HISTORY OF PERFORMANCES
2025
Church of St. Mary, Lake Forest IL
7:30 PM Friday, March 21, 2025
St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Park Ridge IL
3:30 PM Sunday, March 23, 2025
MUSICA LUMINA
FRENCH ART SONG: POULENC+
Christopher Reames, tenor; Marek Rachelski, piano
Poulenc, L. Boulanger, R. Hahn
NILES METROPOLITAN CHORUS
POULENC: GLORIA
Katelyn Lee, soprano
L. Boulanger: Hymn to the Sun
2024
Des Plaines Theater, Des Plaines IL
7:30 PM Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Church of St. Mary, Lake Forest IL
7:30 PM Friday, December 6, 2024
NILES METROPOLITAN CHORUS
MUSICA LUMINA ORCHESTRA
11th ANNUAL DIY HANDEL’S MESSIAH
Desiree Hassler, soprano; Corrine Wallace-Crane, alto;
Jonathan Weyant, tenor; Aaron Wardell, bass
St. Juliana Church, Chicago
7:30 PM Friday, October 25, 2024
Church of St. Mary, Lake Forest
7:30 PM Sunday, October 27, 2024
NILES METROPOLITAN CHORUS
MUSICA LUMINA ORCHESTRA
ROSSINI PETITE MESSE SOLENNELLE
Ewa Kowcz Fair, soprano; Stephanie Schoenhofer, alto;
Evan Bowers, tenor; Aaron Wardell, bass
Church of St. Mary, Lake Forest
7:30 PM Friday, September 13, 2024
St. John Brebeuf Church, Niles
3:00 PM Sunday, September 15, 2024
MUSICA LUMINA CHAMBER MUSIC
Suite Italienne - Stravinsky
5 Pieces from Cinderella - Prokofiev
Mark Agnor, violin; Marek Rachelski, piano
St. Juliana Church, Chicago
7:30 PM Thursday, May 23, 2024
Church of St. Mary, Lake Forest
7:30 PM Saturday, May 25, 2024
NILES METROPOLITAN CHORUS
MUSICA LUMINA ORCHESTRA
DONIZETTI'S REQUIEM
Tara Wheeker, soprano; Stephanie Schoenhofer, alto;
Evan Bowers, tenor; Brian Hupp, bass; Aaron Wardell, bass
2023
Church of St. Mary, Lake Forest
7:30 PM Friday, December 8, 2023
Des Plaines Theater, Des Plaines IL
2:00 PM Sunday, December 3, 2023
NILES METROPOLITAN CHORUS
MUSICA LUMINA ORCHESTRA
10th ANNUAL DIY HANDEL’S MESSIAH
Desiree Hassler, soprano; Stephanie Schoenhofer, alto
Alan Taylor, tenor; Michael Cavalieri, bass
Patricia Bronte, concertmaster
Glenview Community Church
7:30 PM Friday, November 10, 2023
Church of St. Mary, Lake Forest
7:30 PM Sunday, November 12, 2023
NILES METROPOLITAN CHORUS
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAM - THE FUTURE
North American Premiere
Carla Janzen, soprano
A Lark Ascending Ralph Vaughan Williams
Patricia Bronte, violin
The Peacemakers Karl Jenkins
Church of St. Mary, Lake Forest
3:30 PM June 25, 2023
MUSICA LUMINA PIANO QUARTET
Piano Quartet in Eb, K. 493 - Mozart
Piano Quartet in D, Op. 23 - Dvorak
Mark Agnor, violin; Paul Vanderwerf, viola;
Elizabeth Anderson, cello; Marek Rachelski, piano
St. John Brebeuf Church
8:00 PM Saturday, April 29, 2023
Church of St. Mary, Lake Forest
3:00 PM Sunday, April 30, 2023
NILES METROPOLITAN CHORUS
Members of MUSICA LUMINA ORCHESTRA
A GERMAN REQUIEM, Op. 45 JOHANNES BRAHMS
Desiree Hassler, soprano; Brian Hupp, baritone
Church of St. Mary, Lake Forest
7:30 PM Sunday, March 26, 2023
MUSICA LUMINA BRASS QUARTET
Debussy, Piazolla, Sondheim, Hamlisch, Rogers & Hart, Elton John
2022
Church of St. Mary, Lake Forest
3:00 PM Sunday, December 11, 2022
Des Plaines Theater, Des Plaines IL
7:00 PM Tuesday, December 13, 2022
