Concert Block Schedule Location/Cost Information FAQs Workshops

Sister Singers Network Info
for Chicago 2010 Choral Festival

Your chorus is invited to the 10^th Sister Singers Network Choral Festival over the Fourth of July weekend 2010 in Chicago, Illinois! Individual members of the network are also welcome to attend and to participate in the mass chorus.

CHICAGO LOCATION
The 2010 SSN Festival, hosted by Artemis Singers, will begin Thursday, July 1 and continue through Sunday, July 4. The event will take place at Loyola University Chicago – Lake Shore Campus, on the sandy shores of beautiful Lake Michigan, with easy public transit or cab access to Chicago’s exciting cultural resources, shopping, and nightlife.

We will be housed in Regis Hall or Simpson Hall, both of which offer comfortable, air-conditioned, carpeted, single- and double-rooms, and a location across the street from our performance venue and most workshop rooms. Meal service with a wide variety of special diet accommodations is available. The residence hall, dining hall, performance venue (Mundelein Auditorium), rehearsal space, workshop, and vendor areas are all within walking distance of one another. Golf cart transportation between buildings is available for anyone who needs it.

Should you choose to stay off-campus, Chicago’s many hotels are accessible via public transportation.

COSTS
Festival Registration for Choruses
Chorus registration runs is now closed.
Chorus reservation/commitment fee: $100 - $150 based on chorus budget.
* $100 – Annual Budget less than $5,000
* $125 – Annual Budget $5,000 to $9,999
* $150 – Annual Budget $10,000 or more

Festival Costs for Individuals
Individual registration is now closed.
Costs per individual are:
* Per-person registration fee (paid by each festival participant): $120
      $100 early registration fee if registered before February 8, 2010
* Daily housing per person, including lodging tax: $64 (double room) - $87 (single room)
* Daily food per person (campus meal ticket): $27.50

* Composer/ Arranger/ Individual reservation/ commitment fee (paid by individuals who plan to attend independent of a chorus): $10.

FESTIVAL FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS: Check out our FAQs.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
Full-chorus performances are currently planned for the afternoons and evenings of the Friday, Saturday, and Sunday (July 2-4). Here's a high-level breakdown of the planned schedule (still evolving):

Wed 6/30

· Late Afternoon – registration opens

· Evening - reception for early-arrivers and volunteers

Thurs 7/1

· Morning - Registration continues all day

· Late Afternoon - mass chorus rehearsal(s)

· Evening - CONCERT: small group performances, featuring selected ensembles from various choruses (a first-time event for an SSN festival)—plus special guests The Righteous Mothers

Fri 7/2

· Morning - workshops, tech rehearsals

· Afternoon - mass chorus rehearsal(s)

· Late Afternoon - CONCERT: chorus performance set

· Evening - CONCERT: chorus performance set

Sat 7/3

· Morning - workshops, tech rehearsals

· Afternoon - mass chorus rehearsal(s)

· Late Afternoon - CONCERT: chorus performance set

· Evening - CONCERT: chorus performance set

Sun 7/4

· Morning - workshops, tech rehearsals

· Afternoon - mass chorus rehearsal(s)

· Late Afternoon - CONCERT: chorus performance set

· Evening - CONCERT: mass chorus performances followed by fireworks and dancing!!!

Mon 7/5

· Morning - explore Chicago social activity

FESTIVAL COMMUNICATIONS

Please spread the word and guide sister choruses and singers to our web site at http://www.sistersingers.net. Note that all festival participants must be SSN members. That's easy--join today!

Email Addresses for Questions
Questions regarding the Festival may be addressed to
Festival@sistersingers.net

Questions regarding Registration may be addressed to
Festregistration@sistersingers.net

Questions regarding Special Needs may be addressed to
Festaccess@sistersingers.net

Join us in Chicago to celebrate

Our Kind of Sound!