Celtic Christmas Brings Good Cheer to SOPAC NOV 30

Cherish the Ladies, the Grammy Award-nominated, Irish-American super group will share their Irish heritage and love of traditional Christmas music with the South Orange Performing Arts Center on Thursday, November 30th at 7:30PM. The all-female group was formed in 1985 under the leadership of Dr. Mick Maloney for a one-time concert series that was celebrating the rise of female artists in the male-dominated genre of Celtic music. What began originally as a one-time concept soon became an Irish traditional music sensation. Cherish the Ladies is now the most sought after Irish-American group in Celtic music. "It is simply impossible to imagine an audience that wouldn't enjoy what they do," says the Boston Globe.

Under the leadership of the dynamic and irrepressible flute and whistle champion Joanie Madden, these ladies create an evening that includes a spectacular blend of virtuoso instrumental talents, beautiful vocals, captivating arrangements, and stunning step dancing. Audiences will enjoy their special arrangements of traditional carols that symbolize the season of cheer.

Their continued success as one of the top Celtic groups in the world is due to the ensemble's ability to take the best of Irish traditional music and dance and put it forth in an immensely entertaining show.

The New York Times calls their music "passionate, tender, and rambunctious," and the Washington Post praises their "astonishing array of virtuosity." They've won recognition as the BBC's Best Musical Group of the Year and named Top North American Celtic Group by both the Irish Music Awards and NPR's Thistle and Shamrock - not to mention having a street named after them in the Bronx! They've collaborated with such notable musicians as The Boston Pops, The Clancy Brothers, The Chieftains, Vince Gill, Nanci Griffith, Pete Seeger, Don Henley, Arlo Guthrie and Maura O'Connell as well as being the featured soloist with over 250 nights of symphony orchestras.

Cherish the Ladies will bring their good Christmas cheer to The South Orange Performing Arts Center on Thursday, November 30 at 7:30PM. Tickets are $30-$40 and can be purchased online at http://www.sopacnow.org/cherish-the-ladies/ or by calling the box office at (973) 313-2787.

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