Chicago Children’s Choir renamed as Uniting Voices Chicago, honoring group’s evolution

CHICAGO (WLS) — With hovering melodies and seamless harmonies, the Chicago Youngsters’s Choir ushered in a brand new season.

However, the live performance at Navy Pier was additionally a celebration. The group that is introduced music into the faculties and lives of hundreds of younger folks from each Chicago neighborhood.

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The group’s new identify, “Uniting Voices Chicago,” is greater than a reputation. It’s a reflection of the group’s evolution.

For over 65 years, the nonprofit program, which is definitely a community of choirs, has grown into one of many metropolis’s most essential cultural establishments and civic ambassadors.

“We’ve hundreds of youngsters that we convey collectively from all walks of life, and I feel that’s so essential that our identify displays what we do. It is not solely about uniting the younger folks, nevertheless it’s additionally uniting our group at massive,” stated Uniting Voices Chicago President Josephine Lee. “Our imaginative and prescient is to create a extra harmonious world in a world that’s nonetheless divided.”

What will not change, stated academics and members, is a dedication to schooling and broadening views.

“In 10 years, 20 years, 50 years, I might need forgotten the music. However, I’ll always remember the people who have formed me on this group,” stated Wren Pfetcher, a member of Uniting Voices Chicago.

The group, which has carried out on 5 continents, was in Egypt over the summer season. On this upcoming season, a whole bunch of live shows are deliberate, together with collaborations with Lyric Opera and Chicago Opera Theater.