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Uniting Voices Lexington

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Uniting Voices Lexington

Singers in grades six through 12 are encouraged to join us and their peers from around the Bluegrass region for this transformative experience.

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What It Looks Like

Uniting Voices Lexington is a vocal ensemble for diverse youth in grades 6 through 12 across the city and the wider Bluegrass region. The program showcases young people as ambassadors of the community and leaders on the global stage.

1956-2021

Celebrating 65 Years of Raising Voices

From the North Side to the South Side to the West Side, we are not just a choir—we are a movement.

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Register for the 2025-26 program year!

Our world-class music education program empowers youth to use their voice both on and off the stage. Join our diverse community of 6th–12th grade students from across the Bluegrass region! Details about our 2025-26 program year will be available soon.

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Confidence never sounded so good.

At home or down the street, our after-school programs offer something for everyone. And with world-class instruction, sessions with international artists, and touring opportunities, the sky is truly the limit. Explore all of our after-school offerings and start your journey today.

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65 Years

For 65 years, we have been raising voices for change. Through our programs, we have empowered young people the world over to embrace their potential, express themselves boldly, and to strive for excellence—on stage and off. Over the course of more than six decades, we have inspired and changed more than 50,000 lives.

And we're just getting started.

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Our Impact*

92 Chicago Schools

4,900 Youth

144 Choirs

25 Nations

100% Graduation Rate

57 Zip Codes

*Based on 2019-2020 programs

Our Impact*

92 Chicago Schools

4,900 Youth

144 Choirs

25 Nations

100% Graduation Rate

57 Zip Codes

*Based on 2019-2020 programs

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92
school programs across Chicago.
92
school programs across Chicago.
50%

of our after-school program singers come from low-income households.


50%

of our after-school program singers come from low-income households.


80%

of the schools with whom we partner serve predominantly students from low-to-moderate income households.


80%

of the schools with whom we partner serve predominantly students from low-to-moderate income households.


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Highlights

Black History Month Concert 2022

Check out the highlights from our 2022 Black History Month concert, exploring what it means to remember, reconnect and reclaim history through music.

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Featured Performances


We Are Uniting Voices Chicago

Our legacy deserves a name that honors our story. Chicago Children’s Choir is now Uniting Voices Chicago.

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Nowhere else have I had access to a diverse and multicultural family. Nowhere else have I breathed in unison with the brothers, sisters, family around me and tried to feel their joy, their pain, and their lives as they are carried to my ears by the most inspiring and empowering music.

Albert Kerelis, CCC Graduate (2020)

On the Podium

Dr. Michael Preacely

Dr. Michael Preacely, acclaimed baritone and university music educator, serves as Artistic Director of Uniting Voices Lexington. As a singer he has received critical acclaim for his performances across United States and abroad, including features with New York-based Opera Noire, Butler University Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Opera, Opera Company Philadelphia, Kentucky Opera, Cleveland Opera, and the American Spiritual Ensemble.

Dr. Preacely is an alum of the former Chicago Children's Choir, now Uniting Voices, on which Uniting Voices Lexington will be modeled.

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Uniting Voices Chicago honors the mission and values of its roots as Chicago Children’s Choir, while recognizing the incredible and authentic evolution over its decades-long history.

Kyle Sircus, Uniting Voices Chicago alum (2007)

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United

Our latest original single by Composer-in-Residence W. Mitchell Owens III was written to honor Uniting Voices Chicago’s decades-long impact—and potent, powerful future. This upbeat song aims to bring together voices from all sides of a divided society to sing as one: as people united.

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Our Impact*

2,321 singers representing every Chicago zip code

100% high school graduation rate and 100% college acceptance rate

74 schools; 95% CPS

138 choirs

25 Nations

100% of programs subsidized; 70% of students participate for free

*Based on 2021-2022 programs

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Lead Philanthropic Partners

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74
school programs across Chicago.
50%

of our after-school program singers come from low-income households.


80%

of the schools with whom we partner serve predominantly students from low-to-moderate income households.


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Global Ambassadors

Egypt Tour 2022

After three years since our last international tour to Spain, Chicago Children's Choir embarked upon a historic trip to Egypt to inspire and change lives through music. With concerts at iconic sites like the Cairo Opera House, Tahrir Cultural Center and the Library of Alexandria, and connections with peers from every corner of the country, this tour was a landmark experience that reaffirmed music's central place in our effort to make a harmonious world.

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Featured Performances

In a world that’s full of so much hurting and hate, it’s reassuring and powerful to know that there are people who are trying their hardest to change other’s perspective on life through a creative and effective platform.

Ashley Franklin (Uniting Voices Chicago graduate 2020)

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