NILES METROPOLITAN CHORUS
MUSICA LUMINA ORCHESTRA
9th ANNUAL DIY HANDEL’S MESSIAH
Desiree Hassler, soprano; Stephanie Schoenhofer, alto
Justin Berkowitz, tenor; Aaron Wardell, bass
Park Ridge Community Church
3:00 PM Sunday, October 30, 2022
NILES METROPOLITAN CHORUS
PARK RIDGE COMMUNITY CHURCH CHANCEL CHOIR
Members of the MUSICA LUMINA ORCHESTRA
MUSIC FOR THE QUEEN
Rhosymedre Ralph Vaughan Williams
At the Name of Jesus; O Clap Your Hands
The Dark Eyed Sailor; Ward, the Pirate; Rest
Fantasia on Greensleeves
Five Mystical Songs
Aaron Wardell, baritone
St. John Brebeuf Church
2:00 PM Sunday, March 27, 2022
NILES METROPOLITAN CHORUS
CELESTIAL COMPANIES OF ANGELS
Luminous Night of the Soul - Ola Gjeilo
The Company of Angels - Benjamin Britten
Judith Easton, narrator; Kim Rasmussen, narrator
Megan Cook, soprano; Nick Pulikowski, tenor
St. John Brebeuf Church
3:30 PM Sunday, February 27, 2022
MUSICA LUMINA
BACH FAMILY FESTIVAL
Italian Concerto in F, BWV 971 - J. S. Bach
Violin Sonata No. 4 in c minor, BWV 1017 - J. S. Bach
Trio Sonata in a minor, No. 3, F. 49 - W. F. Bach
Trio Sonata in c minor, Wq161/1 - C. P. E. Bach
Concerto in A of Oboe d’amore, BWV 1055 - J. S. Bach
Cello Suite in d minor, BWV 1008 - J. S. Bach
Quintet in D, Op. 22, No. 1 - J. C. Bach
Mark Agnor, violin; Deb Stevenson, oboe; Laura Hamm, flute
David Hoppe, cello; Marek Rachelski, harpsichord
2021
St. John Brebeuf Church
3:00 PM Sunday, December 12, 2021
NILES METROPOLITAN CHORUS
MUSICA LUMINA ORCHESTRA
8th ANNUAL DIY HANDEL’S MESSIAH
Mary Lutz-Govertsen, soprano; Jennifer Kosharsky, alto;
Ryan Townsend Strand, tenor; Aaron Wardell, bass; Peter Bidney, bass
St. John Brebeuf Church
3:30 p.m. Sunday, November 21, 2021
MUSICA LUMINA
IN GRATITUDE FOR HEALTH
Trio Sonata in b minor Jean-Baptiste Loeillet de Gant
Lensky’s Aria from Eugene Onegin, Op. 24 - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Piano Quartet in C minor, Op. 15 No. 1 - Gabriel Fauré
John Eckhardt, violin; Terese Parisoli, viola; David Hoppe, cello; Marek Rachelski, piano
St. John Brebeuf Church
8:00 PM Friday, October 22, 2021
NILES METROPOLITAN CHORUS
MUSICA LUMINA ORCHESTRA
THE DELUGE - CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS 150TH
Mary-Lutz Govertsen, soprano; Jennifer Kosharsky, mezzo soprano
Nick Pulikowski, tenor; David Govertsen, baritone
St. John Brebeuf Church
7:00 PM Friday, September 24, 2021
MUSICA LUMINA
NEW HORIZONS
Suite for Clarinet, Violin, Piano, Op. 157b - Darius Milhaud
Suite for Trio - Alexander Arutiunian
Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio - Claude Bolling
Powerhouse - Raymond Scott
Mark Agnor, violin; Barbara Drapcho, clarinet; Laura Hamm, flute, bass flute;
Andrew Cierny, percussion; Dale Anderson, double bass; Phil Feo, trumpet;
Wayne Richards, saxophone; Marek Rachelski, piano
St. John Brebeuf Church
7:00 PM Friday, June 18, 2021
MUSICA LUMINA ORCHESTRA
A FOND FAREWELL
Overture to Judas Maccabeus - G. F. Handel
Symphony No. 33 in Bb, K. 319 - W. A. Mozart
Symphony No. 45 in F# (Farewell) - F. J. Haydn
St. John Brebeuf Church
3:45 PM Sunday, April 18, 2021
MUSICA LUMINA
JOY!
