2026 Summer Rocks
British Invasion, Redux!
It might be 2026 (not 1964 when the Beatles first came to the United States), but it might as well be, because our Summer Rocks choirs will spend summer with the Fab Four! Yes, our 2026 Summer Rocks session is ALL Beatles! Join us as we take our own musical mystery tour through seven beloved Beatles songs. You’ll take your “marching orders” from the buoyant and rousing “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” to the charming and playful tongue-in-cheek humor of “When I’m Sixty-Four.” Rehearsals won’t be a hard day’s night when the choirs come together to sing classic hits like “Help!” and “I Saw Her Standing There.” Balanced against the energetic “In My Life” is the sweetness of “All You Need Is Love.” Finally, from the “Abbey Road” album comes “Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight” — one of the only songs where all four Beatles sing together on the chorus — which you’ll love singing in unison and in voice parts with all the new friends you’ll make. Join a Sounds Good or Good Memories choir this June and discover what Summer 2026 should sound like. Summer rocks at Sounds Good Choir… So, register for a choir and come sing with us!
2026
Spring Concerts
Attend one of our free spring choral concerts
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 five Summer Rocks choirs and over the course of 8 weeks, you’ll learn, rehearse, and then perform a free public concert of classic rock hits with a live, 5-piece band.
Rehearsals start the week of June 8.
Summer Rocks Choir Locations, Rehearsals & Concert Info:
Click on the choir location for details.
- Gold Coast
Mon, 12 – 1:30 pm, starting June 8 |
Concert: July 23, 2 pm - Hinsdale
Mon, 6:30 – 8 pm, starting June 8
Concert: July 26, 7 pm - Oak Park/River Forest
Tues, 10 – 11:30 am, starting June 9
Concert: July 28, 7 pm - Northbrook
Wed, 10 – 11:30 am, starting June 10
Concert: July 29, 7 pm
Cost: $135 125 registration fee
Early Bird Discount – Register by midnight on May 18 and save $10
Earn a $50 coupon with our Referral Program
2026 Summer Rocks Repertoire
When I’m Sixty-Four • Help! • All You Need is Love
I Saw Her Standing There • Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight
Good Memories
For those with early stage memory loss & their care partners
A fun, upbeat choral program for people with early-stage dementia and their care partners to sing together and enjoy familiar music that they love. Our professional conductors and pianists make it fun. We welcome anyone living with Alzheimer’s or another dementia who can attend the structured weekly rehearsals and, best of all, wants to make great music and new friends!”
Rehearsal starts June 9, 2026.
Gold Coast Location
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
Concert: Thursday, July 23
12 pm Call, 2 pm Concert
Fourth Presbyterian Church
Cost: $135 125 registration fee
Early Bird Discount – Register by midnight on May 18 and save $10
Earn a $50 coupon with our Referral Program
2026 Summer Rocks Repertoire
When I’m Sixty-Four • Help! • All You Need is Love
I Saw Her Standing There • Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight
Gold Coast
Monday Rehearsals,
starting June 8
12-1:30 pm
Conducted by Amy Wurtz
Fourth Presbyterian Church
126 E. Chestnut St.
Chicago, IL
Concert – July 23
12 PM Call, 2 PM Concert
Fourth Presbyterian Church
126 E. Chestnut St., Main Sanctuary
Chicago, IL
Conducted by Amy Wurtz
Hinsdale
Monday Rehearsals,
starting June 8
6:30 – 8 PM
Rehearsals conducted by Daniel Segner
The Union Church of Hinsdale
137 S. Garfield Ave.
Hinsdale, IL
Concert – July 26
5 PM Call, 7 PM Concert
The Union Church of Hinsdale
137 S. Garfield Ave.
Hinsdale, IL
Conducted by Daniel Segner
Accompanied by live, 5-piece band
Oak Park/River Forest
Tuesday Rehearsals,
starting June 9
10 – 11:30 AM
Rehearsals conducted by Paul Langford
The Nineteenth Century Club
178 Forest Ave.
Oak Park, IL
Concert – July 28
5 PM Call, 7 PM Concert
Grace Lutheran Church
7300 Division St., River Forest, IL
Conducted by Paul Langford
Northbrook
Wednesday Rehearsals,
starting June 10
10 – 11:30 AM
Rehearsals conducted by Paul Langford
Temple Beth-El
3610 Dundee Rd.
Northbrook, IL
Concert – July 29
5 PM Call, 7 PM Concert
Temple Beth-El
3610 Dundee Rd., Northbrook, IL
Conducted by Paul Langford
Accompanied by live, 5-piece band
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