Name: Fox Chamber Singers present "En Masse"
Start: 2026-11-08T14:00:00-06:00
Location: Marmion Abbey Church, 850 Butterfield Rd, Aurora, IL, 60502

Marmion Abbey Church, 850 Butterfield Rd, Aurora, IL, 60502

En Masse begins with the clarity and resonance of sacred choral music before moving toward Will Todd’s jazz-inflected Mass and a new work by Fox Chamber Singers' Composer-In-Residence Kenneth Martin! 
Fox Valley Jazz Big Band joins the Fox Chamber Singers as one musical language grows into another inside Marmion Abbey Church.
 Tickets on sale now! Adult $19.50.  Student / Senior $16.

Local Event: Fox Chamber Singers present "En Masse"

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Emily Rosca

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Fox Chamber Singers present "En Masse"

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