EVANSTON CELEBRATES NELSON MANDELA Set for Nichols Concert Hall Today

Music Institute of Chicago, City of Evanston, Evanston Community Foundation, Second Baptist Church of Evanston and Northwestern University present "Evanston Celebrates Nelson Mandela" today, December 17 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at Nichols Concert Hall. Free. The event will feature singing, music, prayer and reflection on the extraordinary life of Nelson Mandela.

PROGRAM:

INVOCATION Reverend Robert H. Oldershaw, Pastor Emeritus, St. Nicholas Church, Evanston

SPEAKERS Thoughts and reflections on the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela

MUSIC String Quartet, Op. 74 in E-flat Major by Ludwig van Beethoven
Music Institute of Chicago String Faculty:
Sang Mee Lee and Ellen McSweeney, violins;
Aimee Biasiello, viola; David Cunliffe, cello

Choral Selections

Prayer for Mandela (1988) by Timothy Geller
Chelsea French, trombone

The Nichols Concert Hall is located at 1490 Chicago Ave., Evanston, Ill. For more information, visit musicinst.org or call 847.905.1500.

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