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The CCC Company Store is Open!
Let's go shopping! Check out the CCC logo'd merchandise at our online store. We've added some new seasonal merchandise and kept some fan favorites. Take a look. CCC COMPANY STORE
CCC Better Together Concert
On March 25, CCC presented its "Better Together" concert. The performance included music from Porgy & Bess, along with songs with a message of peace and inclusion. The choir, along with featured soloists, Susan Plummer, Teniya Mackey and Jodette Adams treated the audience to songs with a theme of peace and inclusion. Rev. Vickie Johnson, Milas Armour, Gail James, Christopher Joyner, Brandon Ward and Warnell Berry blew the audience away with their soaring solos in the Porgy and Bess medley. If you missed it. or just want to see it again, the concert is available on the CCC YouTube channel.
Songs of the Season
Handel's Messiah
CCC and the CCC orchestra performed Handel's Messiah on December 3. 2022. The concert was presented live and also simultaneously live-streamed on YouTube. It is still available for viewing on the CCC Youtube channel if you missed it. Don't forget to subscribe!
CCC welcomes new members to their 20th season
As Dr. Hampton and the choir prepare to begin their 2022-2023 season, they extend a hearty welcome to new members. Rehearsals for new members begin September 10 on the Northside and September 12 on the Southside. Of course, CCC welcomes new members all year long.
CCC completes first national tour
On July 14, the choir boarded a bus on their way to Minneapolis. MN where they sang at Plymouth Congregational church and performed in concert at Westwood Lutheran Church. While there Dr. Hampton presented a workshop where CCC was joined by several local choirs. The choir visited the George Floyd memorial where they performed a moving rendition of their signature song, Oh Lord Please Hear My Prayer. There was also time for a visits to Paisley Park and the Mall of America. Visit the Gallery for more photos. Check out our Facebook page for some candid videos. https://www.facebook.com/chicagochorus
CCC & the Illinois Philharmonic continue their collaboration
The Chicago Community Chorus appeared with the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra in two appearances in 2022, a concert version of Porgy and Bess and Handel's Messiah. So successful was the 2022 collaboration that they've teamed up in 2023 to present a Holiday Show, December 9 2023 at Trinity College in Palos Heights, IL. More information is available on the Events page.
Composer Alysia Lee talks about "Say Her Name"
CCC performed a song entitled "Say Her Name" during it's 2021 Songs of the Season concert. Composed by Alysia Lee, the song expresses the anger and frustration felt by many African Americans in the wake of the deaths of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd and others . Listen to Alysia in her own words. Listen to this haunting refrain on our YouTube channel.
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