LIVE at Church of St. Mary Music Series

3:30 PM Sunday, September 20, 2026 - Church of St. Mary, Lake Forest

MUSICA LUMINA

Baroque Bling

Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067 - Johann Sebastian Bach

Sonata for Violin No. 5 in F Minor, BWV 1018 - J. S. Bach

Concerto for Piccolo in C Major, RV 443 - Antonio Vivaldi

Water Music HWV 348-50 - Georg Friedrich Handel

Colleen Matheu Johnson, flute, piccolo; Mark Agnor, violin;

Margaret Daly, cello; Marek Rachelski, harpsichord

3:30 PM Sunday, May 17, 2026 - Church of St. Mary, Lake Forest

NILES METROPOLITAN CHORUS

In Gratitude for Our Beautiful Outdoors!

In Nature’s Realm (V přírodě), Op. 91 - Antonin Dvořák

Songs of Nature (V přírodě), Op. 63 - Antonin Dvořák

Te Deum in C Major, WAB 45 - Anton Bruckner

Ewa Kowcz Fair, soprano; Stephanie Schoenhofer, alto;

Evan Bowers, tenor; Aaron Wardell, bass; Young Jee Cho, piano

Marek Rachelski, conductor, piano

3:30 PM Sunday, April 19, 2026 - Church of St. Mary, Lake Forest

MUSICA LUMINA

Finding Sanctuary in the Music of Maurice Ravel

Sonata in No. 2 in G Major, M. 77

Le Tombeau de Couperin, M. 68

Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19

Berceuse sur le nom de Gabriel Fauré, M. 74

Claude Debussy: Violin Sonata in G minor, L. 140

Mark Agnor, violin; Marek Rachelski, piano

3:30 PM Sunday, March 15, 2026 - Church of St. Mary, Lake Forest

NILES METROPOLITAN CHORUS

Let Go of Worry: Live In Joy

MUSIC OF BRAHMS

Geistliches Lied Op. 30

Ave, Maria Op. 12

Drei Gesänge Op. 42 II. Vineta

Fünf Gesänge Op. 104 IV. Verlorene Jugend

Quartette Op. 92 I. O schöne Nacht! II. Spätherbst III. Abendlied

Sieben Lieder Op. 62 II. Von alten Liebesliedern

Requiem Op. 45 IV. Wie lieblich sind Deine Wohnungen

Sonata No. 3 in F minor Op. 5 III. Scherzo

Intermezzo in A major Op. 118

Neue Liebeslieder Walzer Op. 65

Schumann: Beim Abschied zu singen Op. 84

Maristella Lee, piano; Young Jee Cho, piano

Marek Rachelski, conductor, piano

7:30 PM Friday, December 5, 2025 - Church of St. Mary, Lake Forest

7:30 PM Tuesday, December 16, 2025 - Des Plaines Theater, Des Plaines

NILES METROPOLITAN CHORUS

MUSICA LUMINA ORCHESTRA

12th ANNUAL DIY HANDEL’S MESSIAH

Kimberly McCord, soprano; Stephanie Schoenhofer, alto;

