Chicago a cappella spreads Salsa, Samba and La Bamba
Written by CASA NewsLink
Sunday, 27 April 2008
Infectious is not a good thing when you're talking last winter's strain of flu, but when the sounds of Chicago a cappella are infectious, it's a virus you want to catch.
The nine singers, including some founding members, closed out their 15th anniversary season Saturday at Pilgrim Congregational Church in Oak Park with "Voces Latinas." At intermission artistic director and founder Jonathan Miller astutely noted that he had just sprouted "happy feet." The lively, throbbing Latin rhythms had faded out, but they were still pumping energy while he talked. The authentic music, from tango to samba, inspired a desire to ask for sangria (though none was served in the dark and reverent interior of this church).
