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Gage Park and Humboldt Park Neighborhood Choir Program Community Concert

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April 12, 2025

Time

3:00 PM

location

Kelvyn Park High School (4343 W. Wrightwood Ave.)

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This seasonal showcase will bring to life the sounds of Chicago's Gage Park and Humboldt Park neighborhoods through a concert featuring original music, exciting choreography and multimedia presentations.

Tickets

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*

Accessibility

Enter through the main entrance off of North Kostner Ave. This entrance is ADA accessible and leads directly to the auditorium. There is a parking lot and free street parking available. The parking lot can be accessed via West Altgeld St.

Uniting Voices Chicago strives to make music and performance accessible to anyone who wants it. Assistive listening devices are available at the box office desk. There is an elevator to the right side of the main stairs for accessibility. To request accommodations, please email info [at] unitingvoiceschicago [dot] org.

Concert Program

Use this text-only program to access translations using your web browser.

Gage Park and Humboldt Park Neighborhood Choir Community Concert

April 12, 2025

Kelvyn Park High School

CONDUCTORS

Veronica Román-Meyer, Gage Park Neighborhood Choir, Humboldt Park Neighborhood Choir, Salmon P. Chase Elementary School & West Park STEAM Academy
Elisabeth Baker, Richard Yates Elementary School
Alex Bravos, Polaris Charter Academy
Farlanda Buchannon, Darwin Elementary School
Magdalena Delgado, Bernhard Moos Elementary School
Heather Stewart, Alfred Nobel Dual Language 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

Get Amp’d
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 - See Below for Lyrics and Translations

GAGE PARK & HUMBOLDT PARK - ALL & SCHOOL PROGRAM SINGERS
Tschansa (Change)
Lonnie Norwood, Jr.

Still Here
W. Mitchell Owens III

GAGE PARK & HUMBOLDT PARK - ALL
Revelation 19
Jeffrey La Valley

GAGE PARK & HUMBOLDT PARK ALLEGRO
Ton Thé
Trad. French tongue twister; Jeanne & Robert Gilmore; arr. Susan Brumfield

HUMBOLDT PARK PRESTO
Alma llanera
Pedro Gutiérrez; arr. Angel Sauce

GAGE PARK & HUMBOLDT PARK VIVACE & PRESTO
ČhaNté Wašté Hokšíla (My Kind-Hearted Boy)
Trad. Lakota Lullaby; WóolowaNphiyá; arr. Linthicum-Blackhorse

What Happens When A Woman?
Alexandra Olsavsky of Artemisia

GAGE PARK & HUMBOLDT PARK - ALL & SCHOOL PROGRAM SINGERS
Tightrope
Nathaniel Irvin III, Charles Joseph II, Antwan Patton and Janelle Monáe Robinson; arr. Bailey Haynes

GAGE PARK & HUMBOLDT PARK - ALL
Internacionales
Bomba Estéreo; arr. W. Mitchell Owens, III

TODAY'S PERFORMERS

GAGE PARK ALLEGRO
Ximena Blanco
Briana Castelano
Brandon Flores
Marilyn Henderson
Camila Patino
Brina Shields
Pacheco
Guadalupe Tetro
Aida Ventura

GAGE PARK VIVACE
Keiko Hernandez
Anthony Timoteo
Ruby Vasquez

GAGE PARK PRESTO
Sebastian Martinez
Geovanny Rico
Storm Rosemond
Esmeralda Valentin

HUMBOLDT PARK ALLEGRO
Lucy Borntrager
Kairi Chiakulas
Miya Hernandez
Janaiiz Melgar
Josephine Meckler
Cathal O’Shea
Justo Ostroski
Luella Roan
Aura Swanson
Savannah Torres
Sophia Torres

HUMBOLDT PARK VIVACE
Lexie Gray
Harmony Mables
Raia Magana
Addison Sprague
Elise Thomas
Tara Wojciechowska

HUMBOLDT PARK PRESTO
Aalyah Anderson
Sadie Huizenga
Brooklynn Swanson
JadaLove Ramos

MUSICIANS
Adrian Ruiz- Piano
Tim Seisser - Bass
Kellen Boersma - Guitar
Marquis Carter - Drums

The Gage Park and Humboldt Neighborhood Choir Programs supported, in part, by the following:

Bank of America, 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

Salmon P. Chase Elementary School
Jamie Militello, Principal; Jen Cardona-Barton, Liaison

