Schaumburg Choral Artists to perform hometown concert before tour of Ireland, Scotland

The nearly 2-year-old Schaumburg Choral Artists group will perform a concert Sunday, May 19, at the Al Larson Prairie Center for the Arts before touring Ireland and Scotland in June.
Courtesy of village of Schaumburg

Schaumburg Choral Artists, one of the newer enterprises of the village of Schaumburg’s Cultural Services Department, will perform a concert in their hometown Sunday, May 19, before embarking on a three-stop tour of Ireland and Scotland next month.

Rob Pileckis, assistant director of the department, said locals will get a good understanding Sunday of why the group caught the attention of international booking agents.

An outgrowth of the village’s long-existing youth programs, the now 41-member ensemble started in the fall of 2022 for adults, college students and advanced high schoolers, under the direction of Conant High School teacher Tim Koll.

“It’s a very new concept for us,” Pileckis said. “Word started traveling and before we knew it we had more than 40 people. We’ve never had a program take off like this before.”

Membership is based entirely on talent, determined through an audition process, as well as a commitment to the rehearsal and performance schedule. But there is no age or residency requirement, Pileckis said.

The group will perform at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Al Larson Prairie Center for the Arts, 201 Schaumburg Court in Schaumburg.

Tickets cost $9 ($5 for those 18 and younger) if purchased in advance. At the door, they’ll go for $11 for adults and $7 for 18 and younger. Advance tickets can be bought at prairiecenter.org.

The tour of Ireland and Scotland will run June 10-18. The venues will be the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow, St. Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh, and St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin.