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Daniel Wallenberg, conductor   |   Gregory Shifrin, pianist

The Music Institute of Chicago Chorale is a community chorus that provides an opportunity for adult singers with prior experience to study and perform the best in sacred and secular choral music. Since it began in 1987, the Chorale has one continuing goal: to perform the finest sacred and secular choral music with the highest of standards in a community setting.

Under the leadership of Conductor Daniel Wallenberg, the Chorale has developed a wide range of repertoire, including motets, madrigals, part-songs, folk songs, and larger choral-orchestral works by Bach, Beethoven, Haydn, Mozart, Duruflé, and many others. Throughout the years, the Chorale has collaborated with local choirs and symphony orchestras and has produced two fully costumed Elizabethan madrigal dinners. In addition, the Chorale has collaborated several times with the Music Institute’s voice faculty for concerts of opera and Broadway music.

MIC Open House for Adults - December 2, 2023

New to MIC and want to join the Chorale?

Schedule your audition today!

New Member Auditions take place in August

1490 Chicago Avenue (enter on Grove)
Please call 847.905.1500 ext. 100, or email Patrick O'Malley to learn more and schedule.

Summer Sing-Along at MIC

2026 Summer Sing-Along!

Join Maestro Daniel Wallenberg and the Music Institute Chorale for rehearsals and the annual summer sing-along:

PROGRAM features:

Beethoven: Mass in C
Haydn: Little Organ Mass

Rehearsals: Tuesdays July 8, 16, 22, 29 | 7:30 – 9:30 pm | Nichols Concert Hall

Performance/Sing-along: Wednesday, July 30, 7:30 pm | Nichols Concert Hall

Location: Nichols Concert Hall | 1490 Chicago Avenue, Evanston

Cost: $75 Rehearsals & Sing-along
Cost: $15 Sing-along only

Register now!

Questions? Contact Patrick O'Malley

2026-2027 MIC Chorale Concert Schedule - coming soon

Concerts are free and open to the public and take place on Sundays at 3:00 PM 
Nichols Concert Hall  | 1490 Chicago Avenue, Evanston

Hear the Music Institute Chorale