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Enjoy the outstanding musical artistry of Camerata Chicago and its wonderful choir performing the Messiah (Part I – Christmas) by Handel with the Hallalujah Chorus and Zadok the Priest. At the heart of our elite choir are some of the top choristers in Chicago.

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The Messiah by Handel

Fourth Presbyterian Church Chicago

New Covenant Church Naperville

St. Michael Catholic Church Wheaton

Mendelssohn’s portrayal of the prophet Elijah is one of the most dramatic works in the oratorio repertoire. In a flow of stirring choruses, heart-felt arias, and theatrical interplay, Mendelssohn’s considerable gifts as a composer of vocal music are on full display. CUSO is joined by a stellar cast of soloists and the University of Illinois Oratorio Society to perform Elijah in all its force and majesty at what is sure to be one of the season’s greatest musical events.

Champaign-urbana Symphony Orchestra: Mendelssohn's Elijah

Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

Holland Symphony presents two traditional Holiday Concerts of classics, seasonal classics and carols as a gift to the community as we celebrate the season.  Operatic soprano Michelle Areyzaga from the Chicago area joins the HSO sharing her gifts with us.  The two concerts are at 3:30 and 7:30 pm.

Holiday: Celebrate the Season

Dimnent Memorial Chapel

William Grant Still wrote more than 150 compositions, merging musical aspects of his African American heritage with traditional European classical forms. Originally composed for solo piano, Summerland (1937) is a short, intensely expressive elegy — dreamy and atmospheric, suggesting the summer of its title, with hints of the blues and a nod to his fellow composer Debussy. Motivated by the poems of Paul Verlaine (1844-1896), Debussy’s 1889 Petite Suite (Small Suite) was originally composed for piano duet and later orchestrated by his colleague Henri Büsser. The four movements of this whimsical tone poem paint musical pictures of 18th-century aristocrats on country outings, a romantic boat ride at dusk on a dark lake, a playful menuetto, and a sparkling ballet.  Mahler’s fourth symphony is a contrapuntal, folk-tune inspired musical journey from experience to innocence, from complexity to simplicity, and from earthly life to heaven, complete with tender string passages, brass chorales, and lilting soprano lines. Klaus Simon’s 2007 chamber arrangement retains Mahler’s unmistakable orchestral sound in a way that enables chamber orchestras to perform this intimate and tender symphony.

Soprano

Michelle Areyzaga

Events

Upcoming events

Mar 28, 2026

Classics III: Dreams of Heaven & Earth · Holland Symphony Orchestra

Past events

15 - 17 Nov, 2024

The Messiah by Handel · Camerata Chicago

Mar 4, 2023

Champaign-urbana Symphony Orchestra: Mendelssohn's Elijah · Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

Future and recently performed repertoire

Singer in Symphony No. 4 by Mahler

Holland Symphony Orchestra

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