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Rogers Park Neighborhood Choir Community Concert

date

May 11, 2024

Time

3:00 PM

location

Senn High School (5900 N. Glenwood Ave.)

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Add to Calendar 5/11/2024 3:00 PM America/Chicago Rogers Park Neighborhood Choir Community Concert This seasonal showcase will bring to life the sounds of Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood through a concert featuring original music, exciting choreography and multimedia presentations. Senn High School (5900 N. Glenwood Ave.)

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This seasonal showcase will bring to life the sounds of Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood through a concert featuring original music, exciting choreography and multimedia presentations.

Learn more about the Rogers Park Neighborhood Choir.


Tickets

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*

Accessibility

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.

Concert Program

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Rogers Park Community Concert

Saturday, May 11, 2024

Senn High School

Conductors

Elisabeth Baker, Rogers Park Neighborhood Choir, George B. Armstrong School of International Studies Choir Jordan Community School Choir, New Field Elementary School Choir, George B. Swift Specialty School Choir, Wildwood IB World Magnet School Choir
Alex Bravos, Stone Scholastic Academy Choir
Jocelyn Smith, John C. Coonley Elementary School Choir
Perri Smith, Philip Rogers Fine Arts School Choir

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.

After the Show

Paint the Town Red
May 23 | Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park
Paint the Town Red brings together 3,000+ singers from across Chicago and every level of our programs in this free event, our largest of the year. Learn more about this and other exciting events at unitingvoiceschicago.org/upcoming-events

Feel Inspired?
We have a spot for you!
Registration is now open for students in grade one and up to start in our programs for the 2024-25 program year! Learn more about Uniting Voices Chicago and our sliding scale tuition at unitingvoiceschicago.org/join

Concert Program

ALL ROGERS PARK
En MI Viejo San Juan
Noel Estrada; arr. Danny Wallenberg, Lisa Arnold

ALLEGRO
Vem kan segla förutan vind?
Finnish folk song; arr. Carl-Bertil Agnestig

Abendlied/Evening Still
German round

Corner of the Sky (from “Pippin”)
Stephen Schwartz; arr. Teena Chin

ALL ROGERS PARK & SCHOOL PROGRAMS
Ain’t gonna let nobody turn me ‘round
Civil Rights Movement song; arr. Mollie Stone

Sir Duke
Stevie Wonder

VIVACE & PRESTO
Blessing
Irish poem; Katie Moran Bart

Što mi e milo
Trad. Macedonian song; arr. Daniel Hughes; as coached by Vasil Garvanliev

Daydreamer Under Stars
Aurora Aksnes & Peter Wade Keusch, Dan McDougal; arr. Tyler Henderson

Total Praise
Richard Smallwood

PRESTO
Vaishnava Jana To
Trad. Gujarati Bhajan; arr. Nicki Sekhar

Dahil Sa Iyo
Mike Velarde; arr. Cilla Psarmiento

ALL ROGERS PARK
Believe in Love
W. Mitchell Owens III


ALLEGRO
Elizabeth Awa
Genesis Brennan
David Cami
Sonya Evdokimov
Everell Hill
Edna Ike
Sam Maffin

Henry Nondorf-
Lombardi

Adler Quirke Hornik
Hector Ramirez
Grace Rene
Evelyn Sinclair
Ida Stein
Elsie Wildeboer

VIVACE
Ramona Blanding
Natasha Dernis
Samantha Faris
Angela Heredia

Kai Jackson
Zola Kuzwayo
Sofia Luna
Nayeli Najarro Mejia

Yahaira Mejia
Stella Milkovic
Zoe Nott
Katalina Ortiz
Andi Palomares
Ella Place

Jessica Rathod
Jasmine Recinto
Edie Scranton
Autumn Taylor
Ava Taylor

PRESTO
Alice Alwin
Amalie Brennan
Ellis Curry
Bettita De Ramos
Bianca Fratila
Sofia Gutierrez
Esther Hague
Ellie Haro

Amelia Holly
Damaris Mercado
Charli Oldham
Grace Parisi
Emilia Schuele-Bermeo
Shreya Sharma
Evelyn Wood

MUSICIANS
Piano - Wes Dziedzic
Tim Seisser - Bass
Frank Check - Drums
Dave Hiltebrand - Guitar
Krissy Bergmark - Tabla
Rachel Brown - Violin
Ben Foerster - Contrabass

The Rogers Park Neighborhood Choir Program is supported, in part, by the following:

CIBC

Crown Family Philanthropies

Green Bay Packers

Lloyd A. Fry Foundation

National Endowment for the Arts

Peoples Gas Community Fund

Charles and M.R. Shapiro Foundation

Special Thanks

George B. Armstrong School of International Studies
Otis Dunson, Principal
Jessica Baker, Liaison

John C. Coonley Elementary School
Brennen Humphrey, Principal
Jennifer Schultz, Liason

Jordan Community School
Christopher Graves, Principal
Tara Hamilton, Liaison

New Field Elementary School
Conrey Callahan, Principal
Manini Rao, Liaison

Philip Rogers Fine Arts School
Christine Jabbari, Principal
Christopher Neely, Liaison

Stone Scholastic Academy
Dr. Katheryn Nestler, Principal
Elizabeth Raduly, Liaison

George B. Swift Specialty School
Margaret Alhasoon, Principal
Angela Maniaci, Liaison

Wildwood IB World Magnet School
Melissa Resh, Principal
Daniel Moore, Liaison

Thank you to our Program Assistant Karley Mayomi