Uniting Voices Explained

Uniting Voices
Formation:1956
Type:Youth organization
Status:Non-profit organization
Headquarters:First Unitarian Church of Chicago, Chicago
Leader Title:Co-founders
Leader Name:Christopher Moore
Website:https://www.unitingvoiceschicago.org/

Uniting Voices (formerly the Chicago Children's Choir) is a non-profit organization, founded in 1956 at First Unitarian Church of Chicago.

Organization

Founded in Hyde Park in 1956, Uniting Voices has grown from one choir into a network of in-school and after-school programs serving nearly 5,000 students across the city of Chicago. Noteworthy faculty include Josephine Lee who currently serves as president and artistic director, Judy Hanson, senior associate artistic director, W Mitchell Owens, composer-in-residence, Lonnie Norwood, Director of Africana studies, and John Goodwin, principal pianist and resident conductor.

History

In 1956 during the Civil Rights Movement, the late Rev. Christopher Moore founded the multiracial, multicultural Chicago Children's Choir at Hyde Park's First Unitarian Church of Chicago.[1] He believed that youth from diverse backgrounds could better understand each other - and themselves - by learning to make beautiful music together. Today, the choir is fully independent and serves all of Chicago from its home in the Chicago Cultural Center.

Distinguished singers included David Edmonds, who performed with the choir from 1970 to 1977. He sang classical, folk and spiritual pieces as lead soloist in numerous concerts, both in Chicago and on national tours. He can be heard on the choir's 1972 album Chicago Children's Choir Sings at Orchestra Hall. Edmonds also performed with the Joffrey Ballet, the Rockefeller Chapel Orchestra and Chorus, and the Bretton Woods Boy Singers. He died from AIDS complications in 1990.[2]

Uniting Voices has performed at Ravinia Festival,[3] Ravello Festival,[4] Chicago Symphony Orchestra,[5] Lyric Opera of Chicago,[6] and the Kennedy Center.[7]

Discography

Albums

Singles

Other appearances

Notable Live Appearances

Tours

Voice of Chicago (formerly Concert Choir) tours:

Concert Choir tours:

Notes and References

  1. News: Christopher Moore, 57 (obituary). Heise. Kenan. July 7, 1987. 2015-12-18.
  2. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1990-10-19/news/9003270750_1_joffrey-ballet-orchestra-hall-classical-stations Heise, Kenan (October 19, 1990). "David Edmonds, Former Choir Soloist (obituary)," Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2016-07-22.
  3. Web site: 2023-08-02 . Great Performances on PBS Premieres Ravinia's 2022 Performance of Leonard Bernstein’s Kaddish Symphony . 2024-07-17 . Ravinia Backstage . en-US.
  4. Web site: Chicago Children's Choir - Wed, Jul 12, 2017 @ 18:00 - Ravello - Amalfi Coast, Italy . 2024-07-17 . www.ravello.com . en.
  5. Web site: Carmina burana Chicago Symphony Orchestra . 2024-07-17 . Experience the Chicago Symphony Orchestra . en-us.
  6. Web site: Carmen . 2024-07-17 . www.lyricopera.org . en.
  7. Web site: Schiedenhelm . Ashley . 2024-04-03 . Uniting Voices Chicago youth choir is headed to Kennedy Center in D.C. - CBS Chicago . 2024-07-17 . www.cbsnews.com . en-US.
  8. Web site: Stream Our Music .
  9. Web site: Long Way Home .
  10. Web site: Tragic Boogie credits. Discogs.
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  12. KAROL G - Mientras Me Curo Del Cora (Live on Saturday Night Live) . 2023-04-17 . KarolGVEVO . 2024-07-15 . YouTube.
  13. Web site: Voice of Chicago Performs at NASCARChicago 2024 . 2024-07-15 . Uniting Voices . en.

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