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A Black History Month Celebration with the Chicago Children’s Choir

February 10, 2018, 11:00 am

10/21/16 9:17:51 PM Chicago Children's Choir Red Jacket Optional. © Todd Rosenberg Photography 2016

On Saturday’s broadcast, we feature the Chicago Children’s Choir in a program celebrating Black History Month.

The Chicago Children’s Choir, under the direction of Josephine Lee, reaches over 4,000 students from 57 Chicago zip codes. The choir regularly collaborates with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Lyric Opera of Chicago, and Ravinia Festival. They have also toured all over the world.

In celebration of Black History Month, the choir shares music ranging from traditional spirituals to a South African Zulu song. An entire set of music is also dedicated to Martin Luther King, Jr.

For more information about the Chicago Children’s Choir, please click here.

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Birmingham Sunday, by Richard Farina, arr. Ted Hearne

Strange Fruit, by Abel Meeropol, arr. Kristina Boerger

Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me ‘Round, Civil Rights Movement Song, arr. Mollie Stone

Iindonga ZaJericho, South African Zulu Song

Battle of Jericho, Traditional Spiritual, arr. Moses Hogan

MLK, by U2, arr. Bob Chilcott

Precious Lord, by Thomas A. Dorsey

When Love Wins the Day, by Roger Treece and Don Rosler

One Voice, by W. Mitchell Owens III, Chicago Children’s Choir Composer in Residence

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Introductions is made possible by the generous support of The Negaunee Foundation, the Kiphart Family Foundation, and WFMT members.

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Meet the Host

Robbie Ellis joined the WFMT team as a part-time presenter in 2015, and went full-time in 2020 as the producer and presenter of Introductions. You can also hear him on air on Sunday afternoons. He's fronted a variety of broadcasts and events for WFMT, including hosting Classical Cabaret from the piano. Originally from Auckland, New Zealand, he has a Composition degree from the University of Auckland and started in classical music radio at RNZ Concert. Outside of radio, he has created comedy classical concerts with the Oistrakh Symphony of Chicago and Fourth Coast Ensemble, and he works as a music director at the Chicago Magic Lounge, The Second City, and The Annoyance Theater. Robbie hosts pre-concert talks for Classical Music Chicago, the Grant Park Music Festival, and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra; he has had compositions played by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, among others; and you can find his comedy albums on Bandcamp, Spotify and Apple Music.

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