Brahms's Requiem
May
17
7:30 PM19:30

Brahms's Requiem

Join us for a wonderful program to close the 2024-25 season, featuring Johannes Brahms's Requiem and Ola Gjeilo's Dark Night of the Soul. The chorus is joined by the Metropolis Symphony Orchestra and vocal soloists Katelyn Lee and Nicholas Miguel.


Pre-concert conversation at 6:45pm Saturday / 2:15pm Sunday, featuring Katelyn Lee, Nicholas Miguel, and Music Director John C. Hughes.

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Brahms's Requiem
May
18
3:00 PM15:00

Brahms's Requiem

Join us for a wonderful program to close the 2024-25 season, featuring Johannes Brahms's Requiem and Ola Gjeilo's Dark Night of the Soul. The chorus is joined by the Metropolis Symphony Orchestra and vocal soloists Katelyn Lee and Nicholas Miguel.


Pre-concert conversation at 6:45pm Saturday / 2:15pm Sunday, featuring Katelyn Lee, Nicholas Miguel, and Music Director John C. Hughes.

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Summer Sing
Jun
9
7:00 PM19:00

Summer Sing

Experience the joy and unity of ensemble singing! 
​Bring a friend and make new ones as we join together with members of Chicago Master Singers, Music Director John C. Hughes, Pianist Lyudmila Lakisova, Soprano Susan Nelson, and Baritone Nicholas Miguel for a community sing-along featuring Fauré's Requiem.

Participants may either bring their own score or sing from this public domain score on a tablet. CMS will not provide any scores. 

No rehearsal or advance preparation needed. Free admission! Freewill donation at the door or online. 

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Choral Institute
Jun
21
7:30 PM19:30

Choral Institute

Join conductor John C. Hughes for a fun program featuring the phenomenal Monroe Crossing—one of the country's best bluegrass bands. Together, we'll perform Carol Barnett's The World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass, as well as other bluegrass/Americana pieces. Don't miss out on this opportunity to participate in a choral concert like you've never heard before

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Composer Residency, featuring Shawn E. Okpebholo
Jun
22
3:15 PM15:15

Composer Residency, featuring Shawn E. Okpebholo

One of today's leading composers, Shawn E. Okpebholo will be joining the Green Lake Festival of Music in 2025 as our featured composer. Spend four days rehearsing Okpebholo's choral music with conductor John C. Hughes, workshopping new pieces, and getting to know him and your fellow singers. Okpebholo is truly a rising star, and this is not a Composer Residency to be missed.

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NextGen: Jake Runestad
Feb
21
7:30 PM19:30

NextGen: Jake Runestad

Support the next generation of composers and singers as you meet composer Jake Runestad and hear a concert of his works featuring cello and piano, including Cello Songs and American Triptych. Other pieces will be performed by CMS with singers from Conant High School (Tim Koll, Director) and Glenbard West High School (Andrew Jeffrey, Director).

Pre-concert conversation at 6:45pm, featuring Composer Jake Runestad and Music Director John C. Hughes.​​

This performance will last approximately one hour and ten minutes.

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Ode to Joy: Beethoven 9
Jan
19
4:00 PM16:00

Ode to Joy: Beethoven 9

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January 19, 2025 - Ode to Joy

Featuring voices from Chicago Master Singers, Lux Cantorum, and Chorusmaster John C. Hughes

4pm Concert

James Lumber Performing Arts Center
19351 W. Washington Street
Grayslake, IL 60030

Tickets: Adults: $20 | Seniors/Students: $10

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Arise! Shine!
Dec
8
3:00 PM15:00

Arise! Shine!

Share the joy of the season with beloved CMS favorites by Charles Ives, Elizabeth Poston, John Rutter, and others, along with new discoveries by Eleanor Daley, Rosephanye Powell, Kevin Siegfried, and more.

This performance will last approximately one hour and forty minutes, including a 20-minute intermission. There is no pre-concert conversation.

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Arise! Shine!
Dec
7
7:30 PM19:30

Arise! Shine!

Share the joy of the season with beloved CMS favorites by Charles Ives, Elizabeth Poston, John Rutter, and others, along with new discoveries by Eleanor Daley, Rosephanye Powell, Kevin Siegfried, and more.

This performance will last approximately one hour and forty minutes, including a 20-minute intermission. There is no pre-concert conversation.

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Meditations
Oct
27
3:00 PM15:00

Meditations

Experience beauty and peace in a program of contemplative works, featuring

Frank Martin's Mass for Double Choir. The chorus will also perform works accompanied by pianist Lyudmila Lakisova. 

Pre-concert conversation at 6:45pm Saturday / 2:15pm Sunday, featuring Meditation and Mindfulness Instructor Mark Zelkowitz and Music Director John C. Hughes.

​This performance will last approximately one hour and ten minutes.

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Meditations
Oct
26
7:30 PM19:30

Meditations

Experience beauty and peace in a program of contemplative works, featuring

Frank Martin's Mass for Double Choir. The chorus will also perform works accompanied by pianist Lyudmila Lakisova. 

Pre-concert conversation at 6:45pm Saturday / 2:15pm Sunday, featuring Meditation and Mindfulness Instructor Mark Zelkowitz and Music Director John C. Hughes.

​This performance will last approximately one hour and ten minutes.

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Green Lake Festival of Music: Composer Residency
Aug
8
to Aug 11

Green Lake Festival of Music: Composer Residency

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The Composer Residency collaborates closely with and performs music exclusively by the GLFM’s Composer-in-Residence. The Festival has commissioned a new work from Dale Trumbore, and the Composer Residency chorus will give the world premiere. The remaining repertoire by Trumbore will explore the theme of nature. No audition is required for the 2024 Composer Residency program.

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Green Lake Festival of Music: Choral Institute
Aug
7
to Aug 10

Green Lake Festival of Music: Choral Institute

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The Choral Institute is a beloved tradition at the Green Lake Festival of Music and welcomes anyone who loves to sing! In 2024, the Choral Institute will perform two works centered on nature: Dominick Argento’s serene Walden Pond with harp and three cellos and Randall Thompson’s beloved Frostiana.

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Chicago Master Singers: Performance Tour to France (Normandy and Paris)
Jun
27
to Jul 7

Chicago Master Singers: Performance Tour to France (Normandy and Paris)

Chicago Master Singers frequently tours overseas. The tours are open to those CMS singers who wish to go, as well as family and friends. 

CMS is thrilled to announce that our next performance tour will be to Normandy and Paris from June 27-July 7, 2024. Tour highlights include performances in some of France’s most beautiful churches and during a wreath-laying ceremony at the American Cemetery at Normandy, which is especially meaningful as 2024 will be the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Of course, touring isn’t all work! There will be plenty of free time to enjoy the sights with singers, family, and friends. 

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Chicago Master Singers, "Sweet Harmony"
Apr
30
3:00 PM15:00

Chicago Master Singers, "Sweet Harmony"

​Celebrating the 150th anniversary of Ralph Vaughan Williams’s birth: Five Mystical Songs, Serenade to Music, and Dona Nobis Pacem.

Vocal soloists will be
Soprano Michelle Areyzaga,
Mezzo-Soprano Margaret Fox,
Tenor Klaus Georg,
and Baritone Keven Keys.

This performance will last approximately
one hour and thirty minutes,
including a 20-minute intermission.

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Chicago Master Singers, "Sweet Harmony"
Apr
29
7:30 PM19:30

Chicago Master Singers, "Sweet Harmony"

​Celebrating the 150th anniversary of Ralph Vaughan Williams’s birth: Five Mystical Songs, Serenade to Music, and Dona Nobis Pacem.

Vocal soloists will be
Soprano Michelle Areyzaga,
Mezzo-Soprano Margaret Fox,
Tenor Klaus Georg,
and Baritone Keven Keys.

This performance will last approximately
one hour and thirty minutes,
including a 20-minute intermission.

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