Downers Grove Choral Society Begins 59th Concert Season, 2017-2018
The Downers Grove Choral Society, under the direction of Artistic Director John Patrick Rakes, announces its 59th Season and invites new and returning vocalists to join us on Monday, August 21, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. in the Milnes Room at the Indian Boundary YMCA, Downers Grove, to secure music for the first of three concerts and begin rehearsals. All new members are asked to schedule a voice hearing with the Artistic Director. Visit the Downers Grove website www.dgcs.org, email info@dgcs.org or call 630.515.0030 for more information and to schedule a voice hearing for Monday August 14 or Monday August 21, 2017.
Downers Grove Choral Society, anchored in Downers Grove, draws its members from around the Chicagoland area. Our membership extends well beyond Downers Grove, including such communities as Western Springs, Elgin, Woodridge, Lemont, Wheaton, Homer Glen, Naperville, Carol Stream, Lombard, Bolingbrook, Villa Park and Willowbrook, to name just a few.
The Downers Grove Choral Society is looking forward to its exciting 59th Season which begins on Sunday, November 5, 2017 with Reformation 500 featuring works of Bach, Purcell, Telemann, and Caldara as well as other composers of the era. There will be a pre-concert discussion at 3:15 p.m., followed by the 4:00 p.m. concert.
The second concert, A Dvořák Celebration, on Sunday, February 11, 2018,
features Dvořák's Mass in D, plus additional Dvořák works. There will be a pre-concert discussion at 3:15 p.m., followed by the 4:00 p.m. concert.
Sunday, April 29, 2018 is the date for Women of Note, featuring Woman of Valor, Femme Noire and Mother Nature, three world premieres by DGCS Composer-in-Residence, Paul Scherer, a Naperville composer. There will be a pre-concert discussion at 3:15 p.m., followed by the 4:00 p.m. concert.
All concerts will be presented at Downers Grove First United Methodist Church, 1032 Maple Avenue, Downers Grove.
The Downers Grove Choral Society rehearses Monday evenings, beginning August 21, 2017, 7:30 - 9:45 p.m., in the Milnes Room at the Indian Boundary YMCA, 59th and Fairmont, Downers Grove.
All new members are asked to schedule a voice hearing with the Artistic Director.
Visit the Downers Grove website www.dgcs.org, email info@dgcs.org or call 630.515.0030 for more information and to schedule a voice hearing.
The Downers Grove Choral Society is supported by the DuPage Community Foundation and our Patrons and Members.