The Choral-Aires Chorus joins Sweet Adelines International choruses worldwide in the first annual global membership drive titled “One Voice, One Message.” Women from Chicagoland and beyond are invited to see what it is like to be a part of a barbershop chorus from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, January 28, at the Redeemer Lutheran Church Recreation Center (345 S. Kenilworth Avenue, Elmhurst). Chorus members and visitors alike will learn new songs and new choreography and then perform via Skype for a similar gathering of members in Portage, Mich. More information about this free event can be found on the Chorus website at www.choral-aires.com or by contacting Valerie Baxter at 630.279.1439 or vbaxter@sbcglobal.net.
More than 100 women from Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin sing tight harmonies a cappella (without instrumentation) with the Choral-Aires Chorus, a Sweet Adelines International medaling chorus, and the 2008 Lake Michigan Region 3 Champion. This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency. More information about the Chorus can be found at their website, http://choral-aires.com.
