Glenview Community Church presents 9th Annual Concert for Peace
The Simple Gifts Concert Series of the Glenview Community Church, 1000 Elm Street, hosts a concert exploring the theme of peace on Sunday, March 15th at 3:00 p.m.
Jazz vocalist Jade Maze, violinist Katherine Hughes, organist Gary Wendt, saxophonist Kevin Kizer, the HAWK String Quartet (violinist Carol Kalvonjian, violist Benton Wedge, and cellist Jill Kaeding), vocalist Tricia Melzer Swaydrak and the rhythm section of Kent Wehman, Ken Haebich, and Neal Wehman and the Joyful Ringers Bell Choir perform songs about peace in a variety of styles, from traditional to contemporary, including original compositions.
After years of professional performance experience these versatile musicians are equally comfortable with jazz, classical and pop styles. Collaborating with these musicians will be representatives of different faith communities including Bekir Salim and Ali Yilmaz from the Turkish American Society in Mount Prospect, and Elliot Dvorin and Doreen Kane of the Key Tov Orchestra.
Enjoy a post-concert reception featuring a peace-themed art show curated by Robin Woodsome. A free-will offering benefits Hands of Peace.
The concert is being organized by Katherine Hughes. Ms. Hughes is a professional violinist, performing in and around the area for 40 years. She has lived in Glenview for 22 years. She and her husband, Kevin Kizer, raised two children who went to Maine East High School. Kevin is a professional saxophonist who plays at the Green Mill downtown.
Katherine is a member of the Glenview Community Church and for the last 8 years has organized the Concert for Peace, which benefits Hands of Peace. Hands of Peace is a summer program sponsored by the church that brings Israeli and Palestinian teenagers to the United States to interact with local teens. The program teaches team-building and leadership skills, helps the participants learn about different cultures and religions, guides them in learning about the conflict from different points of view, and encourages them to take action to incorporate peace-building into their personal lives. https://www.handsofpeace.org/what-we-do/programs/summer-program/ .
The Turkish American Society of Chicago Cultural Center in Mount Prospect opened in 2013.
"It's a wonderful place to celebrate our language, our religion and our culture," according to Algonquin resident Ali Namik, whose children attend school at the facility. There are about 20,000 people of Turkish descent in the Chicago area.
Elliot Dvorin founded the Key Tov Orchestra as a Jewish wedding band 17 years ago. Since 2014 the Key Tov Orchestra has found success with its original music videos. Their highly popular YouTube performances have received millions of views by people all over the world. Their Hanukkah "Mashup" video has generated over one million views, landing them a TV appearance on FOX.
Jade Maze has sung professionally since the age of nineteen. Originally from Minneapolis, she tried out for the original Star Search at age eighteen and landed a gig touring with the Minneapolis Jazz Machine in Germany and France. Proficient at a number of styles, Ms. Maze has sung Motown in Santa Barbara, California and jazz and pop in Boston. Since coming to Chicago in 1994 she has been active in jazz and poetry. She is a Ravinia teaching artist, Director of Music at Hyde Park Union Church, on the voice faculty at Merit School of Music and teaches in her own private studio. She earned her Master of Music degree in vocal performance from Northwestern University in June 2008.
This concert is part of the Simple Gift Concert Series of the Glenview Community Church. The Glenview Community Church is handicap accessible and has plenty of free onsite parking. It is 3 blocks west of the Glenview Metra North train station. The Glenview Community Church is an open and affirming congregation.
Visit http://www.gccucc.org, email simplegifts@gccucc.org or call 847-724-2210 for further details.