Our Spring 2019 Concerts will be held Saturday, April 6 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, April 7 at 4 p.m. at United Methodist Church, 100 Dayton Street, Ridgewood. (See the Upcoming Events tab for more details and the concert flier.)
The theme is Music from the Immigrant Experience. The program will include:
We Sing As One - Richard Lane
Arirang - Korean folk song
You'll Be Back from "Hamilton" - Lin-Manuel Miranda
Prelude in G Minor - Sergei Rachmaninoff, performed by Ron Levy
Soldiers' Chorus from "Faust" - Charles Gounod
Hear, O Israel - traditional Jewish service music (English and Hebrew)
Roving - sea shanty
Siboney - Ernesto Lecuona (Spanish)
Selections from the Marx Brothers' "A Night At The Opera"
Brush Up Your Shakespeare and So in Love from "Kiss Me Kate" - Cole Porter
Danny Boy - THE traditional Irish folk melody
Ride the Chariot - American spiritual
At the River - Aaron Copland
No Man Is An Island, words by John Donne
Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor from "Miss Liberty" - Irving Berlin
Much, much more!
Orpheus Club Men's Chorus invites all male voice singers (tenor, baritone and bass) to join us. Examples of our music, from the Spring 2019 concerts, include Danny Boy, You'll Be Back from "Hamilton," Arirang, and So in Love and Brush Up Your Shakespeare from Kiss Me Kate. Rehearsals are held Wednesday evenings from 8-10 p.m. at CareOne at the Cupola (Georgia Room) (generally from September to April). But please contact us before coming, to make sure that rehearsals are "in season" and that there are no exceptions that week (holidays, weather, etc.).
Orpheus Club Men's Chorus is the pre-eminent men's chorus in New Jersey. Founded in Ridgewood in 1909, it is the oldest cultural institution in Bergen County. Fifty singers strong, we continue the Orpheus tradition of delighting audiences with our own style of eclectic repertoires ranging from Bach and Beethoven to the Beach Boys and Bruno Mars.
We are a diverse and congenial group of men who share a passion to make beautiful choral music, in a wide range of musical genres. Our musical director, John J. Palatucci, and our pianist, Ron Levy, challenge and inspire us, upholding the tradition that we men of Orpheus enjoy our music and each other.
We have two main concert series, Spring Concerts in April, and Holiday Concerts in December. Come to our concerts and savor the magic.
Orpheus Club Men's Chorus is the pre-eminent men's chorus in New Jersey. Founded in Ridgewood in 1909, it is the oldest cultural institution in Bergen County. Fifty singers strong, we continue the Orpheus tradition of delighting audiences with our own style of eclectic repertoires ranging from Bach and Beethoven to the Beach Boys and Bruno Mars.
We are a diverse and congenial group of men who share a passion to make beautiful choral music, in a wide range of musical genres. Our musical director, John J. Palatucci, and our pianist, Ron Levy, challenge and inspire us, upholding the tradition that we men of Orpheus enjoy our music and each other.
We have two main concert series, Spring Concerts in April, and Holiday Concerts in December. Come to our concerts and savor the magic.
"This program is made possible in part by a grant administered by the Bergen County Division of
Cultural & Historic Affairs from funds granted by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts."
Cultural & Historic Affairs from funds granted by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts."