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SUMMARY:Fall Preview Concert
DESCRIPTION:Join the Apollo Chorus of Chicago for the kick-off to our 2026-2027 season at our Fall Preview Concert. Hear selections from our upcoming season concerts and special performances.  \nFree Admission. Doors open at 2:40pm. \nAll seating except accessible seating is GA. \n  \nProgram – Selections from: \n\n\n\nMessiah \nG. F. Händel\n\n\nFive Hebrew Love Songs \nEric Whitacre\n\n\nCarmina Burana \nCarl Orff\n\n\nDixit Dominus \nG. F. Händel
URL:https://www.apollochorus.org/event/fall-preview-concert-2/
LOCATION:St Paul of the Cross\, 320 S Washington Ave\, Park Ridge\, IL\, 60068\, United States
CATEGORIES:Home Page Carousel,Our Apollo Season
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261212T193000
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SUMMARY:Handel's Messiah (Chicago)
DESCRIPTION:Händel’s Messiah returns for another year in our beloved annual tradition since 1879. Over 100 voices join a period orchestra and four world-renowned soloists to bring this timeless masterwork to life. Performed in full.  \n  \nPlease Click Here to Purchase Tickets \n  \n\n\nKatelyn Lee\nSoprano\nKayleigh Decker\nMezzo-Soprano\nBrian Skoog\nTenor\nDavid Govertsen\nBass-Baritone\n\n  \n  \n\nRun Time: 2hr 30 mins\, including 1 intermission \nDoors Open: 7:00 PM \nAll seating except accessible seating is GA. \nParking:  \n\nFREE | 14 W. Superior Street (1-min walk) ADA/handicap spots available\nMust leave the garage by 10:30pm; Holy Name will raise the arm automatically for all patrons.\nValidation will not be required for this performance. Do not scan your ticket upon exit.\n\nPublic Transit: \n\nBus: Close to Nos. 36\, 151\, 147\, 146\nTrain: Close to Red Line | Chicago stop\n\nAccessibility: \n\n\n\nWheelchair access to the Cathedral and lower level restrooms is located near the State & Superior entrance (off Superior Street).\n\n\n\n\nPlease email marketing@apollochorus.org to request wheelchair seating.\n\n 
URL:https://www.apollochorus.org/event/handels-messiah-7/
LOCATION:Holy Name Cathedral\, 735 N State St\, Chicago\, IL\, 60654\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261213T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261213T163000
DTSTAMP:20261020T083148
CREATED:20260916T010629Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261010T205156Z
UID:5222-1797170400-1797179400@www.apollochorus.org
SUMMARY:Händel's Messiah (Evanston)
DESCRIPTION:Händel’s Messiah returns for another year in our beloved annual tradition since 1879. Over 100 voices join a period orchestra and four world-renowned soloists to bring this timeless masterwork to life. Performed in full with one intermission. \n  \nPlease Click Here to Purchase Tickets \n  \n\n\nKatelyn Lee\nSoprano\nKayleigh Decker\nMezzo-Soprano\nBrian Skoog\nTenor\nDavid Govertsen\nBass-Baritone\n\n  \n  \n\nDoors Open: 1:05 PM \nPre-Concert Lecture: 1:10 PM by Stephen Alltop \nRun Time: 2hr 30 mins\, including 1 intermission \nSeating: All seating except accessible seating is GA. \nParking: All options have ADA/handicap spots \n\nFREE | Church Street Self Park | 525 Church St\, Evanston\, IL 60201 (5-min walk)\nFREE | NU Lakeside Parking Structure | 1 Arts Cir Dr\, Evanston\, IL 60208 (7-min walk)\nFREE | Handicap parking is available in the east parking lot (#223). A government permit is required. Other patrons with limited mobility can park in lot #223 but can only park in spots with Northwestern signage.\n\nPublic Transit: \n\nBus: Close to No. 201\nTrain: Close to Purple Line | Davis Stop (13-min walk)\n\nAccessibility: \n\n\n\nAlice Millar Chapel and Parkes Hall (connected) are ADA accessible. There are two available ADA entrances from the adjacent lot and on Chicago Ave.\n\n\nPlease email marketing@apollochorus.org to request wheelchair seating.
