2011-2012 Season Schedule
A Winter Serenade
Sunday, December 11, 2011
4:00 p.m.
Faith United Protestant Church
10 Hemlock Street, Park Forest, IL 60466
Come in from the cold and savor the holiday magic of J. S. Bach's
Magnificat performed by the Grande Prairie Singers with gorgeous guest
soloists and a glorious full orchestra. The chorus will then thrill you
with renditions of holiday favorites from Schubert's "Ave Maria" to
Harry Simeone's arrangement of "Twas the Night Before Christmas" and the
Klezmer Band leanings of Tom Lehrer's "I'm Spending Hanukkah in Santa
Monica!" You won't want to miss this musical holiday treat!
The
Romantics
Sunday, March 4, 2012
4:00 p.m.
Flossmoor Community Church
2218 Hutchison Road
Flossmoor, IL 60422
We embark on a romantic journey with Franz Schubert's "Mass in G; "
simply a small musical gem! Then we'll sing intimate works of Schubert,
Grieg, Mendelssohn and Beethoven, showcasing the Grande Prairie Men's
choir in the style of the Men's choirs of Germany. The women of Grande
Prairie will take their turn singing "Lift Thine Eyes" from
Mendelssohn's "Elijah" and women's choir treasures by Brahms. This is
choral singing at its best!
Grande
Prairie: My Old Mountain Home
Sunday, May 20, 2012
5:00 p.m.
Prairie State College
202 South Halsted Street
Chicago Heights, IL 60411
A wonderful foray into the music of America's Southlands beginning with
Carol Barnett's "A World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass" featuring chorus,
soloists and our own bluegrass band! Your heart will sing along with
beloved songs of the hill people from Scotland, Ireland and England who
settled in the mountains of America's Southlands and brought us
old-timey folk, ballads, bluegrass and ultimately country music. We'll
save you a chair "on the porch!"
Pre-Concert Lectures
Our audience will be able to attend free pre-concert lectures at the performance site for selected concerts.
Manteno, Monee, Kankakee, Chicago Heights, Lockport, Palos Park, Orland Park, Dyer, St. John, Schererville, as well as other south suburbs of Chicago.