Our 85th Season 2020 - 2021
Continuing to Grow Musically                                                           

While the COVID-19 pandemic means that we are unable to sing together in person, we are embarking on a time of substantive growth as individuals and as an organization. This fall we’ll focus on developing our voices with the guidance of our Music Director, Dr. Julia Davids, co-author of the book “Vocal Technique: A Guide to Classical and Contemporary Styles for Conductors, Teachers, and Singers” (2nd edition newly published in May of 2020.) In demand as a workshop leader throughout North America, Julia will unpack practical singing topics such as resonance, vowels, vibrato, range development and others.

In addition, we’ll be learning about the history and development of Black choral music in America with special guest facilitators Dr. Thomas W. Jefferson from North Park University (Spirituals) and Dr. Marques Garrett from the University of Nebraska (Non-Idiomatic Black Choral Music), and of course, learning music together.

The NSCS is a close-knit group of interesting people from all over the Chicago area, and we look forward to singing for our audiences again.  Until such time that we can resume live rehearsals and performances, our rehearsals will be via Zoom. Here are some of us rehearsing together:

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