About Ensemble Alioni
of Chicago
Ensemble Alioni is a 12-member vocal ensemble founded in 2008 with the purpose of researching and sharing the ancient choral folk music traditions of the Republic of Georgia through performing and teaching. Ensemble Alioni has performed at the Chicago World Music Festival, the Evanston Ethnic Arts Festival, the Museum of Science and Industry's "Christmas Around the World" series, and for academic gatherings at DePaul University and the University of Chicago. Alioni periodically hosts music workshops and teaches Georgian songs, inspiring singers and helping to preserve these unique musical treasures.
The global importance of Georgian music has been recognized by the United Nations.
UNESCO has included polyphonic singing from the Republic of Georgia on the
World List of Intangible Masterpieces of Humanity.
Visit Ensemble Alioni, learn more about us and hear song samples! alioni.org
For more information email us at alioni.chorus@gmail.com.
Ensemble Alioni is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
The global importance of Georgian music has been recognized by the United Nations.
UNESCO has included polyphonic singing from the Republic of Georgia on the
World List of Intangible Masterpieces of Humanity.
Visit Ensemble Alioni, learn more about us and hear song samples! alioni.org
For more information email us at alioni.chorus@gmail.com.
Ensemble Alioni is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
Recent Alioni Highlights
September 2017: Alioni at
The Midwest Sing & Stomp Festival
Some singers from Alioni performed at the Midwest Sing & Stomp, a day-long festival of traditional music and more -- with performances, workshops, and dancing, featuring musicians and singers from the Chicago area.
The Midwest Sing & Stomp Festival
Some singers from Alioni performed at the Midwest Sing & Stomp, a day-long festival of traditional music and more -- with performances, workshops, and dancing, featuring musicians and singers from the Chicago area.
July 2017: Ensemble Alioni
Live! in Montpelier, Vermont & Brooklyn, New York
In Montpelier, Alioni sang Georgian songs during a photo slideshow of dazzling images of the Republic of Georgia.
In Brooklyn, the singers performed for the local Georgian community at the Nativity of Theotokos Georgian Church.
Live! in Montpelier, Vermont & Brooklyn, New York
In Montpelier, Alioni sang Georgian songs during a photo slideshow of dazzling images of the Republic of Georgia.
In Brooklyn, the singers performed for the local Georgian community at the Nativity of Theotokos Georgian Church.
June 2017: Ensemble Alioni's
9th annual Spring Concert
We presented our 9th annual concert on a beautiful evening in Chicago
at the architecturally and acoustically spectacular St Josaphat Parish Church.
9th annual Spring Concert
We presented our 9th annual concert on a beautiful evening in Chicago
at the architecturally and acoustically spectacular St Josaphat Parish Church.
May 2017: Ensemble Alioni at
Second Unitarian Church
Ensemble Alioni performed an hour-long excerpt from their upcoming Spring Concert
at Second Unitarian Church in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago.
This was part of a new World Music concert series which the church plans to present annually.
Second Unitarian Church
Ensemble Alioni performed an hour-long excerpt from their upcoming Spring Concert
at Second Unitarian Church in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago.
This was part of a new World Music concert series which the church plans to present annually.
February 2017: Megobrebi
Georgian Singing Workshop & Party
Singers from Ensemble Alioni joined with neighbors and friends to enjoy
a FREE Georgian singing workshop and a lively party in the Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago.
Click here -- to discover more about Megobrebi and to learn how YOU can sing with us at the next one!
Georgian Singing Workshop & Party
Singers from Ensemble Alioni joined with neighbors and friends to enjoy
a FREE Georgian singing workshop and a lively party in the Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago.
Click here -- to discover more about Megobrebi and to learn how YOU can sing with us at the next one!
