's Choir (5-7)

10:30   Cadet Choir (8-10)

12:00   Choristers (11-13)

1:30     Concert Choir (14+)

DRAMA

THURSDAYS

10:00  Drama Plus a.m (10-14)

2:00    Drama Plus p.m.(10-14)

4:15    Screenplay Class (12+)

FRIDAYS

8:30    Troubadours Players (14+)

12:45  Exploring Drama 1 (7-11)

           (Begins March 27)

1:30    Exploring Drama 2 (8-12)

           (Begins March 27)

STRINGS

THURSDAYS

2:00    Strings 3/Uke Jam 

2:30    Guitar Jam

FRIDAYS

9:00    Strings 1 (9+)

           Ukulele 1 (8-10)

9:45    Ukulele 2 (11-13)

10:30  Strings 2/Guitar 1 (10+)

11:15  Ukulele 3 (14+)

12:00  Guitar 2 (14+)

12:45  Ukulele 1 (8-10)

2:15    Guitar 1 p.m.

HANDBELLS

12:45  Handbells (12+)

1:30    Handbells (adult)

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OUR SEMESTER PRICES

$40

UKULELE JAM

GUITAR JAM

JAZZ BAND

FRONT LINE JAZZ
 

$80

TIN WHISTLE

UKULELE/GUITAR

HANDBELLS

BUCKET DRUMS

EXPLORING DRAMA
 

$100

CHILDREN'S CHOIR

CADET CHOIR

CHORISTERS

CONCERT CHOIR

$120

BEGINNING BAND

CADET BAND

CONCERT BAND

STRINGS

 

$125

TROUVÈRES

CAPRICE

SHOW CHOIR

SCREENPLAY CLASS
 

$135

DRAMA PLUS

$150

TROUBADOURS PLAYERS

$375

FAMILY CAP

Core Band and Choir classes will be capped at $375 per family

(Family Cap Includes: Children's Choir, Cadet Choir, Choristers, Concert Choir, Beginning Band, Cadet Band, Concert Band)

OUR EDUCATORS & STAFF

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Cathy LaFrombois

Bands, Choirs, Show Choirs, WSMA Prep

BEGINNING STRINGS

Marissa Buelow

Strings

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Schawn Starfeldt

Drama, Show Choirs

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Heather Neumann

Drama, Speech

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Cathy LaFrombois

Bands, Choirs, Show Choirs,

Class Voice

BEGINNING STRINGS

Marissa Buelow

Strings

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Schawn Starfeldt

Drama & Show Choirs

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Heather Neumann

Drama & Speech

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Shanna Buettner

Ukulele & Guitar

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Paula Quiñones

Accompanist

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Kim Feldkamp

Tin Whistle

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Sandra Eithun

Handbells

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Andrea Klapper

Assistant Director of Bands

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Benjamin Neumann

Bucket Drumming

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Carolyn Rosenau

Managing Director

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Myndi Margan

Registrar/Program Assistant

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