Thursday, December 20, 2012
Buffalo Grove's traveling Encore choir will sing Friday morning on CBS news.
Updated 3:15 p.m. Dec. 20 Friday's performance has been canceled due to the expected snow storm, the Buffalo Grove Park District announced this afternoon. CBS 2 Chicago has notified the park district that it will not film Encore tomorrow because it expects to need its cameras for snow coverage, park district staff said. Earlier: Encore, the traveling ensemble of the Buffalo Grove Park District's BG Singers choir, will perform holiday songs during CBS 2 Chicago's Friday morning news broadcast. The performance will include selections from Encore's holiday show. The choir will also promote its effort through The Manilow Project to collect musical instruments to benefit children who lost theirs in Hurricane Sandy. The choir is expected to sing…
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Discounted tickets can be purchased in advance online.
Friday, August 3, 2012
Instruments, as well as cash donations, will benefit the Manilow Music Project. Donations will be accepted through the end of the year.
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Friday, August 3, 2012
The Buffalo Grove Park District’s BG Singers are collecting new or gently used musical instruments and monetary donations to support the Manilow Music Project. Founded by Barry Manilow, the charity provides musical instruments to schools where music programs have been cut due to lack of funding. “I heard about the Manilow Project on Barry Manilow’s recent visit to Chicago,” said BG Singers Community Outreach Coordinator Cathy Novak. “Music has been so very important in my life and the lives of all of my family and friends. I knew that the BG Singers would want to get involved to help bring music and music education into the lives of children.” To date, the BG Singers have donated six instruments and collected $1,500 to purchase 15 more …
Friday, July 27, 2012
Tickets are now available for Sept. 8 and Sept. 9 performances.
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Friday, July 27, 2012
The Buffalo Grove Park District’s BG Singers will celebrate their 20th anniversary performance as they present “Platinum” at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 8 and at 3 p.m. Sept. 9 at the Stevenson High School Performing Arts Center. The songs for this special anniversary show were selected by polling audiences and the BG Singers themselves to find out which songs qualified as the all-time favorites. Directed by Linda Rosen and choreographed by Charla Silver, "Platinum" will feature music for everyone, from popular rock hits such as "Don’t Stop Believin’" and "Lean On Me" that were featured on the popular television show Glee, to Broadway medleys from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Jersey Boys, to familiar hits by the Beatles and …
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Choir members will present more than 15 musical instruments to Barry Manilow for his Health and Hope Fund charity.
Members of the BG Singers will appear on Windy City LIVE Friday morning to present donated musical instruments to Barry Manilow’s Health and Hope Fund, which supplies instruments to school music programs. Manilow will be the show’s featured guest. The donation is part of the choir’s 2012 charitable program, which has benefitted such organizations as the American Cancer Society and in 2011 helped send musical instruments to Guatemala through the Buffalo Grove Rotary Club. "It’s part of being what I like to call 'the choir that cares,'" said BG Singers conductor Linda Rosen. This year’s program came together in just the last week. The BG Singers collected $1,000 by passing around an envelope at Tuesday’s rehearsal, which was attended by 68 …
Friday, March 23, 2012
The choir's annual show, scheduled for April 14 and 15, will explore the world through music.
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Friday, March 23, 2012
The Buffalo Grove Park District’s BG Singers will perform their 19th annual show at 7:30 p.m. April 14 and 3 p.m. April 15 at Stevenson High School. Directed by Linda Rosen and choreographed by Charla Silver, this year’s show, “Goin’ Places,” explores the world in many different musical styles, traveling to places across the globe, familiar fictional lands, and back home again. “The BG Singers is a diverse group, spanning several generations,” longtime member Gayle Pervos said. “This show is great for us and for our audience, since we are covering everything from traditional arrangements to contemporary rock n’ roll, and all the favorite show tunes, jazz and pop songs in between.” Song sponsorships are available for purchase by individuals…
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
The Buffalo Grove performers' award will benefit the Lauri Bauer Foundation.
Buffalo Grove’s Encore group won the national Sing! competition, according to the event’s website. The group, which is a division of the BG Singers, finished in first place following a live performance this fall at the Deer Park Town Center and online votes from fans. Encore will receive $20,000 for its designated charity, the Lauri Bauer Foundation for Sudden Loss. The singers will also share $5,000 in gift cards and the opportunity to work with Emmy Award-winning singer/songwriter Kevin Briody. Check back on Buffalo Grove Patch for more on this story.
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Buffalo Grove Encore! singers enter Sing! competition to win money for charity.
In 1973, The Carpenters sang, “Sing, sing a song. Sing out loud, sing out strong!” Well, the traveling performing ensemble Encore! of the Buffalo Grove Park District BG Singers is taking that song to heart! Encore! was born in 1997 as many of the artists in the BG Singers wanted their short season to go on throughout the year. So this group of talented men and women became a traveling ensemble and has been to venues as large as Arlington Race Track and as small as a private party to perform. They were recently invited to compete in an awesome new online competition sponsored by Deer Park Shopping Center, right outside of Long Grove. Called Sing!, this is a national vocal talent competition that is being held at 13 different shopping …
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Letter to the Editor
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Wednesday, March 9, 2011
To our many friends and neighbors who have dedicated so much time and energy to the annual weekend of entertainment, we extend our sincere thanks. We have been supporters and have attended the BG Singers presentations since the very beginning when a small group of musically talented residents of the Buffalo Grove and Long Grove area held their initial recital. Each and every year since then, your performance surpasses all expectations. The entire community anticipates this event and we are all grateful for the entertaining and inspiring show. We now look forward to the excitement of 20th anniversary milestone in 2013 and thank you again for you exceptional efforts! David and Maureen Stolman
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Choir's weekend show pays tribute to love.
The BG Singers wrote a love note to an auditorium full of fans Saturday night at Stevenson High School. Actually, they sang many notes Saturday night, and they’ll sing them again today (Sunday) in the third and final installment of their 18th annual Choral Show, “That’s Love!” The show is a rousing musical tribute to Cupid’s favorite emotion. The program was inspired by the upcoming marriages of the children of three choral group members. “Our director, Linda (Rosen), her daughter became engaged, our choreographer, Charla (Silver), her son became engaged, and our accompanist, Jeannie (Workman), her daughter became engaged, all at the same time,” said Lindsay Grandt, performing arts coordinator with the park district, which sponsors the …
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