The Downers Grove Choral Society, with Artistic Director John Patrick Rakes, is looking forward to beginning its 63rd Season Sunday, November 14, 2021 with a live concert Light Out of  Darkness. The concert will feature J. S. Bach: Cantata 131 (Aus der Tiefen), Gabriel Fauré: Requiem, Opus 48, Morten Lauridsen: Sure on This Shining Night and Dan Forrest: fermata.

Visit the Downers Grove Choral Society web site at www.dgcs.org and the Downers Grove Choral Society Facebook page for DGCS background information, as well as concert details.

Advance tickets are $20, $15 Senior and $10 Student; tickets are $22, $17 Senior and $12 Student at the door. Information and tickets are available from DGCS members, on the tickets page at www.dgcs.org, at 630-515-0030, and at Anderson's Bookshop, 5112 Main Street, Downers Grove.

The Light Out of Darkness concert will be presented at Downers Grove First United Methodist Church, 1032 Maple Avenue, Downers Grove, IL. There will be a pre-concert discussion at 3:15 p.m., followed by the 4:00 p.m. concert.

Downers Grove Choral Society, anchored in Downers Grove, draws its members from around the Chicagoland area. Our membership extends well beyond Downers Grove, including such communities as Western Springs, Elgin, Woodridge, Lemont, Wheaton, St. Charles, Naperville, Bloomingdale, Lombard, Aurora, Villa Park, Darien and Willowbrook, to name just a few.

Concert tickets in advance are $20, $15 Senior and $10 Student. At the door they are $22, $17 Senior and $12 Student. Tickets are available from DGCS members, from the website www.dgcs.org, by telephone at 630-515-0030 and at Anderson’s Bookshop, 5112 Main Street, Downers Grove.

Visit the Downers Grove Choral Society website at www.dgcs.org, email to info@dgcs.org or call 630.515.0030 for additional information.

This concert will be presented in accordance with CDC Guidelines. Masks are required inside the Downers Grove First United Methodist Church.

The Downers Grove Choral Society is partially supported by the DuPage Community Foundation as well as our Patrons and Members. This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.