Published by New Jersey Stage
originally published: 09/11/2025
(MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- Harmonium Choral Society proudly announces its 2025–2026 season - four transformative concerts exploring sacred heritage, cultural resilience, and the power of song to connect us across time. Artistic Director Dr. Anne Matlack leads Harmonium singers in a season of musical discovery, reflection and joy.
December 13–14, 2025 Season of Blessings at Morristown Presbyterian Church (57 E Park Place) in Morristown, NJ. Harmonium celebrates this cherished time of warmth and wonder with Renaissance polyphony, bluegrass harmonies and contemporary premieres. Highlights including Prayer to the She chinah by Andrea Clearfield (East Coast premiere) – an invocation of the feminine divine, Gloria from Bach’s Mass in B Minor – paired with Gloria from The World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass by Carol Barnett, and Craig Courtney’s hilarious Musicological JourneyThrough the Twelve Days of Christmas. Other composers range from Palestrina to Alice Parker. “This program is a musical embrace,” says Matlack. “It offers beauty and humor – blessings we all need right now.”
March 7–8, 2026: Rooted in Eternity at Morristown United Methodist Church (50 S Park Place) in Morristown, NJ. A meditative journey of sound and spirit, centered on Heinrich Schütz’s Musikalische Exequien, a 17th-century masterpiece of consolation and transcendence. With viol and lute, the piece offers listeners a space for reflection and reconnection.
Also featuring the premiere of Sing Me Home by Mark Miller – a call to belonging and spiritual grounding, Salve Regina by César Carrillo – sacred tenderness with Latin American roots, and Breaths by Ysaye Barnwell – a live surround sound experience not to be missed.
May 9-10, 2026: Longing at Chambers Singers at Grace Church in Madison, NJ. The select 24-voice Chamber Singers explore longing for love, for justice, and for joy, with works ranging from Renaissance to contemporary, Gesualdo to Bob Dylan.
June 6–7, 2026: Ride the Storm at Morristown United Methodist Church (50 S Park Place) in Morristown, NJ. Harmonium celebrates America’s revolutionary ideals and today’s pressing questions of identity, justice, and unity in the words of Alexander Hamilton, Abigail Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Paine and Lafayette, brought to life by composers including David Thomson, Melissa Dunphy, Jackson Berkey, Laurel Luke Christensen, Mark Miller and the winning composers of our 29th annual NJ HS Choral Composition Contest. Music by William Billings, Gwyneth Walker, Leonard Bernstein and more.
All Saturday concerts start at 7:30pm and Sunday concerts are a matinee starting at 3:00pm. Tickets can be used for either performance. Doors open one-half hour before the concert begins.
Harmonium Choral Society is dedicated to ensuring that all our patrons are able to enjoy the arts equally. If you need a large print program or have accessibility needs, questions, or concerns, please contact us at least two weeks prior to the performance, and we will assist you in the best manner we have available. We are always looking to make your experience better, and we welcome your input.
Harmonium Choral Society is a participating arts organization that offers free tickets through the Families First Discovery Program.
Funding has been made possible in part by funds from Morris Arts through the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a partner of the National Endowment for the Arts, and by funds from the New Jersey Cultural Trust.
Directed by Dr. Anne J. Matlack since 1987, Harmonium Choral Society is one of New Jersey's leading choral arts organizations. The 100-voice chorus has been recognized for its musical excellence and innovative programming and has commissioned over 30 works by contemporary composers to keep the choral arts vibrant and alive. In addition, the High School Student Choral Composition Contest has won the prestigious Chorus America Education and Outreach Award. Harmonium also sponsors musicianship workshops and an outreach chorus that performs in schools, retirement facilities, and other venues.
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Lizzie Rose Music Room presents Bell Bottom Blues on July 10th
(TUCKERTON, NJ) -- Bell Bottom Blues returns to the Lizzie Rose Music Room on Friday, July 10, 2026. The band was formed in 2007 with the vision of providing an audience with a true Eric Clapton Experience. Showtime is 7:30pm.
Basie Center to Honor Kate Pierson and Fred Schneider of The B-52s, Dramarama on Walk of Fame
(RED BANK, NJ) -- The Count Basie Center for the Arts will honor Kate Pierson and Fred Schneider of The B-52s and Dramarama by welcoming them onto its Walk of Fame. Pierson and Schneider will be inducted during a special ceremony on Friday, July 10, 2026 at 12:00pm, outside the historic theater in Red Bank, ahead of The B-52s’ concert at ParkStage in Freehold on Saturday, July 11. Dramarama, also performing at that concert, will be presented with a commemorative plaque at the show.
Asbury Lanes presents There, There (A Tribute to Radiohead) on July 11th
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Newton Theatre presents Dio Rules: Tribute to Rainbow, Black Sabbath & Dio on July 11th
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Albert Music Hall's Bluegrass Fest on Saturday Celebrates Music and the Community Behind It
(WARETOWN, NJ) -- Bluegrass is more than a style of music. It's a tradition built on storytelling, shared songs, and musicians gathering to play together. On Saturday, July 11, 2026, Albert Music Hall will celebrate that heritage during its annual Bluegrass Fest, an evening that combines educational sessions, opportunities to experience the Hall's renowned Pickin' Shed, and three hours of live performances.
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bergenPAC presents Warrant on July 12th
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Benson Boone to Perform at Prudential Center on July 13th
(NEWARK, NJ) -- Benson Boone brings his 2026 U.S. Wanted Man Tour to the Prudential Center in Newark on Monday, July 13, 2026 at 8:00pm. Last year, Boone received his first GRAMMY® nomination for Best New Artist at the 67th Annual GRAMMY® Awards, where Boone delivered a show-stopping performance of his breakthrough smash "Beautiful Things."
Good Damage to perform at House of Independents on July 15th
(ASBURY PARK, NJ) -- New Jersey alt rock/pop-punk band Good Damage will return to the House of Independents on Wednesday, July 15, 2026 supporting American Vanity and Faded 2 Gray. This will be the band's third time playing the venue. Doors are at 7:00pm, music starts at 8:00pm.
Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul to Headline Concert at ParkStage on July 17th
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