Newark Boys Chorus

The chorus was formed with the New Jersey Symphony who needed “angels’ voices” for the “Dance of the Snowflakes” in their production of Tchaikowsky’s “The Nutcracker”.

On December 26, 1966, the chorus finally joined the New Jersey Symphony and the Garden State Ballet in a complete production of the Nutcracker.

[2] Since its founding the boys choir has toured nationally and internationally including to such countries as Japan,[3] Latvia, Finland,[2] France, Switzerland, the Caribbean, Russia, Australia,[4] Spain and Portugal.

In the 1970s the group commissioned works by Gian Carlo Menotti and Peter Mennin which premiered at Alice Tully Hall.

[7] and recorded the Blue Öyster Cult song, "The Golden Age of Leather", on their album Spectres.