St. Charles East alum to perform with university glee club
When the University of Michigan Men's Glee Club takes the stage for its Friday, Feb. 16, concert at the Norris Cultural Arts Center, one of its members will feel a distinct "home court advantage."
Palmer Corbett, a baritone in the Glee Club, is a 2015 graduate of St. Charles East High School.
Now a junior at University of Michigan majoring in mechanical engineering, Corbett will return to the Norris stage where he performed regularly on saxophone and violin as a member of the St. Charles East band and orchestra.
"It will be great to come home and perform in familiar surroundings with the Glee Club," Corbett said. "I've enjoyed performing around the country, and even in South Africa, on tours with the Glee Club, but coming back to St. Charles will be a special occasion."
In addition to his musical endeavors at East High School, Corbett also sang in the choir at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in St. Charles, where his mother, Monica Corbett, directs the children's music program.
The University of Michigan Men's Glee Club is one of the longest-established collegiate choral groups, founded in 1859. Praised as one of the finest male choruses in the world, the ensemble has performed throughout the U.S. and internationally.
The Glee Club is renowned for its wide musical repertoire, ranging from Renaissance motets, romantic anthems, opera choruses, folk songs and contemporary works.
The concert will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16, at the Norris Cultural Arts Center, 1040 Dunham Road in St. Charles.
General admission tickets are available by calling (630) 584-7200 or visiting www.NorrisCulturalArts.com.
Upcoming
Other upcoming shows at the Norris Cultural Arts Center include:
Feb. 25: The Norris gallery will host a concert by Soiree Lyrique at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 25. It will feature soprano Solange Sior and tenor Franco Martorana, accompanied on piano by Chiayi Lee, who will perform some of the world's favorite love duets from Broadway to Italy.
March 3: Musician, musicologist, storyteller and nationally syndicated radio host Bill McGlaughlin brings a live version of his radio program "Exploring Music" to the Norris theater at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 3, in a unique exploration of American musical titan Leonard Bernstein.
March 23: At 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 23, the NIU Steelband returns to the Norris theater in full force for an evening of steel pan music, appealing to music lovers of all ages and tastes. Created in 1973 as the first band of its kind at an American university, the NIU Steelband has played throughout the U.S. and around the world.
Tickets for all events are $18 for adults and $12 for students. Call (630) 584-7200.