Elmhurst Symphony, Apollo Chorus present 'Requiem'

The Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra and Apollo Chorus of Chicago, under the baton of Conductor Stephen Alltop, will combine to perform Verdi's "Requiem" at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 11, at Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church, 149 W. Brush Hill Road in Elmhurst.

The chorus and orchestra will be joined by soprano Sarah Gartshore, mezzo-soprano Lauren Decker, tenor Scott Ramsay, and bass-baritone Sam Handley.

A silent auction to benefit programs of the ESO will be held throughout the afternoon with featured items that include tickets for Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Chicago Opera Theater and a White Sox game, along with spa packages, restaurant certificates and YMCA memberships.

The experience will be enhanced by the concert preview, "Behind the Music Stand," led by Ted Hatmaker at 1:45 p.m.

Tickets are $40 for adults, $37 for seniors and $12 for students and available at www.elmhurstsymphony.org or by calling the box office at (630) 941-0202.

The 57th season of the Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra is made possible, in part, by grants from the City of Elmhurst, the Illinois Arts Council, the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation, and 90.9-FM WDCB, Chicago's Home for Jazz.