The Anima Young Singers of Greater Chicago
Anima’s mission is to transform young lives through excellence in music education and choral singing. Predicated on the principle that all children are inherently musical and that music vitally enriches the quality of life, Anima strives to discover, nurture and develop the “artist in every child.”
The six core ensembles serve approximately 250 children from Kindergarten through twelfth grade each week: Treble, Concert and Touring ensembles range from third through twelfth grades and Anima Kid Singers includes Kindergarten/first grade and Prep Choir is a once a week program for second and third graders. Chamber Ensemble is chosen from the Touring group.
Program:
Emily Ellsworth, Artistic Director and Conductor
William Buhr, pianist
I will not dance, O Lord — Steven Sametz, b. 1954
Illumina le tenebre — Joan Szymko, b. 1957
Laudate pueri Dominum — Felix Mendelssohn, 1809-1847
5 Hebrew Love Songs — Eric Whitacre, b. 1970
Texts: Hila Plitmann
Under the Baltic Sun — Imant Raminsh, b. 1943
III. Ej, Saulite, Driz Pie Dieva (The lament of an oppressed people, Latvian)
IV. Kai Muistat and Coda (The sailboat called ‘Love,’ Finnish)
Living in the Holy City — Stephen Hatfield, b. 1956