A benefit concert for Naperville-based KidsMatter, “Ignite the Nite,” will feature the talents of many Naperville high school performers, as well as “American Idokidsmatterl”alumna Gina Glocksen.
The concert opens at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 19, at North Central College’s Wentz Concert Hall, 171 E. Chicago Ave., Naperville. It will feature singers, dancers, instrumentalists and even a magician representing Metea Valley, Naperville Central, Naperville North, Neuqua Valley and Waubonsie Valley high schools.
The benefit will honor KidsMatter founders Mary Ann Bobosky and Marianne Boyajian. WGN-TV weatherman and Waubonsie Valley graduate Paul Konrad will serve as host.
American Idol finalist Gina Glocksen of Naperville headlines a night featuring teen performers from the city’s high schools. The event honors the founders of KidsMatter and raises money for the organization’s teen-based outreach.
“We’ve been really fortunate to get some great talent across the community,” director Elic Bramlett said. “We have a great mix of dance, musical theater, instrumental music, vocal music, classical and jazz, singer/songwriters and magic.
“We are still finalizing casting with more talented teens, but I think folks are in for a great show for a great cause. The kids get to perform in an acoustically perfect hall with a national talent, and Gina’s pieces will add the perfect tone to this celebration of youth for KidsMatter.”
The Naperville Central Orchesis ensemble will put 27 dancers on the stage in “Starting Something,” and Neuqua Valley students Anna Dvorchak and Hanna Elmgren will offer the duet “In His Eyes” from the school’s musical, “Jekyll & Hyde.”
Metea Valley’s nine-voice women’s a cappella group, The Muses, will present “Forget You,” while the five-piece instrumental jazz Van Dril Quintet from Naperville North offers its take on “Nigerian Marketplace.”
Alexis Hill offers a tap solo to “Mercy,” while Nick Martinez presents a freestyle dance to “Robocop.”
Waubonsie Valley’s 16-voice a cappella group, Mosaic Ensemble, will offer international flair, while the school’s vocal soloist, Josh Blue, will present the operatic “Una Furtiva Lagrima.” Singer/songwriters Claudia Dockery and Alec Kapisac will each offer original works. The program will include additional musical theater offerings from Hannah Lorimer, Miggie Snyder and Emma Wichart.
A Contemporary Dance solo, “Conflicted,” will be danced by Danielle Fattore, while theSchool of Performing Arts Dance Ensemble will take the stage with “Rumor Has It.” Mary Downes accompanies herself on piano, singing “So Small.” Magician Blake Grigsbypromises to surprise the audience with sleight of hand.
Tickets for “Ignite the Nite” are available from the North Central College Box Office at (630) 637-SHOW. Tickets are $15 for students, $35 for general admission and $65 for VIP seating and benefit cocktail reception.
Research shows that every day kids battle the stresses of academic, social and economic competition. Left unmanaged, these stressors can undermine healthy personal development and lead to chronic anxiety, depression, drug and alcohol use and thoughts of suicide.
KidsMatter equips youth and families with tools to manage the stress of everyday life through dynamic school and community programs, practical education, resources and youth recognition.
Funds raised from “Ignite The Nite” will benefit KidsMatter’s character-building events and community outreach programs that arm youths with the tools they need to battle the debilitating stressors of everyday life and link youth and families with a variety of volunteer opportunities.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20120405/news/704059987
“We are still finalizing casting with more talented teens, but I think folks are in for a great show for a great cause. The kids get to perform in an acoustically perfect hall with a national talent, and Gina’s pieces will add the perfect tone to this celebration of youth for KidsMatter.”
The Naperville Central Orchesis ensemble will put 27 dancers on the stage in “Starting Something,” and Neuqua Valley students Anna Dvorchak and Hanna Elmgren will offer the duet “In His Eyes” from the school’s musical, “Jekyll & Hyde.”
Metea Valley’s nine-voice women’s a cappella group, The Muses, will present “Forget You,” while the five-piece instrumental jazz Van Dril Quintet from Naperville North offers its take on “Nigerian Marketplace.”
Alexis Hill offers a tap solo to “Mercy,” while Nick Martinez presents a freestyle dance to “Robocop.”
Waubonsie Valley’s 16-voice a cappella group, Mosaic Ensemble, will offer international flair, while the school’s vocal soloist, Josh Blue, will present the operatic “Una Furtiva Lagrima.” Singer/songwriters Claudia Dockery and Alec Kapisac will each offer original works. The program will include additional musical theater offerings from Hannah Lorimer, Miggie Snyder and Emma Wichart.
A Contemporary Dance solo, “Conflicted,” will be danced by Danielle Fattore, while theSchool of Performing Arts Dance Ensemble will take the stage with “Rumor Has It.” Mary Downes accompanies herself on piano, singing “So Small.” Magician Blake Grigsbypromises to surprise the audience with sleight of hand.
Tickets for “Ignite the Nite” are available from the North Central College Box Office at (630) 637-SHOW. Tickets are $15 for students, $35 for general admission and $65 for VIP seating and benefit cocktail reception.
Research shows that every day kids battle the stresses of academic, social and economic competition. Left unmanaged, these stressors can undermine healthy personal development and lead to chronic anxiety, depression, drug and alcohol use and thoughts of suicide.
KidsMatter equips youth and families with tools to manage the stress of everyday life through dynamic school and community programs, practical education, resources and youth recognition.
Funds raised from “Ignite The Nite” will benefit KidsMatter’s character-building events and community outreach programs that arm youths with the tools they need to battle the debilitating stressors of everyday life and link youth and families with a variety of volunteer opportunities.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20120405/news/704059987
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