Violin Sonata in F, Op. 24, No. 5 – Spring - L. van Beethoven
Piano Trio in c minor, Op.1, No.3 - L. van Beethoven
Violin Sonata Op. 51, No. 1 - Joaquín Turina
Mark Agnor, violin; Jill Kaeding, cello; Marek Rachelski, piano
2020
COVID-19 PANDEMIC
2019
St. John Brebeuf Church
7:00 PM Thursday, December 5, 2019
NILES METROPOLITAN CHORUS
MUSICA LUMINA ORCHESTRA
SJB LAUDATE CHILDREN’S CHOIR
A HOLIDAY SMOOTHIE
A Little Jazz Mass - Bob Chilcott
7th ANNUAL DIY HANDEL’S MESSIAH
Judith Partipilo Marth, soprano; Elizabeth Schroeder, soprano; Manda Gervase, soprano; Justin Berkowitz, tenor; Mason Cooper, bass; Madeline Palmer Chase, alto; Patrick Scully, bass
St. John Brebeuf Church
3:30 PM Sunday, November 10, 2019
NILES METROPOLITAN CHORUS
MUSICA LUMINA ORCHESTRA
A MIND OPENING
Mass No. 2 in e minor - Anton Bruckner
Missa Popularis - Marten Jansson
Benedictus - Karl Jenkins
St. John Brebeuf Church
7:00 PM Monday, July 1, 2019
LAND OF LAKES CHOIRBOYS OF MINNESOTA
Concert Tour
St. John Brebeuf Church
3:00 PM Sunday, June 2, 2019
Symphony Center/Orchestra Hall, Chicago
8:00 PM Saturday, June 22, 2019
NILES METROPOLITAN CHORUS
CHICAGO BAR ASSOCIATION SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND CHORUS
DE PAUL COMMUNITY CHORUS
ODE TO JOY
Celebration Overture - Christopher Lowry
Piano Concert in a minor - Robert Schumann
Clarinet Concerto in A, K. 622 - W. A. Mozart
Violin Concerto in b minor - Camille Saint-Saens
I Will Be Earth - Gwyneth Walker
A Jubilant Song - Norman Dello Joio
African American Spirituals - arr. William Dawson, Roy Ringwald
Symphony No. 9, 4th mvmt - L. van Beethoven
St. John Brebeuf Church
3:00 PM Sunday, May 5, 2019
APOLLO CHORUS OF CHICAGO
Featuring special guests from the CHICAGO COMMUNITY CHORUS
MAKE THEM HEAR YOU: Music of War, Peace and Justice
St. John Brebeuf Church
3:00 PM Sunday, March 31, 2019
St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, Chicago
7:00 PM Saturday, April 13, 2019
NILES METROPOLITAN CHORUS
MUSICA LUMINA ORCHESTRA
SJB LAUDATE CHILDREN’S CHOIR
ST. MATTHEW PASSION J. S. BACH
Christopher Reames, tenor; Vince Wallace, baritone; Stephanie Schoenhofer, alto; Jonathan Weyant, tenor; Clara Imon Pedtke, soprano; Mason Cooper, bass; Brandon Sokol, bass; Judith Partipilo Marth, soprano; Alfredo Jimenez, tenor; Allison Hibschle, soprano; Cathy Gough, alto
St. John Brebeuf Church
3:00 PM Sunday, February 17, 2019
Members of NILES METROPOLITAN CHORUS
Members of MUSICA LUMINA ORCHESTRA
OPERA LOVE ARIAS
Handel, Mozart, Rossini, Saint Saëns, Puccini, Verdi, Donizetti, Dvorak, Tchaikovsky
St. John Brebeuf Church
7:00 PM Thursday, January 24, 2019
Members of the MUSICA LUMINA ORCHESTRA
BRASS SPECTACULAR
Baker, Colcord, Josquin, Gabrieli, Buxtehude, Bach, R. Strauss,
Debussy, Dupre, Walton, Elgar, Ferris, Gershwin
