This seasonal showcase will bring to life the sounds of Chicago's Humboldt Park neighborhood through a concert featuring original music, exciting choreography and multimedia presentations. Ensembles from the Gage Park Neighborhood Choir, Pilsen/Little Village Neighborhood Choir and Off The Street Club will be performing as well as part of our Bridging America Tour to Chicago.
Learn more about the Humboldt Park Neighborhood Choir.
Tickets are $10* per person, available for purchase at the concert. All seating is general admission. Doors open 30 minutes prior to showtime.
*Uniting Voices Chicago has a pay-what-you-can policy, allowing guests to pay as much or as little as they like per ticket, including requesting free tickets if desired*
Guest parking is available in the West Parking Lot off of W. Franklin Blvd. (next to the football field.) Street parking is also available on W. Franklin Blvd and W. Kedzie Ave. You will enter the building through Door 17. Please contact us if you need an accessible entrance.
Uniting Voices Chicago strives to make music and performance accessible to anyone who wants it. To request accommodations, please email info [at] unitingvoiceschicago [dot] org.
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Humboldt Park Neighborhood Choir Community Concert
Thursday, May 2, 2024
George Westinghouse College Prep
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Founded in 1956 at the dawn of the Civil Rights Movement, Uniting Voices Chicago (formerly Chicago Children’s Choir) empowers and unites youth from diverse backgrounds to find their voice and celebrate their common humanity through the power of music. As a leading non-profit organization, we serve thousands of youth ages 6-18 from every zip code of Chicago through transformative and accessible music education programs and performance opportunities.
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Concert Program
ALL
United
W. Mitchell Owens III
HUMBOLDT PARK & GAGE PARK - ALLEGRO
Cirandeiro
Brazilian Ciranda; as interpreted by Edu Lobo; arr. Abelita Mateus
HUMBOLDT PARK & GAGE PARK - ALLEGRO & VIVACE
Galop (from Solfege Suite)
Ken Berg
HUMBOLDT PARK & GAGE PARK - VIVACE & PRESTO
Stand Up
Words & Music by Joshuah Campbell & Cynthia Echeumuna-Erivo; arr. Mac Huff
HUMBOLDT PARK - PRESTO
178’s & Heartbreaks
Exile (Taylor Swift, William Bowery & Justin Vernon), Talking to the Moon (Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Albert Winkler & Jeff Bhasker); arr. Dewey Bolz
HUMBOLDT PARK - VIVACE & PRESTO, GAGE PARK - VIVACE, TOUR SINGERS
De Colores
Trad. Spanish Folk Song; arr. Julio Morales
Solo le pido a Dios
Leon Gieco; arr. La Colmena
COMBINED NEIGHBORHOOD CHOIRS
Step It Down (Remembuh Me)
Trad. Gullah Ring Play, arr. Lonnie Norwood
Believe in Love
W. Mitchell Owens III
ALL
Sir Duke
Stevie Wonder
Que Bonita Bandera
Florencio Morales Ramos
Tonight's Performers
HUMBOLDT PARK - ALLEGRO
Veronica DeLew
Lexie Gray
Jimena Izaguirre
Sophia Izaguirre
Josephine Meckler-Davis
Luella Roan
Elise Thomas
Isabella Toscano
Tara Wojciechowska
Julia Zieben
HUMBOLDT PARK - VIVACE
Veronica DeLew
Mothra Edstrom
Emily Herrera
Sadie Huizenga
Natalia Izamar Gonzalez
Seamus O’Shea
JadaLove Ramos
Addison Sprague
Olivia Zieben
HUMBOLDT PARK - PRESTO
Aaliyah Anderson
Almond Ball
Mothra Edstrom
Emily Herrera
Karina Perez
GAGE PARK - ALLEGRO
Frida Chico
Marilynn Henderson
Atanacio Junco
Anthony Timoteo
Jeffrey Timoteo
Milan Timoteo
Ruby Vasquez
GAGE PARK - VIVACE
Yaritza Lopez
Sebastian Martinez
Geovanni Rico
Storm Rosemond
Kerry Tyus
OFF THE STREET CLUB
Amarianna Bagley
Braden Brent
Johannes Cleveland
Taniyah Curtis
Johnathan Eaton
Jai’la Ferguson
Jahzara Hinton
Kemaya Hudson
Janiyah McCollum
A’mauri Morgan
Mariyah Morgan
Melayha Morgan
Taylor Rhodes
Brandon Standberry
Jamar Stuckey
Darius White
Anthony Williams
DeMarlon Wilson
PILSEN/LITTLE VILLAGE - VIVACE
Skye Cole
Lucy Engelking
Valeria Hernandez
Helena Kuhr
Rebecca Saucedo
PILSEN/LITTLE VILLAGE - PRESTO
Pearl Hodges
Amaris Meda
Lucia Jane Miranda
Karina Ramirez
Paulina Saucedo
MUSICIANS
Piano - Adrian Ruiz
Bass - Tim Sessier
Drums - Marquis Carter
Guitar - Dave Hiltebrand
The Beverly Neighborhood Choir Program is supported, in part, by the following:
Bank of America
CIBC
Crown Family Philanthropies
Lloyd A. Fry Foundation
National Endowment for the Arts
Peoples Gas Community Fund
Charles and M.R. Shapiro Foundation
Special Thanks
McCormick YMCA
David Medina
Catholic Charities
Marilu Gonzalez
Darwin Elementary School
Daniel De Los Reyes, Principal
Matthew Butterfield, Liaison
Alfred Nobel Dual Language School
Dr. Manuel Adrianzen, Principal
Daysi Mojica, Assistant Principal
Crisol Gracia, Liaison
Polaris Charter Academy
Michelle Navarre, Principal
Mandolyn Barrymore, Liaison
West Park STEAM Academy
Pedra Beiza, Principal
Dr. Wynter Rose, Assistant Principal & Liaison
Richard Yates Elementary School
Israel Perez, Principal
Elizabeth Rose, Liaison
Thank you to our Program Assistants Amaranta Flores-Gualtieri, Elinor Keener, and Sebastian Ortiz