The Tree of Life Unitarian Universalsit Congregation Adult Choir and guest musicians at the 2014 Holiday concert |
The Adult Choir of the Tree of
Life Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 5603 Bull Valley Road in McHenry,
Illinois will present their annual Holiday Concert on Sunday, December 20,
at 4:30pm.
This year’s concert, Poetry,
Quotes and Song, will feature sacred
and secular music, along with seasonal poems and quotations. The choir will be accompanied
by an eleven piece orchestra.
The choir of more than 25 voices including several soloists will perform songs
which will range from the sacred and traditional to popular seasonal classics, to light
hearted comedy, to an original
composition by Musical Director
Thomas Steffens. One of the largest church choirs in McHenry
County, the Tree of Life ensemble is noted
for its talent, tightness, and breadth of repertoire.
Music Director Thomas Steffens conducted the 2014 performance before a jammed church audience. |
There is no charge for admission. A free will offering will be taken. The collection will go toward scholarships
for choir members in need of financial
assistance for a June, 2016 pilgrimage
to Transylvania, the Hungarian speaking Romanian province
that is home to the oldest Unitarian
churches in the world. The choir will sing at 400 year old churches
and members will learn from the rich
heritage of a religious community
that survived persecution by the Counter
Reformation, the Austro-Hungarian
Empire, Nazis, and Communists.
The Choir is raising money to visit and perform at the oldest Unitarian Churches in the world like the Székelyderzs Unitarian Church in Romania, a United Nations Cultural Heritage Site. |
A reception will follow the performance.
This project is funded in part by
the Fund for Unitarian Universalism.
For more information call the church
office at 815 322-2464, e-mail office@treeoflifeuu.org, or
visit http://treeoflifeuu.org/.
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