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Community Corner

Evanston Celebrates Nelson Mandela

Jill Chukerman, Neighbor

Sponsored by Music Institute of Chicago, City of Evanston, Evanston Community Foundation, Second Baptist Church of Evanston and Northwestern University

Singing, music, prayer and reflection on the extraordinary life of Nelson Mandela

Program:
Invocation: Reverend Robert H. Oldershaw, Pastor Emeritus, St. Nicholas Church, Evanston

Speakers: Thoughts and reflections on the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela

Music:
String Quartet, Op. 74 in E-flat Major by Ludwig van Beethoven
Music Institute of Chicago String Faculty: Sang Mee Lee and Ellen McSweeney, violins; Aimee Biasiello, viola; David Cunliffe, cello

Choral Selections

Prayer for Mandela (1988) by Timothy Geller
Chelsea French, trombone

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