WHERE: Grace Episcopal Church, 4 Madison Ave., Madison
TICKETS: $35 in advance, $40 for the day of event. Funds raised at this event benefit Harmonium Choral Society; a nonprofit organization that works to keep the choral arts alive.
Tickets: https://app.aplos.com/aws/events/beer_choir
Come sing with us and our choral community for the first ever, and hopefully not the last, Beer Choir on the East Coast. This is a national singing movement founded by composer Michael Engelhardt in Minnesota in 2015. There are now Beer Choir chapters all over the United States.
If you like beer, and you like to sing, you’ll love Beer Choir. This isn’t like your traditional choir—if you show up, you ARE the choir! No singing experience required; just come and sing, drink, and laugh together! There will be non-alcoholic beverages available, and your ticket includes entry, one beer/drink, and snacks.
The singing will be led by our very own artistic director, Dr.
Anne Matlack, who will encourage all to sing, and will be supported by a kindly
pianist. Get ready to join in on traditional drinking songs from Europe and
America, some popular tunes and hymns, and a handful of adventurous choral
songs from the official Beer Choir Hymnal, a songbook of drinking song
classics, original works, and favorite melodies updated with irreverent lyrics.
We are
partnering with Glenbrook Brewery, located in Morristown, New Jersey, to pour
three of their finest beers at the Beer Choir. Their signature Colonial Ale is
made with the finest ingredients and artisan craftsmanship by their
award-winning head brewer.
You don’t need to love choral music, or even sing well, to enjoy Beer Choir—all you need to do is show up.
MORE ABOUT HARMONIUM CHORAL SOCIETY
Harmonium Choral Society, based in Morris County, is one of New
Jersey's leading choral arts organizations. The 100-voice choral society,
directed by Dr. Anne Matlack of Madison, has been recognized for its eclectic
programming, choral excellence, and community spirit, and sponsors commissions
and musicianship workshops. Harmonium's composers-in-residence are Mark Miller
and Martin Sedek; the chorus has also commissioned and premiered works by
Amanda Harberg, Matthew Harris, Elliot Z. Levine, Dale Trumbore, and many more.
The chorus also sponsors an annual High School Student Choral Composition
Contest, which celebrates its 27th anniversary in 2024. This innovative program won the prestigious
Chorus America Education and Outreach Award.
Funding has
been made possible in part by Morris Arts through the New Jersey State Council
on the Arts/Department of State, a partner of the National Endowment
for the Arts.
To learn more about
Harmonium, please visit Harmonium.org.
