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Elgin, IL – Heartland
Voices, after their successful first annual Gala and Benefit, A
Grand Night For Singing, announces its Ninth Season, a series of
concerts that will appeal to the whole family.
Ring in the holidays
with HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS, festive concerts filled with
holiday music for the entire family on Sunday, December 9, 2007 @
7:00 pm. at St. Marcelline Catholic Church, 822 S. Springinsguth
Road, Schaumburg, IL and also on Saturday, December 15, 2007 at 3:00
p.m. and 7:30 p.m. in the sanctuary of the First United Methodist
Church, 216 East Highland Avenue, Elgin, IL.
Nothing evokes the
holiday spirit more than the voices of children. Starting at 3:00
P.M. on Saturday, December 15, Heartland Voices’ annual Family
Holiday Concert once again features the talents of the Elgin
Children’s Chorus Intermezzo Choir and the Clare Woods Academy
Choir. Heartland Voices and the children’s choirs will perform
festive music for the season with a special finale uniting all three
ensembles and celebrating diversity and fellowship. The 2007 Family
Concert also announces their Annual Holiday Charity Drive for this
year’s beneficiary, the Little Angels of Elgin. All children
bringing personal care products, coloring books and drawing supplies
for children will be admitted free of charge. Heartland Voices is
pleased to have the Elgin Cultural Arts Commission as a sponsor for
their Family Christmas concert.
At 7:00 p.m. on
December 9 in Schaumburg and at 7:30 pm on December 15 in Elgin,
Heartland Voices invites everyone to experience the joy and peace of
the holiday season at their traditional candlelight concert
surrounded by the warmth and beauty of the sanctuary of St.
Marcelline Catholic Church in Schaumburg and the First United
Methodist Church in Elgin. This evening will be a special blend of
the old and the new in celebration of the spirit of the holiday
season and features special guest, harpist Jennifer Keller. Come
prepared to join in a sing-along of many seasonal favorites!
Heartland Voices continues its season with 3 COOL DUDES on
Saturday, March 15, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. an the First United Methodist
Church, Elgin and Sunday, March 16, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. at St.
Marcelline Catholic Church, Schaumburg. Celebrate three musical
giants with J.S. Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto #4 and cantata,
Christ lag in Todesbanden, G.F. Handel’s great Coronation
Anthem, Zadok the Priest, and W.A. Mozart’s melodious
Vesparae Solennes de Confessore. The Metropolis Orchestra is the
special guest.
Celebrate the spirit of the Americas with FROM COLOMBIA TO CANADA
– EH! the final concert of Heartland Voices ninth season. This
concert will be presented on Saturday, May 17, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. in
the Blizzard Theater at Elgin Community College and also on Sunday,
June 1, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. at St. Marcelline Catholic Church in
Elgin. Rick Kogan of WGN-AM 720 radio will narrate Randall
Thompson’s Testament of Freedom. Another highlight will be
the world premiere of Heartland Voices commissioned work by
Barrington’s Tim Takach. Join them for this memorable conclusion to
their ninth season.
Heartland Voices is a
not-for-profit organization and is proud to have the First Community
Bank of Elgin as the sponsor for their Gala and Benefit and the
Daily Herald as their Season Media Sponsor. Their season is
sponsored in part through grants from the Elgin Cultural Arts
Commission and the Illinois Arts Council (a state agency).
Heartland Voices
consists of professional and professionally trained singers from the
greater Chicago
area committed to
excellence in choral performance. They are led by Dr. John G.
Slawson, Professor of Music and Director of Choral Studies at Elgin
Community College, accompanied by Dr. Paul Satre, Professor of Music
at the School of Music at Trinity International University and
principal organist at the Moody Church of Chicago and Dr. Marc Alan
Brunelle, Minister of Liturgy and Music at St. Marcelline Catholic
Church, is the assistant conductor. Join Heartland Voices as they
share their season and their love of song. Season Tickets are $45
for adults and $40 for seniors and groups and can be purchased for
both the Elgin based concerts or concerts at St. Marcelline Catholic
Church. For tickets or to schedule an audition, call the Heartland
Voices at 847.429.9486, or visit Heartland Voices’ web page at
www.heartlandvoices.org.
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