This seasonal showcase will bring to life the sounds of Chicago's Beverly neighborhood through a concert featuring original music, exciting choreography and multimedia presentations.
Learn more about the Beverly Neighborhood Choir.
Tickets are $10* per person, available for purchase at the concert. All seating is general admission. Doors open 30 minutes prior to showtime.
*Uniting Voices Chicago has a pay-what-you-can policy, allowing guests to pay as much or as little as they like per ticket, including requesting free tickets if desired*
A public parking lot is adjacent to the school and is accessible off of W. 99th St. between S. Avers Ave. and S. Springfield Ave. The auditorium is toward the back of the parking lot and is marked as Mother McAuley Theatre from the outside. Wheelchair seating is available in the auditorium.
Uniting Voices Chicago strives to make music and performance accessible to anyone who wants it. To request accommodations, please email info [at] unitingvoiceschicago [dot] org.
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Beverly Neighborhood Choir Community Concert
April 10, 2025
Mother McCauley High School
CONDUCTORS
Bailey Haynes
Beverly Neighborhood Choir, Elizabeth H. Sutherland Elementary School, Orville T. Bright Elementary School, Theophilus Schmid Elementary School, Langston Hughes STEM Elementary School, Mahalia Jackson Elementary School, Higgins Community Academy Elementary School, Edgar Allan Poe Classical School, Gresham School of Excellence, Kate Starr Kellogg Elementary School
ABOUT UNITING VOICES CHICAGO
Founded in 1956 at the dawn of the Civil Rights Movement, Uniting Voices Chicago (formerly Chicago Children’s Choir) empowers and unites youth from diverse backgrounds to find their voice and celebrate their common humanity through the power of music. As a leading nonprofit organization, we serve thousands of youth ages 6-18 from every zip code of Chicago through transformative and accessible music education programs and performance opportunities.
AFTER THE SHOW
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Give Your Child the Power of Song Registration is now open for our 2025-26 Neighborhood Choir Program! Early Bird tuition rates apply through June 30. Learn more
about Uniting Voices Chicago and our sliding scale tuition at unitingvoiceschicago.org/join
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May 22 | Navy Pier
Paint the Town Red is one of our biggest events of the year, uniting singers from across the city. This year, we’re taking the stage at Navy Pier! Join us for a morning or evening performance with the skyline as our backdrop. Learn more about this and other exciting events at unitingvoiceschicago.org/upcoming-events
CONCERT PROGRAM
BEVERLY - ALL & SCHOOL PROGRAM SINGERS
Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing
James Weldon Johnson & J. Rosemond Johnson; arr. Farlanda Buchannon and Tyler Henderson; inspired by the Recording of Black Alley
BEVERLY - ALLEGRO
Ngiculela
Stevie Wonder; arr. George Cooper
BEVERLY - VIVACE & PRESTO
Bist Du Bei Mir
Linda Steen Spevacek
Victory
Kenny Lewis; soloists Khareem Washington, Brandon Lampkin
BEVERLY - ALL
Cuando Se Acabara
Manny Oquendo & Libre; soloist Taraji Lee
Dona Nobis Pacem
Ascribed to W. A. Mozart
Words
Donald Lawrence; soloists Lincon Reed, Giselle Brown, Sydney Zamora, Nia Ballard, Imani Ballard
BEVERLY - PRESTO
Rain
Arr. Sunday Service
BEVERLY - ALL
I Can’t Breathe/Inner City Blues
Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II, Gabriella Wilson, Tiara Thomas, Marvin Gaye & James Nyx Jr.; arr. Bailey Haynes; spoken word by Imani Ballard
ALL
Still Here
W. Mitchell Owens III
TODAY'S PERFORMERS
ALLEGRO
Sam Amacker
Leland Caston
Caden Cleggett
Hannah Cole
Caleb Gant
Vivian Hobbs
Daniel Jones
Winter Kman
Asia Lewis
Niya Lewis
Nima Mallory
Maddy Rhodes
Jaxen Roney
Nia-Skyy Taylor
Sarah- Santi Taylor
Nowa Thomas
Tambii Wilson
VIVACE
Harper Barnett-Pugh
Laila Branton
Giselle Brown
Zahari Cockroft
Laila Dockery
Kennedy Dooley
Jazmine DuBose
London Gregoire
Charley Herman
Ivan Johnson
Sean Jones
Jordyn Keys
Norianna Lasenby
Madison McCreary
Callia Muhammad
Kaylah Reed
Lincon Reed
Rafael Ruelas
Quentin Wells
Shamiya Washington
Eleyna Williams
Madison Williams
Georgina Yata-Claypool
Sam Zavala
PRESTO
Lois Amoako
Nia Ballard
Imani Ballard
Chase Griggs
Taylor Jones
Taraji Lee
Tamya Malone
Afua Rashid
Khareem
Washington
MUSICIANS
George Cooper - Piano
Isaiah Webb - Bass
Dave Hiltebrand - Guitar
Daniel Piolet - Drums
Robert Tucker - Alto Saxophone
John Houston - Tenor Saxophone
Brian Mayo - Trombone
Miles Smith - Trumpet
Brandon Lampkin - Guest Soloist
The Beverly Neighborhood Choir is supported, in part, by the following:
Crown Family Philanthropies, Illinois Arts Council Agency, Lloyd A. Fry Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, PEoples Gas Community Fund at the Chicago Community Foundation, Charles and M.R. Shapiro Foundation, Siragusa Family Foundation
Special Thanks
Beverly Arts Center
Orville T. Bright Elementary School
Alicia Lewis, Principal; Jan Turner, Liaison
Gresham School of Excellence
Kimberly Oliver, Principal; Timothy King, Liaison
Thomas J. Higgins Elementary
Community Academy
Charnette House, Principal;
Pamela Williams, Liaison
Langston Hughes
STEM Elementary School
Kimbreana Taylor-Goode, Principal;
Katherine Courtenay, Liaison
Kate Starr Kellogg Elementary School
Dr. Cory Overstreet, Principal
Mahalia Jackson Elementary School
Tracey Redmond, Principal; Sherisse Lucas, Liaison
Edgar Allan Poe Classical School
Eric Dockery, Principal
Theophilus Schmid Elementary School
Tenesha Hatter, Principal; Cha’Ron Bradley, Assistant Principal & Liaison
Elizabeth H. Sutherland Elementary School
Margaret Burns, Principal; Anne Gulley, Assistant Principal & Liaison
Thank you to our Program Assistant, Tina Villapando.