Harmonium Concerts
Our 45th anniversary season celebrates the creative spirit in new works and old gems.
The advance ticket price is $30 for regular and $25 for student or teacher and ends at 11:59 pm on the night before concert weekend, after which time tickets can be purchased at the door via cash, credit card, or check.
Prices for tickets sold on the day of the concert are: $40 regular and $35 for student or teacher.
APRIL CONCERTS
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Harmonium Choral Society is dedicated to ensuring that all of our patrons are able to enjoy the arts equally. If you have accessibility needs, questions, or concerns, please contact us two weeks prior to the performance you wish to attend, and we will assist you in the best manner we have available.
Please take note that each concert is professionally taped live for video and audio reproduction; therefore we do not allow audience video taping via cell phones or allow pets (other than service dogs) into our performances. In addition, the venues that we perform at only allow service dogs. If you want to attend a concert with your service dog, please call us in advance.
We are always looking to make your experience better and welcome your input. For more information, contact manager@harmonium.org or (973) 538-6969.
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Our April 27th concert is at the Calvary Church in Summit. There is a handicap ramp at the north entrance of the church. There are stairs to both doors on the Woodland Ave side. There is also an entrance into the church via the choir room off the driveway from DeForest (This is where restrooms are.)
Our April 28th concert is at the Grace Episcopal Church in Madison on the corner of Rt.124 and Kings Rd. There is plenty of parking in the back lot and the entrance from the parking lot is accessible, as is the sanctuary where the concert will be.
There are handicap parking spaces available in the church parking lot.
The restrooms in the church are ADA compliant and close to the seating area. There are also wheelchair designated spaces from which to watch the performance.
Our June concert is at the United Methodist Church. An accessible entrance is on the east side of the building, and no stairs are needed to enter. There are handicap parking spaces available in the church parking lot. Please reach out to our staff if you want us to reserve one of those handicapped spaces.
The restrooms in the church are ADA compliant and close to the seating area. There are also wheelchair designated spaces from which to watch the performance.
Please reach out to our staff if you want us to reserve one of those handicapped spaces at any of these venues. For more information, contact manager@harmonium.org or (973) 538-6969.
Plan your visit
To Everything There is a Season
Saturday, April 27 @ 7:30 p.m., Calvary Church in Summit and Sunday, April 28 @ 3 p.m., Grace Church in Madison.
To Everything There is a Season the select Chamber Singers present a journey through the seasons and stages of life with a cappella selections from the Renaissance to today.
Be Brave
Saturday, June 1 @ 7:30 p.m. & Sunday, June 2 @ 3 p.m.
Be Brave is an eclectic program of global repertoire celebrating the fierceness of the creative artist and the spoken word highlighting our collaboration with Her Words, a local program working to empower teenage girls to share their stories. Including the the winners of the 27th annual High School Composition Contest and includes works by Purcell, Halley, & Barnwell.
Buy tickets to either June 1 or 2 below.
Spring Workshop
WALK INS WELCOME, DONATE ACCEPTED AT THE DOOR.
Harmonium Choral Society presents a musicianship workshop: Singing Words, an Afternoon with Mark Miller for music students, singers, composers, and teachers alike on Wednesday, April 17th from 4:30-6pm. Learn how a composer interacts with the words of a poem. There will be lots of singing, insights from Mark, and time for questions. Preregistration is required.
The event will be held at the Bethel Church, 59 Spring St, Morristown, NJ. There is ample off-street parking on Bishop Nazery Way (across from the church).
Co-sponsored by New Jersey ACDA, the workshop offers 1.5 hours of professional development credits for New Jersey teachers. Pre-registration is required, especially if you will need a certificate for the credits.
The suggested donation for the workshop is $20 and $5 for students.
Bethel Church in Morristown has ample parking, and the ADA entrance is at the side door where there is a ramp is marked handicap for accessible entry. Once inside, there is an elevator to take you up to the upper level where the workshop is located.
Cabaret 2024
Harmonium Broadway Cabaret 2024: SUMMER in February
February 10th at 7:00pm join us at the Ukrainian American Cultural Center in Whippany for a fun evening of fabulous musical theatre.
Snow date is February 24, 2024
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Ecstatic Expectancy
Ecstatic Expectancy Premiering Magnificat by Dale Trumbore and works by Jessica French, Reena Esmail, Mark Miller, and Zanaida Robles, plus Durante’s charming Baroque Magnificat, with strings. The Presbyterian Church in Morristown
Ecstatic Expectancy
Ecstatic Expectancy Premiering Magnificat by Dale Trumbore and works by Jessica French, Reena Esmail, Mark Miller, and Zanaida Robles, plus Durante’s charming Baroque Magnificat, with strings. The Presbyterian Church in Morristown
Beer Choir
Welcome to the first Beer Choir on the East Coast!
Beer Choir is a national singing movement founded by composer Michael Engelhardt in 2015. If you like beer, and you like singing, you’ll love Beer Choir. All are welcome to join in with the Beer Choir Hymnal, a songbook of 40 drinking song classics, original works, and favorite melodies updated with irreverent lyrics. This isn’t like your traditional choir - if you show up the night of a Beer Choir event, you ARE the choir! There will be non alcoholic drinks available.
No singing experienced required, just come and sing, drink, and laugh together!
