2025 Fall Session:
Wonder & Light
Join a choir this fall and you’ll have fun learning and rehearsing a brand-new songbook of uplifting tunes. A sense of wonder and light permeates the repertoire our Sounds Good conductors have chosen. By the end of the 15-week session you’ll be ready to perform a free public concert of gorgeous seasonal music that includes John Rutter’s vibrant, modern “Shepherd’s Pipe Carol,” and the pure joy and energetic rhythm of Vivaldi’s “Gloria In Excelsis.” The appealing, lyrical melody of Victor Johnson’s Kwanzaa song, “Umoja Tunaimba,” is a call for justice and peace, while Jonathan Miller’s rollicking mashup of Jingle Bells and the Hallelujah Chorus will have you smiling from ear to ear. From new Chanukah music to “Winter Wonderland,” there’s something for everyone! Come sing with us!
2025 Fall Session Rehearsal & Concert Schedule
At Sounds Good choir you’ll discover a warm and supportive community of adults 55+ who love to sing. During the 15-week session, you’ll learn and rehearse an eclectic mix of seasonal choral music that will challenge and delight.
Our professional conductors are experts in the training of the older adult voice, and each week they lead a fun and lively, 90-minute practice session, including vocal warmups and breathing exercises, as you learn and practice each song. So join a Sounds Good choir… learn beautiful music, make new friends!
Choose the right choir for you:
Sounds Good
A community of adults 55 “and better” who love to have fun and sing
Join one of our 8 Sounds Good choirs and over the course of 15 weeks, you’ll learn and rehearse a repertoire of seasonal songs and then perform them at a free, public holiday concert in December.
Rehearsal start dates differ; see each choir for its start date.
Fall Choir Locations, Rehearsals & Concert Info:
Click on the choir location for details.
- Hyde Park
Mondays, 9:30–11 am, starting Aug. 25
Concert: Sunday, December 7, 3 pm - Hinsdale
Thursdays, 9:45-11:15 am, starting Aug. 28
Concert: Tuesday, December 16, 7 pm - Gold Coast
Mondays, 12–1:30 pm, starting Sept. 8
Concert: Thursday, December 18, 2 pm - Edgewater: Admiral at the Lake
Mondays, 2–3:30 pm, starting Sept. 8
Concerts: Monday, December 15, 7:30 pm &
Tuesday, December 16, 2 pm - Oak Park/River Forest
Tuesdays, 9:30–11 am, starting Sept. 2
Concert: Saturday, December 6, 4 pm - Evanston
Wednesdays, 10:45 am–12:15 pm,
starting Sept. 3
Concert: Saturday, December 6, 3 pm - Wheaton/Glen Ellyn
Wednesdays, 11 am–12:30 pm, starting Sept. 3
Concert: Sunday, December 7, 4 pm - Arlington Heights
Wednesdays, 2–3:30 pm, starting Sept. 3
Concert: Monday, December 8, 7 pm - Online Rehearsals
Fridays, 10–11:30 am
Starting Sept. 12
2025 Fall Repertoire
Winter Wonderland • Gloria in excelsis • Yehi Or Chanukah • Shepherd’s Pipe Carol • When the Song of the Angels is Stilled • Umoja Tunaimba • The First Noel A Holiday Sing-Along • Jingle Bells Hallelujah
Good Memories
For those with memory loss & their care partners
A fun, upbeat choir for people with memory loss and their care partners to enjoy singing music together. We don’t label anyone, and no formal diagnosis is required. Our professional conductors and pianists, along with friendly, trained volunteer singers who assist as needed, make the 90-minute sessions fun and engaging. We welcome anyone living with Alzheimer’s or another dementia who can attend the structured weekly rehearsals and wants to make great music and new friends!
Rehearsals start Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025
Gold Coast
Tuesdays, 10:30 am -12 noon
Fourth Presbyterian Church
126 E. Chestnut St. Room 4G, Gratz Center
Chicago, IL
Rehearsals conducted by Jonathan Miller and Amy Wurtz, accompanied by Amy Wurtz
Concert: Tuesday, December 9
12:15 pm
Fourth Presbyterian Church
126 E. Chestnut St., Buchanan Chapel
2025 Fall Repertoire
Oh, What a Beautiful Morning • Winter Wonderland • Gloria in excelsis The First Noel • Yehi Or Chanukah • Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas A Holiday Sing-Along • White Christmas
Hyde Park
Monday rehearsals,
starting August 25
9:30–11 am
KAM Isaiah Israel Congregation
5039 S. Greenwood Ave.,
Chicago, IL
Hinsdale
Thursday rehearsals,
starting August 28
9:45–11:15 am
The Union Church of Hinsdale
137 S. Garfield Ave.
Hinsdale, IL
Gold Coast
Monday rehearsals,
starting September 8
12-1:30 pm
Fourth Presbyterian Church
126 E. Chestnut St.,
Buchanan Chapel, Gratz Center
Chicago, IL
Edgewater
The Admiral at the Lake
Monday rehearsals,
starting Sepember 8
2–3:30 pm
929 W. Foster Ave.
Chicago, IL
Oak Park/River Forest
Tuesday rehearsals,
starting September 2
9:30–11 am
The Nineteenth Century Club,
178 Forest Ave., Oak Park, IL
Evanston
Wednesday rehearsals,
starting September 3
10:45 am–12:15 pm
First Presbyterian Church of Evanston
1427 Chicago Ave.
Evanston, IL
Wheaton/Glen Ellyn
Wednesday rehearsals,
starting September 3
11 am–12:30 pm
Trinity Episcopal Church
130 N. West St.
Wheaton, IL
Arlington Heights
Wednesday rehearsals,
starting September 3
2–3:30 pm
First Presbyterian Church of Arlington Heights
302 N. Dunton Ave.
Arlington Heights, IL
Online rehearsals
Fridays, 10-11:30 am
Starting September 12
Concert Dress Code
Summer Rocks!
Good Memories
Sounds Good Fall
Sounds Good Spring
For Summer Rocks concerts
Sounds Good and Good Memories singers please come dressed to perform in the following:
(Men and women)
- Bright, jewel-tone short-sleeve shirt
- Black slacks or skirt
- Black shoes and socks
- Black binder for music
For Fall and Spring concerts
Good Memories singers please come to your performance dressed to perform in a white top/shirt and black pants, socks, and shoes. You will be given a purple scarf to wear prior to the performance.
Sounds Good singers please come dressed to all performances in the following:
(Women)
- Black long- or 3/4-sleeve top
- Black slacks or skirt
- black socks/hose and shoes
- Optional: simple necklace and earrings (nothing chunky or distracting)
(Men)
- White shirt with collar
- Black sport coat
- Black slacks and belt
- Black socks and shoes
- Brightly colored long tie