Our 84th Season: 2019-2020
The theme for NSCS' 84th season, "What Happens When," was cut short due to the Coronavirus pandemic. However, NSCS was delighted to be able to perform two of our three planned concerts, in addition to singing with the ESO in their "Evanston Symphony Christmas" celebration.
Ring in the Holidays!
What happens when the NSCS collaborates with the Chicago Bronze English Handbell Ensemble? An exhilarating concert of holiday favorites, of course! We enjoyed "ringing in" the holiday season with the Chicago Bronze and their director, Andrea Handley. The November 23 concert included Benjamin Britten's Ceremony of Carols for SATB with harpist Ben Melsky, as well as Andrea Handley's new arrangement of three joyous carols. Our concert venue was the beautiful First Presbyterian Church of Evanston.
What Happens When She Sets the Beat?
North Shore Choral Society celebrated women in musical leadership at our February 29 concert, “What Happens When She Sets the Beat?” with a repertoire composed entirely by women. An exciting collaboration with Artemisia, Chicago’s most versatile women’s trio, along with a trio of accomplished female guest conductors, Anne Heider, Felicia Patton, and Tierra Whetstone, along with choral ambassadors from Golf Middle School, made the concert an inspiring intersection of talent, personal experience, and musical expression. The diversity of women in musical leadership was reflected as NSCS performed music with classical, gospel, folk, and contemporary influences.
Ring in the Holidays!
What happens when the NSCS collaborates with the Chicago Bronze English Handbell Ensemble? An exhilarating concert of holiday favorites, of course! We enjoyed "ringing in" the holiday season with the Chicago Bronze and their director, Andrea Handley. The November 23 concert included Benjamin Britten's Ceremony of Carols for SATB with harpist Ben Melsky, as well as Andrea Handley's new arrangement of three joyous carols. Our concert venue was the beautiful First Presbyterian Church of Evanston.
What Happens When She Sets the Beat?
North Shore Choral Society celebrated women in musical leadership at our February 29 concert, “What Happens When She Sets the Beat?” with a repertoire composed entirely by women. An exciting collaboration with Artemisia, Chicago’s most versatile women’s trio, along with a trio of accomplished female guest conductors, Anne Heider, Felicia Patton, and Tierra Whetstone, along with choral ambassadors from Golf Middle School, made the concert an inspiring intersection of talent, personal experience, and musical expression. The diversity of women in musical leadership was reflected as NSCS performed music with classical, gospel, folk, and contemporary influences.