Ticket includes entry, one beer* and snacks. $35 in advance $40 day of event
Funds raised at this event benefit Harmonium.
Earthsongs
Choral music that celebrates nature’s beauty and calls for its protection, including the winner of the 26th annual High School Student Choral Composition Contest. An exciting line-up of composers including Elaine Bearer, B.E. Boykin, Melissa Dunphy, Anders Edenroth, Jamie Klenetsky Fay, Alberto Grau, Edie Hill, Frank Ticheli and more! Our community partners: The Morris Township Environmental Commission, The Great Swamp Watershed Association, The Friends of the Drew Forest ,and The Morristown Shade Tree Commission.
Earthsongs
Choral music that celebrates nature’s beauty and calls for its protection, including the winner of the 26th annual High School Student Choral Composition Contest. An exciting line-up of composers including Elaine Bearer, B.E. Boykin, Melissa Dunphy, Anders Edenroth, Jamie Klenetsy Fay, Alberto Grau, Edie Hill, Frank Ticheli and more! Our community partners: The Morris Township Environmental Commission, The Great Swamp Watershed Association, The Friends of the Drew Forest ,and The Morristown Shade Tree Commission.
Wellspring
A full concert by the select Harmonium Chamber Singers, celebrating water and the creative spirit.
From Schütz and Brahms to Trevor Weston and Anders Edenroth, always some surprises!
For accessible entry to the church, park on Baker Street, the side of the church where there is a wheelchair ramp and it says Church Office over the door. Right after you enter the building there is an elevator on the right, take that to the second floor to enter the sanctuary where the concert will be performed. The main sanctuary entrance is at the front of the building and has stairs to the entry, but once inside, there are no stairs. There are no restrooms on the same floor as the the sanctuary, they are all on the ground floor accessible via the elevator or stairwell. There is ample parking in the rear of the building in the lot.
There will be an outdoor reception after the concert, weather permitting.
Wellspring
A full concert by the select Harmonium Chamber Singers, celebrating water and the creative spirit.
From Schütz and Brahms to Trevor Weston and Anders Edenroth, always some surprises!
Workshop
Musicianship Workshop: An Afternoon with Harold Rosenbaum
2:00pm - 5:00pm
Grace Episcopal Church, 4 Madison Avenue, Madison, NJ
$25 in advance for students and teachers, $30 in advance for Adults $40 at the door.
Certificate for 3 hours NJ Teachers professional development available - please register in advance.
If you are interested in conducting in this workshop, email Anne at anne.matlack@harmonium.org by April 12th.
Harold Rosenbaum will share insights, tips, and demonstrations for conductors and choral singers based on 50 years in the field. Recognized among the premier current interpreters of choral music, critically acclaimed conductor Harold Rosenbaum is the award-winning founder and conductor of distinguished professional choir The New York Virtuoso Singers and celebrated volunteer choir The Canticum Novum Singers. Rosenbaum brings a profound wealth of technical ability and expertise to the creation of rich musical experiences. Rosenbaum is the author of A Practical Guide to Choral Conducting.
Harmonium Broadway Cabaret
We are so excited to announce that the Harmonium Cabaret Troupe is back in action! Back after a long pandemic-induced break and better than ever! They are creating an amazing show to welcome you back, too. So, save March 25th at 7:00pm for a fun night out at the Ukrainian American Cultural Center in Whippany, NJ to enjoy an evening of fabulous musical theater.
The Harmonium Broadway Cabaret Troupe is a group of talented singers, mostly from Harmonium’s membership, with a passion for musical theater. They perform a night of fantastic music that swings from hilarious to stirring, all to raise funds to keep Harmonium Choral Society performing and enchanting Northern New Jersey community audiences at affordable prices.
Moondance
Global repertoire about the moon, from Sephardic to Irish, Billings to Van Morrison. With flute and percussion. Also featuring women composers Susan LaBarr, Lori Laitman, Karen Marolli, Melissa Dunphy and Mari Valverde. BUY TICKET
Moondance
Global repertoire about the moon, from Sephardic to Irish, Billings to Van Morrison. With flute and percussion. Also featuring women composers Susan LaBarr, Lori Laitman, Karen Marolli, Melissa Dunphy and Mari Valverde. BUY TICKET
First Night Morristown
Welcome the new year with Harmonium.
Saturday, December 31, 2022, two shows 7:15 and 8:15 p.m.
St. Peter’s Church, Morristown
A Child's Christmas
Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the commissioning of Matthew Harris’s setting of Dylan Thomas’s A Child’s Christmas in Wales, with chamber orchestra, and diverse works of winter memories from Ysaye Barnwell to Ralph Vaughan Williams.
Harmonium Choral Society is dedicated to ensuring that all of our patrons are able to enjoy the arts equally. If you have accessibility needs, questions, or concerns, please contact us at least two weeks prior to your scheduled performance and we will assist you in the best manner we have available. For more information, please contact Jody Marcus at (973) 538-6969. Thank you for supporting Harmonium as your entertainment choice.
COVID Guidelines for Harmonium Performances
All Harmonium singers are vaccinated and will remain masked during performances. Masks are optional during the performance. The COVID landscape and CDC guidelines change often, so we will update you here when our COVID performance protocols change.
Doors Open one half hour before performance.