New Classic Singers, DuPage County’s leading choral ensemble since 1982, announces its 29th concert season. Under the direction of founder Lee Kesselman, the Glen Ellyn-based ensemble will perform four varied programs of classics, popular composers, holiday favorites, and recent works.

Highlights of the season include works by Aaron Copland & Leonard Bernstein, jazz stylings by tenor sax Mark Colby, the midwest premiere of David Lang's 2008 Pulitzer Prize-winning the little match girl passion, spirituals, East European sacred music, Romantic part-songs, and tunes from the American Songbook.

Season subscriptions are available at www.newclassicsingers.org. Special rates are available for seniors and students.

AARON & LENNY

8 p.m. on Saturday, Nov 6 at St. Petronille Church, Glen Ellyn

What says ‘American music’ more than a concert featuring the works of Leonard Bernstein and Aaron Copland? We commemorate the 20th anniversary of the deaths of these two giants in a wide-ranging concert of their choral and theater music. Sacred music, folk songs, selections from his Mass, West Side Story, and Candide.

IN THE SWEET MID-WINTER

4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec 12 at McAninch Arts Center, Glen Ellyn

A free-flowing evocation of the holiday season, featuring familiar carols, beautiful sacred texts, small ensembles, sing-alongs and improvisations. Get ready for a concert of old, new and ‘never before’ as Christmas, Hanukkah, Solstice and Winter join hands in song.

The little match girl passion

8 p.m. on Saturday, March 5 in Glen Ellyn (location TBD)

3 p.m. on Sunday, March 6 at St. Peter’s Church in the Loop, Chicago

NCS is thrilled to present David Lang’s 2008 Pulitzer Prize-winning the little match girl passion. This magical musical telling of the Hans Christian Anderson story, captures the essence of the tale with pathos, beauty, and fascination. We’ll surround the passion with devotional music from Russia and the Baltics and spirituals.

BOYS & GIRL

8 p.m.on Saturday, May 7 at McAninch Arts Center, Glen Ellyn

From the Romantic part-songs of Brahms and Schubert to the ballads of the Great American Broadway songbook, we celebrate the oldest human sport, the interplay of the X’s and Y’s. Together and apart, the women and men of the NCS sing into spring with flash and dash, and all we can say is — Vive La Difference!