Morris Choral Society Announces its 2018/2019 Concert Season

The Morris Choral Society (MCS) one of Northern New Jersey's most dynamic choral ensembles led by Music Director, Jason C. Tramm, continues its 45th Anniversary year with the announcement of its 2018 and 2019 season concerts.

The Morris Choral Society's highly anticipated Holiday Spectacular XV concert, "Songs Earthly and Divine" is scheduled to take place in two performances, Saturday December 8th at 8pm and on Sunday December 9th at 3pm at St. Virgil's Parish in Morris Plains, New Jersey. Led by noted conductor Jason Tramm, the concert will feature spirited and inspirational holiday music designed to delight the entire family. The program reflects musical gems culled from over three centuries, including Benjamin Britten's "A Ceremony of Carols" with harp and new settings of "Deck the Halls" and "The Holly and the Ivy." Tickets are on sale now (General Admission $26, Seniors (60+) $21, Students $16) and may be purchased online at www.morrischoralsociety.org.

Following the success of the sold out 2018 Spring Concert the Morris Choral Society returns to the Morristown Methodist Church on the Green in 2019 with two performances in a concert program celebrating great music from the Operatic and Broadway stage. Joined by renowned soloists the Morris Choral Society will perform medleys from Bernstein's West Side Story, the music of Rodgers and Hammerstein as well as unforgettable works by Verdi, Puccini and Mozart. The concert will take place in two performances, Saturday May 18th at 8pm and Sunday May 19th at 3pm.

Since its founding in 1973 the Morris Choral Society (MCS) has been an active member of Morris Arts and has played a significant role in Northern New Jersey's artistic community, nominated by its peers for the 2017 New Jersey People's Choice Award, Choral Group Division. The Morris Choral Society is one of Northern New Jersey's oldest, most active and beloved arts organizations dedicated to enhancing community life by performing and presenting the highest quality classical choral repertoire from the last three centuries.

Traditionally each performance season includes two major concerts as well as several concert appearances at many of Morristown and Morris County's annual celebrations: Independence Day, 911 Memorial Service, the historical Holly Walk, its popular Fall Festival on the Green, and First Night.

The Morris Choral Society has received international recognition performing successful concerts in England in 1990, Ireland in 1994, Scotland and Wales in 1996, France in 1998 and Italy in the summer of 2000. The MCS has been represented by "ambassadorial" choral contingents in multi-choral units in Eastern Europe in 1997 and 2000. Over the past 5 decades the MCS has assembled a vast and varied musical repertoire, the cornerstone of which is an impressive library of music from the Renaissance to the present. The MCS has performed with Judy Collins in her Christmas Show; with Dave Brubeck in La Fiesta de la Posada, at the Mayo Performing Arts Center.

The MCS is funded in part by the Arts Council of the Morris Area through the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional funding has also been provided by the Arts Council of the Morris Area/Dodge Foundation Partnership.

In addition to ticket sales The Morris Choral Society also generates income from its beautifully printed and informative concert programs. Advertising is currently being accepted for both the Holiday Spectacular XV and Spring Concert programs. To learn more about the Morris Choral Society and its concert programming and advertising opportunities visit www.morrischoralsociety.org

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