Choral Union
ESO part of program

The Elgin Choral Union will perform Schubert’s “Mass in G Minor,” Haydn’s “Lord Nelson Mass” and Beethoven’s “Elegischer Gesang” (“Elegiac Song”) this weekend, joined by the Elgin Symphony Orchestra.

The performance begins at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 10, in the Blizzard Theatre at Elgin Community College’s Visual and Performing Arts Center, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin.

Music Director Andrew Lewis will lead the Choral Union, which is performing an expanded version of the Beethoven work. Originally written for string quartet and four voices, “Elegiac Song” will have its romantic clarity expanded for full choir and orchestra.

Early ticket purchase is suggested. They are available by calling the box office at (847) 622-0300.

Now in its 61st season, the Elgin Choral Union, an in-residence ensemble at the ECC Arts Center, is one of the Fox Valley’s oldest classical performing groups. It comprises 115 volunteer members from more than 22 communities. For more information on how to get involved with the group, call (847) 214-7513.

New Classic
Vocalists perform at COD

New Classic Singers will close its 26th season with “Magnificat and the Masters,” a concert of religious music for chorus and instruments, at 8 p.m. Saturday, May 10, in the McAninch Arts Center Mainstage at College of DuPage.

The concert will feature two guest recorder players and string quintet. Lee Kesselman will conduct, and longtime NCS pianist William Buhr will collaborate from the harpsichord. The singers will perform the Midwest premiere of Portuguese composer Eurico Carrapatoso’s “Magnificat” for chorus, recorders and strings.

Area members are soprano Karen Webb Owen and bass Daniel Saathoff, both of Warrenville.

The MAC is at 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn. For tickets, call (630) 942-4000.

Marklund benefit
Famed Bull at golf event

Marklund welcomes Bob Love, former Chicago Bulls forward and scoring legend, to the 26th annual Marklund Golf Classic Monday, May 12, at Hilton Chicago-Indian Lakes Resort, 250 W. Schick Road, Bloomingdale. Love is honorary chair and spokesperson for the golf classic.

Registration begins at 9 a.m., with a shotgun start at 10:45 a.m. The outing benefits Marklund, a nonprofit network of services for infants, children and adults with developmental disabilities. It is based in Geneva and Bloomingdale.

The title sponsor for Golf Classic is Porter Pipe & Supply Co., Addison. In addition to golf, the day’s festivities will include on-the-course competitions, lunch, dinner, open bar, raffle prizes and a live auction.

For more information or to register, call Ron Slucker at (773) 474-7150 or visit www.marklund.org/golf.

Music Matters
Concerts, classes on tap

Music Matters announces a steel band recital this month, as well as a showcase of works by student composers and an array of summer classes.

The music school presents the Music Factory, a day of concerts featuring works written by its students, from 1 to 8 p.m. Saturday, May 17. The young composers have written pieces for piano, flute, guitar, percussion and strings. The free event is family friendly, and refreshments will be provided.

The Steel Band Showcase offers island style tunes at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 18, at the Peg Bond Center at the downtown Batavia Riverwalk.

Registration for summer music classes begins Monday, May 12. Music Matters School of Music is at 222 E. Wilson St., Batavia.

For more information, call (630) 406-8742 or visit www.musicmattersschool.com.

Russian theme
Star pianist plays with DSO

The DuPage Symphony Orchestra brings its 54th subscription season to a close with “Russian Riches” at 8 p.m. Saturday, May 17, in North Central College’s Pfeiffer Hall, 310 E. Benton Ave., Naperville. Guest artist is pianistic sensation Jung Lin.

The concert opens with Borodin’s lyrical Overture to “Prince Igor,” followed by the Symphony No. 5 in B-flat Major (subtitled “the Heroic”) by a lesser-known Russian Romantic master, Alexander Glazunov.

Jung Lin has been acclaimed for her poetic and virtuosic pianism. A native of Taiwan, she conducted her own orchestra works at age 12 and won numerous competitions in her native country. At 16, her symphonic poem, “The Black Wedding,” was given its premiere by the Juilliard Symphony under Miguel Harth-Bedoya.

In 1999, the 150th anniversary of Chopin’s death, she was featured at New York’s Alice Tully Hall in the Gala Chopin recital that included 25 world-renowned pianists.

For tickets, call the box office at (630) 637-1003. Visit www.dupagesymphony.org.

Musicians needed
DSO fills summer ranks

DuPage Symphony Orchestra is looking for musicians for its coming summer concert season, which includes three programs to be presented in downtown Naperville and at Cantigny Park in Wheaton.

There are openings in all string sections and in selected woodwind, brass and percussion sections. Auditions will be held May 15 to 30 by appointment. The DSO rehearses weekly in the Glen Ellyn, Wheaton and Naperville area and boasts 85 members, primarily from the western suburbs. Noted for its innovative programming, the symphony is in its 54th season and recently was named the 2007 Illinois Community Orchestra of the Year by the Illinois Arts Council.

Interested people may contact music director Barbara Schubert at (773) 702-7628 or via e-mail at b-schubert@uchicago.edu.