Darwin Elementary School
Daniel De Los Reyes, Principal; Irica Baurer, Liaison

Kelvyn Park High School
Michelle Suttmeier, Principal; Thomas Unger, Assistant Principal; Demetrio Javier, Liaison

Bernhard Moos Elementary School
Kerrin Quezada, Principal; Yolanda Santana-Ayala, Assistant Principal & Liaison

Alfred Nobel Dual Language School
Dr. Manuel Adrianzen, Principal; Crisol Gracia, Liaison

Polaris Charter Academy
Michelle Navarre, Principal; Mandolyn Barrymore, Liaison

West Park STEAM Academy
Dr. Sarah Roche, Principal; Dr. Wynter Malinowski, Assistant Principal & Liaison

Richard Yates Elementary School
Israel Perez, Principal; Elizabeth Rose, Liaison

Thank you to our Program Assistants, Amaranta Flores-Gualtieri & Krystal Navarro.

Tschansa (Change) - Lonnie Norwood, Jr.

Tode, Tode

Abi, Cubo, Dass, Jobi)

Ah dream de change, ah wanna be

Ah am de change, ah wanna see

Tschansa, ah e-e, Tschansa, ah e-e

Dis is de time, de era of me

Ah see uh age we all can be free

Tschansa, ah e-e, Tschansa, ah e-e

Right foot, left foot, breathe, repeat

Leddem talk, o! Gye Nyame

Tschansa (no vex) no wahala

Tschansa (no vex) no wahala

(We move)

Right foot, left foot, breathe, repeat

Sankofa ya head, abi!

Tschansa (no vex) no wahala

Tschansa (no vex) no wahala

Webo tschansa zié

Webo tschansa zié, e, e-e, e-e

Webo lam tschansa

Webo mangine

Webo lam tschansa

Webo mangine, mangine!


Tschansa (Change) - Lonnie Norwood, Jr.

Everyone, Everyone

One, two, three, four

I dream the change, I wanna be

I am the change, I want to see

Change (ah, e-e), change (ah e-e)

This is the time, the era of me

I see an age we all can be free

Change (ah e-e), change (ah e-e)

Right foot, left foot, breathe, repeat

Let them talk, okay! Only God can say

Change (no jokes, no problems)

Change (no jokes, no problems)

(We keep going)

Right foot, left foot, breathe, repeat

Knowing history to inform your future is on your mind, right?

Change (no jokes, no problems)

Change (no jokes, no problems)

We change things

We change things

We are the change,

We imagined.

We are the change,

We imagined.

Still Here - W. Mitchell Owens III

I’ve been up and I’ve been down.

When there was no one around.

I had to look inside myself to find another route.

Even when the skies look gray, I will always find my way.

The truth will set us free, in spite of what we see.

There is no valley that we can’t cross.

I’ve been through the desert, I’ve walked through the fire.

Love is the strongest of all.

That’s why we are still here, we are still strong.

Sending our message, to every home.

And yes, we have the faith.

Even if mountains, crumble today, we will still be here.

We have made it through the years, with our voices loud and clear.

It’s hard to find another place where we’re all hand in hand.

Just keep both feet on the ground.

Don’t you let them tear you down.

Wash away the tears you’ve cried, and push your fears aside.

There is no valley that we can’t cross.

I’ve been through the desert, I’ve walked through the fire.

Love is the strongest of all.

That’s why we are still here, we are still strong.

Sending our message, to every home.

And yes, we have the faith.

Even if mountains, crumble today,

We are here, to pave the way.

We are here, to open our hearts.

We are here to seize a new day, seize a new day, seize a new day

That’s why we are still here, we are still strong.

Sending our message, to every home.

And yes, we have the faith.

Even if mountains, crumble today, fall today,

We will still be here!


Revelation 19 - Jeffery LaValley

Hallelujah, salvation and glory

Honor and power unto the Lord our God

For the Lord our God is mighty

Yes, the Lord our God is omnipotent

The Lord, our God, He is wonderful

Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

Oh - He is wonderful!

Hallelujah, salvation and glory

Honor and power unto the Lord our God

For the Lord our God is mighty

Yes, the Lord our God is omnipotent

The Lord, our God, He is wonderful

Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

Oh - He is wonderful!

All praises be to the King of Kings, and the Lord our God

He is Wonderful

Hallelujah, salvation and glory, honor and power

He is wonderful!