2018
St. John Brebeuf Church
7:00 PM Tuesday, December 6, 2018
NILES METROPOLITAN CHORUS
MUSICA LUMINA ORCHESTRA
6th ANNUAL DIY HANDEL’S MESSIAH
Judith Partipilo Marth, soprano; Alison Hibschle, soprano; Clara Imon Pedtke, soprano;
Stephanie Schoenhofer, mezzo soprano; Alfredo Jimenez, tenor; Peter Bidny, bass;
Mason Cooper, baritone; Brandon Sokol, baritone
St. John Brebeuf Church
3:00 PM Sunday, November 18, 2018
NILES METROPOLITAN CHORUS
MUSICA LUMINA ORCHESTRA
HYMN OF PRAISE – LOBGESANG FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Katherine Werbiansky, soprano; Megan Cook, soprano; Nick Pulikowski, tenor
St. John Brebeuf Church
3:00 PM Sunday, October 21, 2018
MUSICA LUMINA
RETURN TO FRANCE: Debussy and His World
Debussy, Ravel, Faure
St. John Brebeuf Church
3:00 PM Sunday, June 3, 2018
NORTH SHORE CHORAL SOCIETY
Requiem - Bob Chilcott
Requiem - Gabriel Faure
St. John Brebeuf Church
3:00 PM Sunday, April 29, 2018
MUSICA LUMINA
RAGTIME
Scott Joplin, Irving Berlin, John Williams, Debussy, Satie, Stravinsky
St. John Brebeuf Church
3:00 PM Sunday, March 18, 2018
NILES METROPOLITAN CHORUS
MUSICA LUMINA ORCHESTRA
LUIGI CHERUBINI
Overture to Lodoiska
Requiem in c minor
St. John Brebeuf Church
3:00 PM Sunday, February 11, 2018
MUSICA LUMINA
EASTERN EUROPE SHINES!
Rachmaninoff, Dvorak, Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky, Pavel Haas
Jeff Yang, violin and Shirley Trissell, piano
Megan Wilhelm, soprano; Ewa Kowcz Fair, soprano; Anna Mazur Krawczyk, soprano;
Alfredo Jimenez, tenor; Brandon Sokol, baritone; Marek Rachelski, piano
2017
St. John Brebeuf Church
3:00 PM Sunday, December 17, 2017
THE LIRA ENSEMBLE
Polish & American Carols
St. John Brebeuf Church
7:00 PM Tuesday, December 12, 2017
NILES METROPOLITAN CHORUS
MUSICA LUMINA ORCHESTRA
5th ANNUAL DIY HANDEL’S MESSIAH
Judith Partipilo Marth, soprano; Mishelle Cipriano, soprano; Megan Wilhelm, mezzo soprano; Alfredo Jimenez, tenor; Mason Cooper, baritone; Brandon Sokol, baritone; Peter Bidny, bass
St. John Brebeuf Church
8:00 PM Friday, December 8, 2017
8:00 PM Saturday, December 9, 2017
NILES METROPOLITAN CHORUS
MUSICA LUMINA ORCHESTRA
SJB CHILDREN’S CHOIR
LIRA DANCERS
AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS GIAN CARLO MENOTTI
Maximilian Gold, boy soprano; August Fair, boy soprano; Megan Wilhelm, soprano
Alfredo Jimenez, tenor; Mason Cooper, baritone; Lyle Nicholson, bass
Brandon Sokol, baritone
St. John Brebeuf Church
3:00 PM Sunday, October 29, 2017
NILES METROPOLITAN CHORUS
MUSICA LUMINA ORCHESTRA
CHARLES GOUNOD 200TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
St. Cecilia Mass
Excerpts from Faust, Roméo et Juliette
St. John Brebeuf Church
3:00 PM Sunday, September 24, 2017
MUSICA LUMINA ORCHESTRA
CELEBRATE LIFE!
