Chicago’s most inspirational concert
tonight’s program
Featuring Voice of Chicago
and select Dimension and Neighborhood Choir Program singers
COCKTAIL HOUR
LA VIDA ES UN CARNAVAL
Victor Daniel; arr. Joaquín García Chaia;
choreography by Jorge Alvarez
SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW/edelweiss
Harold Arlen, Oscar Hammerstein II, E.Y. Harburg & Richard Rodgers;
as interpreted by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole;
arr. W. Mitchell Owens III
SOMEWHERE
Music by Leonard Bernstein, words by Stephen Sondheim;
arr. Thomas Cabaniss
DINNER
HONORING chance the rapper
CHANCE THE RAPPER TRIBUTE MEDLEY
(“SUNDAY CANDY,” “BLESSINGS,” “HOW GREAT ” & “SPEED OF LIGHT ”)
Songs by Elpadaro Allah, Chancelor Bennett, Bryon
Cage, Edmond Martin Cash, Dexter Coleman, Nathan
Fox, Fred Hammond, Greg Landfair Jr, Carter Lang,
Øbed, Jabari Rayford, Jesse Reeves, Nicolas Segal,
Bryan James Sledge, Chris Tomlin, Marvin Winans, Peter
Wilkins & Jamila Woods;
arr. W. Mitchell Owens III;
choreography by Taylor Edwards
TOGETHER
Chancelor Bennett, James Brown, Cynthia Erivo,
Nathan Fox, Matt Jones & Peter Wilkins
NJENGEBHADI LIBHADULA
Xhosa folk song based on Psalm 42
AEKLAA CHOLO RE
Rabinranadth Tagore
STAND UP (World premiere!)
W. Mitchell Owens III
AUCTION
GLORY
Lonnie Lynn, Che Smith & John Stephens
PADDLE RAISE
DESSERT
CHAINSMOKERS MEDLEY
(“ROSES” & “USED TO CALL”)
Elizabeth Mencel, Alex Pall & Andrew Taggart;
arr. Josephine Lee & W. Mitchell Owens III
AFTER PARTY (21+)
TRANSLATIONS
LA VIDA ES UN CARNAVAL
Translation:
Verse:
Anyone thinking
that life is unfair,
Needs to know that’s not the case,
that life is beautiful,
you must live it.
Anyone thinking he’s alone
and that that’s bad
Needs to know that’s not the case,
that in life no one is alone,
there’s always someone.
Chorus:
Ay, there’s no need to cry,
because life is a carnival,
It’s more beautiful to live singing.
Oh-oh-oh (3x)
Carnaval
There’s no need to cry
Carnaval
We live to sing
For those that complain a lot.
For those that only criticize.
For those that use weapons.
For those that pollute us.
For those that make war.
For those that live in sin.
For those that mistreat us.
For those that make us.
Lyrics:
Intro:
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ahh, waa, ahh, ahh
Verso:
Todo aquel que piense
que la vida es desigual
Tiene que saber que no es así
Que la vida es una hermosura,
hay que vivirla
Todo aquel que piense que está solo
y que está mal
Tiene que saber que no es así
Que en la vida no hay nadie solo,
siempre hay alguien
Coro:
Ay, no hay que llorar
Que la vida es un carnaval
Y es más bello vivir cantando
Oh-oh-oh (3x)
Carnaval
No hay que llorar
Carnaval
Hay que vivir cantando (3x)
Para aquellos que se quejan tanto (Fuá)
Para aquellos que solo critican (Fuá)
Para aquellos que usan las armas (Fuá)
Para aquellos que nos contaminan (Fuá)
Para aquellos que hacen la guerra (Fuá)
Para aquellos que viven pecando (Fuá)
Para aquellos que nos maltratan (Fuá)
