Celebrate the holidays at Heartland Voices concerts

Heartland Voices will present "This Christmastide," the ensemble's annual concert of holiday music.

The concerts will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13, at Bethany Lutheran Church, 8 S. Lincoln St., Batavia; 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, at First United Methodist Church, 216 E. Highland Ave. in Elgin, with the Dundee Middle School Choirs; and 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 15, at Shepherd of the Prairie Lutheran Church, 10805 Main St. in Huntley.

Tickets for the Saturday concert are $18; $15 for senior and child. For the Friday and Sunday concerts, a freewill offering is accepted.

To reserve tickets, contact the Heartland Voices box office at (847) 429-9486 or visit www.heartlandvoices.org.

Heartland Voices features professional and professionally trained singers from the greater Northern Illinois area who are committed to excellence in choral music performance.

Formed in 1999, this acclaimed ensemble came together to expand their love of music, to perform challenging and diverse literature, to offer their talents as guest artists for symphonies and other organizations, and to establish a strong community service component with an emphasis on educational outreach programming.

They have been regularly featured as guest artists for the Illinois Chamber Symphony and the DuPage Opera Theatre.

Now in its 20th season, Heartland Voices continues to expand its repertoire and love of music, while striving to set the highest standard for performance and professionalism.

The season will continue in 2020 with lighter fare at the annual gala featuring music from the 1920s March 8-9, and spring concerts, "Keep a Song in Your Heart," April 26-28.