In harmony: Village Vocal Chords to perform annual show in Elmhurst

Village Vocal Chords, a women's champion barbershop chorus, will present "It's SHOWtime!" at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 11, in Elmhurst. The VVC, based in Glen Ellyn, calls it a light-hearted musical about the travails of planning a show with a large group of busy and opinionated women.

The performance is set in the Worship Center of Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church, 149 W. Brush Hill Road.

Village Vocal Chords is a repeat international championship chorus of Harmony, Inc., having won the honor an unprecedented 19 times. With more than 50 years of experience in performing, competing and creating annual shows, they present a completely a cappella package loaded with fun, humor and lots of harmony, note organizers.

In addition to two sets performed by the full chorus, the show will feature three of its quartets – U4X, The Karamels and Four Eyes – each with its own style. Also performing will be Take Note, a top-ranking Barbershop Harmony Society senior quartet; the men's quartet has been the top ranking senior quartet in Illinois for the last eight years.

Tickets cost $15 for adults, and $10 for students and seniors, if purchased prior to the show through a chorus member, and $17 and $12, respectively, if purchased at the door. To buy tickets online, visit www.villagevocalchords.com. For information, email vvcsing@villagevocalchords.com or call 708-328-5021.

Prospective singers

The chorus, under the direction of Jeanne O'Connor of Winfield, rehearses at 7 p.m. Tuesdays, in St. Thomas United Methodist Church in Glen Ellyn.  While the chorus calls Glen Ellyn its home, its members come from many different communities across the Chicago area. The chorus is always looking for new members, and any women who love to sing are welcome to visit at any time. For more information on the chorus or Harmony, Inc., go to www.villagevocalchords.com.

Members and their towns

• Winfield, Director, Jeanne O'Connor

• Bartlett, Lynn Schwenker

• Batavia, Ruth Erion

• Carol Stream, Kathy Carrier

• Chicago Heights, Maria Bunte

• Downers Grove, Linda Kersey and Peggi Meyer

• Elmhurst, Ruth Maple and Ellen Regan

• Elgin, Barbara Truelsen and Sändra Woolcott

• Geneva, Emylou Cutter

• Glen Ellyn, Kathy Snodell and Cindy Ohlrich

• Glenview, Emily Barajas

• Hodgkins, Denise Struve

• La Grange, Lisa Bower

• Lombard, Betty Gunterman, Carol Motz and Wanda Nelson

• Loves Park, Karen Howells

• Montgomery, Marguerite Paustenbach

• Naperville, Holly Singer

• Oswego, Jacquie Jensen

• Plainfield, Mary Marek

• Schaumburg, Debi Besenhoffer

• St. Charles, Robin Gould

• South Elgin, Allynn Kairis, Kathleen Knopoff and Leslie Knopoff

• Western Springs, Melanie Concklin and Claudia Prokupek

• Wheaton, Karen Benjamin

• Woodridge, Debbie Genovese, Lauren Lindeman, Lynn Randall and Jen Wheaton