URL:https://www.apollochorus.org/event/handels-messiah-8/
LOCATION:Alice Millar Chapel\, 1870 Sheridan Rd\, Evanston\, IL\, 60208\, United States
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SUMMARY:Special Appearance: Carmina Burana
DESCRIPTION:Stephen Alltop\, Music Director and Conductor\nCynthia Hu\, soprano\nAndrew Morstein\, tenor\nRicardo Herrera\, baritone\nApollo Chorus of Chicago\nUniversity of Illinois Oratorio Society\, Andrew Major\, Director \nJoin Apollo Chorus and Champaign Urbana Symphony Orchestra as we enliven the late winter with colorful and vibrant music. Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana is dramatic and fateful\, amorous and delightful. Few works leave an audience more spellbound. Music lovers from far and wide won’t want to miss the University of Illinois Oratorio Society and the Apollo Chorus of Chicago combining to form a powerful choir of 150 singers. Rounding out this program will be charming music by the French composer Augusta Holmès and a delightful suite drawn from Georges Bizet’s L’Arlésienne. \nPurchase Tickets through our Partner \n 
URL:https://www.apollochorus.org/event/carmina-burana/
LOCATION:Krannert Center for the Performing Arts\, 500 S Goodwin Ave\, Urbana\, IL\, 61801\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20270320T190000
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SUMMARY:Visions of Love
DESCRIPTION:“Visions of Love” brings together three pieces exploring devotion and desire. Ola Gjeilo’s “Dark Night of the Soul” evokes mystical longing\, Eric Whitacre’s “Five Hebrew Love Songs” captures tender romantic intimacy\, and Händel’s monumental “Dixit Dominus” offers a dazzling vision of the divine. Together\, these works trace love’s many forms\, from the deeply personal to the transcendent. \n  \nPlease Click Here to Purchase Tickets \n\nDoors Open: 6:30 PM \nRun Time: 1 hour and 15 minutes\, including a brief intermission \nSeating: All seating except accessible seating is GA. \nParking: \n\nAmple parking available. The main parking lot is the West Lot\, which is most easily accessed via Glenview Road. Limited street parking spaces on Glenview Road for overflow parking.\n\nAccessibility:  \n\nWest and East Entrances both have elevators; only Doors A and G (north side\, Church Office/Nursery School) are stairs-only.\nEvery restroom has a handicap-accessible stall.\nFamily/gender-neutral restroom: Located near the Chapel/Commons in the Transept Lobby (West Entrance side) and near the Narthex Balcony on the upper floor.\n\nProgram: \n\nFive Hebrew Love Songs\nDark Night of the Soul\nDixit Dominus\nEric Whitacre\nOla Gjeilo\nG.F. Händel
URL:https://www.apollochorus.org/event/visions-of-love/
LOCATION:Glenview Community Church\, 1000 Elm St\, Glenview\, IL\, 60025\, United States
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SUMMARY:Illumination (Evanston)
DESCRIPTION:Proudly presenting the Midwest premiere of Jeff Beal’s The Beatitudes\, with composer presenting and performing! \n“Illumination” traces expressions of joy and celebration across centuries and traditions\, opening with Undine Smith Moore’s jubilant “Glory to God.” Puccini’s “Gloria in excelsis” from his Messa di Gloria and Mascagni’s “Regina Coeli” from Cavalleria Rusticana bring Italian operatic grandeur. The program culminates in the Midwest premiere of Jeff Beal’s “The Beatitudes\,” offering a contemporary vision of light and hope. \n  \nPlease Click Here to Purchase Tickets \n\n \nJeff Beal is a five-time Emmy Award–winning American composer celebrated for his richly atmospheric scores for film and