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A concert of contrasting sacred works of the Renaissance with 20th century settings of the same texts
June 2011
Appear and Inspire!
A varied concert of choral music including Britten: Hymn to St. Cecilia, Brahms: Vier Zigeunerlieder, Barber: Sure on
This Shining Night, Whitacre: Water Night, Spiritual Arrangements by Moses Hogan, William Dawson and Robert Shaw,
and more!
November 2010
Cantate Domino!
A self-titled concert featuring double choir music spanning several centuries, countries and languages. Join us for an uplifting journey through music of praise and prayer!
May 2010
Latin & Jazz!
Sacred choral music in Latin by American composers, folk songs, vocal jazz from Latin America, and a full set of instrumental Latin jazz performed by Greg Ward and his Afro-Latin ensemble
May 2009
20th Century and Contemporary Choral Music
Works by American composers from the 20th and 21st centuries: the sheer beauty of amazing music by Eric Whitacre, Charles Ives, Samuel Barber, Leonard Bernstein, Morten Lauridsen and others
November 2008
American Folk Songs and Spirituals
including rousing arrangements by Rollo Dilworth, Jester Hairston and Moses Hogan
March 2008
Early Music of the Americas
Early American music from North, Central and South America;
guest conducted by eminent scholar and conductor Dr. Anne Heider
October 2007
Isn't It Romantic? -- 10th anniversary concert
Featuring music by Brahms and Mendelssohn, as well as The Beatles, Andrew Lloyd Webber and others
June 2007
Cantate, the Concordia University Kapelle and the Chicago Arts Orchestra
Bradley Ellingboe's Requiem, under the direction of the composer
Brahms: Unsere Vaeter hofften auf dich
Ives: Psalm 67
Grainger: Irish TuneMarch 2007
Dance to the Music
June 2006
Singer's Choice: Music We Love to Sing
March 2006
Choral Passion
featuring Hugo Distler's Choralpassion, an a cappella passion story in the spirit of Schuetz and BachJune 2005
Music of "Old Europe"
featuring the Mass in G of Franz Schubert with the Chicago Classical String Quartet and Jeffrey Hamrick, organ
also music of Bach, Faure, Grieg, Debussy and Rodrigo
April 2005
Canciones de Vida y Amor
Songs of Life and Love: folk songs, dance music, art songs, and sacred music
June 2004
Chicago Botanic Garden
featuring unfamiliar arrangements of familiar melodiesDecember 2003
Mahler's 2nd Symphony
Symphony of Oak Park and River Forest
November 2003
Bach motets recording
October 2003
Choral Music in English
(Classical Mondays recital series at the Chicago Cultural Center)
featuring spirituals, madrigals, and folk songs
August 2003
Psalms, Hymns and Spirituals
Beautiful sacred music by Berger, Brahms, Bruckner, Gretchaninoff, Rutter, Schubert and others, plus an exciting (and lengthy!) tribute to Moses Hogan (1957-2003)
June 2003
Rise Up, My Love
English language love songs and madrigals old and new by Holst, Mechem, Morley, Vaughan Williams and others
February 2003
Chicago Botanic Garden
December 2002
Christmas Run-out
December 2002
"GI: Government Issue -- A World War II Memorial"
an oratorio for orchestra, chorus, vocal soloist and narrators by Michael James Karasis
World Premiere November 2002; repeated in November 2003
An American Civil War Memorial
an oratorio in 9 parts for orchestra, chorus, vocal soloists, and narrator by Michael James Karasis
featuring Senator Paul Simon (ret.), Narrator, at the Chicago Historical Society
September 2002
Songs of the Earth
June 2002
Ceremony of Carols
December 2001
Evanston First Night Celebration
December 2001
Chicago Botanic Garden
December 2001
"Pieterszoon, Paul and Mary"
October 2001
From Pious to Popular
April/May 2001
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