J. S. Bach and Antonio Vivaldi
Jeff Yang and Katherine Hughes, violins
Mason Cooper, baritone; Phil Feo and Mark Olen, trumpets
St. John Brebeuf Church
3:00 PM Sunday, May 14, 2017
MUSICA LUMINA ORCHESTRA
MUSIC FROM THE AMERICAS
Fantasia Andina Cesar Vivanco Sanchez
Pampeana No. 2, Op. 21 Alberto Ginastera
Songs My Mother Taught Me Antonin Dvorak
Suite in E for Strings, Op. 63 Arthur Foote
Appalachian Spring Aaron Copland
St. John Brebeuf Church
3:00 PM Sunday, April 30, 2017
CHICAGO BASSOON QUARTET
A VIEW FROM ABOVE
Zipoli, Josquin, Corrette, Joplin, Saliba, Schickele,
Hartley, Ravel, Gounod, Lennon & McCartney, Mancini
St. John Brebeuf Church
3:00 PM Sunday, April 2, 2017
NILES METROPOLITAN CHORUS
MUSICA LUMINA ORCHESTRA
ST. JOHN PASSION J. S. BACH
Christopher Reames, tenor; Aaron Wardell, baritone; Ryan De Ryke, bass
Jonathan Weyant, tenor; Karen Brunssen, mezzo soprano
Maureen Smith, soprano; Alfredo Jimenez, tenor; Daniel Johanson, bass
St. John Brebeuf Church
3:00 PM Sunday, March 5, 2017
NORTH SHORE CHORAL SOCIETY
Psalms, New and Old
J. Stone, Haydn, Schubert, V. Thomson, Goodall,
McFerrin, Faure, Dvorak, Sulzer, O’Regan, Bernstein
St. John Brebeuf Church
3:00 PM Sunday, February 26, 2017
MUSICA LUMINA PIANO QUARTET
SPANISH MELODIES
Piazzolla, Scarlatti, Soler, Turina, de Falla, Rodrigo, Casals, Obradors, Piazzolla
Ewa Kowcz Fair, soprano; Alfredo Jimenez, tenor
St. John Brebeuf Church
3:00 PM Sunday, January 29, 2017
CHICAGO GARGOYLE BRASS
French Symphonies & Tales from Space
Widor, Mullet, W. White, Ravel, Guilmant
2016
St. John Brebeuf Church
7:00 PM Tuesday, December 6, 2016
NILES METROPOLITAN CHORUS
MUSICA LUMINA ORCHESTRA
4th ANNUAL DIY HANDEL’S MESSIAH
Maureen Smith, soprano; Alfredo Jimenez, tenor
Evita Trembley, alto; Daniel Johanson, bass; Peter Bidney, bass
St. John Brebeuf Church
3:00 PM Sunday, November 20, 2016
NORTH SHORE CHORAL SOCIETY with the CHICAGO BRONZE
Glory - Holiday Music for Choir, Bells and Organ
Gloria - John Rutter
Christmas Cantata - Daniel Pinkham
D. Kent, Victoria, Lauridsen, Hogan, Sleeth, Tchaikovsky, traditional
St. John Brebeuf Church
3:00 PM Sunday, October 23, 2016
NILES METROPOLITAN CHORUS
MUSICA LUMINA ORCHESTRA
THE CREATION - JOSEPH HAYDN
Alison Wahl, soprano; Nicholas Pulikowski, tenor; Dimitri German, bass
St. John Brebeuf Church
7:00 PM Tuesday, June 14, 2016
LAND OF LAKES CHOIRBOYS
40thAnniversary Tour
St. John Brebeuf Church
3:00 PM Sunday, May 15, 2016
MUSICA LUMINA
MUSIC FROM THE SLAVIC WORLD
Biber, Janacek, Martinu, Dvorak
St. John Brebeuf Church
3:00 PM Sunday, April 24, 2016
KANTOREI
The Singing Boys of Rockford
St. John Brebeuf Church
7:00 PM Sunday, March 20, 2016
NILES METROPOLITAN CHORUS
MUSICA LUMINA ORCHESTRA
