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Working In Concert concerts

  • In the footsteps of Josephine Baker / Sur les traces de Joséphine Baker

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    Lydia Stux

    Aug 28, 2023 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm – Singers from Chicago, Detroit, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and Paris perform in this musical tribute to Josephine Baker in her home region of Dordogne. Hosted by Michèle Barbier, Baker’s former secretary. Stefan Kukurugya at the piano. Our host Michèle Barbier, with singers Sue Berke, Jeanie…

  • Cabaret Connexion 2023 conference and festival in Paris

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    Claudia

    Aug 28, 2023 – Sep 4, 2023 @ All Day – TRAVEL with us to FRANCE in 2023 The fifth Chicago Paris Cabaret Connexion exchange takes place in Paris from August 28 to September 4, 2023. Our mission is to “advance together the art of cabaret”. The itinerary includes 20 hours of workshops and master…

  • Birds, Bees, And Other Beasts

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    Lydia Stux

    Jul 30, 2023 @ 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm – Join us for our second summer friendraiser at a private garden in Albany Park. Swingin’ Sisters leads the pack with singers from SongShop and the Cabaret Connexion travelers including David Hoffman, the Swingin’ Sisters (Barbara, Carolyn and Tirzah), René Lara, Christian Halvorsen, Ruth Fuerst, Staci Kelley,…

  • Bonjour Paris!

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    Claudia

    Jul 12, 2023 @ 6:15 pm – 7:30 pm – In advance of Bastille Day, the Alliance Française de Chicago hosts an intimate plein-air concert in their beautiful courtyard. Getting an early start for Bastille Day — “Bonjour Paris” with Cabaret singer Claudia Hommel July 12 at the Alliance Française de Chicago Wednesday at 6:30…

  • Blooming Opera and Cabaret

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    Lydia Stux

    Jul 9, 2023 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm – ‘Opera Comes to the Cabaret’ al fresco fest and feast Fest: Music Direction by Carl Ratner, Howie Pfiefer, and Dana Brown featuring Susan Arjmand, Jessie Bolger, Susan Lewis Friedman, Dominique Frigo, Rose Guccione, Sean Harris, Claudia Hommel, Elisabeth Howard, Rosalind Hurwitz, Carl Ratner, Katie Rub,…

  • April Fools and Follies

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    Claudia

    Apr 2, 2023 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm – ORDER YOUR TICKETS TODAY! SONGSHOPLIVE.com/RSVP Songs for a Silly Season — of fools and kings, of fellows and follies, and much foolishness in Spring. Featuring Andy Bossov, Emily Buckner, Jeanne Franks, Ruth Fuerst, Beth Halevy, Carrie Hedges, Claudia Hommel, Daniel Johnson, Staci Kelley, Cristina Marinescu.…

  • International Women’s Day 2023 Concert

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    Claudia

    Mar 5, 2023 @ 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm – This all-female concert celebrates the contributions of women in the arts in song! Premiering a new vocal quartet: “Will They Remember Life Was Beautiful?”

  • Black Voices In Cabaret – Musicality of Poetry

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    Claudia

    Feb 28, 2023 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – The Guild Complex presents the Song and Verse as part of the Guild’s Musicality of Poetry series. The program will include performances from Black Voices in Cabaret – Arlene Armstrong and T. Patrick Davis. Along with poet, singer, performer Atena O. Danner and poet, playwright…

  • Healthy Singing––Our New Year’s Resolution for Vocal Health

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    Claudia

    Jan 15, 2023 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Christine Steyer offers a special session on Healthy Singing––A New Year’s Resolution for Vocal Health Register Today! Join award-winning soprano and voice teacher Christine Steyer for a fun-filled session on maintaining a healthy singing voice. We will explore body parts involved in producing a powerful and…

  • SongShop Live presents “Things Change”

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    Claudia

    Dec 11, 2022 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm – A concert for seasons and other things that change in us. Howard Pfeifer is music director, with singers Susan Arjmand, Evelyn Danner, Jeanne Franks, Ruth Fuerst, Carrie Hedges, Claudia Hommel, Staci Kelley, Jonathan Lewis, and Gabriel Valentino. We’re exploring in song the many ways change…

  • Women in Music, Song, and Verse

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    Claudia

    Nov 10, 2022 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Black Voices In Cabaret partners with the Guild Literary Complex for The Musicality of Poetry series featuring singer-storyteller Lynne Jordan and vocalist Arlene Armstrong, and poets Nikki Patin and Toni Asanti Lightfoot. Raymond Glover is at the keyboard. Along with poetry performances, there will be…

  • On Call: COVID-19 at OperaFestXV

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    Claudia

    Nov 5, 2022 – Nov 6, 2022 @ 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm – Our award-winning opera is live for the first time! Come see the Roosevelt University Chicago College of Performing Arts production up close and personal at OperaFest XV. On Call: COVID-19, a one-hour opera honoring the healthcare workers who braved harrowing days of…