2026 Spring Session
We’re delighted to announce that we’re turning 10 this year! In honor of our 10th Anniversary, we’re kicking off the celebration by dedicating the repertoire for the 2026 Spring Session to eight of the most beloved songs our choirs have performed since we began back in 2016.
You’ll cross musical genres, tempos and lyrical styles with this program handpicked by conductors Linda Crabtree Powell and Sounds Good Choir co-founder and artistic director, Jonathan Miller. There’s jazz: the easy, swinging hooks of “Fly Me to the Moon” and (jazz hands or no), the iconic “And All That Jazz”—the opening number from the Broadway musical, “Chicago.” The songbook includes “Lux Aeterna,” a traditional Gregorian chant from the Requiem Mass set to beautiful melodic effect in Tom Porter’s arrangement. Then you’ll learn the haunting English ballad, “Scarborough Fair,” and a traditional spiritual, “I’m Gonna Sing When the Spirit Says Sing, performed with four-hand accompaniment on piano. From Aaron Copland’s “Old American Songs,” you’ll master the gentle, treasured hymn, “At the River.” All that and we’ll be singing favorites “Michael, Row the Boat Ashore” and “Big House.”
Join a choir this spring and you’ll have so much fun learning and rehearsing this music and then entertaining our appreciative audiences at the end of the session in our free concerts.
Keep reading to learn more about the 2026 repertoire and schedule.
2026 Spring 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!
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CHECK OUT THE HOLIDAY CONCERT SCHEDULE
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 May 2026 (see schedule below for specific concert dates).
Rehearsal start dates differ; see each choir for its start date.
Spring Choir Locations, Rehearsals & Concert Info:
Click on the choir location for details.
- Arlington Heights
Wednesdays, 2 – 3:30 PM - Edgewater (“The Admiral at the Lake”)
Mondays, 2 – 3:30 PM - Evanston
Wednesdays, 10:45 AM – 12:15 PM - Gold Coast
Mondays, 12-1:30 pm - Hinsdale
Thursdays, 9:45 – 11:15 AM - Hyde Park
Mondays, 9:30 – 11 AM - Oak Park/River Forest
Tuesdays, 9:30 – 11 AM - Wheaton/Glen Ellyn
Wednesdays, 11 AM – 12:30 PM - Online Rehearsals
Fridays, 10–11:30 am
Starting February 5, 2026
Cost: $210 registration fee – learn more
Earn a $50 coupon with our Referral Program
Early Bird Special! Register by December 31, 2025 for $195 ($15 off the regular session fee)
2026 Spring Repertoire
And All That Jazz • At the River • Fly Me to the Moon • Lux Aeterna • Michael, Row the Boat Ashore • Big House • Scarborough Fair • I’m Gonna Sing
Good Memories
For those with early stage 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!
Rehearsal starts Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Gold Coast
Tuesdays from 10:30 AM -12 PM
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, May 5, 2026
12:15 PM
Fourth Presbyterian Church
126 E. Chestnut St., Buchanan Chapel
Cost: $210 registration fee – learn more
Earn a $50 coupon with our Referral Program
Early Bird Special! Register by December 31, 2025 for $195 ($15 off the regular session fee)
2026 Spring Repertoire
And All That Jazz • Fly Me to the Moon • Scarborough Fair • This Little Light of Mine • Sound of Music: Choral Highlights • The Water is Wide
