The Chorale is delighted to welcome Kristin Young as our new Ensemble Director!

Kristin is thrilled to be a part of the GEWC community and honored to direct the Chorale Ensemble. She looks forward to being a part of their community outreach programs, spreading joy and beauty through the gift of music.

Kristin received her bachelor's degree in piano performance from De Paul University in Chicago, where she also minored in voice and conducting. She received the Bishop's Certificate in Church Music following a two-year course of study from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the Episcopal Church in America.

She is the Director of Worship and Music at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Aurora, IL, where she has served for 26 years. She is a part of the leadership staff and is responsible for planning all worship services and overseeing the Music Ministry, where she directs all vocal choirs and a music education program on Wednesday evenings. Kristin is also the principle organist and pianist at the church. She has taken the St. Mark's Festival Choir on tour overseas six different times, performing in Austria, Ireland, Italy, Germany, France, and the Czech Republic.

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The Glen Ellyn-Wheaton Chorale is proud to announce that Kevin Lange has accepted the position of Collaborative Pianist. Below, Music Director Jennifer Whiting shares a conversation with Kevin to introduce him to the Chorale and to the community. Welcome, Kevin!

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The Glen Ellyn-Wheaton Chorale has received a COVID-19 Response Fund Grant from DuPage Foundation.

The Chorale was one of 24 DuPage County not-for-profit organizations with a program specific to the arts to receive a grant through DuPage Foundation's most recent COVID-19 Response Fund grant program, due to the advocacy efforts of Arts DuPage, the Foundation's initiative for all things art in the County.

With help from Arts DuPage Advisory Committee member Sheila Rutledge, who is also a DuPage County Board member, the Foundation was able to secure and grant $300,000 in Federal Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act funds from DuPage County.

Through a speedy, but thorough, grant process, a small working group of DuPage Foundation volunteers evaluated 27 grant applications based on specific criteria required for CARES Act Funds to meet the deadline.

From the start of the pandemic through the end of 2020, DuPage Foundation awarded $1.7 million on behalf of donors and the community to area not-for-profits from the DuPage Foundation COVID-19 Response Fund developed and funded last spring in five rounds of grant funding and due to contributions from hundreds of residents, businesses, and other organizations.

Our appreciation and thanks to those who made this grant possible for the Glen Ellyn-Wheaton Chorale.