SALEM — The award-winning Northshoremen Chorus will perform a benefit concert Saturday, May 4, at 7 p.m., at the Tabernacle Congregational Church U.C.C., 50 Washington St., Salem, with all proceeds going to the Samaritan Charitable Society of Salem. Immediately following the concert, audience members are invited to a reception to sing with chorus members and enjoy refreshments.
The Northshoremen Chorus was named the 2021 Patriot Division Small Chorus Champion, and twice in the past five years has won the Most Improved Chorus award in Northeastern District division competition. The chorus has been spreading the joy of four-part harmony to appreciative audiences locally and throughout New England for 75 years. It presents a marvelous and distinctive genre of music from a bygone era, blending the beautiful standards of yesteryear with the modern music of today.
The chorus also has several quartets who will perform, including past Patriot Division Senior Quartet Champions “Essex County 4,” and 2022 Patriot Division Novice Champions “Forte.”
The Samaritans is one of Salem’s oldest charities and provides one-time assistance to Salem residents facing a financial crisis, often partnering with other local social service providers. In the course of the organization’s work, the Samaritans have seen new and different needs arise and become more widespread. Those who are struggling and require assistance are often working parents, or senior citizens living on social security.
The Samaritan Charitable Society of Salem has provided funding for a multitude of needs, including “camperships” for children to attend the YMCA and Boys & Girls Clubs summer camps, helping stock the Salem Food Pantry, paying tuition for a 12-week job training program, and helping elderly residents moving into subsidized housing with the purchase of refrigerators and mattresses. Those are just a few examples of the organization’s work.
Tickets are $20, with children 16 and under admitted for free. Tickets may be purchased prior to the concert through Eventbrite at https://tinyurl.com/SamaritansNSConcert. Tickets will also be available at the door. The church is handicapped accessible.
To learn more about the organization, please visit thesamaritansociety.org.