ALL SAINTS EVENSONG & DURUFLÉ’S “REQUIEM”
2019-11-03 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Chicago)
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3 AT 5:00 P.M.
St. Giles Episcopal Church
3025 Walters Avenue
Northbrook, IL 60062
The Choir of St. Giles
James R. Brown, Director of Music
David Jonies (Holy Name Cathedral), Organist
For more information:
https://www.saint-giles.org

25th Anniversary Rededication of Organ & Celebration of Music Ministry of Margaret Kemper
2019-11-17 14:30 - 16:00 | Elliott Chapel, 3131 Simpson Street, Evanston, IL, 60201, United States
Presbyterian Homes – Elliott Chapel
3131 Simpson St. , Evanston, IL 60201
Stephen Buzard, Director of Music
St. James Cathedral, Chicago, Illinois
For November 17 event, please RSVP to Janet at
847-492-2915 or jaldrich@presbyterianhomes.org

Choir Concert: Britten’s Best at First United Methodist Church
2019-11-22 19:30 - 21:00 | First United Methodist Church Evanston, 516 Church Street, Evanston, IL, 60201, United States
Friday, November 22, 2019 – 7:30pm
Choir Concert: Britten’s Best
First United Methodist Church
516 Church Street, Evanston, Illinois 60201
Phone: 847-864-6181
Website: http://www.faithatfirst.com/music
On Friday, November 22nd, the Festival Choir of First United Methodist Church of Evanston will present a program titled “Britten’s Best” featuring choral music by composer Benjamin Britten (1913-1976). The concert falls on Saint Cecilia’s Day (the patron saint of music) as well as Britten’s birthday. The program will include “Hymn to Saint Cecilia,” “Festival Te Deum,” and “A Ceremony of Carols.” The 7:30pm concert is free and open to the public.

Organ Concert - Brian Schoettler at First United Methodist Church
2020-03-15 13:00 - 14:30 | First United Methodist Church Evanston, 516 Church Street, Evanston, IL, 60201, United States
Sunday, March 15, 2020 – 1:00pm
Organ Concert – Brian Schoettler
First United Methodist Church
516 Church Street, Evanston, Illinois 60201
Phone: 847-864-6181
Website: http://www.faithatfirst.com/music

Choir Concert: Beethoven & Vierne at First United Methodist Church
2020-04-24 19:30 - 21:00 | First United Methodist Church Evanston, 516 Church Street, Evanston, IL, 60201, United States
Friday, April 24, 2020 – 7:30pm
Choir Concert: Beethoven & Vierne
First United Methodist Church
516 Church Street, Evanston, Illinois 60201
Phone: 847-864-6181
Website: http://www.faithatfirst.com/music
On Friday, April 24th, the Festival Choir of First United Methodist Church of Evanston will present a program titled “Beethoven & Vierne.” The concert celebrates two renowned composers’ anniversaries: symphonist Ludwig van Beethoven’s 200th and organist Louis Vierne’s 150th. The program begins with Louis Vierne’s “Messe solennelle” (Solemn Mass) for choir and two organs – indicative of Vierne’s post at Notre Dame in Paris. The program concludes with Beethoven’s “Mass in C” – a choral masterpiece from his middle period. The 7:30pm concert is free and open to the public.

Organ Recital Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Roderer Pipe Organ
2021-12-05 14:30 | Trinity Lutheran Church, Evanston, 3637 Golf Road, Evanston, IL, United States
Trinity Lutheran Church, Evanston invites you to an organ recital celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Roderer pipe organ, dedicated on December 6, 1971. Beau Surratt, Trinity’s Director of Worship and Music, will offer an Advent and Christmas-themed program featuring composers J.S. Bach, Jean Langlais, Joel Martinson, and others. We look forward to having the builder of Trinity’s organ, Kurt Roderer, and his wife Kathy, with us to celebrate. The timing of this recital will allow an opportunity for music lovers to attend other local events such as the Advent Lessons and Carols at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Evanston, at 4pm in the afternoon.

Wednesdays @ Noon
2022-02-02 12:10 - 12:45 | First Presbyterian Church of Arlington Heights, 302 N. Dunton Ave., Arlington Heights, IL, 60004, United States
Derek E. Nickels,
Director of Music at Church of the Holy Comforter, Kenilworth presents a 30-minute program of organ works.

