Our 84th Season: 
"What Happens When ..."
Julia Davids, Music Director

We are sorry to announce that, in keeping with the recommendations of state and local governments to slow the spread of COVID-19, we are postponing our June 7 concert, “Happy 75th Birthday, John Rutter,” until next season. If you have purchased a ticket to this concert, or if you are a season tickeholder for 2019-2020, you may: (1) Donate the cost of your ticket to NSCS. This gift is especially appreciated at this time when we are unable to perform. If you desire a tax receipt, please click here to send us instructions. (2) If you would like a refund for the cost of this concert, click here to send us instructions including a mailing address.  Meanwhile, we will continue preparing our concert repertoire of the works of John Rutter, including his Requiem, looking forward to performing the postponed concert in the fall of 2020. Happily, it will still be Rutter’s 75th birthday and will be the beginning of North Shore Choral Society’s 85th Season! 

Previously this season:

What Happens When She Sets the Beat?
Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020 at 7 pm
First Presbyterian Church, Evanston
Concert Program

North Shore Choral Society celebrated women in musical leadership at our February 29 concert, “What Happens When She Sets the Beat?” with a repertoire composed entirely by women. An exciting collaboration with Artemisia, Chicago’s most versatile women’s trio, along with a trio of accomplished female guest conductors and the choral ambassadors from Golf Middle School made the concert an inspiring intersection of talent, personal experience, and musical expression. The diversity of women in musical leadership was reflected as NSCS performed music with classical, gospel, folk, and contemporary influences - selected by all our conductors - including "Ready or Not," an empowering piece composed by Artemisia’s Diana Lawrence especially for this concert. Special thanks to the Artemisia Vocal Trio (Diana Lawrence, Alexandra Olsavsky, and Kaitlin Foley); to guest conductors Anne Heider, Felicia Patton, and Tierra Whetstone, and to our panelists for the pre-concert discussion, Stacy Garrop, Anne Heider, Diana Lawrence, Felicia Patton, and NSCS Music Director Julia Davids. ​

Ring in the Holidays!
Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019 at 4 pm
First Presbyterian Church, Evanston
Concert Program

What happens when the NSCS collaborates with the Chicago Bronze English Handbell Ensemble? An exhilarating concert of holiday favorites, of course! We enjoyed "ringing in" the holiday season with the Chicago Bronze and their director, Andrea Handley. The concert included Benjamin Britten's Ceremony of Carols for SATB with harpist Ben Melsky, as well as Andrea Handley's new arrangement of three joyous carols.