Springfield Choral Society

Mark your calendars for May 30! Details below 👇

Save the date! Join us May 30 at Union Square Park , a FREE Cultural Arts
Festival, 11AM–5PM. Live Salsa Lessons, SYPG 🩰 Ballerinas, Mariachi, artisans, kids’ crafts, food trucks: The Lumpia House + Truck & more.

Thanks to our sponsors for making this possible!

11am Springfield Youth Performance Group
11:30am Asian Indian Women's Organization
12:00pm Mariachi Gabriel s Singer Ayelen
12:45 pm Salsa with Julio Barrenzuela
1:00 pm Springfield Folk Dancers
2:00 pm Springfield Drum Circle
3:00 pm Salsa with Jeff and Jacqueline Martin
3:15 pm Salsa with Julio Barrenzuela
4:00 pm Express your Seoul KPOP Dancers
4:30 pm Springfield Choral Society

Sponsors + InKind
Solution Printing, Inc.
Fae Folk Art Collective Cee Jones
Wild Rose Monica Zanetti Designs
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum
Downtown Springfield, Inc.
Fluid Lounge
Hoogland Center for the Arts Angie Shook Satchivi Tim Crawford
Doris Turner for State Senate
Executive Director - Garvey-Tubman Cultural Arts and Research Center
Ward 5 Alderwoman Lakeisha k Purchase
Lisita Jiménez Bandy Jeremy Reed Nancy Nance Angela Griffin

SCS Director Jacobsen Woollen, joined by historian Justin Blandford, went on NPR Illinois 91.9 UIS's airwaves recently to talk about our upcoming Voices of America Festival!

If you didn't catch 'em live, you can listen to the full interview at the link below ⬇

Aaaaand if you haven't already, be sure to secure your spots for our small ensemble performance on the 24th, and full chorus concert on the 25th. We can't wait to see you all there!

Tix + more info 👉 https://bit.ly/4tHXorU

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https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-04-09/justin-blandford-and-jake-woollen-speak-on-the-collaborative-effort-voices-of-america-fest

Justin Blandford and Jake Woollen speak on the collaborative effort Voices of America Fest Voices of AmericaJake Woollen, says "We are very excited about this" It's a festival in late in April. presented by the Springfield Choral Society. Justin Blandford says "When you hear Jake's infectious attitude and his vision for the way music can enhance our lives and our roles that we play as cit...