ECOC to join with Kemmerer Community Choir for Handel's Messiah 2018

The Evanston Civic Chorus is happy to collaborate with the Kemmerer Community Choir and the Evanston Civic Orchestra for this year's performance of Handel's Messiah. Both the Kemmerer performance on December 1st and the Evanston performance on December 3rd are free.  Note that in Kemmerer the start time is 6:00 p.m. and in Evanston it is 7:00 p.m.  Refreshments will be served.


by Sara

Join the choir this fall - Rehearsals start soon!

The Evanston Civic Chorus welcomes new singers this fall.  Rehearsals will mostly
focus on preparations for the performances of Handel's Messiah on December 1st in Kemmerer and December 3rd in Evanston, but some of the time in early September will be devoted to preparing for a community performance.  On Saturday, September 22nd, the chorus will sing a couple of songs for the women's conference sponsored by the Calvary Chapel Evanston church.

All high school students and adults are welcome to join the chorus; auditions are not required.  Just come to the first rehearsal on September 6th from 6-8 pm at Davis Middle School and sign up.

More information about the Messiah production, the required score, directors, etc. is available on the Evanston Messiah website.

by Sara

Messiah 2016 - December 10th and 11th

Join us for our biennial production of Handel's Messiah in December.  We are
excited to be collaborating this year with the Kemmerer Community Choir for two performances.  The first performance will be in Kemmerer on Saturday, December 10th.  The second one is in Evanston on Sunday, December 11th.  Both concerts begin at 6:00 and will be directed by James Arbizu.  They are free and refreshments will be served afterwards at a reception for everyone.

by Sara

Rehearsals for Handel's Messiah 2016 start soon - September 22nd

The Evanston Civic Chorus us excited to be collaborating with the Evanston Civic Orchestra and the Kemmerer Community Choir for a production of Handel's Messiah in December.

Our first rehearsal will be at Davis Middle School on Thursday, September 22nd from 6-8 p.m.

All community members, high school age and older, are welcome to come sing, regardless of prior experience.

You can get by with a Schirmers vocal score, but the preferred edition is the Van Camp score.  Read about it on our Messiah in Evanston website.


by Sara

Handel's Messiah on December 14, 2014

Don't forget to mark your calendars! We're joining with the Evanston Civic Orchestra to perform Handel's Messiah on Sunday, December 14th at 6:00 pm.

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

Messiah Performance This Sunday, Dec. 16th

Wow!  This fall has gone by so fast.  The Chorus has had a great time rehearsing Messiah with Ryan North, and we're looking forward to our performance this Sunday.
 

G.F. Handel's Messiah

Sunday, Dec. 16th

6:00 p.m.

Davis Middle School

Free admission

Refreshments will be served following the program



It's a real treat for a chorus to sing accompanied by an orchestra, and we're excited to be working with the Evanston Civic Orchestra for this program.  We had our first combined rehearsal with them last week, and they are sounding great!

The chorus will sing several familiar songs, such as "And the Glory of the Lord" and "Hallelujah."  In addition, several soloists are lined up to perform:  Eric P., Todd B., April M., Clarissa C., Rebekah M., Bethany L., Jessica S., Crystal R. and Jonathan L.  The program will last a little over an hour.

If you aren't performing with us on Sunday, we hope you'll come listen and be inspired by the music and the message. 

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