2024 Fall Session Rehearsal & Concert Schedule
Join a Sounds Good choir near you this fall and 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, breathing exercises, as you learn and practice each song. So join a Sounds Good choir… learn beautiful music, make new friends!
Fall choir
registration
has begun!
Sounds Good
Rehearsal & Concert Dates
Can’t make one rehearsal? Join another!
In addition to attending your home choir rehearsal, feel free to drop by another location, or join in on a virtual live stream, to get some extra practice throughout the week. Sing as much as you’d like!
2024 Fall Repertoire
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
Hall/Oliver/Herms,
arr. Mac Huff
From a Far-Off Land (De Tierra Lejana)
Trad. Puerto Rican,
arr. Sondra K. Tucker
Wexford Carol
Trad. Irish melody,
arr. Elaine Hagenberg
Celebrate, It’s Hanukkah!
Ruth Elaine Schram
Feliz Navidad
arr. Paul Langford
Hine Ma Tov
Hebrew folk song,
arr. Neil Ginsberg
African Noel
arr. Victor C. Johnson
I Wish You Christmas
Sir John Rutter
Choir Location
Day and Time
Location
Evanston
Rehearsals conducted by Hannah Dixon McConnell and Jonathan Miller,
accompanied by Amy Wurtz
Wednesdays,
starting Sept. 4
10:45 AM – 12:15 PM
First Presbyterian Church of Evanston
1427 Chicago Ave.
Evanston, IL
Concert – December 6
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
Arlington Heights
Rehearsals conducted by Paul Langford
Wednesdays,
starting
Sept. 4
2 – 3:30 PM
First Presbyterian Church of Arlington Heights
302 N. Dunton Ave.
Arlington Heights, IL
Concert – December 4
2:30 PM Call, 4:30 PM Concert
First Presbyterian Church of Arlington Heights
302 N. Dunton Ave., Arlington Heights, IL
Conducted by Paul Langford
Hinsdale
Rehearsals conducted by Jonathan Miller and Daniel Segner, accompanied by
Richard Sladek
Thursdays,
starting
Sept. 5
10 – 11:30 AM
The Community House
415 W. 8th St.
Hinsdale, IL
Concert – December 11
5 PM Call, 7 PM Concert
The Community House
415 W. 8th St., Hinsdale, IL
Conducted by Jonathan Miller and Daniel Segner,
accompanied by Richard Sladek
Hyde Park
Rehearsals conducted by Jonathan Miller and Amy Wurtz, accompanied by Amy Wurtz
Mondays,
starting
Sept. 9
9:30 – 11 AM
K.A.M. Isaiah Israel Congregation
5039 S. Greenwood Ave.
Chicago, IL
Concert – December 8
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
Gold Coast
Rehearsals conducted by Jonathan Miller,
accompanied by Amy Wurtz
Mondays,
starting
Sept. 9
12-1:30 pm
Fourth Presbyterian Church
126 E. Chestnut St.
Room 4G, Gratz Center
Chicago, IL
Concert – December 19
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
Edgewater
The Admiral at the Lake
Rehearsals conducted by Amy Wurtz
Mondays,
starting
Sept. 9
2 – 3:30 PM
The Admiral at the Lake
The Lighthouse Lounge
929 W. Foster Ave.
Chicago, IL
Concert – December 16
5:30 PM Call, 7:30 PM Concert
Concert – December 17
12 PM Call, 2 PM Concert
The Admiral at the Lake, The Gathering Room,
929 W. Foster Ave., Chicago, IL
Conducted by Amy Wurtz
Rehearsals conducted by Linda Crabtree-Powell,
accompanied by
Richard Sladek
Tuesdays,
starting
Sept. 10
9:30 – 11 AM
The Nineteenth Century Club
178 Forest Ave.
Oak Park, IL
Concert – December 13
5 PM Call, 7 PM Concert
Pilgrim Congregational Church
460 Lake St., Oak Park, IL
Conducted by Linda Crabtree-Powell,
accompanied by Richard Sladek
Wheaton/Glen Ellyn
Rehearsals conducted by Daniel Segner, accompanied by
Richard Sladek
Wednesdays,
starting
Sept. 11
11 AM – 12:30 PM
Trinity Episcopal Church
130 N. West St.
Wheaton, IL
Concert – December 15
2 PM Call, 4 PM Concert
Trinity Episcopal Church
130 N. West St., Wheaton, IL
Conducted by Daniel Segner,
accompanied by Richard Sladek
Good Memories
Schedule
Rehearsal & Concert Dates
2024 Fall Repertoire
Winter Wonderland
arr. Ruth Elaine Schram
Blue Christmas
arr. Roger Emerson
S’vivon
Hebrew folk song,
arr. Andrew Parr
Feliz Navidad
arr. Paul Langford
The First Nowell
arr. Tony Alonso
Silent Night
(audience sing-along)
Go, Tell It On the Mountain
spiritual, arr. Jonathan Miller
Choir Location
Day and Time
Location
Gold Coast
Rehearsals conducted by Jonathan Miller and Amy Wurtz,
accompanied by Amy Wurtz
Tuesdays, starting Sept. 10
10:30 AM -12 PM
Fourth Presbyterian Church
126 E. Chestnut St.
Room 4G,
Gratz Center
Chicago, IL
Concert – December 10
10:15 AM Call, 12:15 PM Concert
Fourth Presbyterian Church
126 E. Chestnut St., Buchanan Chapel
Chicago, IL
Conducted by Jonathan Miller and Amy Wurtz,
accompanied by Amy Wurtz
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 or a brightly colored Hawaiian 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
