This season, music explores where we belong, what connects us, and the wonder of the world we share.
Up Next: North American Mosaic (October 3, 7:30 PM & October 4, 3:00 PM) — a richly layered journey through American choral music exploring home, belonging, memory, and identity through works by Aaron Copland, Kile Smith, Florence Price, Ysaye M. Barnwell, and more.
Concert 1
Concert 2
Concert 3
Connections
Concert 1
North American Mosaic
Through folk songs, spirituals, and music shaped by migration and memory, North American Mosaic explores home and belonging through works by Aaron Copland, Kile Smith, Florence Price, Ysaye M. Barnwell, and more.
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Concert 2
Candlelight Carols
Candlelight Carols returns with the Kontras Quartet for an evening of luminous choral music, rich string-quartet textures, and imaginative settings of beloved holiday favorites. The program features music by J.S. Bach, Ola Gjeilo, John Rutter, John Tavener, Nate Adams, and more.
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Concert 3
Earthly Echoes
Presented just before Earth Day, Earthly Echoes celebrates the beauty, wonder, and fragility of the natural world through music by Caroline Shaw, Ēriks Ešenvalds, Kyle Pederson, and Sarah Kirkland Snider, whose Mass for the Endangered will be performed with chamber orchestra and video art by Deborah Johnson.
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Connections
Choral Connections
Witness the next generation of choral voices join forces with St. Charles Singers in a powerful two-night celebration of music, community, and collaboration.
*This event is not part of the subscription package.
"The St. Charles Singers are a national treasure."
American Record Guide
Welcome to our 2026-27 season!
Dear Friends of St. Charles Singers,
This concert season will feature an amazing array of music tied into what I hope will be interesting and thoughtful themes for you to enjoy.
The music in our October concert set, North American Mosaic, largely reflects on the themes of home and belonging and were excited to present a diverse array of American music by Aaron Copland, Kile Smith, William Billings, Ysaye Barnwell, Florence Price, Craig Hella Johnson, Corry Payette, Charles Ives, Brandon Williams, William Dawson and Arnold Sevier.
Candlelight Carols we welcome our guest artists, Kontras Quartet in holiday music for string quartet and choir, and will also include many familiar holiday favorites to help you kick off the season.
In our Choral Connections concerts in February, we partner with six outstanding High School choirs from South Elgin, Lyons Township, Stevenson, Kaneland, Gevena and Bartlett.
Earthly Echoes, and the theme of protecting our Earth is our season finale will include Mass for the Endangered by Sarah Kirkland Snider and works by Kyle Pederson, Caroline Shaw and others.
This will be an amazing year of music making and I'm looking forward to seeing you all at our concerts. I'm grateful to you for your continued support of the St. Charles Singers.
With best wishes,
Jeff Hunt
Founder and Music Director
St. Charles Singers
The Mission of St. Charles Singers
To perform, promote and preserve the finest choral music to inspire diverse audiences regionally, nationally and internationally.
St. Charles Singers does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations.
"I have been privileged to direct Jeff Hunt’s choir on a number of fondly-remembered occasions over the years, and it is like being allowed to drive someone else’s finely-tuned Rolls-Royce (or whatever is your favorite luxury car). They purr along effortlessly at high speed, negotiate the awkward corners with ease, make you feel like a better driver—and you don’t even have to fill them up with fuel."
John Rutter
Thanks to our Sponsors and Grantors
St. Charles Singers performances are partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
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