Harmonium Event to Support the Arts

Harmonium Choral Society’s A Taste of Harmonium auction fundraiser and concert Saturday, February 6, at Grace Episcopal Church, 4 Madison Avenue at Kings Road, Madison, will celebrate its 30th anniversary season and support the group’s educational, outreach, and commission activities.

Harmonium Choral Society. Photo by George M. Aronson.

Doors open at 7:00 pm. Tickets for the fundraiser are $50. To get tickets, call 973-538-6969 or go to www.harmonium.org. The snow date is Saturday, February 20, 2010.

An online auction this week concludes Saturday at the live event, which may include additional items not found online, with wine, hors d’oeuvres, and dessert.

The concert portion of the evening will preview the repertoire for Harmonium’s invitation-only American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) Eastern Division Convention performance.

Highlights include a classic from Monteverdi, a Nigerian folk song, and Edie Hill’s Harmonium commission “There Is No Age.”

Harmonium Choral Society, based in Morris County, is a 100-voice choral society dedicated to inspiring and transforming the community through music.

Beth Lohner, Taste of Harmonium event chair. Photo by Beth B. Branigan.

They perform a diverse repertoire of choral music at a high artistic level and advance the choral arts through education, commissions, and community partnerships.

Chorus America awarded Harmonium its 2009 Education Outreach Award, giving the group national recognition.

Dr. Anne Matlack has served as Harmonium’s artistic director since 1987. She was named 2003 Outstanding Arts Professional by the Arts Council of the Morris Area.

More information about Harmonium, its ACDA performance, or its 2009-2010 season is available at www.harmonium.org or by calling 973-538-6969.

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