Uniting Voices Chicago is the nation's largest nonprofit youth choral music education organization. Through a network of 80+ school programs, 12 neighborhood choirs, and two citywide ensembles, we serve nearly 4,000 singers ages 6–18 each year.
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Singer: Mamtamtambe A.
Age: 10 years old
Ensemble: Englewood Neighborhood Choir
Mamtamtambe A. has 179 songs on her personal playlist, and counting. "Glory" by John Legend & Common is one of those songs. "It’s good to know that somebody made a song about the glory that they deserve and they will get.”
Another favorite song of hers is "Something Inside," a protest anthem by Labi Siffre. She loves to sing those songs, and so many others, with the Englewood Neighborhood Choir, who she considers "like a family."
"We sing together in harmony, we learn from each other, we make mistakes, and we even show our leadership with the solos we do. I’m going to stay with this choir until I’m too old to sing.”
"I always say I'm 'nervouscited.'"
Singer: Renee D.
Age: 10 years old
Ensemble: Lincoln Park/DePaul Neighborhood Choir
Last winter Renee took the stage at the legendary Metro where she sang her grandmother's favorite song in Bengali while her grandmother listened over the phone. Afterward, Joe Shanahan, who founded Metro, came over to congratulate her on the choice: "That kind of song, bilingual and something different. That's wonderful."
This spring she traveled to Denver with the Bridging America Tour to perform on stages a little farther from home. "I get a little bit nervous," she says. "But I always say I'm 'nervouscited,' because I'm nervous and excited at the same time."
We represent every zip code of Chicago and welcome singers in grades 3 through 12, no audition required. Find the neighborhood choir nearest you.
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