BOËLY, Fantasie et Fugue, Op. 18, No. 6
BACH-BIERY, Valet will ich dir geben (Cantata 95)
BACH-BIERY, Jesu, meine Freude (Cantata 12)
BACH-BIERY, Lobe den Herren, den mächtigen König der Ehren (Cantata 137)
BINGHAM, Roulade, Op. 9, No. 3
NEAR, Sarabande (Suite for Organ)
LITAIZE, Prélude et danse fuguée

37th Annual Organ Fest
2022-02-13 16:00 - 17:00 | First Presbyterian Church of Arlington Heights, 302 N. Dunton Ave., Arlington Heights, IL, 60004, United States
Music from Cinema and Theater

Organ Fest goes to the movies!
Organists: Michael Gagne, Marianne Kim, Christopher Urban and Gary Wendt team up to provide a dynamic program of film and theater music transcribed for the organ. Selections include: Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Sound of Music and Phantom of the Opera

Wednesdays @ Noon
2022-03-02 12:10 - 12:45 | First Presbyterian Church of Arlington Heights, 302 N. Dunton Ave., Arlington Heights, IL, 60004, United States
Trumpet Tunes
Jered Montgomery, trumpet
Christopher Urban, organ

Wednesdays @ Noon
2022-04-06 12:10 - 12:45 | First Presbyterian Church of Arlington Heights, 302 N. Dunton Ave., Arlington Heights, IL, 60004, United States
Arias and Sacred Songs
Megan Hendrickson, soprano
Sarah Jenks, piano

St. Charles Singers - Mozart Journey XVI
2022-04-09 19:30 | Baker Memorial United Methodist Church, 307 Cedar Avenue, St. Charles, IL, 60174, United States
Mozart Journey XVI
Performers:
St. Charles Singers
Jeffrey Hunt, music director
Metropolis Orchestra
Michelle Areyzaga, guest soprano
Stephen Uhl, organ
Program:
Missa Solemnis, K. 139
Missa Brevis, K. 140
Tantum Ergo, K. 197
Two German Hymns, K. 343
Tickets: $40 adults, $35 seniors, $10 students

St. Charles Singers – Mozart Journey XVI
2022-04-10 15:00 | Baker Memorial United Methodist Church, 307 Cedar Avenue, St. Charles, IL, 60174, United States

Bach Week Festival
2022-04-24 15:00 | All Saints Episcopal Church, 4550 N. Hermitage Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60640, United States
Chamber Music Concert:
“Bach and Before”
This period-instrument chamber concert opens the Chicago area’s 49th annual Bach Week Festival by spotlighting composers who influenced J. S. Bach.
Artists:
Emi Tanabe, baroque violin
Wendy Benner, baroque violin
Anna Steinhoff, viola da gamba
Jerry Fuller, violone
Jason J. Moy, harpsichord
Richard Webster, organ and Music Director
Program:
Johann Sebastian Bach: An Wasserflüssen Babylon, BWV 653
Dieterich Buxtehude: Trio Sonata in C Major, BuxWV 266
Nicolaus Adam Strungk: Contrapunct sopra la Bassigaylos d’Altr/ Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern
Georg Böhm: Variations on Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten
Johann Adam Reincken: Sonata No. 1 in A minor from Hortus Musicus
Dieterich Buxtehude: Trio Sonata in B-flat Major, BuxWV 255
Johann Pachelbel: Partie IV, from Musicalische Ergötzung
Admission: Free and open to the public, but reservations are required.

Bach Week Festival
2022-04-29 19:30 | Anderson Chapel, North Park University, 5159 N. Spaulding Ave, Chicago, IL, 60625, United States
Vocal, Choir, and Orchestra Concert
“Bach: Sacred and Secular Masterworks”
Artists:
Josefien Stoppelenburg, soprano
Lindsay Metzger, mezzo-soprano
Susan Platts, mezzo soprano
Tyler Lee, tenor
David Govertsen, bass
Alyce Johnson, flute
Jason Moy, organ
Bach Week Festival Orchestra and Chorus,
Richard Webster, music director
Program:
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: March for 3 Trumpets and Timpani
Johann Sebastian Bach: “Mer hahn en neue Oberkeet,” BWV 212, “Peasant Cantata”
J.S. Bach: “Magnificat,” BWV 243
Admission: VIP seating $50, adults $35, seniors $25, students w/ID $15

Wednesdays @ Noon
2022-05-04 12:10 - 12:45 | First Presbyterian Church of Arlington Heights, 302 N. Dunton Ave., Arlington Heights, IL, 60004, United States
Favorite Sacred Arias
Soloists,
Christopher Urban, organ

Wednesdays at Noon
2022-10-05 12:10 - 12:45 | First Presbyterian Church of Arlington Heights, 302 N. Dunton Ave., Arlington Heights, IL, 60004, United States
Chuck Beech, piano
Christopher Urban, organ
Favorite hymns for piano and organ

Bruce Blanck and Friends
2022-10-09 16:00 | First Presbyterian Church of Arlington Heights, 302 N. Dunton Ave., Arlington Heights, IL, 60004, United States
The opening concert of the series features long-time member of First Presbyterian, Bruce Blanck. He brings his inimitable jazz piano stylings coupled with other musicians. This program will include sacred and secular selections.

Stephen Tharp in Concert
2022-10-09 19:00 | Holy Name Cathedral, 730 N. Wabash, Chicago, IL, 60611, United States
International Concert organist and Chicago native, Stephen Tharp in concert at Holy Name Cathedral.
This event is free and open to the public,
Parking is available in the Archdiocese garage across the street from the cathedral at no charge.

