What’s New at Chicago a cappella

Terri Hemmert joins Chicago a cappella for "Baroque and Beatles"

New student prices for 2009-10

Chicago a cappella has introduced new, lower prices for students for its 2009-10 concert season.  All full-time students age 23 and under can get single tickets for only $12.  A student subscription—including four tickets good for any combination of performances, plus a guest voucher good for an additional free ticket—is only $45!  Check out this season's concerts and get your student tickets today.

Chicago a cappella at Naperville North High School

Chicago a cappella is a business partner of Naperville School District 203, and in 2008-09 the ensemble worked with the choral students at Naperville North High School.  In the fall, the school's Madrigal Ensemble rehearsed a piece with the women of Chicago a cappella and then performed it with them—along with several of their own selections—at Chicago a cappella's holiday performance at Wentz Concert Hall in Naperville.  Then in February, artistic director Jonathan Miller (below) and mezzo-soprano Elizabeth Grizzell (left) worked with several of the school's choirs in sectional settings.  On March 25, Chicago a cappella joined the school's choirs at the school's Choral Concert, performing selections from Abundance as well as a special joint performance with the student singers as a finale.

All season, students from Naperville North High School receive free tickets to Chicago a cappella's concerts at Wentz Concert Hall.

These ongoing educational projects are part of Chicago a cappella's work to enrich the lives of students through training in and exposure to professional choral singing.  We are grateful to the Naperville North community, choir director James Yarbrough, and the Naperville Education Foundation for helping us achieve these goals. 

We hope to continue and expand projects like this one in the years ahead, but we need your help. The generosity of our friends has enabled us to achieve wonderful success and reach more people than ever before. Please consider supporting our work with a contribution today.

Chicago a cappella releases its seventh CD recording

Chicago a cappella's seventh CD recording was released in 2008 on the Cedille Records label.  Christmas a cappella: Songs From Around the World includes 18 works for the holiday season, including seven in their world premiere recordings.  The collection includes works by Chicago composers Wayland Rogers, Richard Proulx, and Stacy Garrop, whose "Lo Yisa Goy" was commissioned by Chicago a cappella in 2007.  Cedille Records is Cedille Records is dedicated to preserving Chicago’s rich musical heritage by documenting the work of its finest musicians, ensembles, and composers.  This is Chicago a cappella's second release on the Cedille label.

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