Our 87th Season: The Power of Music
“To Sit and Dream”
Nov. 13, 2022 at 4 pm Unitarian Church of Evanston 1330 Ridge Avenue, Evanston and via live stream Music can help us express who we are! North Shore Choral Society’s Assistant Conductor Tierra Whetstone-Christian curates and conducts a program of diverse music by black composers including:
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“Heartstrings”
March 5, 2023 at 4 pm
First Presbyterian Church of Evanston
1427 Chicago Avenue, Evanston and and via live stream
Music can bring our families and communities together!
Special guests, the Folk/Indie group The Heartstrings Project brings their delightful sound and innovative songs to the North Shore. Their goal is to foster Peace, Resilience, and Well-Being within all communities. Repertoire will include original songs and arrangements of traditional and contemporary folk songs including “Will the Circle Be Unbroken”, “Bridge Over Troubled Water”, “Teach Your Children Well” and various collaborations between Heartstrings and NSCS.
This weekend will include a multi-generational community workshop and collaborative performance on Saturday, March 4th, 9-11am, First Presbyterian Church, Evanston. The workshop is free and open to anyone who loves to sing - all ages and stages - and workshop participants are invited to perform in the concert!
March 5, 2023 at 4 pm
First Presbyterian Church of Evanston
1427 Chicago Avenue, Evanston and and via live stream
Music can bring our families and communities together!
Special guests, the Folk/Indie group The Heartstrings Project brings their delightful sound and innovative songs to the North Shore. Their goal is to foster Peace, Resilience, and Well-Being within all communities. Repertoire will include original songs and arrangements of traditional and contemporary folk songs including “Will the Circle Be Unbroken”, “Bridge Over Troubled Water”, “Teach Your Children Well” and various collaborations between Heartstrings and NSCS.
This weekend will include a multi-generational community workshop and collaborative performance on Saturday, March 4th, 9-11am, First Presbyterian Church, Evanston. The workshop is free and open to anyone who loves to sing - all ages and stages - and workshop participants are invited to perform in the concert!
Image credit: Madison Petrusevski
Handel’s “Solomon”
June 4, 2023 at 4 pm
Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation
303 Dodge Avenue, Evanston
and via live stream
Music can move our emotions!
Supported by full professional orchestra and featuring countertenor Jay Carter in the title role and Rosalind Lee as the Queen/Queen of Sheba, the NSCS will present this majestic oratorio for double choir. Composed 275 years ago, this dramatic work tells the story of wise King Solomon and features “The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba”! Marin Tack (soprano and Donald Chen Young Artist Award Winner), Sarah Ponder (mezzo), and Tyler Lee (tenor) sing the supporting roles.
Supported by full professional orchestra and featuring countertenor Jay Carter in the title role and Rosalind Lee as the Queen/Queen of Sheba, the NSCS will present this majestic oratorio for double choir. Composed 275 years ago, this dramatic work tells the story of wise King Solomon and features “The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba”! Marin Tack (soprano and Donald Chen Young Artist Award Winner), Sarah Ponder (mezzo), and Tyler Lee (tenor) sing the supporting roles.