Elgin Children's Chorus to perform Sunday

Elgin Children's Chorus will stage its "Perfect Pitch" performance at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Elgin Community College's Visual and Performing Arts Center, 1700 Spartan Drive in Elgin.

This concert will feature Anne Kasprzak, a conductor with the Young Naperville Singers and soloist throughout the Chicago area, as guest conductor of the Concert and Chamber Choirs.

The Concert Choir, under the direction of Kasprzak, will perform "Zion's Walls," by Aaron Copland; "How Can I Keep from Singing," by the Rev. Robert Lowry, arranged by Robert Hugh; "Festival Sanctus," by John Leavitt; "For Good," from "Wicked" by Stephen Schwarz; and "O Music," by David Brunner, lyrics by Kahlil Gibran. Chloe Boelter will accompany on the cello.

Kasprzak will lead the Chamber Choir as they perform "Psalm 100," by Rene Clausen; "Come, Ye Sons of Art," by Henry Purcell; and "Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi," by David Childs, lyrics by St. Francis of Assisi. Mary Roloff will accompany on the flute.

Under the direction of Elizabeth Ellis, the Intermezzo Choir will perform "J'entends Le Moulin (I Hear the Windmill)," a French Canadian folk song arranged by Emily Crocker; "The Duel," by Cristi Cary Miller; "It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)," by Duke Ellington; and "The Sandman," by Johannes Brahms.

Lisa Bettcher will direct the Treble Choir as they perform "Climbin' Up the Mountain," a traditional spiritual, by Linda Spevacek; "The Silence and the Song," by Mark Patterson; and "Music in You," by Joseph M. Martin, with lyrics by J. Paul Williams.

Ticket prices are $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and $8 for students. For tickets, call the ECC box office at (847) 622-0300; online at www.elgin.edu/arts; or stop in at the ticket office, 1700 Spartan Drive in Elgin.

The box office hours are from noon to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday, noon to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 90 minutes prior to each performance.

The Elgin Children's Chorus is an in-residence ensemble at the Elgin Community College Arts Center. Funding for the Elgin Children's Chorus is provided in part through the City of Elgin's Cultural Arts Commission and the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency, Target, EFS Foundation, Grant Victoria Foundation, Palmer Foundation, and Elgin Community College.