Hallelujah! Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah

He is Wonderful

All praises be to the King of Kings, and the Lord our God

He is Wonderful

Hallelujah, salvation and glory, honor and power

He is wonderful!

Hallelujah! Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah

He is Wonderful

He is wonderful!

Ton Thé - Trad. French tongue twister; Jeanne & Robert Gilmore; arr. Susan Brumfield

Ton thé at'il ote ta toux, ton te? ta toux!

Ton Thé - Trad. French tongue twister; Jeanne & Robert Gilmore; arr. Susan Brumfield

Your tea? Has it removed your cough?

Alma llanera - Pedro Gutiérrez; arr. Angel Sauce

Yo nací en una ribera
del Arauca vibrador,
soy hermana de la espuma,
de las garzas, de las rosas,
soy hermana de la espuma,
de las garzas, de las rosas
y del sol, y del sol.

Me arrulló la viva Diana
de la brisa en el palmar,
y por eso tengo el alma
como el alma primorosa,
y por eso tengo el alma
como el alma primorosa
del cristal, del cristal.

Amo, lloro, canto, sueño
con claveles de pasión,
con claveles de pasión.
Amo, lloro, canto, sueño
para ornar las rubias crines
del potro de mi amador.

Yo nací en una ribera
del Arauca vibrador,
soy hermana de la espuma,
de las garzas, de las rosas
y del sol.


Alma llanera - Pedro Gutiérrez; arr. Angel Sauce

I was born in this bank
of the vibrating Arauca River,
I am sister of its foam,
of the herons, of the roses,
I am sister of its foam,
of the herons, of the roses
and the sun, and the sun.

I was lulled by the vivid reveille
of the breeze in the palm grove,
and so I have the soul
like the exquisite soul,
and so I have the soul
like the exquisite soul
of the crystal, of the crystal.

I love, I weep, I sing, I dream
with carnations of passion,
with carnations of passion.
I love, I weep, I sing, I dream
to adorn the blonde mane
of my lover's colt.


I was born in this bank
of the vibrating Arauca River,
I am sister of its foam,
of the herons, of the roses
and the sun.

ČhaNté Wašté Hokšíla (My Kind-Hearted Boy) - Trad. Lakota Lullaby; WóolowaNphiyá; arr. Linthicum-Blackhorse

Ah hí yé, yo hí eyá

Wé yeló eyá...

Ah hí yé, yo hí eyá,

Ya wé yeló eyá

Ah hí yé, yo hí eyá,

Wé yeló eyá...

Ah hí yé, yo hí eyá,

Ya wé yeló eyá


Čhaŋté wašté hokšíla l-akhé ištíŋma

Haŋhépi kiŋ wašté

Wé yeló eyá

Čhaŋté wašté hokšíla l-akhé ištíŋma

Haŋhépi kiŋ wašté

Wé yeló eyá,

Wé yeló eyá,

Wé yeló eyá.


Ah hí yé, yo hí eyá

Wé yeló eyá...

Ah hí yé, yo hí eyá,

Ya wé yeló eyá

Ah hí yé, yo hí eyá,

Wé yeló eyá...

Ah hí yé, yo hí eyá,

Ya wé yeló eyá


Čhaŋté wašté hokšíla l-akhé ištíŋma

Haŋhépi kiŋ wašté

Wé yeló eyá

Čhaŋté wašté hokšíla l-akhé ištíŋma

Haŋhépi kiŋ wašté

Wé yeló eyá...

Ya wé yeló eyá


Ah hí yé, yo hí eyá

Wé yeló eyá...

Ah hí yé, yo hí eyá,

Ya wé yeló eyá

Ah hí yé, yo hí eyá,

Wé yeló eyá...

Ah hí yé, yo hí eyá,

Ya wé yeló eyá


Čhaŋté wašté hokšíla l-akhé ištíŋma

Haŋhépi kiŋ wašté

Wé yeló eyá

Čhaŋté wašté hokšíla l-akhé ištíŋma

Haŋhépi kiŋ wašté

Wé yeló eyá,

Wé yeló eyá,

Wé yeló eyá.



ČhaNté Wašté Hokšíla (My Kind-Hearted Boy) - Trad. Lakota Lullaby; WóolowaNphiyá; arr. Linthicum-Blackhorse

Ah I say, I say to you

I am speaking to you...

Ah I say, I say to you

To you I am saying it

Ah I say, I say to you

I am speaking to you...

