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22 | December 8, 2016 | The Mokena Messenger mokena mokenamessenger.com Imagine the Difference You Can Make DONATE YOUR CAR You’ll never know I’m wearing a hearing aid. 1-800-598-4102 FREE TOWING TAX DEDUCTIBLE The world’s first custom invisible hearing aid. Help Prevent Blindness Get A Vision Screening Annually Ask About A FREE 3 Day Vacation Voucher To Over 20 Destinations!!! HEARING HEALTH CENTER Helping People Hear Better 14316 S. Will‐Cook Rd. Homer Glen, IL 60914 1333 Burr Ridge Parkway-Village Center Suite 200 Burr Ridge, IL 60527 (708) 406-6977 www.southsuburbanhearing.com | Follow us BETTER HEARING EVENT 3 DAYS ONLY! December 13 th -15 th • Tuesday-Thursday • FREE hearing screening with state‐of‐the‐art equipment. • FREE video otoscopic examination of your ears, it may just be ear wax! • FREE demonstration of Starkey’s NEW invisible* SoundLens hearing aids. • FREE clean and check, if you currently wear hearing aids. Call (708) 406-6977 TODAY to schedule your appointment. © 2016 Starkey. All Rights Reserved. 12/16 49874‐16 New Patient Special! $500 OFF toward a pair of Premium Hearing Aids! Expires 12/15/2016
mokenamessenger.com life & arts the Mokena Messenger | December 8, 2016 | 23 It’s the most wonderful time of the year for LWC Madrigals Madrigals Dinners set for Dec. 8-10 Ryan Esguerra Freelance Reporter For the Lincoln-Way Central Madrigal Singers, a tradition of holiday spirit runs deep and is reflected in all of their performances. Madrigals director Mike Bultman said that while many things have changed about the program during his 23-year stint directing the group, the one thing that remains unchanged is the feeling their performances give audiences. “The faces change, the songs may change, but the spirit of the group stays the same,” Bultman said. “We always try to create that same feeling during the holiday season.” The Madrigal Singers performed for a packed house Nov. 30 at the New Lenox Public Library. This marked their latest stop in a series of performances during which they will have performed well over a dozen times at churches, community events and other locations both within and outside of the school district. The singers performed at Mokena Community Public Library District just a day prior. “Attendance at both shows was great,” Bultman said. “Coming to places like these gives the kids a chance to perform for the public, and it gives the public a chance to hear them, so it feels like a win-win.” More than 30 singers — all Lincoln-Way Central students — dressed in their finest Madrigal clothing and greeted the audience with an introductory performance that included the likes of holiday favorites “We Wish you a Merry Christmas” and The Madrigals perform together at the New Lenox Library. The group will perform more than 12 times at local churches and community events this year. “Three Blind Mice.” After the introduction, the singers split into two different performing groups which alternated with more holiday favorites like “Deck the Halls.” The singers also performed various religious songs that speak to bringing tidings of comfort and joy. The performance ended with a group singing of “Silent Night.” Taylor Autero, a senior at Central, is in her first year of Madrigals. She said that being a part of this group of performers is something that she has wanted to do since she was a little girl. “My great-grandma used to take me to see Madrigals when I was little, and I always wanted to do it so badly,” Autero said. “I would audition for Madrigals each year, and up until this year, I wouldn’t make it. “This year I auditioned and I made it, so from now on, I wear my great grandma’s necklace to all of my performances to remind me of her.” Autero, who plans to attend Columbia College in Chicago, will pursue a degree in musical theatre and performing arts. She said performing with the Madrigal group this year is helping her prepare for her future. “This group means a lot to 47th Annual Madrigals Dinner Where: Lincoln-Way Central High School, 1801 E. Lincoln Highway, New Lenox When: 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8 to Saturday, Dec. 10 Cost: $30 per person For more information ... Email: lwc_choirs@ yahoo.com Phone: (815) 462-2300 me because it is what I want to do with my future,” Autero said. “I take it very seriously. It is my life and my passion, and it is amazing to be able to perform here in front of these wonderful people.” Fellow LWC senior Vince Weiss, who is also in his first year with the Madrigal singing group, said that while it is hard work preparing for the holiday performance series, the community support makes it all worth it for him. “We have a lot of rehearsals now; we are after school every day in order to prepare,” Weiss said. “It is a crazy feeling, seeing that you have so much support. It makes you feel good about all of the work that you put into the performances.” Lincoln-Way Central senior Taylor Autero sings with the Lincoln-Way Central Madrigals Nov. 30 at the New Lenox Public Library in preparation of the group’s 47th Annual Madrigal Dinners Dec. 8-10. Photos by Laurie Fanelli/22nd Century Media Performance attendees Geri Bronson, Matthew Kalchbrenner, of Mokena, and John Bronson enjoy the Madrigals. With only a few performances left, the Madrigal singers will soon turn their attention to the biggest event of the year: the 47th Annual Madrigal Dinners Dec. 8-10 at the Lincoln-Way Central Fine Arts Center. The Renaissance-themed fundraiser is open to the public and will include a fully catered meal and entertainment from singers, actors and instrumentalists from the school. Proceeds of the event will got to funding the Madrigals singers program. “The dinners are my favorite part of the season,” Weiss said. “It is really fun. The actors we have are awesome, and it is so funny. The food is great, too. Overall, it is a great night.”
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