Chicago’s most inspirational concert

tonight’s program

Featuring Voice of Chicago

COCKTAIL HOUR

my joy

W. Mitchell Owens III, Uniting Voices Composer-in-Residence

the future takes stage

(Medley feat. Rainbow Connection, Flower Duet, crown & Sweet Home Chicago)

Kenneth Ascher, Paul William, Léo Delibes, Percy James Bady, Peder Losnegaard, Jane Chika Oranika & Robert Johnson; arr. W. Mitchell Owens III

DINNER

ke na le modisa

South African Sotho song

fly to paradise

Eric Whitacre; choreography by Judy Hanson

HONORING cibc

hundred years

John Ondrasik; arr. Ryan James

my days

from the musical the notebook

Ingrid Ellen Michaelson; arr. Mac Huff

AUCTION

imagine/let it be

George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney & Richard Starkey; arr. Greg Jasperse

PADDLE RAISE

DESSERT

a tutta vita!

Cesare Cremonini, Salve D’Esposito, Antonio Diodato, Tito Manlio & Edwyn Roberts; arr. Vincenzo Li Causi & W. Mitchell Owens III; choreography by Judy Hanson

good vibrations

(Beach boys medley)

Tony Asher, Michael Love, Gary Usher & Brian Wilson; arr. W Mitchell Owens III; choreography by Jeff Jordan

AFTER PARTY (21+)

TRANSLATIONS

KE NA LE MODISA

Ke na le Modisa (The Lord is my Shepherd)
Ke tla be ke hloka’ng? (What shall I want)
Ke ea ipitsang Jehova (I call upon Jehovah)
Modimo o phelang (The living God)

O sa tla mpaballa (He always cares of me)
Le bophelong bona (Even in this life)
‘Me ke tla hlola ka mehla (And I will forever dwell)
Ka ntlong ya Morena (In the house of the Lord)

A TUTTA VITA! - English Lyrics

Noise, Noise

I don’t feel safe, safe,

safe ever

Tonight I would like

to go back in time

And go black to the time when you were there

To hug you and not think about it anymore

But to return, to return because

When I decided I was going to do it myself

heart, the heart beats

na, na, na, na

I thought I heard a noise,

noise

Evening, the fear

i don't feel safe, safe, save ever on my own, never, never, never

and I swear that

tonight I would like to go

back in time

And go black to the time when you were there

To hug you and not think about it anymore

But to return, to return because

Tonight we will be two movie stars

Italian-American

Give me a kiss in a cabriolet taxi

A kiss that must be seen, must be seen, must be seen

Baby I love you, Baby I love you

I don't know if it sounds neo-melodic to you

But tonight I dedicate to you

Soul and heart

Soul and heart

Soul and heart

Soul and heart

Why do you put this straight sounding board?

I would like to dance salsa with you

Like all alone on the Rambla

Maria Callas sings! (The aunt)

What do you really want, money or freedom?

For me to greet the city from the balcony?

Elegance comes from below, like jazz

Tonight we will be two movie stars

Italian-American

Give me a kiss in a cabriolet taxi

A kiss that must be seen, must be seen, must be seen

Baby I love you, Baby I love you

I don't know if it sounds neo-melodic to you

But tonight I dedicate to you

Soul and heart

Soul and heart

Soul and heart

Soul and heart

Dressed up Vespas

From the 60's

Drive around downtown touching the 90's (speed, not years)

Fire red

The dance begins

Of arrows with a licence plate

Give me a Special

The summer that progresses

Give me a Vespa and I'll bring you on vacation!

But how nice it is, driving around with wings underneath feet

If you have a Vespa Special that takes away your problems

But how nice it is, driving around for the hills of Bologna

If you have a Vespa Special that takes away your problems

School isn't great

But I have a Vespa, I don't have a woman

But I have a Vespa

It's already Sunday

And a Vespa will bring me

Out of town

I leave quickly

From my room

I go up the gears from first to fourth

I have to hurry up, I have to get to a party

But let me take a spin on my Vespa first

Give me a Special

The summer that progresses

Give me a Vespa and I'll bring you on vacation!

But how nice it is, driving around with wings underneath feet

If you have a Vespa Special that takes away your problems

But how nice it is, driving around for the hills of Bologna

If you have a Vespa Special that takes away your problems

School isn't great

But I have a Vespa, I don't have a woman

But I have a Vespa

It's already Sunday

And a Vespa will bring me

Out of town

Soul and heart

tonight’s performers

VOICE OF CHICAGO

Directed by Josephine Lee & Judy Hanson

Aaliyah Anderson

Emmy Bassik

Charlie Blackburn

Vivienne Bonnuer*

Ren Boraz*

Morgan Boyd-Shields*

Amalie Brennan

Blaze Brown

Margaret Cafarelli*

Daelyn Calloway+

Elisabeth Cami*+

Rishi Chandra+

Gianna Chumil

Pierre Colbert

Chloe Combs*+

Christopher Copeland*

Stella Corotis*

Jamion Cotten*+

Ellis Curry

Vera Cyrenne

Christian Davis

Annie DeMarea+

Calvin DuFloth*

Jaxon DuFloth*

Josiah Egbobawaye-Arnold*

Lila Finegold*

Reed Francez

Mercedes Gong*+

Kennedy Grooms*

Sofia Guterriez-Uribe*+

Esther Hague*

Jayden Hatcher*+

Emily Herrera*

Josiah Hill+

Amelia Holly*+

Marlin Hortillo

Maude Hovey-Bradshaw*

Alethia Ikem*

Mira Jain*

Ayla Kaynor*

Joslyn Kaynor

Camille Kejo*

Bridie Kelly*

Emily Kirkpatrick*+

Vali Kilzilbash

Eleanor Koss*+

Salome Kuhr*

Zola Kuzwayo*

Nora Lerner*

Raiva Lessing*

+Encore/ *Groove

afterparty artists

Brandon Lampkin: Vocalist (alum)

Chloe Johnson: Vocalist (alum)

Tramaine Parker: Vocalist (alum)

Isaac Akers: Vocalist (alum)

Mitchell Owens: Keys & Vocalist (alum)

David Hiltebrand: Guitar 

Michael Flowers: Bass 

Marquis Carter: Drums 

Austin Cebulske: Saxophone

James Davis: Trumpet 

Rachel Petrovich: Trombone

DJ Matt Roan