Spectrum Youth Singers To Debut New Original Song At Spring Concert

PLAINFIELD, IL — A local youth choir is gearing up to host its annual spring concert and an audition for potential members this May.

Spectrum Youth Singers, a community group that aims to enrich "the lives of young people through choral music," will perform a concert at 7 p.m. Saturday at Plainfield Congregational United Church of Christ, 24020 W. Fraser Road. The show will feature "the beauty of young voices" singing songs by American and Canadian composers.

A highlight of the concert will be the world premiere of a song that Spectrum Youth Singers helped create with a composer from New York, according to Oksana Rodak, the group's artistic director.

Tickets to the show, which can be purchased at the door, are $10 for adults and $5 for children.

The following week, on May 9, the choir will host a free "try-us-out" rehearsal for children in grades 5 to 11 interested in joining the 2023-24 season. Auditions will be held May 9 and May 16.

"If you have a passion for singing, and are eager to learn more about music and enjoy performing, then come sing with Spectrum Youth Singers!" Rodak told Patch in an email. "Music education is simply the best, and you will make beautiful music and friends."