En Masse begins with the clarity and resonance of sacred choral music before moving toward Will Todd’s jazz-inflected mass and a new work by Kenneth Martin. Fox Valley Jazz Big Band joins the singers as one musical language grows into another inside Marmion Abbey.

Fox Valley Orchestra & Chorus

Lisa Fredenburgh, chorus master

Alexandra Burch, Soprano

Eunice Ayodele, Alto

Cornelius Johnson III, Tenor

Aaron Wardell, Bass

Come celebrate Christmas and the holidays by singing part 1of Handel’s Messiah along with the Hallelujah Chorus and seasonal carols. Bring your own Messiah score to sing along, or purchase one at the door for just $10!

A return to the ensemble’s February tradition of music about love—intimate, joyful, searching, and complex. Love is never one thing. Amor moves among tenderness, playfulness, longing, devotion, hurt, generosity, and endurance, with each work offering its own text, color, and way of listening.

Fox Valley Orchestra & Fox Chamber Singers

Handel’s Messiah reveals the power of musical economy: vocal lines shaped with remarkable clarity, text carried directly into sound, and vivid text painting that makes each phrase feel inevitable. Witness Handel’s Messiah parts 2 & 3, representing the Passion and Resurrection story, performed in the traditional format with the amazing voices of the Fox Chamber Singers combined with the Fox Valley Orchestra.