HISTORY OF PERFORMANCES
2025
3:30 PM Sunday, June 22, 2025 - St. Juliana Church, Chicago
NILES METROPOLITAN CHORUS
MUSICA LUMINA ORCHESTRA
MOZART CORONATION MASS AND SALIERI'S 200TH
Salieri: Symphony in D Major "Veneziana"
Mozart Divertimento in D Major K.136
Mozart: Ave verum corpus K.618
Salieri: De Profundis (orch. Rachelski)
Mozart: Mass in C Major "Coronation Mass" K.317
Desiree Hassler, soprano; Stephanie Schoenhofer, alto;
Brian Skoog, tenor; Aaron Wardell, bass
Marek Rachelski, conductor
7:30 PM Friday, March 21, 2025 - Church of St. Mary, Lake Forest
3:30 PM Sunday, March 23, 2025 - St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Park Ridge
MUSICA LUMINA
FRENCH ART SONG: POULENC+
Christopher Reames, tenor; Marek Rachelski, piano
F. Poulenc, L. Boulanger, R. Hahn
NILES METROPOLITAN CHORUS
POULENC: GLORIA
L. Boulanger: Hymn to the Sun
Katelyn Lee, soprano
Marek Rachelski, conductor
2024
7:30 PM Tuesday, December 3, 2024 - Des Plaines Theater, Des Plaines
7:30 PM Friday, December 6, 2024 - Church of St. Mary, Lake Forest
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
Marek Rachelski, conducting from the harpsichord
7:30 PM Friday, October 25, 2024 - St. Juliana Church, Chicago
7:30 PM Sunday, October 27, 2024 - Church of St. Mary, Lake Forest
NILES METROPOLITAN CHORUS
MUSICA LUMINA ORCHESTRA
ROSSINI PETITE MESSE SOLENNELLE
Ewa Kowcz Fair, soprano; Stephanie Schoenhofer, alto;
Evan Bowers, tenor; Aaron Wardell, bass
Marek Rachelski, conductor
7:30 PM Friday, September 13, 2024 - Church of St. Mary, Lake Forest
3:00 PM Sunday, September 15, 2024 - St. John Brebeuf Church, Niles
MUSICA LUMINA CHAMBER MUSIC
Suite Italienne - Stravinsky
5 Pieces from Cinderella - Prokofiev
Mark Agnor, violin; Marek Rachelski, piano
7:30 PM Thursday, May 23, 2024 - St. Juliana Church, Chicago
7:30 PM Saturday, May 25, 2024 - Church of St. Mary, Lake Forest
NILES METROPOLITAN CHORUS
MUSICA LUMINA ORCHESTRA
DONIZETTI'S REQUIEM
Tara Wheeker, soprano; Stephanie Schoenhofer, alto;
Evan Bowers, tenor; Brian Hupp, bass; Aaron Wardell, bass
Marek Rachelski, conductor
2023
7:30 PM Friday, December 8, 2023 - Church of St. Mary, Lake Forest
2:00 PM Sunday, December 3, 2023 - Des Plaines Theater, Des Plaines IL
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
Marek Rachelski, conducting from the harpsichord
7:30 PM Friday, November 10, 2023 - Glenview Community Church
7:30 PM Sunday, November 12, 2023 - Church of St. Mary, Lake Forest
NILES METROPOLITAN CHORUS
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS - THE FUTURE
North American Premiere
Carla Janzen, soprano
A Lark Ascending Ralph Vaughan Williams
Patricia Bronte, violin
The Peacemakers Karl Jenkins
Marek Rachelski, conductor
3:30 PM June 25, 2023 - Church of St. Mary, Lake Forest
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
8:00 PM Saturday, April 29, 2023 - St. John Brebeuf Church, Niles
3:00 PM Sunday, April 30, 2023 - Church of St. Mary, Lake Forest
NILES METROPOLITAN CHORUS
Members of MUSICA LUMINA ORCHESTRA
A GERMAN REQUIEM, Op. 45 JOHANNES BRAHMS
Desiree Hassler, soprano; Brian Hupp, baritone
Marek Rachelski, conductor
7:30 PM Sunday, March 26, 2023 - Church of St. Mary, Lake Forest
MUSICA LUMINA BRASS QUARTET
Debussy, Piazolla, Sondheim, Hamlisch, Rogers & Hart, Elton John
2022
3:00 PM Sunday, December 11, 2022 - Church of St. Mary, Lake Forest
7:00 PM Tuesday, December 13, 2022 - Des Plaines Theater, Des Plaines
NILES METROPOLITAN CHORUS
MUSICA LUMINA ORCHESTRA
