SUNDAY, APRIL 30 @ 3:00 PM - Stella Markou, soprano & Masterworks Chorale. Lyric Viennese inspirations by Franz Schubert, the “Prince of Song” - this concert features the lyrical Mass in G for chorus and orchestra, along with several of Schubert’s most famous Lieder (German art songs), including Du bist die Ruh (“You are Repose”) and An die Musik (“To Music”); and Schubert’s famous Ave Maria and the virtuosic Der Hirt auf dem Felsen (“Shepherd on the Rock”), sung by guest soprano Stella Markou (University of Kansas) with clarinetist Jeanine York-Garesche.
THURSDAY, MAY 11 @ 7:00 PM - The SWIC Concert Band will perform pieces by John Philip Sousa, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Percy Grainger, Mozart, Gershwin, and more in this concert celebrating the music of the people. Please join us for this FREE family-friendly concert of beautiful music.
The Masterworks Children’s Chorus announces its opening performance for the 2022-23 season, The Magic of Singing, on Sunday, October 30, 2022, 3:00 p.m. at St. Clare of Assisi Catholic Church, O’Fallon, IL. The program features music for treble voices, including selections composed expressly for young people. Highlights include a choral retelling of Mozart’s timeless opera, The Magic Flute, a work which, incidentally, contains roles for children. Another special feature will be the singing...READ MORE
Kim & Jim Sabella of Wolfersberger Funeral Home and St. Clare Church present…Bach in the Community: Voices of Praise. The concert will feature an eclectic offering of uplifting sacred music spanning many centuries. Featuring selections from J.S. Bach’s St. Matthew Passion, Handel’s Messiah, as well as gospel and spiritual songs, and arrangements of well-known hymns. FREE Admission. Advanced registration required. Visit bachsociety.org/community to register.
Masterworks Chorale and Soloists Concert - Poetry in Music: For Better or for Verse: Sunday, October 9 3:00 PM at St. Clare Church - Poetry in Music: For Better or for Verse - What comes first, the melody or the words? A dynamic blend of music and spiritual poetry, from Bach to Whitacre. Masterworks Chorale will perform vibrant European standards, including works by...READ MORE