Waukegan Concert Chorus set to open 41st season

The Waukegan Concert Chorus, which has been providing vocal music since 1976, opens its 41st season with "American a Cappella."

The season begins at 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6, at the First Presbyterian Church of Waukegan, 122 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. Music will include Thompson's "Peaceable Kingdom," Kevin Siegfried's "Shaker Songs," and Daley's "In Remembrance."

The Waukegan Concert Chorus is under the direction of Randy Casey.

Concert ticket are: $10, $8 seniors/military, $6 for students 19 and older, and free for students 18 and younger. Cash and check only are accepted at the door.

Season tickets for the Waukegan Symphony Orchestra and Concert Chorus include one ticket for each concert, for a total of six tickets. Season tickets cost $65, $50 for senior citizens 62 years or older and the military, and $36 for college students. Students younger than 19 get in free with ID. Students 12 and younger must be accompanied by an adult.

The symphony concerts will be held at 7 p.m. Saturdays at Waukegan High School's Trapp Auditorium and the chorus will hold its concerts at 4 p.m. Sundays at the First Presbyterian Church of Waukegan.

Season tickets may be purchased online at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2579606. You may also call (800) 838-3006 to order tickets. Tickets purchased through Brown Paper Tickets do have a service fee.

Tickets also can be purchased in person at the Jack Benny Center for the Arts, 39 Jack Benny Drive, Waukegan.

All concert times, dates, and locations are subject to change. Watch the Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/WPDArtsHistoryCulture/ for updates on concerts and other cultural activities hosted by the Jack Benny Center for the Arts. For more information, call (847) 360-4740.