Music

Luther College Nordic Choir, one of the top college choirs in the nation, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Monday, January 30, at Downers Grove First United Methodist Church.

The performance by the 66-member Nordic Choir is open to the public with no charge for admission, with free-will donations accepted.

The 2017 Nordic Choir tour program includes selections from the following: "O Day Full of Grace" arranged by F. Melius Christiansen, "The Road Home" by Stephen Paulus, and "Always Singing" by Dale Warland, as well as hymn-arrangements, spirituals and the traditional Nordic Choir closing piece "O Lord God" by Pavel Chesnokov.

The concert is part of Nordic Choir's 2017 tour of the Midwest. The choir tours annually and has performed around the world, appearing in Norway, England, Ireland, Germany, Russia, Poland, Hungary, Romania, the Baltic countries, Mexico and the Caribbean. Nordic Choir has also appeared throughout the United States, performing in such well-known concert halls as Lincoln Center in New York and the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Most recently, the choir traveled to Italy and performed in Rome, Florence and Venice.

Nordic Choir, founded in 1946, enjoys national and international acclaim as a premier collegiate choral ensemble in the United States. This year's ensemble is directed during January by guest conductor Jeffrey Douma, professor of conducting at Yale University. Douma was preceded by the leadership of Allen Hightower, Craig Arnold and the 57-year tenure of Weston Noble.

Join us as we welcome the Pure Sound Youth Choir, a dynamic youth choir for grades 6-12, of Bethany United Methodist Church in Austin, Texas as they present Refuge, their Summer Tour 2016 concert here at DGFUMC.

Tuesday, June 23
7:00 p.m.

The Sr. High Revelation Choir from Custer Road United Methodist Church in Plano, Texas will present their Unity concert at DGFUMC as part of a 10-day tour of the Midwest beginning June 18. Stops include Memphis, TN; Nashville, TN; Georgetown, IN; West Lafayette, IN; Chicago, IL; Potosi, MO; Springfield, MO; and Tulsa, OK.

The 96-member choir is made up of high school youth – freshmen to seniors – who provide the music for the church’s 9:00 a.m. worship service every Sunday. Custer Road United Methodist Church is a congregation of approximately 5,500 members from the Plano area, 20 miles north of Dallas.

Under the direction of the Rev. Tim Morrison, this year the choir will present a 60-minute collection of anthems with a theme of Unity in a variety of styles ranging from classical to pop, gospel to South African, and spiritual to traditional. The production includes scripture, choreography, sign language, and drama to showcase the talent and energy of the choir which has traveled throughout the United States over the past 29 years.