Arlington Heights
Wednesday Rehearsals,
starting Jan. 28
2 – 3:30 PM
Rehearsals conducted by Paul Langford
First Presbyterian Church of Arlington Heights
302 N. Dunton Ave.
Arlington Heights, IL
Concert – Monday, May 4
5 PM Call, 7 PM Concert
First Presbyterian Church of Arlington Heights
302 N. Dunton Ave., Arlington Heights, IL
Conducted by Paul Langford
Edgewater
The Admiral at the Lake
Monday Rehearsals,
starting Feb. 2
2 – 3:30 PM
Rehearsals conducted by Amy Wurtz,
accompanied by Mary Clare Barker
The Admiral at the Lake
The Lighthouse Lounge
929 W. Foster Ave.
Chicago, IL
Concert – Monday, May 11
5:30 PM Call, 7:30 PM Concert
The Admiral at the Lake, The Gathering Room,
929 W. Foster Ave., Chicago, IL
Conducted by Amy Wurtz,
accompanied by Mary Clare Barker
Concert – Tuesday, May 12
12 PM Call, 2 PM Concert
The Admiral at the Lake, The Gathering Room,
929 W. Foster Ave., Chicago, IL
Conducted by Amy Wurtz,
accompanied by Mary Clare Barker
Evanston
(Dementia Friendly)
Wednesday Rehearsals,
starting Feb. 4
10:45 AM – 12:15 PM
Rehearsals conducted by Hannah Dixon McConnell and Jonathan Miller,
accompanied by Amy Wurtz
First Presbyterian Church of Evanston
1427 Chicago Ave.
Evanston, IL
Concert – Saturday, May 9
2 PM Call, 4 PM Concert
First Presbyterian Church of Evanston
1427 Chicago Ave., Evanston, IL
Conducted by Hannah Dixon McConnell and Jonathan Miller,
accompanied by Amy Wurtz
Gold Coast
Monday Rehearsals,
starting Feb. 2
12-1:30 pm
Rehearsals conducted by Jonathan Miller,
accompanied by Amy Wurtz
Fourth Presbyterian Church
126 E. Chestnut St.
Room 4G, Gratz Center
Chicago, IL
Concert – May 14
12 PM Call, 2 PM Concert
Fourth Presbyterian Church
126 E. Chestnut St., Main Sanctuary
Chicago, IL
Conducted by Jonathan Miller and and Linda Crabtree Powell,
accompanied by Amy Wurtz
Hinsdale
Thursday Rehearsals,
starting Feb 5
9:45 – 11:15 AM
Rehearsals conducted by Jonathan Miller and Daniel Segner, accompanied by
Richard Sladek
The Union Church of Hinsdale
137 S Garfield Ave
Hinsdale, IL
Concert – Saturday, May 16
1 PM Call, 3 PM Concert
The Union Church of Hinsdale
137 S Garfield Ave
Hinsdale, IL
Conducted by Jonathan Miller and Daniel Segner,
accompanied by Richard Sladek
Hyde Park
Monday Rehearsals,
starting Jan. 26
9:30 – 11 AM
Rehearsals conducted by Jonathan Miller and Amy Wurtz, accompanied by Amy Wurtz
K.A.M. Isaiah Israel Congregation
5039 S. Greenwood Ave.
Chicago, IL
Concert – Sunday, May 17
1 PM Call, 3 PM Concert
K.A.M. Isaiah Israel Congregation
5039 S. Greenwood Ave., Chicago, IL
Conducted by Jonathan Miller,
accompanied by Amy Wurtz
Oak Park/River Forest
Tuesday Rehearsals,
starting Jan. 27
9:30 – 11 AM
Rehearsals conducted by Linda Crabtree Powell,
accompanied by
Richard Sladek
The Nineteenth Century Club
178 Forest Ave.
Oak Park, IL
Concert – Saturday, May 2
2 PM Call, 4 PM Concert
Pilgrim Congregational Church
460 Lake St., Oak Park, IL
Conducted by Linda Crabtree Powell,
accompanied by Richard Sladek
Wheaton/Glen Ellyn
Wednesday Rehearsals,
starting Jan. 28
11 AM – 12:30 PM
Rehearsals conducted by Daniel Segner, accompanied by
Richard Sladek
Trinity Episcopal Church
130 N. West St.
Wheaton, IL
Concert – Sunday, May 3
1 PM Call, 3 PM Concert
Trinity Episcopal Church
130 N. West St., Wheaton, IL
Conducted by Daniel Segner,
accompanied by Richard Sladek
Gold Coast – Good Memories
Tuesday Rehearsals,
starting Jan. 27
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Rehearsals conducted by Jonathan Miller and accompanied by Amy Wurtz,
accompanied by Amy Wurtz
Fourth Presbyterian Church
126 E. Chestnut St.
Room 4G, Gratz Center
Chicago, IL
Concert – Tuesday, May 5
10:15 AM Call, 12:15 PM Concert
Fourth Presbyterian Church
126 E. Chestnut St., Main Sanctuary
Chicago, IL
Conducted by Jonathan Miller and and Linda Crabtree Powell,
accompanied by Amy Wurtz
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