CAROLS WITH THE CHOIR: SONGS OF HOME AND HOPE
HOLIDAY CONCERT
Saturday, December 9, 2023 • 7:30pm
Queen of the Apostles Parish
2330 W Sunnyside Ave, Chicago
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Sunday, December 10, 2023 • 3pm
St. Ita Catholic Church
5500 N Broadway, Chicago
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Livestream
Patrons will receive the stream link at least 24 hours in advance of the concert. Recording of the livestream will be available for two weeks following performance.
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Themes of home and hope permeate the holidays as we visit relatives, and give thanks for each other. The choir explores these themes – both the comfort we find in them and the discomfort of their absence – through poetry and music. Carols old and new respond to the poetry that describes the human need for music, the longing for a distant home, the relief of acceptance, and questions what makes home, home. Works about snow and angels, home and loss, and love and acceptance create a space to open our hearts and our homes. Morten Lauridsen’s O Magnum Mysterium and Franz Biebl’s Ave Maria anchor a program that promises to bring hope to all who long for home.
This concert will last 90 minutes including one intermission.
Program
(works to include)
Franz Biebl Ave Maria
BE Boykin Coventry Carol
Richard Causton The Flight
Melissa Dunphy O Oriens
Reena Esmail A winter breviary
Morten Lauridsen O Magnum Mysterium
Bobby McFerrin Psalm 23
arr. Sven-David Sandstrom Lo how a rose e'er blooming
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Adult: $32
Student: $15
Children (12 and under): $5
Group (11 or more): $25
Streaming: $15 suggested donation
Support
This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.