Chorus America and American Composers Forum are proud to present the 2021 Dale Warland Singers Commission Award to the Chicago Children’s Choir! The CCC, led by president and artistic director Josephine Lee, will work with composer-in-residence, local Chicagoan, and CCC alumnus W. Mitchell Owens, III as composer of the score for Rainbow Beach, a new piece of music theatre spotlighting Chicago’s civil rights history. ⁣ ⁣ Inspired by true events, Rainbow Beach recounts the historic 1961 “wade-ins” on the South Side of Chicago that led to the desegregation of Chicago beaches—a significant moment in the country’s civil rights movement. CCC plans to present Rainbow Beach as a fully mounted production, with accompanying programming and curriculum that will deepen connections between the diverse communities of Chicago and inspire national conversation on how our country engages youth in discussions of social justice and equality.⁣ ⁣ To learn more, visit the link in our bio #NewMusic #Commiss...