Welcome to our 44th season!
The 2026-27 season features performances in Chicago and Evanston.
We celebrate Artistic Director Andrew Lewis’s 20th season with Bella Voce by bringing back some of his favorite choral programs from over the course of his tenure.
In September, Bella Voce opens the season with How To Fold the Wind, a presentation of bold contemporary works by composers such as Caroline Shaw, Veljo Tormis, Anna Thorvaldsdottir, and Matthew Recio.
In November, the seasonal tradition, Handel’s Messiah, returns to Evanston, featuring Bella Voce’s acclaimed period-instrument orchestra, the Bella Voce Sinfonia.
December’s holiday celebration, Baltic Solstice, features a program of hauntingly beautiful choral works, including Einojuhani Rautavaara’s Magnificat and Arvo Pärt’s O Antiphons.
Bella Voce’s Polyphony Camp returns in 2027 over the first weekend in February, featuring a deep dive into the Latin mass as we commune with food, friends, and music.
The season concludes in Evanston with a magical concert of great choral-organ works from the Anglican tradition, The English Cathedral, in a partnership with Opus 327, featuring the Bella Voce Chorus and St. Luke’s Opus 327 pipe organ constructed in 1922 by E.M. Skinner.
Read on to learn more about our 44th season!
Please note that Polyphony Camp is not part of the subscription series.
OUR 44th SEASON…
How to Fold the Wind
Saturday, September 19 To be announced
Sunday, September 20 in Evanston
Bella Voce opens our season performing bold contemporary works by Caroline Shaw, Veljo Tormis, Anna Thorvaldsdottir, and Matthew Recio.
Messiah
Sunday, November 22 in Evanston
Experience Handel’s timeless masterwork unabridged, performed by the Bella Voce Chorus and Chicago’s only period-instrument performance, featuring the Bella Voce Sinfonia.
Baltic Solstice
Saturday, December 19 To be announced
Sunday, December 20 in Evanston
Bella Voce performs hauntingly beautiful choral works, including Einojuhani Rautavaara’s Magnificat and Arvo Pärt’s O Antiphons.
Bella Voce’s Polyphony Camp
Saturday & Sunday, February 6-7 in Evanston
Bella Voce’s immersive choral experience, led by Artistic Director Andrew Lewis, returns with a focus on settings of the Latin Mass. The music may be “serious” but the atmosphere will be lively!
Includes a full weekend of workshops, Saturday lunch, and Sunday 4:00 p.m. concert.
(No prior experience necessary)
*Not a part of the subscription series
The English Cathedral
Sunday, May 2 in Evanston
Great choral-organ works from the Anglican tradition, in partnership with Opus 327. Featuring St. Luke’s Opus 327 pipe organ, constructed in 1922 by E.M. Skinner.
Learn about more about each concert by clicking the buttons above.
Bella Voce’s Polyphony Camp is not part of the subscription series.