REQUIEM MOZART
Maureen Smith, soprano; Jennifer Olenic, alto
Curtis Bannister, tenor; Daniel Johanson, bass
St. John Brebeuf Church
3:00 PM Sunday, February 21, 2016
AVANTI GUITAR TRIO
Vivaldi, Albeniz, Hinson,
Horst, Almeida, Moreira, Bellinari, Boccherini
St. John Brebeuf Church
3:00 PM Sunday, January 17, 2016
QUINTET ATTACCA
Winter Winds: A Romantic Soundscape
Quintet for Winds Endre Szervanszky
Sextuor for piano and winds Francis Poulenc
Quintet John Steinmetz
Jennifer Clippert, flute; Erica Anderson, oboe; Barbara Drapcho, clarinet;
Collin Anderson, bassoon; Jeremiah Frederick, horn; Marek Rachelski, piano
2015
St. John Brebeuf Church
7:00 PM Tuesday, December 1, 2015
NILES METROPOLITAN CHORUS
MUSICA LUMINA ORCHESTRA
3rd ANNUAL DIY HANDEL’S MESSIAH
Maureen Smith, soprano; Jennifer Olenic, alto
Scott Brunscheen, tenor; Ryan De Ryke, baritone
St. John Brebeuf Church
3:00 PM Sunday, October 25, 2015
NILES METROPOLITAN CHORUS
MUSICA LUMINA ORCHESTRA
MAGNIFICAT
Orchestral Suite No 3 in D, BWV 1068 - J. S. Bach
Magnificat - G. B. Pergolesi
Magnificat - Arvo Part
Magnificat in D, BWV 243 - J. S. Bach
Maureen Smith, soprano; Ewa Kowcz Fair, soprano; Jennifer Olenic, alto
Scott Brunscheen, tenor; Ryan De Ryke, baritone
St. John Brebeuf Church
3:00 PM Sunday, September 27, 2015
MUSICA LUMINA
LOVE AND WAR
The Heart of the Matter - Benjamin Britten
La mort du nombre - Olivier Messiaen
Farewell to Arms, Op. 9 - Gerald Finzi
On Wenlock Edge - Vaughan Williams
Love Duet from Fantasy Overture to Romeo and Juliet - Tchaikovsky
Christopher Reames, tenor; Maureen Smith, soprano; Jeremiah Frederick, horn
Jennifer Dunne, Tamara Glassburg, Debbie Mose, Irene Quirmbach, violins
Therese Parisoli, Jennifer Silk, viola; David Hoppe, cello; Dale Anderson, double bass
Marek Rachelski, piano
St. John Brebeuf Church
3:00 PM Sunday, March 29, 2015
NILES METROPOLITAN CHORUS
MUSICA LUMINA ORCHESTRA
REQUIEM FAURE GABRIEL FAURE
Elise LaBarge, soprano; David Govertsen, baritone
STABAT MATER GIOACHINO ROSSINI
Mary Lutz-Govertsen, soprano; Ewa Kowcz-Fair, soprano
Bradley Schuller, tenor; Lyle Nicholson, bass
St. John Brebeuf Church
7:00 PM Sunday, March 8, 2015
MUSICA LUMINA
FRENCH CHAMBER MUSIC
Rapsodie Nègre - Francis Poulenc
Sonata for Flute and Piano - Francis Poulenc
Sonata for Clarinet and Piano - Francis Poulenc
Septet in Eb, Op. 65 - Camille Saint-Saëns
Le carnaval des animaux - Camille Saint-Saëns
Madelene Campos, flute; Barbara Drapcho, clarinet; Philip Feo, trumpet; Alfredo Jimenez, vocals, narration and percussion; Jennifer Dunne, violin; Elizabeth Stein, violin; Therese Parisoli, viola; David Hoppe, cello; Dale Anderson, double bass; Don Mead, piano; Marek Rachelski, piano
St. John Brebeuf Church