9th ANNUAL DIY HANDEL’S MESSIAH
Desiree Hassler, soprano; Stephanie Schoenhofer, alto
Justin Berkowitz, tenor; Aaron Wardell, bass
Marek Rachelski, conducting from the harpsichord
3:00 PM Sunday, October 30, 2022 - Park Ridge Community Church
NILES METROPOLITAN CHORUS
PARK RIDGE COMMUNITY CHURCH CHANCEL CHOIR
Members of the MUSICA LUMINA ORCHESTRA
MUSIC FOR THE QUEEN
Works by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Rhosymedre
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
Marek Rachelski, conductor
2:00 PM Sunday, March 27, 2022 - St. John Brebeuf Church, Niles
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
Marek Rachelski, conductor
3:30 PM Sunday, February 27, 2022 - St. John Brebeuf Church, Niles
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
3:00 PM Sunday, December 12, 2021 - St. John Brebeuf Church, Niles
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
Marek Rachelski, conducting from the harpsichord
3:30 PM Sunday, November 21, 2021 - St. John Brebeuf Church, Niles
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
8:00 PM Friday, October 22, 2021 - St. John Brebeuf Church, Niles
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
Marek Rachelski, conductor
7:00 PM Friday, September 24, 2021 - St. John Brebeuf Church, Niles
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
7:00 PM Friday, June 18, 2021 - St. John Brebeuf Church, Niles
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
Marek Rachelski, conductor
3:45 PM Sunday, April 18, 2021 - St. John Brebeuf Church, Niles
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
7:00 PM Thursday, December 5, 2019 - St. John Brebeuf Church, Niles
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
Marek Rachelski, conducting from the harpsichord
3:30 PM Sunday, November 10, 2019 - St. John Brebeuf Church, Niles
NILES METROPOLITAN CHORUS
MUSICA LUMINA ORCHESTRA
A MIND OPENING
Mass No. 2 in e minor - Anton Bruckner
Missa Popularis - Marten Jansson
Benedictus - Karl Jenkins
Marek Rachelski, conductor
7:00 PM Monday, July 1, 2019 - St. John Brebeuf Church, Niles
LAND OF LAKES CHOIRBOYS OF MINNESOTA
Concert Tour
3:00 PM Sunday, June 2, 2019 - St. John Brebeuf Church, Niles
8:00 PM Saturday, June 22, 2019 - Symphony Center/Orchestra Hall, Chicago
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
Marek Rachelski, conductor; Stephen Blackwelder, conductor;
David Katz, conductor
3:00 PM Sunday, May 5, 2019 - St. John Brebeuf Church, Niles
APOLLO CHORUS OF CHICAGO
Featuring special guests from the CHICAGO COMMUNITY CHORUS
MAKE THEM HEAR YOU: Music of War, Peace and Justice
Stephen Alltop, conductor
3:00 PM Sunday, March 31, 2019 - St. John Brebeuf Church, Niles
7:00 PM Saturday, April 13, 2019 - St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, Chicago
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
Marek Rachelski, conductor
3:00 PM Sunday, February 17, 2019 - St. John Brebeuf Church, Niles
Members of NILES METROPOLITAN CHORUS
Members of MUSICA LUMINA ORCHESTRA
OPERA LOVE ARIAS
Handel, Mozart, Rossini, Saint Saëns, Puccini, Verdi, Donizetti, Dvorak, Tchaikovsky
7:00 PM Thursday, January 24, 2019 - St. John Brebeuf Church, Niles
Members of the MUSICA LUMINA ORCHESTRA
BRASS SPECTACULAR
Baker, Colcord, Josquin, Gabrieli, Buxtehude, Bach, R. Strauss,
Debussy, Dupre, Walton, Elgar, Ferris, Gershwin
2018
7:00 PM Tuesday, December 6, 2018 - St. John Brebeuf Church, Niles
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
