2026 Spring Concert

Sunday, June 14, 2026 at 4PM

Margaret Williams Theater NJCU

Our Story

North River Sing was founded by Jersey City resident Liz Morrill in 2014 to give area residents the opportunity to experience the warmth of singing in a group, learn the wonderful, often powerful music of the Great American Songbook, and provide enriching and joyous entertainment for friends and neighbors. North River is a Dutch nickname for the part of the Hudson River that lies between New Jersey and Manhattan and as such reflects the chorus’s openness to members from all over the region as well as a metaphoric link to Broadway.

For more information and to learn how to join NRS, feel free to chat with any of our members after the concert or visit our website, NorthRiverSing.org.

North River Sing is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and welcomes any gift large or small. By supporting NRS, you are actively spreading community spirit throughout greater Jersey City.

Program

“Merrily We Roll Along”
(Merrily We Roll Along, 1981)

Solos: Jake Wasserman, Arjun Chattoraj, Dina Kanner, Hillary Doyle, Carla Squillace, Emma MacDonald, Fitzgerald Mangubat, Davey FItzPatrick

Stephen Sondheim
arr. Jason Robert Brown

“Bye Bye Blackbird”
(1926)

Solos: Arjun Chattoraj, Nicole Vitale, Hannah Lee

Ray Henderson
Mort Dixon
arr. Brandon Martell

“The Best of All Possible Worlds”
(Candide, 1956)

Leonard Bernstein
arr. Robert Page

“And So It Goes”
(1990)

Solos: Corey Batchelder, Davey Fitzpatrick, Emma MacDonald

Billy Joel
arr. Bob Chilcott

“Sir Duke”
(1957)

Ensemble: Kat Kelly, Hannah Lee, Kseniya Gololobova, Jamie Hawkins, Melissa Ragsdale, Elina Yu, Janet Zhou, Kyle Elphick, Ido Naor, Nicole Vitale, Gabriel Cleveland, Aaron Shim, Simon Yang

Stevie Wonder
arr. Paul Langford

“Rainbow Connection”
(The Muppet Movie, 1979)

Solo: Kyle Elphick

Paul Wiliams
Kenny Ascher
arr. Tripp Carter

“I’ve Got You Under My Skin”
(Born to Dance, 1936)

Solos: Jamie Hawkins, Lucy Wood, Nancy Reinstein

Cole Porter
Arr. Paris Rutherford

“I Am What I Am”
(La Cage aux Folles, 1983)

Solo: Fitzgerald Mangubat

Jerry Herman
arr. Oliver Carrasco

“Love Will Keep Us Together”
(1973)

Neil Sedaka
Howard Greenfield

“Up, Up and Away”
(1967)

Jimmy Webb
arr. Gregory Amerind

“Poor Wayfaring Stranger”
(Earliest known publication 1858)

American Folk Song
arr. Mark Hayes

“The Rhythm of Life”
(Sweet Charity, 1966)

Cy Coleman
Dorothy Fields
arr. Richard Barnes

“What’ll I Do?”
(1923)

Irving Berlin
arr. Mac Huff

“There Is No Greater Love”
(1936)

Ensemble:  Carla Squillace, Lucy Wood, Kristy Keiser, Christine Murray, Arjun Chattoraj, Jessica Nelson, Davey FitzPatrick, Fitz Mangubat

Isham Jones
Marty Symes
arr. Justin Binek

“Children Will Listen”
(Into the Woods, 1986)

Solo: Jennifer Searing, Angela Roberts

Stephen Sondheim
arr. Jacob Narverud

“Let the River Run”
(Working Girl, 1988)

Tube Shaker – Alix Bickson; Bongo drums – Nicole Vitale; Djembe drum – Errold Lanier, Jr.

Carly Simon
arr. Craig Hella Johnson

Sing Along

“Love Will Keep Us Together”
(1973)

By Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield

 

Love, love will keep us together

Think of me, babe, whenever

Some sweet-talkin’ guy comes along

Singin’ his song

Don’t mess around, you gotta be strong

 

[CHORUS]

Just stop,

‘cause I really love ya;

Stop, i’ll be thinkin’ of ya,

Look in my heart and let love

keep us together, whatever

You, you belong to me know

Ain’t gonna set you free now

When those guys start hangin’ around

Talkin’ me down,

hear with your heart and you won’t hear a sound

 

[CHORUS]

Young and beautiful

But someday your looks will be gone

When the others turn you off,

Who’ll be turning you on?

I will, I will, I will ——

I will be there to share forever

Love will keep us together,

Said it before and I’ll say it again, while

Others pretend

I need you now and I’ll need you then

 

[CHORUS}

Members

Sopranos

Alix Bickson

Hillary Doyle

Ellen Drennan

Kseniya Gololobova

Jamie Hawkins

Diane Kaese

Dina Kanner

Kat Kelly

Hannah Lee

Lauren Michel Wilfong

Nancy Reinstein

Angela Roberts

Carla Squillace

Lucy Wood

Altos

Angela Amabile

Maria Dessena

Blythe Gillespie

Kristy Keiser

Emma MacDonald

Lauren May

Christine Murray

Jessica Nelson

Melissa Ragsdale

Radha Rench

Jen Searing

Janice Shapiro

Eve Surcobe

Sara Welch

Haohang Xu

Elina Yu

Janet Zhou

Tenors

Corey Batchelder

Bobby Benjamin

Alton Burkholder

Arjun Chattoraj

Kyle Elphick

Matthew Kelly

Rebecca Marbach

Ido Naor

Nicole Vitale

Jake Wasserman

Basses

Drew Bilcik

Gabriel Cleveland

Adelaide Day

Davey FitzPatrick

Bob Garner

Conrad Hardy

Alexander LePine

Fitzgerald Mangubat

Matt Nelson

Bill Quinn

Aaron Shim

Bob Stein

Luis Urdanivia

Simon Yang