Ah I say, I say to you

To you I am saying it

My kind-hearted boy go to sleep

Tomorrow will be nice

I am speaking to you

My kind-hearted boy go to sleep

Tomorrow will be nice

I am speaking to you,

I am speaking to you,

I am speaking to you.


Ah I say, I say to you

I am speaking to you...

Ah I say, I say to you

To you I am saying it

Ah I say, I say to you

I am speaking to you...

Ah I say, I say to you

To you I am saying it


My kind-hearted boy go to sleep

Tomorrow will be nice

I am speaking to you

My kind-hearted boy go to sleep

Tomorrow will be nice

I am speaking to you,

To you I am saying it

Ah I say, I say to you

I am speaking to you...

Ah I say, I say to you

To you I am saying it

Ah I say, I say to you

I am speaking to you...

Ah I say, I say to you

To you I am saying it


My kind-hearted boy go to sleep

Tomorrow will be nice

I am speaking to you

My kind-hearted boy go to sleep

Tomorrow will be nice

I am speaking to you,

I am speaking to you,

I am speaking to you.

What Happens When A Woman? - Alexandra Olsavsky of Artemisia

What happens when a woman takes power?

What happens when she won't back down?

What happens when a woman takes power?

What happens, what happens


What happens when a woman takes power?

What happens when she won't back down?

What happens when a woman takes power?

What happens, what happens


What happens when a woman takes power?

What happens when she won't back down?

What happens when a woman takes power?

What happens when she wears the crown?


What happens when she rules her own body?

What happens when she sets the beat?

What happens when she bows to nobody?

What happens when she stands on her own two feet?


What happens when a woman takes power?

What happens when she won't back down?

What happens when a woman takes power?

What happens, what happens


What happens when a woman takes power?

What happens when she won't back down?

What happens when a woman takes power?

What happens when she wears the crown?


Woah, we rise above.

Woah, we lead with love.

Woah, we have won.

We are one.

We've just begun.

Woah, we rise above.

Woah, we lead with love.

Woah, we have won.

We are one.

We've just begun.


What happens when a woman takes power?

What happens when she won't back down?

What happens when a woman takes power?

What happens, what happens


What happens when a woman takes power?

What happens when she won't back down?

What happens when a woman takes power?

What happens, what happens


What happens when a woman takes power?

What happens when she won't back down?

What happens when a woman takes power?

What happens, what happens


What happens, what happens

What happens when she wears the crown



Tightrope - Janelle Monáe

Some people talk about ya like they know all about ya

When you get down, they doubt ya

And when you tip it on the scene

Yeah, they talkin' 'bout it

'Cause they can't tip on the scene

They just talk about it

T-t-t-talkin' 'bout it


When you get elevated

They love it or they hate it

You dance up on them haters

Keep getting funky on the scene

While they jumpin' round ya

They trying to take all of your dreams

But you can't allow it


'Cause baby, whether you're high or low

Whether you're high or low

You gotta tip on the tightrope

T-t-t-tip on the tightrope

Baby, baby, whether you're high or low

Baby, whether you're high or low

You got to tip on the tightrope

Now let me see you do the tightrope

And I'm still tippin' on it


Some people talk about ya like they know all about ya

When you get down, they doubt ya

And when you tip it on the scene

Yeah, they talkin' 'bout it

'Cause they can't tip on the scene

They just talk about it

T-t-t-talkin' 'bout it


When you get elevated

They love it or they hate it

You dance up on them haters

Keep getting funky on the scene

While they jumpin' round ya

They trying to take all of your dreams

But you can't allow it


'Cause baby, whether you're high or low

Whether you're high or low

You gotta tip on the tightrope

T-t-t-tip on the tightrope

Baby, baby, whether you're high or low

Baby, whether you're high or low

You got to tip on the tightrope

Now let me see you do the tightrope

And I'm still tippin' on it


You can't get too high (we can't get too high)

I said you can't get too low (We can't get too low)

Ha, 'cause you get too high (You can't get too high)

No, you'll surely be low (No, you'll surely be low)

One, two, three, oh


'Cause baby, whether you're high or low

Whether you're high or low

You gotta tip on the tightrope

T-t-t-tip on the tightrope

Baby, baby, whether you're high or low

Baby, whether you're high or low

You got to tip on the tightrope

Now let me see you do the tightrope

And I'm still tippin' on it


Internacionales - Bomba Estereo

Mezcla’o, somos mezcla’o

La misma historia con otro sabor

Venimos de todos lados

Con baile, ritmo y mucho color

Entonces baila conmigo

Que esta mezcla rompa el hielo

y rompa el brillo

Mezcla’o de todos lados

Cambiando, somos piel y corazón

Sí, somo' la sangre que corre

en las venas

Sí, es el sentir de mi raíz, so

Yo soy un colombiano, yo soy americano

Yo soy un ciudadano del mundo

Yo soy un mexicano, yo soy dominicano

De la misma raza, el mismo color

¡Baila, baila!

