My Song in the Night - Fall Concert on October 30th

The Evanston Civic Chorus is excited for the upcoming fall concert with the Evanston Civic Orchestra titled, My Song in the Night.

The men's chorus will sing several songs in their debut performance under the direction of ECC co-director Nathan Baxter:

• Brother's Sing On!
• Coney Island Baby/We All Fall medley
• We May Not Be Vampires (But We're Still Men)

The women's chorus, led by ECC co-director Crystal Roskelley-Delgado, has prepared three songs:

• Scarborough Fair
• Long time Traveller  
• Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit

The combined chorus will sing a couple of songs that lean toward Halloween, including "Jabberwocky," a fun musical setting of Lewis Carroll's fantastical poem.

Several of the songs speak of longing, home, and faith.  In these presentations, the chorus is looking forward to Thanksgiving.  These include "Goin' Home," and "My Shepherd Will Supply My Need."  The finale song, and title song of the concert, will be combined with the orchestra - "My Song in the Night."

The concert is free, families are welcome, and refreshments will be served!
by Sara

Messiah 2012 - A Great Experience

Messiah 2012

Our recent performance of Handel's Messiah was a great experience for all involved.  We enjoyed our collaboration with the Evanston Civic Orchestra, the soloists were wonderful, and the audience was very appreciative. 

Thanks to Allen for taking photos and video.

by Sara

ECC Fall Program - Handel's Messiah

For its fall 2012 program, the Evanston Civic Chorus will join with the Evanston Civic Orchestra to perform Handel's Messiah on Sunday, December 16, 2012.  All community members are invited to join the Chorus for this event, even if you've never sung Messiah before. 

Rehearsals will be on Thursdays from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. at Davis Middle School, starting on September 20th.  Ryan North will direct the Chorus for this event.  You can read a little about him and find out more about the program, including solos to be auditioned, on the Evanston Messiah website.  Check the website often and sign up for posts by e-mail to get updated information as it becomes available.  I won't be posting any more Messiah-related information to the ECC website until performance time.

by Sara

A Fun Fall Concert at the Library - Oct. 29, 2011

Evanston Civic Chorus

We had our fall concert on Saturday, October 29th.  This was our second concert in the Uinta County Library, and unlike last time, I didn't feel strange at all making noise in the library.  I mean making music in the library.

Chamber Choir

We had a small but very appreciative audience for our short but very fun concert.  This was the debut of the newly formed Chamber Choir, a subgroup of the Chorus.  The Chorus and Chamber Choir each performed three songs.  This was the program:
Civic Chorus

• Sing Out This Triumphant Day
• Lift Me Up
• Everything

Chamber Choir

• Were You There?
• In the Valley Below
• O Vos Omnes

Thanks to Glen for taking video and pictures of the concert. 

by Sara

Fall Concert Next Week - October 29, 2011

The Evanston Civic Chorus is excited to announce the presentation of their Fall Concert next Saturday, October 29th.  The concert starts at 2:00 p.m. and will be in the Uinta County Library.  Admission is free.

The Chorus has prepared some upbeat songs, including "Everything" by Michael Bublé.  In addition, the ECC Chamber Choir has several songs lined up, including a couple of beautiful a cappella pieces.  I can't decide whether I like "Were You There?" or "O Vos Omnes" better.  How about you come to the concert and you can help me decide.

by Sara

Fall Concert - Save the Last Dance For Me - Oct. 13, 2010

More Photos

In October, the Evanston Civic Chorus sang to an enthusiastic audience during their fall concert, Save the Last Dance For Me.  The songs ranged in style from a tender lullaby to an upbeat pop song, and the audience loved it all.  We did too.  My favorite was "Hushabye Mountain" because it is so beautiful and fun to play.  I hope we do it again some time.  View Video Part 1

The Program: 

• Hushabye Mountain (from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang)
• Soft Shoe Song
• Cool Water
• Don't Fence Me In
• I Dreamed a Dream (from Les Miserables)
• Save the Last Dance For Me

For about two seconds we thought we might get to see Kirk and Suzanne do "the old soft shoe."  I guess we're stuck waiting 'til another time...

Thanks to St. Paul's Episcopal Church for letting us perform in Parish Hall, and to Chris C. for taking pictures and video, and to Kirsten M. and Joseph M. for taking pictures too.  Thanks to everyone who brought treats!  View Video Part 2

by Sara

The Performance Has Arrived!

We've already made it to our first performance! We've got a great set of tunes to share with our family, friends, and community. Here are the details of the concert:

Wednesday, October 13, 7:00 pm
St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Parish Hall)
949 Sage St, just above downtown Evanston

Singers, please bring a treat to share for the social after!

Song Order:

1) Hushabye Mountain

2) Soft Shoe Song

3) Cool Water

4) Don't Fence Me In

5) I Dreamed A Dream

6) Save the Last Dance for Me

I can't wait! Only one more rehearsal left...make sure you're there next week!

by Kirk

ECC Performs at Museum's "Between Fences" Reception - November 17, 2007

Last Saturday we were privileged to perform at the Depot for the opening reception of the "Between Fences" exhibit, which is showing at the Uinta County Museum.  In keeping with the theme, Kirk picked these songs for our performance:

Don't Fence Me In
Cool Water
Desperado
Wyoming

It was a very successful performance, thanks to a good turnout from the chorus members, a very receptive audience, and a little creativity by the "stage crew" right before the performance.  Shortly before it began, I discovered that the very old piano did not have a music rack.  I asked for some duct tape, it was provided, and I proceeded to create a piano rack by stuffing my jacket behind the keyboard lid and then taping it up.  I'm learning that to be the accompanist for a civic group means performing on a variety of instruments in many different settings.

by Sara