Catch free fine arts events this week
Monday, June 1st, 2009
Womens Chorale
This season’s schedule of fine & performing arts events at North Central College is winding down. There’s still time to catch FREE events this week! And be sure to check back on June 22 for exciting news about the 2009-10 season.
On Friday, June 5, North Central College’s 39-member Women’s Chorale will give a preview performance for its upcoming concert tour to Europe June 15-24. The free performance begins at 7:30 p.m. in Wentz Concert Hall at the Fine Arts Center, 171 E. Chicago Ave., and will feature works by Holst, Friderici, Henderson, Hatfield, Clausen and others, as well as the commissioned piece “Breath of God” by Gwyneth Walker. Directed by Ramona Wis, Mimi Rolland Professor in the Fine Arts, faculty members will also perform, including flutist Marie Bennett, pianist Barbara Vanderwall and sopranos Linda Ogden Hagen and Victoria VerHoven.
On Saturday, June 6, join the North Central College Flute Choir and members of the flute studio for an afternoon of chamber and solo flute music under the direction of applied music faculty member Marie Bennett. The “Flute Extravaganza” starts at 4 p.m. in Wentz Concert Hall at the Fine Arts Center, 171 E. Chicago Ave. Admission is free.
On Sunday, June 7, North Central College’s NCC Express show choir will sing and dance to a collection of Broadway and contemporary tunes for its year-end performance at 6 p.m. in Pfeiffer Hall, 310 E. Benton Ave.