television\, including House of Cards and Monk. He will join us as a special guest for this program as a flugelhorn soloist. Learn more. \n\nDoors Open: 7:00 pm \nRun Time: 1 hour\, no intermission \nSeating: All seating except accessible seating is GA. \nParking: All options have ADA/handicap spots \n\nFREE | Church Street Self Park | 525 Church St\, Evanston\, IL 60201 (5-min walk)\nFREE | NU Lakeside Parking Structure | 1 Arts Cir Dr\, Evanston\, IL 60208 (7-min walk)\nFREE | Handicap parking is available in the east parking lot (#223). A government permit is required. Other patrons with limited mobility can park in lot #223 but can only park in spots with Northwestern signage.\n\nPublic Transit: \n\nBus: Close to No. 201\nTrain: Close to Purple Line | Davis Stop (13-min walk)\n\nAccessibility: \n\nAlice Millar Chapel and Parkes Hall (connected) are ADA accessible. There are two available ADA entrances from the adjacent lot and on Chicago Ave.\nPlease email marketing@apollochorus.org to request wheelchair seating.\n\nProgram: \n\nFive Hebrew Love Songs\nGlory to God\nGloria in excelsis (from Messa di Gloria)\nRegina Coeli (from Cavalleria Rusticana)\nThe Beatitudes (Midwest Premiere)\nEric Whitacre\nUndine Smith Moore\nGiacomo Puccini\nPietro Mascagni\nJeff Beal
URL:https://www.apollochorus.org/event/illumination/
LOCATION:Alice Millar Chapel\, 1870 Sheridan Rd\, Evanston\, IL\, 60208\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20270502T150000
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SUMMARY:Illumination (Chicago)
DESCRIPTION:Proudly presenting the Midwest premiere of Jeff Beal’s The Beatitudes\, with composer presenting and performing! \n“Illumination” traces expressions of joy and celebration across centuries and traditions\, opening with Undine Smith Moore’s jubilant “Glory to God.” Puccini’s “Gloria in excelsis” from his Messa di Gloria and Mascagni’s “Regina Coeli” from Cavalleria Rusticana bring Italian operatic grandeur. The program culminates in the Midwest premiere of Jeff Beal’s “The Beatitudes\,” offering a contemporary vision of light and hope. \n  \nPlease Click Here to Purchase Tickets \n\n \nJeff Beal is a five-time Emmy Award–winning American composer celebrated for his richly atmospheric scores for film and television\, including House of Cards and Monk. He will join us as a special guest for this program as a flugelhorn soloist. Learn more. \n\nDoors Open: 2:30 PM \nRun Time: 1 hour\, no intermission \nSeating: All seating except accessible seating is GA. \nParking: \n\nSmall parking lot on the north side of the building. There is also ample metered street parking available in the surrounding neighborhood.\n\nPublic Transit: \n\nCTA red line\, purple line (Wilson)\n#151 bus\, the #36 bus\, and the #80 bus\n\nAccessibility: \n\nSt. Mary of the Lake is a fully accessible venue for those with mobility limitations. There are no required steps to get from the entrance to your seat\, or to access the restrooms. There is a ramp to reach the main entrance on Sheridan Road. There are two wheelchair-accessible restrooms.\nPlease email marketing@apollochorus.org to reserve wheelchair seating.\n\nProgram: \n\nFive Hebrew Love Songs\nGlory to God\nGloria in excelsis (from Messa di Gloria)\nRegina Coeli (from Cavalleria Rusticana)\nThe Beatitudes (Midwest Premiere)\nEric Whitacre\nUndine Smith Moore\nGiacomo Puccini\nPietro Mascagni\nJeff Beal
URL:https://www.apollochorus.org/event/illumination-2/
LOCATION:Saint Mary of the Lake Catholic Church\, 4220 N Sheridan Rd\, Chicago\, IL\, 60613\, United States
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