Que para bailar no necesita' lengua

¡Baila, baila!

Vamos a bailar en la misma fiesta

Yo soy un colombiano, yo soy americano

Yo soy un ciudadano del mundo

Yo soy un mexicano, yo soy dominicano

De la misma raza, el mismo color

Somos los originales,

súper internacionales

Escuchamos tus consejos

y aprendemos tus modales

Y aunque somo' diferente',

a la vez somos iguales

En la misma situación,

en distinto' lugares

Somos internacionales,

sin importar cuántos ni cuáles

Somos los originales,

somos internacionales

Sí, somo' la sangre que corre

en las venas

Sí, es el sentir de mi raíz, so

Yo soy un colombiano, yo soy americano

Yo soy un ciudadano del mundo

Yo soy un mexicano, yo soy dominicano

De la misma raza, el mismo color

¡Baila, baila!

Que para bailar no necesita' lengua

¡Baila, baila!

Vamos a bailar en la misma fiesta

Yo soy un colombiano, yo soy americano

Yo soy un ciudadano del mundo

Yo soy un mexicano, yo soy dominicano

De la misma raza, el mismo color

¡Eh! Todo el mundo

Es que yo siento así, volver a la raíz

(Yo pertenezco aquí)

En el mismo lugar, en el mismo lugar

(Yo pertenezco aquí)

En el mismo lugar, en el mismo lugar

Sí, somo' la sangre que corre

en las venas

Sí, es el sentir de mi raíz, so

Yo soy un colombiano, yo soy americano

Yo soy un ciudadano del mundo

Yo soy un mexicano, yo soy dominicano

De la misma raza, el mismo color

¡Baila, baila!

Que para bailar no necesita' lengua

¡Baila, baila!

Vamos a bailar en la misma fiesta

Yo soy un colombiano, yo soy americano

Yo soy un ciudadano del mundo

Yo soy un mexicano, yo soy dominicano

De la misma raza, el mismo color

Internacionales - Bomba Estereo

Mixed, we are mixed

The same story with another flavor

We come from everywhere

With dance, rhythm and lots of color

Then dance with me

Let this mixture break the ice

and break the shine

Mixed from everywhere

Changing, we are skin and heart

Yes, we're the blood that runs

through our veins

Yes, it's the feeling of my roots, so

I am a Colombian, I am American

I am a citizen of the world

I am a Mexican, I am a Dominican

The same race, the same color

Dance, dance!

To dance you don't need a language

Dance, dance!

Let's dance at the same party

I am a Colombian, I am American

I am a citizen of the world

I am a Mexican, I am a Dominican

The same race, the same color

We are the originals,

super international

We listen to your advice

and learn your manners

And although we are different,

at the same time we are equals

In the same situation

in different places

We are international,

It doesn't matter how many or what

We are the originals,

we are international

Yes, we're the blood that runs

through our veins

Yes, it's the feeling of my roots, so

I am a Colombian, I am American

I am a citizen of the world

I am a Mexican, I am a Dominican

The same race, the same color

Dance, dance!

To dance you don't need a language

Dance, dance!

Let's dance at the same party

I am a Colombian, I am American

I am a citizen of the world

I am a Mexican, I am a Dominican

The same race, the same color

Hey! The whole world

This is how I feel, return back to our roots

(I belong here)

In the same place, in the same place

(I belong here)

In the same place, in the same place

Yes, we're the blood that runs

through our veins

Yes, it's the feeling of my roots, so

I am a Colombian, I am American

I am a citizen of the world

I am a Mexican, I am a Dominican

The same race, the same color

Dance, dance!

To dance you don't need a language

Dance, dance!

Let's dance at the same party

I am a Colombian, I am American

I am a citizen of the world

I am a Mexican, I am a Dominican

The same race, the same color

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