November 22, 2015

April 3, 2016

May 14, 2016

Sing, Share, Inspire!

“One Evening in Bagdad”by Atanur Dogan

Julia Davids, Director

80TH SEASON2015 - 2016SONGS OF PEACE

Music of Peace

Hear the NSCS perform great works from past seasons as well as newer compositions, all focused on peace and reconciliation. The concert features beloved NSCS accompanist

Sharon Rich Peterson on piano and organ who is joining the singers in movements from

Mendelssohn’s Elijah, Bach’s Mass in B minor, Poulenc’s Gloria, Thompson’s The Peaceable Kingdom, and Winter’s Missa Gaia. Celebrate 80 years of music and peace making with the NSCS and special guests, including former

Music Director Donald Chen! Musical Director, Donald Chen!

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The North Shore Choral Society is supported in part by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, an agency of the State of Illinois.

Ticket Information

Season subscription prices: $60 – regular, $50 – senior, $30 – student

Single ticket prices: $25 – regular, $22 – senior, $15 – student 773-956-8400

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November 22, 20153:00 p.m.

Glenview Community Church1000 Elm Street

Glenview, Illinois

International Friendship

This exciting exchange of musical and cultural traditions features special guests from Japan, the Kyoto Concert Choir with Director Tetsuo

Hashio, and Director Gary Geiger and the Evanston Children’s Choir. The concert includes

music in a variety of different languages: Robert Evan’s “Shalom – A Reason for Peace,” Oscar Peterson’s stirring “Hymn to Freedom,”

and many others.

stirring ‘Hymn to Freedom’.

Requiem for Peace

This Chicago premiere performance of Larry Nickel’s stunning Requiem for Peace features

full orchestra and soloists. Performances world-wide are garnering rave reviews.

Exciting and dynamic music accompanies the poetry of war-torn nations from around

the world, combining in a powerful and transcendent work calling for reconciliation. The composer joins us for a preconcert talk.

April 3, 20163:00 p.m.

Regina Dominican High School701 Locust RoadWilmette, Illinois

May 14, 20168:00 p.m.

Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois

In addition to these concerts, we have planned events involving schools, community organizations, and peace groups. Follow us on our website (www.northshorechoral.org) or on Facebook for more details of how you can get involved!