3:00 PM Sunday, February 15, 2015
JACK CIMO, GUITAR
Bach, Villa Lobos, Ponce
2014
St. John Brebeuf Church
7:00 PM Tuesday, December 2, 2014
NILES METROPOLITAN CHORUS
MUSICA LUMINA ORCHESTRA
2nd ANNUAL DIY HANDEL’S MESSIAH
Elise LaBarge, soprano; Jennifer Kosharsky, alto
Scott J. Brunscheen, tenor; Todd von Felker, bass
St. John Brebeuf Church
7:00 PM Sunday, October 26, 2014
NILES METROPOLITAN CHORUS
MUSICA LUMINA ORCHESTRA
ELIJAH - FELIX MENDELSSOHN
David Govertsen, baritone; Diane Stoic, soprano
Ewa Kowcz Fair, soprano; Alfredo Jimenez, tenor
St. John Brebeuf Church
8:00 PM Saturday, October 11, 2014
THE AGAPE RINGERS
Sherman, Liszt, Moklebust, Li, Cohen, Raney
St. John Brebeuf Church
3:00 PM Sunday, September 14, 2014
MUSICA LUMINA
BACH2BOLLING
Komm in mein Herzenshaus from Cantata 80 - J. S. Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D, BWV 1050 - J. S. Bach
John Eckhardt, violin; Inger Carle, violin; Anna Ausmann, flute
Monica Reilly, viola; Dale Anderson, double bass; Marek Rachelski, piano
La Vie en Rose/Bluesette - Louiguy/Theilemann
Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio - Claude Bolling
Elise Labarge, soprano; Madelene Campos, flute; Dale Anderson, double bass
Ted Sirota, drums; Marek Rachelski, piano
St. John Brebeuf Church
7:00 PM Tuesday, June 17, 2014
LAND OF LAKES CHOIRBOYS OF MINNESOTA
Concert Tour 2014
St. John Brebeuf Church
3:00 PM Sunday, April 13, 2014
NILES METROPOLITAN CHORUS
MUSICA LUMINA ORCHESTRA
REQUIEMS Gabriel Faure and John Rutter
St. John Brebeuf Church
8:00 PM Saturday, March 8, 2014
THE LIRA SINGERS
Polish American Music
2013
St. John Brebeuf Church
3:00 PM Sunday, December 22, 2013
THE ANTHONY KAWALKOWSKI ORCHESTRA
THE LOVE AND PEACE OF CHRISTMAS
Featuring Wayne Messmer
St. John Brebeuf Church
7:00 PM Tuesday, December 3, 2013
NILES METROPOLITAN CHORUS
MUSICA LUMINA ORCHESTRA
1st ANNUAL DIY HANDEL’S MESSIAH
Laura Langseth Brasky, soprano; Denise Knowlton, alto
Christopher Reames, tenor; Michael Orlinsky, bass
St. John Brebeuf Church
3:00 PM Sunday, October 27, 2013
MUSICA LUMINA
SONATAFEST
Sonata No. 4 in Bb, RV45 - Vivaldi
Sonata No. 1 in G, Op. 78 - Brahms
Concerto in b minor, Op. 104 - Dvorak
Piano Quartet in a minor, Op. 67 - Turina
With special guests Scotchtape from Macalester College
St. John Brebeuf Church
3:00 PM Sunday, September 8, 2013
MUSICA LUMINA
SEASON PREMIERE
Gretchen am Spinnrade, Op. 2 - Franz Schubert
Trio in c minor - Ludwig von Beethoven
Concertino for Clarinet - Carl Maria von Weber
Piano Quintet in D Major - Rene Boisdeffre
Die Forelle, Op. 32 - Franz Schubert
Piano Quintet in A, D. 667 - The Trout - Franz Schubert
Ewa Kowcz Fair, soprano; Katia Waxman, clarinet; Marek Rachelski, piano