Liberty Belles To Host Annual A Cappella Show Sept. 9 In Souderton


Lansdale's Liberty Belles Chorus, fresh off a regional competition victory, will host their annual live a cappella show on Saturday, Sept. 9 at 2 p.m. at Souderton Mennonite Church.

The Liberty Belles Chorus earned first place in Harmony, Incorporated's Area 3 A Cappella competition against choruses from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Virginia, on May 6 in Syracuse, N.Y.

The Liberty Belles Chorus, founded in 2006, currently has 35 members and will perform both fan favorites and new songs on Sept. 9 with special guests, the North Pennsmen Barbershop Chorus. "There is 100 percent  participation in this chorus in order to make great music and give every single person in the audience a phenomenal gift,” says Musical and Artistic Director Anne Bureau.

For those interested in joining the chorus, the Liberty Belles hold open rehearsals on Mondays at 7 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Lansdale, 700 N. Broad St. The Souderton Mennonite Church is at 105 West Chestnut St. in Souderton. For more information and to purchase tickets for the show, visit www.TheLibertyBellesChorus.com.

The Lansdale chapter of Harmony, Inc., also known as the Liberty Belles Chorus, brings four-part a cappella harmony to the local community through regular performances and educational events. The chorus consists of women representing a wide range of musical backgrounds, from novice to trained professionals, and performs under the direction of Bureau and vocal coaching of her husband, Ig Jakovac.

Harmony, Inc. is an international, non-profit organization whose purpose is to empower all women through education, friendship and a cappella singing in barbershop style, with more than 70 chapters in the United States and Canada. For more information, visit HarmonyInc.org