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Bridging America Tour: Toronto
Englewood and Lincoln Park/Depaul Neighborhood Choirs
May 4-7, 2023
Conductor
Lonnie Norwood, Jr., Englewood & Lincoln Park/DePaul Neighborhood Choirs
Dewey Bolz, Associate Conductor, Lincoln Park/DePaul Neighborhood 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 nonprofit 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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Watch the “United” Music Video
This original single by Uniting Voices Chicago Composer-in-Residence W. Mitchell Owens III is an uplifting anthem about the strength we find in unity and the promise of change our young people bring into the world day after day.
Concert Program
SONGS SELECTED FROM THE FOLLOWING:
Ìsé Olúwa
Trad. Nigerian church song; arr. Lonnie Norwood, Jr. & Olaolu Lawal
Translation:
God’s creation cannot be destroyed/spoiled.
Ngena Ngonyama
South African Xhosa gospel song
Translation:
Enter, Lion. We are waiting for you.
Congratulations, Lion.
Glory be to you.
Revelation 19
Jeffrey LaValley; arr. Lonnie Norwood, Jr. & Brandon Lampkin
“Gloria” from Mass in G Minor, Mass No. 12 K Anh.232
Wenzel Müller (1767-1835)
Translation:
Glory to God in the highest
And on earth, peace to men of good will
We praise Thee. We bless Thee.
We worship Thee. We give thanks to Thee.
We give Thee thanks for Thy great glory.
Lord God, King of Heaven, Almighty Father God.
Our Lord, Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son
Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father
(Who takes away the sins of the world
Have mercy on us)
Psalm 150
George Pass III; arr. Elbernita “Twinkie” Clark
Na Miôlakôlaka
Trad. Malagasy hymn from Madagascar; as taught by Lala Simpson
Translation:
Where, oh where are you going traveler? The light of the world has come to you
It doesn’t matter if you turn right or left trying to hide
You can’t wiggle your way out of it
You will be judged
You disrespect religion
You say that God doesn’t exist
You rely on your own strength, but you will be judged
Masterpiece
Jazmine Sullivan; arr. Lonnie Norwood, Jr.; choregraphy by Farlanda Buchannon
I Love Everybody
American Civil Rights freedom song; arr. Lonnie Norwood, Jr.
Anthems in the Dark
Ali Romanow
TODAY’S PERFORMERS
ENGLEWOOD/LINCOLN PARK COMBINED NEIGHBORHOOD CHOIRS
Lexie Antoine
Agnes Barlow
Charleston “Charlie” Blackburn
Drew Blackburn
Rosa Boraz
Grace Brothers
Kathryn “Kate” Carter
Sophia Chandler
Ash Cherkasov-Cohen
Stella Corotis
John Curney
Anika Datta
Kathryn “Kate” Dolan
Ava Donado
Lila El-Mofty
Lila Finegold
Shawn Garrett
Mercedes Gong
Miles Hawry
Penelope Hoffman
Penelope Holland
Stella Jeno
Ayla Kaynor
Joslyn Kaynor
Vikram Konkimalla
Raiva Lessing
Annabel Love
Alayna Mack
Landyn McClain
Bennet Lee McConkey
Eleanor “Ellie” McGuire
Solah Montenegro
Myah Morris
Carin Murphy
Elizabeth “Lizzie” Neveu
Aibhlin O’Brien
Mia Pensinger-Sok
Annabelle Quiles
Caroline Rogers
Helena Sheikh
Hannah Sperling
Georgina Sinclair
Ari Stanton-Thomas
Naava Stein
Ramey Swan
Maeve Tarpy
Zoe Wax
MUSICIANS
Wes Dziedzic, piano
SPECIAL THANKS
Bridging America Tour scholarships are funded, in part, by Christina and John Hatherly, Jim and Ginger Meyer and alumni of the choir.
Karen Burke
Rev. Denise Gillard
The Hope Works Connection
Malvern Methodist Church
The Toronto Children’s Concert Choir & Performing Arts Company (TC3)
Uniting Voices Chicago Program Staff: Veronica Morales & Kevin Rudzinski