Chicago, Chicago
April 2011
Join us on a musical history tour of the Windy City! The journey features music from early French explorers, brave pioneers and first settlers, German and Irish immigrants, and the Great Migration, plus songs about the Chicago Fire, skyscrapers, and sports. Highlights include a stirring setting of Carl Sandburg’s “Prayers of Steel,” Chicago-style gospel and blues, and even a song written by Al Capone. Jonathan Miller provides narration and readings as the singers create a fascinating and sometimes funny musical portrait of our great city. Discover this “toddlin’ town” as you’ve never heard it before!
Performance Dates
Friday: April 1, 2011
8:00 pm
Anne & Howard Gottlieb Hall
38 S. Peoria Street
Chicago, IL 60607
Saturday: April 2, 2011
8:00 pm
Nichols Concert Hall
1490 Chicago Avenue
Evanston, IL 60201
Sunday: April 10, 2011
4:00 pm
Pilgrim Congregational Church
460 Lake Street
Oak Park, IL 60302
Additional Information
Audio Samples
| Die Wollust in den Maien Johannes Brahms |
| Follow the Drinking Gourd arr. Allen Koepke |
| Prayers of Steel Jerry J. Troxell |
| Precious Lord Thomas A. Dorsey, arr. Arnold Sevier |
| City of Chicago Barry Moore |
| La Bamba arr. Deke Sharon |
| Chicago (That Toddlin’ Town) Fred Fisher, arr. J. Miller |
Performers
| Kathryn Kamp | Soprano |
| Alexia Kruger | Soprano |
| Elizabeth Grizzell | Mezzo-soprano |
| Susan Schober | Mezzo-soprano |
| Hoss Brock | Tenor |
| Trevor Mitchell | Tenor |
| Matt Greenberg | Bass |
| Benjamin Rivera | Bass |
| Brian Streem | Bass |