Tonight, student musicians from 5 schools joined forces to celebrate choral music in Downers Grove and the surrounding communities. Choirs from Eisenhower Junior High School, Puja Modi, director; Jefferson Junior High School, Alex Buda, director; Lakeview Junior High School, Jenny Berman, director; and O'Neill Middle School, Glen Sorgattz, director, joined forces with students from the DGS Choirs for this annual festival. Following an afternoon filled with sectionals, pizza, rehearsals and t-shirts, the DGS Overtones, Treble Ensemble, Chamber Singers and Madrigal Singers lead off a concert that concluded with the combined choirs performing two numbers. Special thanks to the DGS Choral Music Team of Joy Belt-Roselieb, Laura Coster, and Belford Hernandez for formulating the events for the afternoon and evening. "The foundation of the DGS choral program is in our strong sender school programs." said DGS Department Chairman Glenn Williams. "The spirit of vertical collaboration for the sake of choral music performance is impressive indeed." For more information about DGS Choirs, contact Glenn Williams at
gwilliams@csd99.org.
Tonight, student musicians from 5 schools joined forces to celebrate choral music in Downers Grove and the surrounding communities. Choirs from Eisenhower Junior High School, Puja Modi, director; Jefferson Junior High School, Alex Buda, director; Lakeview Junior High School, Jenny Berman, director; and O'Neill Middle School, Glen Sorgattz, director, joined forces with students from the DGS Choirs for this annual festival. Following an afternoon filled with sectionals, pizza, rehearsals and t-shirts, the DGS Overtones, Treble Ensemble, Chamber Singers and Madrigal Singers lead off a concert that concluded with the combined choirs performing two numbers. Special thanks to the DGS Choral Music Team of Joy Belt-Roselieb, Laura Coster, and Belford Hernandez for formulating the events for the afternoon and evening. "The foundation of the DGS choral program is in our strong sender school programs." said DGS Department Chairman Glenn Williams. "The spirit of vertical collaboration for the sake of choral music performance is impressive indeed." For more information about DGS Choirs, contact Glenn Williams at gwilliams@csd99.org.