Marek Rachelski, conducting from the harpsichord
3:00 PM Sunday, November 18, 2018 - St. John Brebeuf Church, Niles
NILES METROPOLITAN CHORUS
MUSICA LUMINA ORCHESTRA
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
HYMN OF PRAISE – LOBGESANG
Katherine Werbiansky, soprano; Megan Cook, soprano; Nick Pulikowski, tenor
Marek Rachelski, conductor
3:00 PM Sunday, October 21, 2018 - St. John Brebeuf Church, Niles
MUSICA LUMINA
RETURN TO FRANCE: Debussy and His World
Debussy, Ravel, Faure
3:00 PM Sunday, June 3, 2018 - St. John Brebeuf Church, Niles
NORTH SHORE CHORAL SOCIETY
Requiem - Bob Chilcott
Requiem - Gabriel Faure
3:00 PM Sunday, April 29, 2018 - St. John Brebeuf Church, Niles
MUSICA LUMINA
RAGTIME
Scott Joplin, Irving Berlin, John Williams, Debussy, Satie, Stravinsky
3:00 PM Sunday, March 18, 2018 - St. John Brebeuf Church, Niles
NILES METROPOLITAN CHORUS
MUSICA LUMINA ORCHESTRA
LUIGI CHERUBINI
Overture to Lodoiska
Requiem in c minor
Marek Rachelski, conductor
3:00 PM Sunday, February 11, 2018 - St. John Brebeuf Church, Niles
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
3:00 PM Sunday, December 17, 2017 - St. John Brebeuf Church, Niles
THE LIRA ENSEMBLE
Polish & American Carols
7:00 PM Tuesday, December 12, 2017 - St. John Brebeuf Church, Niles
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
Marek Rachelski, conducting from the harpsichord
8:00 PM Friday, December 8, 2017 - St. John Brebeuf Church, Niles
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
Marek Rachelski, conductor
3:00 PM Sunday, October 29, 2017 - St. John Brebeuf Church, Niles
NILES METROPOLITAN CHORUS
MUSICA LUMINA ORCHESTRA
CHARLES GOUNOD 200TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
St. Cecilia Mass
Excerpts from Faust, Roméo et Juliette
Marek Rachelski, conductor
3:00 PM Sunday, September 24, 2017 - St. John Brebeuf Church, Niles
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
Marek Rachelski, conductor
3:00 PM Sunday, May 14, 2017 - St. John Brebeuf Church, Niles
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
Marek Rachelski, conductor
3:00 PM Sunday, April 30, 2017 - St. John Brebeuf Church, Niles
CHICAGO BASSOON QUARTET
A VIEW FROM ABOVE
Zipoli, Josquin, Corrette, Joplin, Saliba, Schickele,
Hartley, Ravel, Gounod, Lennon & McCartney, Mancini
3:00 PM Sunday, April 2, 2017 - St. John Brebeuf Church, Niles
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
Marek Rachelski, conductor
3:00 PM Sunday, March 5, 2017 - St. John Brebeuf Church, Niles
NORTH SHORE CHORAL SOCIETY
Psalms, New and Old
J. Stone, Haydn, Schubert, V. Thomson, Goodall,
McFerrin, Faure, Dvorak, Sulzer, O’Regan, Bernstein
3:00 PM Sunday, February 26, 2017 - St. John Brebeuf Church, Niles
MUSICA LUMINA PIANO QUARTET
SPANISH MELODIES
Piazzolla, Scarlatti, Soler, Turina, de Falla, Rodrigo, Casals, Obradors, Piazzolla
Ewa Kowcz Fair, soprano; Alfredo Jimenez, tenor
3:00 PM Sunday, January 29, 2017 - St. John Brebeuf Church, Niles
CHICAGO GARGOYLE BRASS
French Symphonies & Tales from Space
Widor, Mullet, W. White, Ravel, Guilmant
2016
7:00 PM Tuesday, December 6, 2016 - St. John Brebeuf Church, Niles
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
Marek Rachelski, conducting from the harpsichord
3:00 PM Sunday, November 20, 2016 - St. John Brebeuf Church, Niles
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
3:00 PM Sunday, October 23, 2016 - St. John Brebeuf Church, Niles
NILES METROPOLITAN CHORUS
MUSICA LUMINA ORCHESTRA
