Young Naperville Singers Alumni

10/17/2026

Join us Sunday, November 1, at Wentz Concert Hall for a memorable concert featuring three of Young Naperville Singers’ most advanced choirs: Bella Voce, Bella Cantare, and Canto Vivo!
We’re thrilled to welcome special guests Adam and Kelly Jacobs, two Broadway stars whose incredible credits include Adam’s original role as Aladdin and Kelly’s celebrated portrayal of Mary Poppins, along with many other amazing roles on stage!
From the excitement of musical theater to the powerful message of belonging, and community, this concert will celebrate songs that bring us together and remind us that we all have a place where we belong. ❤️

🎟️ You won’t want to miss this incredible afternoon!
📅 Sunday, November 1
📍 Wentz Concert Hall
🎶 Featuring Bella Voce, Bella Cantare, Canto Vivo, and Broadway stars Adam & Kelly Jacobs

🎫 Get your tickets here: https://ynschoirs.org/concerts/

10/10/2026

It’s time to “name those alumni”! Did you ever wear this uniform?

10/05/2026

Who remembers singing at the Boys Power Sing!?! YNS Alumni are ALWAYS welcome to join us at this event! THIS SATURDAY!

🎶 YNS is thrilled to be hosting our annual Boys Power Sing event THIS Saturday, October 10th!

We invite boy singers grades 4-12 throughout our community to a fun-filled, music making morning with our YNS singers and a ca****la group, Linc 182! Register your singer using the link and send it to any friends you know who want to sing as well!

🎤Link to register: https://form.jotform.com/YNSingers/YNSBoysPowerSing2026

10/02/2026

We are still smiling from our Fall Retreat! Do you recognize any of these bunk room friends from the past? ❤️

09/21/2026

Do you remember RETREATS? What was your favorite activity?

Special thanks to Sophie Michael for leading our campfire singalong on Friday night! She was AMAZING!!

09/04/2026

Way to go Kevin Gard! We are proud of you! Go see this concert :)

WHO MAKES A CHOIR?

Meet Kevin Gard, in our powerful tenor section.

Kevin’s parents noticed his musical ear early.

Very early.

He remembers matching pitch with everything from a lawn mower to the beep of the microwave.

By third grade, he was singing with Young Naperville Singers. He stayed for ten years, continued through college and community choirs, and has now spent nearly two decades singing in ensembles.

What’s remarkable is that Kevin says he has never had an official voice lesson.

Instead, he has developed his vocal craft independently — listening, learning and deliberately seeking musical experiences that stretch him.

That includes four years with the Orpheus Choir at Olivet Nazarene University, lead vocals in Sounds of the Season, tenor solo work in Robert Ray’s Gospel Mass, and singing Handel’s Messiah both as a soloist and as part of the chorus.

And Kevin has a particularly good way of describing why choir still matters to him:

Choral singing is a “team game.”

It requires critical listening. Quick adjustment. An awareness of what everyone around you is doing. In a smaller chamber ensemble, that responsibility becomes even more immediate — and so does the sense of community that comes from it.

Solo singing asks Kevin to explore the tendencies and timbre of his own voice.

Choir asks him to listen outward.

Nearly twenty years after that first children’s choir — and long after matching pitches with household appliances — he’s still looking for the next musical challenge.

Who makes a choir?

Kevin Gard does.

Hear Kevin with Fox Chamber Singers at EN MASSE.

November 8 · 2 PM
Marmion Abbey

Details + tickets:
foxchambersingers.org/experience-the-music/en-masse/

08/19/2026

It's always a good morning when YNS alumni stop by to say hello! Thank you Lena and Zoey!

08/03/2026

Support YNS Scholarships with a Pampered Chef Purchase!

YNS artistic director, Angie Johnson, is hosting a Pampered Chef Give Back Event to directly benefit YNS. Now is an especially great time to shop because Pampered Chef is offering a 30% give back donation on all purchases!

Whether you're shopping for kitchen essentials, gifts, or something you've had your eye on, every purchase helps raise funds that directly support the YNS Scholarship Fund. Join us, invite friends, and click below to shop online and support our mission through August 8th!

Thank you for supporting YNS!

Table By Pampered Chef

06/30/2026

Be a PGA President's Cup Volunteer!
Coming in September:
YNS Families have the opportunity to volunteer for the PGA President’s Cup Golf Tournament at Medinah Country Club!
Sign up for a shift with a group or on your own - friends and family are welcome so share this opportunity! Kids over 14 can participate with an adult!
For more information and to sign up click the link below:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F084AADAE22A4FD0-64594401-pgatour

05/14/2026

❤️Today is our YNS Alumni Giving Challenge!
If YNS has touched your life, consider making a gift of any size today to support the YNS Scholarship Fund for our singers.

🩵Today only: ALL gifts are being matched, doubling your impact!

🎶Join us in helping the next generation experience the music, friendships, and community that make YNS so special. Music can be life-changing. Help make sure every young person who wants to sing can experience that joy.
https://ynschoirs.org/support-yns/