Our 88th Season: "Dynamic Duos"
Geographic Duo: Canada and United States of America
Julia Davids and Tierra Whetstone
June 2nd, 2024 4pm
First Presbyterian Church of Evanston
Music Director Julia Davids and Assistant Conductor Tierra Whetstone will curate choral works by female composers from their home countries of Canada and the USA! The repertoire includes works by Eleanor Daley, Alice Parker, Elaine Hagenberg, Rosephanye Powell, Undine Smith Moore, Tracy Wong, and more!
Julia Davids and Tierra Whetstone
June 2nd, 2024 4pm
First Presbyterian Church of Evanston
Music Director Julia Davids and Assistant Conductor Tierra Whetstone will curate choral works by female composers from their home countries of Canada and the USA! The repertoire includes works by Eleanor Daley, Alice Parker, Elaine Hagenberg, Rosephanye Powell, Undine Smith Moore, Tracy Wong, and more!
Piano Duo: Andrea Handley and Sharon R. Peterson
March 3rd, 2024 4pm
First Presbyterian Church of Evanston
NSCS was joined by the four hands and two pianos of Andrea Handley and Sharon Peterson for a family-friendly community concert featuring highlights from Brahms' Requiem, Orff’s Carmina Burana, and Saint-Saëns' Carnival of the Animals (narrated by WFMT's Oliver Camacho).
March 3rd, 2024 4pm
First Presbyterian Church of Evanston
NSCS was joined by the four hands and two pianos of Andrea Handley and Sharon Peterson for a family-friendly community concert featuring highlights from Brahms' Requiem, Orff’s Carmina Burana, and Saint-Saëns' Carnival of the Animals (narrated by WFMT's Oliver Camacho).
Holiday Duo
November 12, 2023 at 4 pm
Unitarian Church of Evanston
NSCS' initial concert of our 88th season featured the US Midwest première of Dale Trumbore’s Magnificat, setting a contemporary poem about The Annunciation by Lynn Ungar – paired with Vivaldi’s effervescent Gloria, both performed by chorus and full orchestra. Rounding out the program were Dale Trumbore's Ring Out, Ye Bells; a setting of Howard Thurman's beloved text, I Will Light Candles This Christmas, by Kim André Arnesen, and two settings of O Magnum Mysterium, by Jeff Ens and Mark A. Miller.
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November 12, 2023 at 4 pm
Unitarian Church of Evanston
NSCS' initial concert of our 88th season featured the US Midwest première of Dale Trumbore’s Magnificat, setting a contemporary poem about The Annunciation by Lynn Ungar – paired with Vivaldi’s effervescent Gloria, both performed by chorus and full orchestra. Rounding out the program were Dale Trumbore's Ring Out, Ye Bells; a setting of Howard Thurman's beloved text, I Will Light Candles This Christmas, by Kim André Arnesen, and two settings of O Magnum Mysterium, by Jeff Ens and Mark A. Miller.
Download the concert poster