THE CREATION - JOSEPH HAYDN
Alison Wahl, soprano; Nicholas Pulikowski, tenor; Dimitri German, bass
Marek Rachelski, conductor
7:00 PM Tuesday, June 14, 2016 - St. John Brebeuf Church, Niles
LAND OF LAKES CHOIRBOYS
40thAnniversary Tour
3:00 PM Sunday, May 15, 2016 - St. John Brebeuf Church, Niles
MUSICA LUMINA
MUSIC FROM THE SLAVIC WORLD
Biber, Janacek, Martinu, Dvorak
3:00 PM Sunday, April 24, 2016 - St. John Brebeuf Church, Niles
KANTOREI
The Singing Boys of Rockford
7:00 PM Sunday, March 20, 2016 - St. John Brebeuf Church, Niles
NILES METROPOLITAN CHORUS
MUSICA LUMINA ORCHESTRA
REQUIEM MOZART
Maureen Smith, soprano; Jennifer Olenic, alto
Curtis Bannister, tenor; Daniel Johanson, bass
Marek Rachelski, conductor
3:00 PM Sunday, February 21, 2016 - St. John Brebeuf Church, Niles
AVANTI GUITAR TRIO
Vivaldi, Albeniz, Hinson,
Horst, Almeida, Moreira, Bellinari, Boccherini
3:00 PM Sunday, January 17, 2016 - St. John Brebeuf Church, Niles
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
7:00 PM Tuesday, December 1, 2015 - St. John Brebeuf Church, Niles
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
Marek Rachelski, conducting from the harpsichord
3:00 PM Sunday, October 25, 2015 - St. John Brebeuf Church, Niles
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
Marek Rachelski, conductor
3:00 PM Sunday, September 27, 2015 - St. John Brebeuf Church, Niles
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
3:00 PM Sunday, March 29, 2015 - St. John Brebeuf Church, Niles
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
Marek Rachelski, conductor
7:00 PM Sunday, March 8, 2015 - St. John Brebeuf Church, Niles
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
3:00 PM Sunday, February 15, 2015 - St. John Brebeuf Church, Niles
JACK CIMO, GUITAR
Bach, Villa Lobos, Ponce
2014
7:00 PM Tuesday, December 2, 2014 - St. John Brebeuf Church, Niles
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
Marek Rachelski, conducting from the harpsichord
7:00 PM Sunday, October 26, 2014 - St. John Brebeuf Church, Niles
NILES METROPOLITAN CHORUS
MUSICA LUMINA ORCHESTRA
ELIJAH - FELIX MENDELSSOHN
David Govertsen, baritone; Diane Stoic, soprano
Ewa Kowcz Fair, soprano; Alfredo Jimenez, tenor
Marek Rachelski, conductor
8:00 PM Saturday, October 11, 2014 - St. John Brebeuf Church, Niles
THE AGAPE RINGERS
Sherman, Liszt, Moklebust, Li, Cohen, Raney
3:00 PM Sunday, September 14, 2014 - St. John Brebeuf Church, Niles
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
7:00 PM Tuesday, June 17, 2014 - St. John Brebeuf Church, Niles
LAND OF LAKES CHOIRBOYS OF MINNESOTA
Concert Tour 2014
3:00 PM Sunday, April 13, 2014 - St. John Brebeuf Church, Niles
NILES METROPOLITAN CHORUS
MUSICA LUMINA ORCHESTRA
REQUIEMS Gabriel Faure and John Rutter
Marek Rachelski, conductor
8:00 PM Saturday, March 8, 2014 - St. John Brebeuf Church, Niles
THE LIRA SINGERS
Polish American Music
2013
3:00 PM Sunday, December 22, 2013 - St. John Brebeuf Church, Niles
THE ANTHONY KAWALKOWSKI ORCHESTRA
THE LOVE AND PEACE OF CHRISTMAS
Featuring Wayne Messmer
7:00 PM Tuesday, December 3, 2013 - St. John Brebeuf Church, Niles
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
Marek Rachelski, conducting from the harpsichord
3:00 PM Sunday, October 27, 2013 - St. John Brebeuf Church, Niles
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
3:00 PM Sunday, September 8, 2013 - St. John Brebeuf Church, Niles
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