Our Soloists

Julia Davids, North Shore Choral Society Music Director

Wendy Warner Dr. Davids enjoys a thriving career as a versatile musician. She holds degrees in Education, Conducting and Voice Performance from the University of Western Ontario (London, ON), the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI) and Northwestern University (Evanston, IL).

As a soprano soloist, Dr. Davids is an avid performer and recitalist, having appeared with Opera Atelier, the Vancouver Cantata Singers, the Toronto Chamber Choir, the Toronto Consort, the Guelph Chamber Choir, the Aradia Ensemble, Publick Musick, the Callipygian Players, Ars Musica and others. Recent engagements include Messiah with the Saint Cecilia Singers. Dr. Davids has served as voice adjudicator and conducted workshops on vocal pedagogy with many groups. She is on faculty at Loyola University, Chicago, IL where she teaches voice and conducting and directs the Loyola Chorus.

Dr. Davids is a proud founding member of the Canadian Chamber Choir, Canada’s national choral ensemble providing a professional-level choral environment for Canadian singers, conductors, and composers. Artistic Director of the CCC since 2004, Dr. Davids has led the ensemble on concert and workshop tours of Ontario, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, and Saskatchewan. She is currently Director of Music Ministries at Trinity United Methodist Church, Wilmette. A native of London, ON, she now resides in Skokie with her husband, baroque violinist Martin Davids, and their two children.

North Shore Choral Society

Wendy Warner The North Shore Choral Society, a 120 member community chorus, has been a prominent musical force serving the North Shore and beyond for almost 75 years. The Society's repertoire ranges from the traditional to the avant-garde. Few choruses, whether professional or amateur, have as distinguished a track record of presenting such a variety of music. The chorus has been invited to perform at Ravinia with the Ravinia Festival Orchestra. The Society features outstanding soloists, and some of the area's finest musicians play in the orchestras engaged for the performances.

Visit their website at www.northshorechoral.org.

Sunday, March 13, 2011
2:30 pm

BEETHOVEN'S 9TH

Pick-Staiger Concert Hall
50 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston

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INDIVIDUAL CONCERT TICKETS:
Advance Sales:
$27 Adult, $22 Seniors
Children 12 and younger are admitted absolutely FREE.
Please call 847.864.8804 or email tickets@evanstonsymphony.org for all orders with children’s tickets.

Box Office Sales:
$30 Adult, $25 Seniors
Children 12 and younger are admitted absolutely FREE.
$5.00 Student Tickets, subject to availability, at the box office with ID.

Group discounts are available for parties of 10 or more. Please call 847.864.8804 for further information

The North Shore Choral Society and its new Music Director, Julia Davids, join the celebration in Beethoven’s iconic Ninth Symphony. The final movement’s “Ode to Joy,” with four stellar vocal soloists, sings of the brotherhood of man. Beethoven’s Leonore Overture No. 3, which depicts the victory of freedom over tyranny, opens this sublime program.

BEETHOVEN

Leonore Overture No. 3