Friday, March 4 & Saturday, March 5, 7-9pm
Reading Public Museum 500 Museum Rd, Reading 19611
Under the direction of RCS Music Director, Dr. Graham Bier, Reading Choral Society (RCS) will present Musicalseum: If Exhibits Could Sing. The members of RCS will be spread throughout the galleries of the Reading Public Museum along with members of Ringgold Band. This is an unusual performance where the musicians stay in place while audience members pass through the exhibits at their own pace. The music was created specifically to reflect the current exhibits in the Museum. As the listener moves through the Museum, they catch fragments and thoughts about the exhibits in each gallery.
This is a timed ticket event where you will need to purchase your ticket for a certain entry time and then will be walking through the galleries listening to the music in each gallery. Arrival is staggered for entry into the Museum, so it is necessary to choose the time and day for attendance. The Museum is handicapped accessible and there are benches and chairs for the audience to use when needed.
Founded in 1875, the Reading Choral Society has a long and proud tradition of presenting vocal music, particularly symphonic choir masterworks, but also exploring and interpreting other genres. Under the energetic and nurturing leadership of Dr. Bier, our twelfth Music Director, the organization seeks to continue to pursue its mission to perform, foster, and advance choral music with a balance between honoring our heritage and looking to the future. Its educational programs now encompass regular performances with invited local high school and college choirs. While continuing the tradition of programming master choral works, the Society has expanded its repertory to include the more frequent performance and commissioning of new music and the exploration of more “popular” literature, like folksongs, spirituals, and musical theater.
The Reading Choral Society is comprised now, as it has always been, of dedicated semi-professional singers from all walks of life with no minimum or maximum age. Determined to present the highest caliber musical performances possible, the Society rehearses weekly in a professional atmosphere, fulfilling the lives of its members by immersing them in great music, and through RCS performances enriching and enlivening the musical life of the greater Reading community.
Tickets: Adults $20; Students $10. For tickets, audience members select a time to arrive between 7 and 8:30pm by visiting this website: https://reading-choral-society.ticketleap.com/musicalseum/ (The Museum is open until 9pm – but the last ticket time is 8:30 allowing you time to walk through the Museum.) Only a small number will be available at the door each night. For more information about the Musicalseum performance, contact Susan Coughlin at 610-898-1939 or visit www.readingchoral.org