Para aquellos que nos contagian (Fuá)
NJENGEBHADI LIBHADULA
Translation:
As the antelope wanders
longing for the spring
it also longs
my heart
tonight’s performers
VOICE OF CHICAGO
Directed by Josephine Lee & Judy Hanson
Pearl Marino-Beard
Simone Marino-Beard+
Jada Love Martinez Ramos
Landyn McClain+*
Bennet McConkey*
Frances Mulcahey+
Danielle Murray
Elizabeth Neveu+
Naomi Nobles-Vincent
Zoey Obregon+
Jackson O’Brien+
Seamus O’Shea
Charli Oldham
Zoe Ongay
Luciana Domenica Pacilli
Grace Parisi
Morgan Parker+
Klimek Pawlina
Karina Perez*
Mia Pensinger-Sok
Ehlery Petersen+
Morgan Robinson+*
Rohan Rodrigo*
Anthony Rosario+*
Samir Selvy*
Shreya Sharma*
Helena Sheikh+
Lucy Shirrell+
Zachary Simberg
Naava Stein+
Elsie Stirling
Lou Stofft
Max Stone+
George Stoops+
Ella St. John+
Marina Suarez-Espinoza
Autumn Taylor*
Aris Velasquez
Kamryn Walker+
Katelynn Walters
Eliot Warren+*
Zoey Wax+*
Kaylee Wellington+
Quentin Wells*
Pepper Wilbur+
Eleyna Williams
Emma Yoon+
Marko Zafirovski*
Sophie Aye
Imani Ballard*
Charlie Blackburn
Vivienne Bonnuer+
Morgan Boyd-Shields+
Blaze Brown+
Margaret Cafarelli+
Daelyn Calloway*
Elisabeth Cami+*
Sophia Chandler
Kinza Clarkson+
Jamion Cotten+*
Ellis Curry+
Vera Cyrenne+
Christian Davis
Annie DeMarea*
Calvin DuFloth+
Jaxon DuFloth+
Josephine Eliasik+
Samantha Faris
Lila Finegold+
Truman Foreit
Reed Francez+
Mercedes Gong+*
Kennedy Grooms+
Sofia Guterriez-Uribe+*
Esther Hague+
Jayden Hatcher+*
Miles Hawry
Lucas Hernandez-Suster*
Emily Herrera+
Josiah Hill+*
Amelia Holly+*
Sadie Huizenga
Alethia Ikem+
Ayla Kaynor+
Joslyn Kaynor
Ian Kelley+*
Bridie Kelly+
Emily Kirkpatrick+*
Lillian Krane +
Salome Kuhr
Suhail Kuznetsov+*
Zola Kuzwayo+
Raiva Lessing
Avery Levitt+
Alayna Mack+
Sahana Malkani
+Encore/ *Groove
alumni
Special Guest Jamila Woods
Isaac Akers
Alex (Lexi) du Buclet
Chloe Johnson
Brandon Lampkin
Mitchell Owens
Tramaine Parker
Michael Preacely
Nikita Sekhar
dimension and neighborhood choir program singers
Ashiyana Adukia-Hornbeck
James Almond
Mamtantambe Andeyaba
Thea Black
Lucy Borntrager
Scarlett Burnett
David Cami
Renee Das
Veronica DeLew
Brandon Flores
Leyla Foley
Jared Gong
Ari Gumeran
Evan Hatchimonji
Clara Heyman
Sophia Hickombottom
Raia Magana
Maya Manglavil
Isaac Martin
Honor Martinez
Abraham Monge
Kira Patel
Lincon Reed
Emilia Rener
Lou Roberts
Rafael Ruelas
Sofia Salinas
Lulu Sattler
Rebecca Saucedo
Eleanor Shirrell
Agnes Wells
Madison Williams
Aletheia Yuen
hiplet dancers
Choreography: Taylor Edwards
Dancer: Janiya Douglas
Dancer: Riley Edwards-Tucker
Dancer: Kendall Tyler
Dancer: Sydney Schlichtman
Dancer: Lecia Sims
Dancer: Erica Wade
Rehearsal Director: Terri Woodall
afterparty artists
Band Leader/Vocals: Brandon Lampkin (alum)
Vocals: Isaac Akers (alum)
Vocals: Chloe Johnson (alum)
Vocals: Tramaine Parker (alum)
Trumpet: Nick Sednew
Trombone: Royce Harrington-Turner
Sax: Sam Taylor
Drums: Everett (Nova) Zaii
Keys: Mitchell Owens
Bass: Michael Flowers
Guitar: Dave Hiltebrand
DJ Matt Roan