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Posted on: May 8, 2023

Peace Plays in Peoria at County Courthouse on May 15

The Gerald M. Brookhart Arts in Education Spring Celebration is proud to announce the conclusion of the 2023 season with the Peace Plays in Peoria event.   The orchestras, bands, choirs and visual artists of Peoria High School, Manual High School, Richwoods High School, Metamora Township High School, Rolling Meadows Middle School, Liberty Leadership Middle School, Glen Oak Community Center, and Morton Jr. High will join forces to celebrate and offer peace through the arts.  These schools are all learning or producing various components of the arts and will come together to play for the first time on May 15, 2023.  Mary Jo Papich from the Jazz Educators’ Network will be the guest speaker between performances.   Performances will begin at 11:15.

 

Peace Plays in Peoria

Date: Monday, May 15, 2023

Time: 11:15am – 1:00pm

Location: Peoria Courthouse Square

 

 THE MISSION
 Our mission is to host a musical and fine arts event to develop connections and relationships with Peoria area music students to promote healing and hope for those impacted by violence in our community. 

 

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS
 Peoria High School, Manual High School, Richwoods High School, Metamora Township High School, Rolling Meadows Middle School, Lindbergh Middle School, Glen Oak Community Learning Center, and Morton Jr. High. 

 

FOUNTAIN STAGE PERFORMANCES

11:15am – Peace Plays Orchestra, Atsuko Haarz

Speaker – Mary Jo Papich

Call of Heroes, Christian Williams

Appalachian Sunrise, Doris Gazda

Shut Up and Dance, Michael Story

11:45pm – Peace Plays Concert Band, Maura Shepard

Speaker – Mary Jo Papich

What a Wonderful World, arr. Victor Lopez

Amazing Grace, arr. John Edmonson

Seasons of Love, arr. Higgins

 

MONUMENT STAGE PERFORMANCE

12:15 – Peace Sings Choir, Niles Jones

Speaker/Rapper – Warith Muhammad

Lift Every Voice and Sing

Stand Up from Harriet

I Sing Because I'm Happy, Rollo Dillworth 

12:30 – Peace Sings Choir, PSD 150 Choir Directors

PHS - United,  PinkZebra

A Change Is Gonna Come - music and lyrics by Sam Cooke, Arr. by Jay Althouse

 

VISUAL ART DISPLAY

11:00 – 1:00 - Morton Jr. High School, Brittany DuPont

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