Concert Program
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Pilsen/Little Village Neighborhood Choir Community Concert
Wednesday, April 11, 2024
Benito Juarez Community Academy
Conductors
Heather Stewart, Pilsen/Little Village Neighborhood Choir
Perri Smith, Pilsen/Little Village Neighborhood Choir
Judy Hanson, Dimension
Dewey Bolz, Dimension Associate Conductor
About Uniting Voices Chicago
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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May 23 | Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park
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Concert Program
PILSEN/LITTLE VILLAGE NEIGHBORHOOD CHOIR
Sir Duke
Stevie Wonder
Solo le pido a Dios
León Gieco; arr. La Colmena
Step it Down (Remembuh Me)
Traditional Gullah Ring Play; arr. Lonnie Norwood, Jr.
De Colores
Trad. Spanish Folk Song; arr. Julio Morales
Oh Happy Day
Music by Edward Francis Rimbault; lyrics by Philip Doddridge, Edwin R. Hawkins; arr. Edwin R. Hawkins; ad. Heather Stewart
DIMENSION
Come Travel with Me
Scott Farthing
Gotta Good Feelin’
Pigeon John; arr. W. Mitchell Owens, III; choreography by Judy Hanson
DIMENSION & PILSEN/LITTLE VILLAGE - PRESTO
Como la flor
Pete Astudillo & Abraham Quintanilla; arr. W. Mitchell Owens III; choreography by Farlanda Buchannon
DIMENSION & PILSEN/LITTLE VILLAGE - PRESTO & VIVACE
Da Pacem Domine
Melchior Franck; arr. Mary Goetze
ALL
United
W. Mitchell Owens, III; choreography by Judy Hanson and 2022-23 Voice of Chicago Groove singers
Tonight's Performers
PILSEN/LITTLE VILLAGE - ALLEGRO
Melanie Apolinar
Elena Carbajal Fabian
Camila Cisneros Romero
Bella De Leon
Camilo Dimas
Andrea Fernandez
Lilliana Gonzalez
Silas Kuhr
Abraham Monge
Brenda Perez
Sofia Salínas
Kayleen Tellez
Maya Villanueva Marshall
PILSEN/LITTLE VILLAGE - VIVACE
Skye Cole
Danilé Dimas
Lucy Engelking
Valeria Hernandez
Helena Kuhr
Rebecca Saucedo
Lukrejia Venslavicius
PILSEN/LITTLE VILLAGE - PRESTO
Pearl Hodges
Amaris Meda
Lucia Jane Miranda
Karina Ramirez
Paulina Saucedo
DIMENSION
Polycarp Abiola-Fagba
Blaze Brown
Ravi Chandra
Tommy Cunningham
Calvin DuFloth
Jaxon DuFloth
Drey Elliott
Henry Ellis
Julius Frace
Shawn Garrett
Edison Gong
Zion Hohenkirk
Luke Hojnacki
Ian Kelly
Vali Kizilbash
Mikolaj Kosala
Klimek Pawlina
Anthony Rosario
Rohan Rodrigo
Trey Sawyer
Max Stone
George Stoops
Eita Tabion
Owen Thomas
Aris Velasquez
Sidney Williams
Marko Zafirovski
MUSICIANS
Pianists - John Goodwin, Adrian Ruiz
Bass - Tim Seisser
Drums - Frank Check
Guitar - Dave Hiltebrand
Percussion - Raul Fernandez
The Pilsen/Little Village Neighborhood Choir Program is supported, in part, by the following:
Bank of America
Crown Family Philanthropies
Lloyd A. Fry Foundation
Kala and Mike Moynihan
National Endowment for the Arts
Peoples Gas Community Fund
Charles and M.R. Shapiro Foundation
The Siragusa Family Foundation
Special Thanks
Arturo Velasquez Institute
Joseph J. Jungman STEM Magnet School
Suzanne Luzzi, Principal
Cynthia Valenciana, Liaison
Cyrus H. McCormick
Elementary School
Abigail George, Principal
Alejandra Reyes, Liaison
William Penn Elementary School
Dr. Sherryl Moore-Ollie, Principal
Lorissa Ellis, Liaison
John Spry Community School
Pablo Guzman, Principal
Maritza Cruz, Liaison
Whittier Dual Language Magnet School
Yadira Guzman, Principal
Wilfrido Marin, Liaison
Thank you to our Program Assistants Elinor Keener and Jackie Johnson.
