Benefit Event

Please join us Saturday evening, June 24, to support our Young Artist Program at a Benefit Event.

Enjoy the festivities including hors-d’oeuvres, wine & champagne, a silent auction and the delightful performance of our singers. Make your reservation by contacting This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or calling Gwen Gage at 847-702-0026 ASAP.

Singers will include Semi-Finalists of Soirée Lyrique’s Vocal Competition: from Division I (12 years old and under) Isabella Malacsina from Elgin and Julia Smitendorf from Lake in the Hills; from Division II (13 – 18 years old) Blake Buczkiewicz from Huntley and Isabella B. Nicoli from Elmhurst; from Division III (19 – 26 years old) soprano Samantha Baran from Algonquin; and from Division IV (27 years old and over) bass-baritone Jim Hinton from Elgin, and baritone Ronald Spriggs from Chicago.

Isabella Malacsina		Julia Smitendorf		Blake Buczkiewicz		Ronald Spriggs

Additional participants in this event will include Megan Marie Martinez from Huntley, Cody Davis from Aurora, Rebekah Haynes from East Dundee, Carol Munn from Lake in the Hills, Valerie Meachum from Elgin and Lauren Parnell from Elburn. Concert pianist Rosemary Schroeder from St. Charles will accompany the singers.

Your support will help provide training to 16 aspiring opera singers from June 17 to July 23. Additional participants in the Young Artist Program (YAP) include Jessica Farfan from Gilberts and Kaitlyn Ziebell from Huntley (Division II), Sarah Linske from Chicago and Karen Archbold from Glen Ellyn (Division IV).

Please join us in providing high quality training for the next generation of classical singers, right here in your neighborhood. If you are unable to attend but want to support this great program, please send your tax-deductible check to Soirée Lyrique at 326 Wilcox Ave, Elgin, IL 60123.