After eight years of performing exclusively at invitation-only events, the Misty River Music Makers will celebrate 25 years of sharing their love of singing with the Fox Valley Community with their presentation "We Have a Song to Sing!" The one-time-only performance will feature musical guest quartets The Karamels and U4X on Saturday, February 28, at 2 p.m. in the Great Hall of the Fox Valley Presbyterian Church, 227 East Side Drive in Geneva. Price of admission is $12 for adults and $5 for students. Group rates are available.
The award-winning Misty River Music Makers competes annually with other women's choruses through Harmony Inc., an international organization for women's barbershop choruses and quartets. With 1,200 members, Harmony Inc. celebrates its 50th anniversary in conjunction with Misty River Music Makers 25th year during 2009.
The Misty River Music Makers group earned 12th place among the hundreds of competitors and was honored with the Tait Trophy for "Most-Improved Small Chorus" at last November's Harmony Inc. International Quartet and Chorus Convention and Competition. This weekend's guest quartet U4X is the reigning International Quartet Champions and The Karamels are 2008 International finalists.
Tickets for "We Have a Song to Sing!" are available at Four Beans Coffeehouse at 1928 W. Wilson in Batavia; Knights Court European Café/Bakery at 113 W. Main in St. Charles, and The Perfect Setting at 407 S. Third Street in Geneva. For phone or group sales information, call (630) 901-0668.
Misty River Music Makers welcome new members; reading music is not necessary. They practice once a week and perform for their love of music which strengthens their bond of friendship. Any woman who loves to sing can join the Monday evening rehearsals. For more information on Misty River Music Makers, visit their website at www.mistyrivermusicmakers.org.
