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Third Annual Do-It-Yourself Messiah Concert Delights Audience
As one of the most beloved pieces of music ever, the Messiah is always a delight to experience. Bravo!
Musica Lumina Concert Series Continues to Please Audiences with High Quality Performances
The Musica Lumina 2015-16 concert series continued Dec. 1 with rave reviews for the third annual Do-it-Yourself Messiah at St. John Brebeuf in Niles. The Do-it Yourself Messiah was the second of three commemorative concerts given in honor of the legacy of the Rev. Stanley Rudcki, the former chair of the Niles College Department of Fine Arts, who founded the Niles Concert Choir and the Niles Symphony Orchestra in the 1960s.
Sponsored by Relevant Radio and The Bugle, the nine concert 2015-16 series organized by SJB Music Director Marek Rachelski will also include five remaining concerts. They are Quintet Attacca on Sunday, Jan. 17, at 3 p.m.; Avanti Guitar Trio on Sunday, Feb. 21, at 3 p.m.; Mozart: Mass in C Minor, K. 427, on Sunday, March 20, at 3 p.m.; Kantorei: The Singing Boys of Rockford on Sunday, April 24 at 3 p.m. and Musica Lumina: Music from the Slavic World on Sunday, May 15, at 3 p.m.
For more information, call 847-966-8145 or visit www.sjbrebeuf.org.
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Caption: L to r, Marek Rachelski, Conductor and Keyboard Artist; Soprano Maureen Smith; Tenor Scott J. Brunscheen; Mezzo-soprano Jennifer Olenic; and Baritone Ryan de Ryke.
Caption: L to r, Carol Tomaselli of Relevant Radio, Father Mike Meany and Deacon Larry Skaja.
