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.
“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
“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}
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