Ryan Townsend Strand, tenor; Aaron Wardell, bass

Marek Rachelski, conducting from the harpsichord

3:30 PM Sunday, November 2, 2025 - Church of St. Mary, Lake Forest

NILES METROPOLITAN CHORUS

MUSICA LUMINA ORCHESTRA

MUSIC FOR ALL SOULS

Music by Gabriel Urbain Fauré

En prière

Après une rêve, Op. 7 No. 1 

Au cimetière, Op. 51 No. 2

Automne, Op. 18 No. 3 

Pleurs d’Or, Op. 72

Ave verum

Tantum ergo, Op. 55

Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11 

Pavane, Op. 50 for viola quartet

Requiem, Op. 48

Katarzyna Dorula, soprano; Evan Bowers, tenor

David Govertsen, bass-baritone; Karl Davies, concertmaster

Marek Rachelski, conductor, piano

7:30 PM Friday, September 12, 2025 - Church of St. Mary, Lake Forest

MUSICA LUMINA 

BACH FAMILY FESTIVAL

J. S. Bach: Trio Sonata in G Major No. 2, BWV 1039

W. F. Bach: Trio Sonata in A Minor, No. 3, F. 49 unfinished 

J. S. Bach: Italian Concerto in F Major, BWV 971

J. S. Bach: Violin Sonata in E Major No. 3, BWV 1016

J. S. Bach: “Ich folge dir gleichfalls” from St. John Passion BWV 245

J. S. Bach: Toccata in D, BWV 912 

J. C. Bach: Violin Sonata in D Major, Op. 16 No. 1 WB 10

C. P. E. Bach: Trio Sonata in B Minor

J. S. Bach: Ei! wie schmekt der Kaffee süße from Coffee Cantata BWV 211  

Katarzyna Dorula, soprano, Mark Agnor, violin

Karl Davies, violin, Margaret Daly, cello

Marek Rachelski, harpsichord

7:30 PM Friday, March 21, 2025 - Church of St. Mary, Lake Forest

3:30 PM Sunday, March 23, 2025 - St. Luke’;s Lutheran Church, Park Ridge 

MUSICA LUMINA

FRENCH ART SONG: POULENC+

F. Poulenc, L. Boulanger, R. Hahn

Christopher Reames, tenor; Marek Rachelski, piano

NILES METROPOLITAN CHORUS

POULENC: GLORIA

L. Boulanger: Hymn to the Sun

Katelyn Lee, soprano

Marek Rachelski, conductor

7:30 PM Tuesday, December 3, 2024 - Des Plaines Theater, Des Plaines

7:30 PM Friday, December 6, 2024 - Church of St. Mary, Lake Forest

NILES METROPOLITAN CHORUS

MUSICA LUMINA ORCHESTRA

11th ANNUAL DIY HANDEL’S MESSIAH

Desiree Hassler, soprano; Corrine Wallace-Crane, alto; 

Jonathan Weyant, tenor; Aaron Wardell, bass

Marek Rachelski, conducting from the harpsichord

7:30 PM Friday, October 25, 2024 - St. Juliana Church, Chicago

7:30 PM Sunday, October 27, 2024 - Church of St. Mary, Lake Forest

NILES METROPOLITAN CHORUS

MUSICA LUMINA ORCHESTRA

ROSSINI PETITE MESSE SOLENNELLE

Ewa Kowcz Fair, soprano; Stephanie Schoenhofer, alto;

Evan Bowers, tenor; Aaron Wardell, bass

Marek Rachelski, conductor

7:30 PM Friday, September 13, 2024 - Church of St. Mary, Lake Forest

3:00 PM Sunday, September 15, 2024 - St. John Brebeuf Church, Niles

MUSICA LUMINA CHAMBER MUSIC

Suite Italienne - Stravinsky

5 Pieces from Cinderella - Prokofiev

Mark Agnor, violin; Marek Rachelski, piano

7:30 PM Thursday, May 23, 2024 - St. Juliana Church, Chicago

7:30 PM Saturday, May 25, 2024 - Church of St. Mary, Lake Forest

NILES METROPOLITAN CHORUS

MUSICA LUMINA ORCHESTRA

Tara Wheeker, soprano; Stephanie Schoenhofer, alto;

Evan Bowers, tenor; Brian Hupp, bass; Aaron Wardell, bass

Marek Rachelski, conductor

7:30 PM Friday, December 8, 2023 - Church of St. Mary, Lake Forest

2:00 PM Sunday, December 3, 2023 - Des Plaines Theater, Des Plaines IL

NILES METROPOLITAN CHORUS

MUSICA LUMINA ORCHESTRA

10th ANNUAL DIY HANDEL’S MESSIAH

Desiree Hassler, soprano; Stephanie Schoenhofer, alto

Alan Taylor, tenor; Michael Cavalieri, bass; Patricia Bronte, concertmaster

Marek Rachelski, conducting from the harpsichord

7:30 PM Friday, November 10, 2023 - Glenview Community Church

7:30 PM Sunday, November 12, 2023 - Church of St. Mary, Lake Forest

NILES METROPOLITAN CHORUS

RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS - THE FUTURE 

North American Premiere

A Lark Ascending - Ralph Vaughan Williams

The Peacemakers - Karl Jenkins

Carla Janzen, soprano; Patricia Bronte, violin

Marek Rachelski, conductor

3:30 PM June 25, 2023 - Church of St. Mary, Lake Forest

MUSICA LUMINA PIANO QUARTET

Piano Quartet in Eb, K. 493 - Mozart

Piano Quartet in D, Op. 23 - Dvorak

Mark Agnor, violin; Paul Vanderwerf, viola;

Elizabeth Anderson, cello; Marek Rachelski, piano

8:00 PM Saturday, April 29, 2023 - St. John Brebeuf Church, Niles

3:00 PM Sunday, April 30, 2023 - Church of St. Mary, Lake Forest

NILES METROPOLITAN CHORUS

Members of MUSICA LUMINA ORCHESTRA

A GERMAN REQUIEM, Op. 45 JOHANNES BRAHMS

Desiree Hassler, soprano; Brian Hupp, baritone

Marek Rachelski, conductor

7:30 PM Sunday, March 26, 2023 - Church of St. Mary, Lake Forest

MUSICA LUMINA BRASS QUARTET

Debussy, Piazolla, Sondheim, Hamlisch, Rogers & Hart, Elton John

3:00 PM Sunday, December 11, 2022 - Church of St. Mary, Lake Forest

7:00 PM Tuesday, December 13, 2022 - Des Plaines Theater, Des Plaines

NILES METROPOLITAN CHORUS

MUSICA LUMINA ORCHESTRA

9th ANNUAL DIY HANDEL’S MESSIAH

Desiree Hassler, soprano; Stephanie Schoenhofer, alto

Justin Berkowitz, tenor; Aaron Wardell, bass

Marek Rachelski, conducting from the harpsichord