Back to All Events

Winter Comfort

  • McKinley Memorial Presbyterian Church 801 South 5th Street Champaign, IL, 61820 (map)

Immerse yourself in calm and comforting music, as the end of winter approaches. Enjoy an hour of the most exquisite choral music ever written, with themes of love, wisdom, peace, mystery, and rebirth. You’ll leave feeling inspired, relaxed, and restored!

Tickets
$20/adult $10/student

Highlights include Josef Rheinberger’s ravishing Abendlied and Franz Biebl’s popular and equally gorgeous Ave Maria.

Other composers on the program include Hildegard von Bingen, Thomas Tallis, J.S. Bach, W. A. Mozart, Felix Mendelssohn, Max Janowski, Maurice Duruflé, Margaret Bonds, and Moses Hogan.

This concert is sponsored by Janice Bahr.

Concert Details

  • Free parking on the street, and in three parking lots on 5th street: Lot C-10 across from the church; Lot C-5 one block south; and Lot C-9, two blocks south.

  • Tickets can be printed or displayed on a phone.

  • Doors open 30 minutes early. 


  • Come as you are; our concerts are casual!

  • No livestream is available for this event.

Concert Preview

Enjoy a sample of the soothing music you’ll hear at our “Winter Comfort” concert: Josef Rheinberger’s Abendlied and Franz Biebl’s Ave Maria, performed by VOCES8.

Earlier Event: January 4
BACH Auditions Spring 2026
Later Event: May 31
As the Deer Longs