February 13, 2007

Celebrate the spring by listening to beautiful songs of the British Isles with ChildrenSong of New Jersey. The Choir will present its Spring Thyme Concert in a first-ever double performance featuring beautiful songs of the British Isles to warm your heart.

Robert Cohen, Composer

Featured in this concert is the premiere of two commissioned works by New Jersey composer Robert Cohen: Ode to a Toad and My Singing Bird (see sidebar on right). The chorus will also sing favorites such as Stand Together, Einini, Paddy Works on the Railway, and Great Gettin' Up Morning.

The first performance will be given on Saturday, June 2, at 7:30pm at Haddonfield Memorial High School in Haddonfield, NJ. The second will be given on Sunday, June 3, at 3:00pm at St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church in Woodbury.

Tickets are $10 in advance for adults ($12 at the door), $7 for students and seniors. Children 11 and under are free. Tickets can be purchased at the door, at the ChildrenSong online store, or reserved by calling the chorus line at 856-216-1140.

You can also order the CD of this performance from our online store.

Haddonfield Memorial High School offers ample seating, excellent acoustics, free on-site parking, and wheelchair access. Click here for a map to the venue.

St. Stephen's Lutheran Church is located at 230 N. Evergreen Ave, Woodbury, NJ. Click here for a map to the venue.

ChildrenSong of New Jersey is a non-profit, regional children's community chorus, founded and directed by Polly Murray. The choir is accompanied by Nick Watts with vocal coach Patty Januszewski. The chorus' 85 members range in age from 7 to 17, and represent three South Jersey counties.

Funding for this concert has been made possible in part by the Camden County Cultural and Heritage Commission through the New Jersey Council on the Arts, Department of State, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.