From South Holland Master Chorale
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Master Chorale presents it’s opening concerts of the 2024-25 Season

South Holland Master Chorale will present a pair of concerts with the theme “Let me listen, let me dream, let me love, let me sing.”

The concerts, Oct. 6 in Tinley Park and Oct. 13 in South Holland, will feature works in which a wide variety of composers from around the world explore themes of listening to one another and dreaming of a better world – a more loving world as expressed through the power of singing.

“The human voice can connect and communicate like none other,” said Philip Bauman, the chorale’s music director. “We hope to celebrate, soothe, console and inspire our communities through song.”

The concert will be presented Oct. 6 at 3 p.m. at St. Julie Billiart Church, 7399 W. 159th Street, Tinley Park, and Oct. 13 at 4 p.m. at Christ Our Savior Parish, 880 E. 154th Street, South Holland. Admission to the concerts is free; donations will be accepted.

From masters such as Mozart, Maurice Duruflé and Ralph Vaughn Williams to contemporary composers including Renee Esmail, Jocelyn Hagen, Dan Forrest, Marques Garrett, Rob Dietz and Steven Webb, these concerts set to music texts by William Butler Yeats, Edgar Allen Poe, Noor Unnahar, James Weldon Johnson, Tony Silvestri and others, “who explore the many emotions of the human condition from divergent yet powerful viewpoints,” Bauman said.

Joining the chorale for a couple of selections will be cellist Patricia White, a frequent member of the SHMC orchestra and principal cellist of the South Shore Orchestra and the Michigan City Messiah, in addition to being a member of the Northwest Indiana Symphony. Pat is a graduate of the Juilliard School and is a founding member of Lakeside Artists Guild & Academy, a nonprofit ensemble committed to the performance and teaching of fine arts.  Additionally, Mrs. White is an adjunct professor of cello at Olivet Nazarene University.

St. Julie Billiart, organist and Music Director John Ligda, will perform a solo selection at the October 6th concert. “This will be a special treat for our audience,” said Bauman, “Mr. Ligda is a superb organist and any chance to share his talents with our audience, is something I can’t resist.”

“I’m excited to bring different instrumentalists and colors to our concert to blend with the sounds of our exquisite chorus. These musicians will provide an inspiring energy as they join our amazingly talented accompanist, Marilyn Bourgeois, to create a concert that is uplifting, joyful and celebrates the power of the human voice,” stated Bauman.

For more information, visit southhollandmasterchorale.org, phone 708-210-2913, or email info@ southholandmasterchorale.org.