Woodstock Community Choir

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Woodstock Community Choir The Woodstock Community Choir is the official choir of the City of Woodstock, Illinois. Every voice matters, and each singer brings a unique spark to the stage.

For more than a decade, the choir has been a welcoming space where music brings people together and strengthens community bonds. Our ensemble is diverse, lively, and supportive—we laugh together, learn together, and create not only beautiful music, but meaningful, lasting relationships. The choir performs two concerts a year—in the spring and fall—as well as several civic events throughout the year including the Lighting of the Square ceremony in November. Our performances showcase the full choir as well as the individual talents of our members through solos, duets, and small ensemble performances. We hope our spirit of camaraderie, community, and love of music is felt by—and inspires—everyone who joins us at our performances. As a 501c(3) non-profit organization, the Woodstock Community Choir remains dedicated to its mission of “Building Community Through Singing!” For more information, please visit their website at woodstockcommunitychor.org. 🎵🌟

Join us for Roots & Rhythm, this Sunday at 3pm! Our fall concert is an exploration of  American music—from soul, to gosp...
10/24/2026

Join us for Roots & Rhythm, this Sunday at 3pm! Our fall concert is an exploration of American music—from soul, to gospel, to rock & roll. We hope to see you there!

October 25th at the Historic Woodstock Opera House.

Tickets available here: https://bit.ly/4yYK19b See less

Roots & Rhythm: The Story Behind the SongShenandoahFrench-Canadian fur traders paddling the Missouri River? Or sailors h...
10/22/2026

Roots & Rhythm: The Story Behind the Song
Shenandoah

French-Canadian fur traders paddling the Missouri River? Or sailors hauling anchor on a 19th-century clipper? Maybe a soldier on horseback heading west. All three have been credited with the origins of "Shenandoah" — although which is true remains a mystery.

One thing we do know: for over 150 years, singers have kept it alive—from soldiers, to sailors, to choirs.

Join us for Roots & Rhythm, our fall concert exploring where American music began October 25th at the Historic Woodstock Opera House.

Tickets available here: https://bit.ly/4yYK19b

Roots & Rhythm: The Story Behind the Song 🎶🎤"Can't Help Falling in Love"Elvis Presley's 1961 hit borrows its tune from "...
10/20/2026

Roots & Rhythm: The Story Behind the Song 🎶🎤
"Can't Help Falling in Love"

Elvis Presley's 1961 hit borrows its tune from "Plaisir d'Amour," a popular French love song written in 1784 —nearly 250 years ago.

In the film Blue Hawaii, Elvis sings it at a birthday party for his girlfriend’s grandmother. By the 1970s, it had become the song he used to close most of his concerts.

Hear our version of this classic live at Roots & Rhythm — October 25th at the Historic Woodstock Opera House.

Tickets available here: https://bit.ly/4yYK19b

Say hello to our tenor section! Every part matters in a choir, and we’re glad these voices are part of the mix.Hear them...
10/18/2026

Say hello to our tenor section! Every part matters in a choir, and we’re glad these voices are part of the mix.

Hear them, and the whole choir, at Roots & Rhythm, Sunday, October 25th at the Historic Woodstock Opera House.

Tickets available here: https://bit.ly/4yYK19b

Roots & Rhythm: The Story Behind the Song 🎶🎤"In the Still of the Night"Fred Parris wrote this song at nineteen, standing...
10/15/2026

Roots & Rhythm: The Story Behind the Song 🎶🎤
"In the Still of the Night"

Fred Parris wrote this song at nineteen, standing guard duty in the Army, missing a girl back home. His group, the Five Satins, were too broke to afford real studio time — so they recorded it for free, in the basement of a New Haven church, arranged by a young parishioner who also picked up the saxophone for the session.

It became one of the most beloved ballads of its era, performed this season by a small, auditioned group within our choir.

Hear it live at Roots & Rhythm — October 25th at the Historic Woodstock Opera House.

Tickets available here: https://bit.ly/4yYK19b

Roots & Rhythm: The Story Behind the SongChain of FoolsBefore it was an Aretha Franklin classic, "Chain of Fools" starte...
10/12/2026

Roots & Rhythm: The Story Behind the Song
Chain of Fools

Before it was an Aretha Franklin classic, "Chain of Fools" started as a boy singing gospel with his siblings. Songwriter Don Covay first sketched out the idea around 1953, drawing on that same call-and-response energy he grew up with in church.

He originally wrote it with Otis Redding in mind. However, producer Jerry Wexler had another idea and handed it to Aretha instead. The rest is Grammy Hall of Fame history.

Hear the gospel roots of soul music live at Roots & Rhythm — October 25th at the Historic Woodstock Opera House.

Tickets available here: https://bit.ly/4yYK19b

Roots & Rhythm: The Story Behind the Song 🎤🎶Chicago, 1967. Jackie Wilson's producer, Carl Davis, wanted the song to move...
10/01/2026

Roots & Rhythm: The Story Behind the Song 🎤🎶

Chicago, 1967. Jackie Wilson's producer, Carl Davis, wanted the song to move — not unhurried or dreamy like a ballad, the way Wilson first sang it. Wilson recut it with that energy, backed by musicians moonlighting from Motown's own house band, and nailed the vocal in a single take.

The joy this song expresses is what this concert, and our choir, is all about—lifting each other up, one voice at a time.

Come hear us perform it as part of Roots & Rhythm — October 25th at the Historic Woodstock Opera House.

Tickets available here: https://bit.ly/4yYK19b

Rehearsal isn't the only place this choir shows up for each other. A few faces from our latest after-rehearsal get-toget...
09/24/2026

Rehearsal isn't the only place this choir shows up for each other. A few faces from our latest after-rehearsal get-together — good company, good conversation, and (maybe) a few songs sung off the clock too.

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PO Box 194
Woodstock, IL
60098

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