The Fox Valley Festival Chorus (FVFC) will present two performances of its Winter concert, “Sleigh Bells Ring, Are You Listening?”
The two dates are:
• Saturday, Dec. 14, 3 p.m. at Waubonsee Community College’s Auditorium, Route 47 and Waubonsee Road, Sugar Grove;
• Sunday, Dec. 15, 3 p.m. at Oswego Presbyterian Church, 1976 Route 25, Oswego.
Ticket are $17 for ages 13 to 64 and $12 for ages 12 and under or 65 and older.
Tickets can be purchased from chorus members, or at the door.
The Chorus, under the direction of Mary Beth McCarthy and accompanied by Bonnie Werthmann and the Fox Valley Festival Brass, will sing a selection of sacred and traditional offerings along with melodies guaranteed to enhance the holiday season. A reception will follow each performance.
Providing musical entertainment in the Fox Valley area since 1950, members come from varied backgrounds, from high school students to retirees, and from novice singers to professional musicians.
In addition to presenting concerts in the Fox Valley area, the group sang at Carnegie Hall in 2013 and at Lincoln Center in 2015, both in New York City. In 2017, the Chorus embarked upon a tour of Italy, to perform at the Vatican, in addition to churches, basilicas, and cathedrals in Venice, Florence, and Assisi. Earlier this year, FVFC went to the Silent Night Chapel in Oberndorf bei Salzburg, Austria, Casa Loma Castle in Ontario, the Royal Ontario Museum, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio to perform at these acclaimed venues.
For more information about the chorus or to purchase tickets online for WCC, visit www.foxvalleyfc.org.
— Fox Valley Festival Chorus