McHenry County College (MCC) will
host a two concerts on Sunday in the Luecht Conference Center at MCC.
At 3 p.m., the MCC Concert Band,
under the direction of Paige Lush, Ph.D., will include such selections as
“Mars” from The Planets by Gustav Holst; “Prelude,” “Siciliano” and “Rondo” by
Malcolm Arnold; “El Choclo” by A.G. Villoldo, and “English Folk Song Suite” by
Ralph Vaughan Williams.
In addition, the MCC Chorus, under
the direction of Steven Szalaj and piano accompaniment by Emily Jane Morlan,
will perform an array of songs, with a vocal ensemble performing “The Last Rose
of Summer,” an Irish Folk Song, arranged by Darmon Meader; “I Have Dreamed”
from The King And I by Richard Rodgers, arranged by Kirby Shaw with soloists
Kathryn Madigan, and Jake Seelye.
Songs performed by the full chorus
include: “Veni Sancte Spiritus,” K. 47 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart with soloists
Alexis Artner, Danielle Kattner, Jesse Thielsen and Anthony Colangelo; “Up To
the Mountain” (MLK Song) by Patty Griffin, arranged by Mac Huff with soloists
Renn Hollander, Marianne Ling and Lindsay Tullar; and “People” from Funny Girl
by Jule Styne, arranged by David Lantz III. The finale, “I’m Seventeen Come
Sunday,” an English Folk Song, arranged by Percy Grainger, will be accompanied
by members of the MCC Concert Band.
The concerts are free and open to
the public. The college is located at 8900 U.S. Hwy. 14 in Crystal Lake. For
more information, contact Michael Hillstrom at (815) 479-7814.
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