Community Christmas Gala 2013 a Great Success!

"We Need a Little Christmas"

Our recent Christmas Gala was a huge success.  I have only heard great comments about it.  People never felt anxious about the time even though it was close to an hour and a half in length.  We had a great variety of performances from the Evanston Civic Chorus, the Evanston Civic Orchestra, the Evanston Handbell Choir and other small instrumental and vocal ensembles. 

Evanston Handbell Choir

"Silent Night"

Check out the VIDEOS taken by Allen and the PICTURES taken by Glen

by Sara

The Civic Chorus is excited to be hosting the 4th biennial Evanston Community Christmas Gala concert with the Civic Orchestra this year.  We're going to be singing cool arrangements of several Christmas favorites.  The blues arrangement of "Silent Night" is not your typical lullaby.  Be prepared for dynamics and soul.  "We Need a Little Christmas" is exciting and fast, and our Chorus/Orchestra combined song, "Christmas Day" by Gustav Holst, though unique in its arrangement of traditional carols, will sound familiar. 

We're excited to have other groups from the community performing also.

I hope to see you with your families on December 15th!

by Sara

Spring Masterworks Concert This Saturday

You won't want to miss our spring concert this Saturday, May 11th at 7:00 p.m. at Davis Middle School.  We're sharing the concert with the Evanston Civic Orchestra.  Each group will perform its own songs then we'll join at the end for some combined Mozart pieces.  Carolee Fairbanks will be the soloist for one of the Mozart selections.

The Chorus is singing four of Aaron Copland's Old American Songs, including "The Little Horses" and "Zion's Walls."  We're also singing some contemporary American songs, including "Homeward Bound" and "Down to the River to Pray."

The concert is free and refreshments will be served.  Families are welcome.

by Sara