Wednesdays at Noon
2022-11-02 12:10 - 12:45 | First Presbyterian Church of Arlington Heights, 302 N. Dunton Ave., Arlington Heights, IL, 60004, United States
Christopher Urban, organ
Organ music with harp, chimes and carillon

All Saint's Day Service
2022-11-02 19:00 | First Presbyterian Church of Arlington Heights, 302 N. Dunton Ave., Arlington Heights, IL, 60004, United States
The Concert Series and the Arlington Heights Ministerial Association provide a community wide All Saints’ Day service with a presentation of Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem.
The choir will be made up of singers from First Presbyterian and neighboring Arlington Heights churches. They will be joined by soloists and orchestra. Free will offering will support the Arlington Heights Emergency Assistance Fund

Oliver Latry in Concert
2022-11-04 19:00 - 21:00 | First Presbyterian Church of Deerfield, IL, 824 Waukegan Road, Deerfield, IL, United States
First Presbyterian Church of Deerfield presents:
Oliver Larry, Titular Organist of Notre- Dame de Paris in concert

Hailed as “a superior organist” by the New York Times, whose playing is “full of poetry, of leaps, and pungency” (Le Monde), Olivier Latry begins aleg of just three American recitals on the historic Noehren organ at FPCD, with two following in California. One of three organistes titulaires atthe world-famous Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris, he will present an evening-length recital of a variety of pieces that promises to be one of themost exciting concerts on the North Shore this fall!
Tickets are available at the link below.

Evensong for All Saints
2022-11-06 16:00 | St. Giles Episcopal Church, 3025 Walters Avenue, Northbrook, IL, 60062, United States
The Choir of St. Giles Episcopal Church, Northbrook
James R. Brown, Director of Music & Organist
Preces & Responses (R. Ayleward)
Magnificat & Nunc dimittis in D (G. Dyson)
And I Saw a New Heaven (E. Bainton)

Rutter "Requiem & Bach "Christmas Oratorio (Part 1)
2022-11-18 19:30 | First United Methodist Church Evanston, 516 Church Street, Evanston, IL, 60201, United States
On Friday, November 18th at 7:30pm the Festival Choir and Orchestra of First United Methodist Church of Evanston present:
John Rutter’s “Requiem” and Johann Sebastian Bach’s “Christmas Oratorio” (Part I).
Admission is free, donations are welcome.

James Russell Brown, Organ Recital
2022-11-20 16:00 | St. Giles Episcopal Church, 3025 Walters Avenue, Northbrook, IL, 60062, United States
Music of J.S. Bach, Buxtehude, Part, Alain, Franck, and Tournemire
Organ by Hellmuth Wolff, Op. 37 (1993)

Schantz Organ 50th Anniversary Concert
2022-11-20 16:00 | First Presbyterian Church of Arlington Heights, 302 N. Dunton Ave., Arlington Heights, IL, 60004, United States
Join First Pres Brass and organist Christopher Urban for a concert celebrating the 50th anniversary of the installation of the Schantz pipe organ. The featured work will be Josef Rheinberger’s Concerto No. 2 for organ and brass.

Messiah Sing-Along
2022-12-04 16:00 | First Presbyterian Church of Arlington Heights, 302 N. Dunton Ave., Arlington Heights, IL, 60004, United States
Join Northwest Symphony Orchestra and soloists for Handel’s Messiah. The many will become one as the audience serves as the chorus. Warm up your vocal cords as we fill the Sanctuary with beautiful music, such as the Hallelujah Chorus, honoring the birth of our Savior.

Wednesdays at Noon
2022-12-14 12:10 - 12:45 | First Presbyterian Church of Arlington Heights, 302 N. Dunton Ave., Arlington Heights, IL, 60004, United States
Christopher Urban, organ
Samantha Bittle, harp
Christmas music for harp and organ

Christmas Lessons and Carols
2022-12-18 16:00 | St. Giles Episcopal Church, 3025 Walters Avenue, Northbrook, IL, 60062, United States
The Choir of St. Giles Episcopal Church, Northbrook
James R. Brown, Director of Music & Organist

The Glory of Christmas
2022-12-18 16:00 | First Presbyterian Church of Arlington Heights, 302 N. Dunton Ave., Arlington Heights, IL, 60004, United States
Chancel Choir, Men’s Chorus and orchestra present Ola Gjielo’s Dreamweaver as the featured work on the program, as well as other Christmas favorites from John Rutter, Dan Forrest, and Elaine Haganberg. Audience participation is encouraged as we raise our voices in singing familiar carols of the season. Come early to get a seat!

Concert for International Holocaust Remembrance Day
2023-01-27 19:00 | First Presbyterian Church of Arlington Heights, 302 N. Dunton Ave., Arlington Heights, IL, 60004, United States
Chamber orchestra and Megan Hendrickson, soprano, present Henryk Górecki’s Symphony No. 3, the Symphony of Sorrowful Souls. The symphony is set in three movements: the first is a 15th-century Polish lament of Mary, mother of Jesus; the second a message written on the wall of a Gestapo cell during World War II; and the third a Silesian folk song of a mother searching for her son killed by the Germans in the Silesian uprisings.
