Thanks to all who filled out an Audience Survey at our Wintersong 2022: The Best Gifts concert performances!
The winner of this season's gift card drawing is Geoffrey Edwards of Earlville, Illinois. Congratulations, Geoffrey!
The Glen Ellyn-Wheaton Chorale has been providing an eclectic mix of choral music for Chicago's western suburbs for more than 35 years. You'll find everything from the classics to jazz to spirituals on the Chorale's concert programs—all performed by people who love to sing!
The Chorale is home to 60-70 singers from a variety of backgrounds. Our goal is to enjoy and appreciate the gift we have in music, and to bring that gift to you in our concerts.
We hope to see you in our audience very soon!
We hope you will join us on December 2 or 3 for Wintersong 2022: The Best Gifts!
German artist Sonja Danowski created the illustrations
...You might remember Skitch Henderson as the witty pianist and conductor on "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" in the 1950s. Skitch left Hollywood to establish The New York Pops in 1983.
He commissioned Randol Alan Bass to compose a setting of the Gloria for his New York group. Bass is a noted pianist, singer, conductor, and advocate for non-professional musicians. Prestigious ensembles throughout the United States have
...My friend Paul and his boys were invited to their "Grandma Carol's" house for dinner. When they entered her home, nine-year-old Jonathan's senses took in the beautiful table gleaming with Carol's best china and crystal, the glowing candles, and the enticing aromas coming from her kitchen.
Jonathan's eyes beamed and he declared, "Something wonderful is about to happen!"
This is precisely how I feel as our May concerts
...The Lord your God is in your midst,
a mighty one who will save;
he will rejoice over you with gladness;
he will quiet you by his love;
he will exult over you with loud singing.
~ Zephaniah 3:17 (ESV)
The Hebrew scriptures tell us that God sings! This astounding verse from Zephaniah is probably my favorite
...Great poetry in the hands of a great composer:
Let All the World in Every Corner Sing
by Jennifer Whiting, Music Director
I like to meditate on great hymn texts. They speak to my soul. As George Herbert wrote, "A verse may find him who a sermon flies."i
How can we begin to explain how it feels to sing together again after such a long absence? The splendid voices of the Glen Ellyn-Wheaton Chorale are thrilled to be together again!
As a conductor, I have been without an "instrument" since March 2020. And now, with the glorious opportunity to stand before this fine Chorale, my heart overflows with joy.
At every rehearsal, despite the shifting protocols, these singers overwhelm
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