#Candlelight chicago professional
The mixed-voice ensemble of 30-plus voices includes professional singers, choral directors, and voice instructors, some of whom perform with other top-tier Chicago choirs. Charles Singers is a chamber choir dedicated to choral music in all its forms. Tickets may also be purchased at the door on the day of the concert, depending on availability.įounded and directed by Jeffrey Hunt, the St. Charles (checks or cash only at this ticket venue). Tickets are also available at Townhouse Books, 105 N. Tickets and information are available at or by calling 63. Single admission to Candlelight Carols is $40 for adults, $35 for seniors 65 and older, and $10 for students.
Terry’s “Myn Lyking,” Rutter’s “Mary’s Lullaby,” Peter Hurford’s “Sunny Bank,” Willcocks’s “Birthday Carol,” Rutter’s arrangement of “Sans Day Carol,” David Hill’s arrangement of “Away in a Manger,” Peter Warlock’s “Balulalow,” and Arthur Warrell’s arrangement of “A Merry Christmas.” Boyd’s arrangement of David Willcocks’ “Silent Night,” and Christopher Robinson’s setting of “Rejoice and be merry.”Īlso: Carolyn Jennings’ arrangement of “Ding Dong! Merrily on High,” Matthew Culloton’s arrangement of “In dulci jubilo,” Paul Manz’s “E’en So, Lord Jesus, Quickly Come,” John Rutter’s “Jesus Child,” R.R. Other works on the Candlelight Carols program are Boris Ord’s setting of “Adam lay ybounden,” Jan Sandström’s arrangement of Michael Praetorius’s melody for “Lo, how a rose e’er blooming,” Javier Busto’s setting of “Ave Maria,” Shawn Kirchner’s arrangement of Glenn McClure and Wes Kennison’s “One Sweet Little Baby,” Alice Parker and Robert Shaw’s arrangement of “Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella,” Robert A. Hunt says, “The piece is unusual in that it uses a whirly tube and harness bells to illuminate the ethereal and stark colors of the work.” Receiving its world premiere will be Stevenson’s “Whose woods are these,” a musical setting of Robert Frost poetry. Charles Singers concert is a new work by multifaceted musician Scott Stevenson of Downers Grove, commissioned by the St.
Charles.Īmong songs to be heard for the first time at a St. Saturday, December 4, at Fourth Presbyterian Church, 126 E. Friday, December 3, at Baker Memorial United Methodist Church, 307 Cedar Ave., St. The mixed-voice chamber choir will present Candlelight Carols at 7:30 p.m. “But as a choir of highly accomplished professional singers, we also like to offer less familiar, virtuosic works for audiences to discover and savor.” “We always include some treasured songs that everyone looks forward to, “including traditional carols in new settings,” Hunt says. Charles Singers will perform 20 seasonal songs, including seven that are new to the choir’s repertoire.įounder and Music Director Jeffrey Hunt likens the creation of each year’s holiday program to trimming a Christmas tree, but with “musical ornaments.” Hailed by American Record Guide as “a national treasure,” the St. Charles and Chicago, continuing a Yuletide tradition that began with the choir’s founding in 1984. Charles Singers will present a signature mix of Christmas favorites and stylish, lesser-known seasonal songs at its December 2021 Candlelight Carols concerts in St.
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