The Coles County Chorus

Coles County Chorus Annual Christmas Concert

Hey – in a few weeks it will be Christmas all over the world – even in Mattoon Il. Start off your Christmas season with the Coles County Chorus annual Christmas concert on Sunday, December 8th at 3pm. The concert will be performed at the First Presbyterian Church, 10 Charleston Ave, Mattoon Illinois (just off of Rt. 16 and across the street from Big Lots). Join us for Barbershop arrangements of sacred songs like “Mary Did You Know”, “Angels We Have Heard On High”, “O Holy Night”, “No Room”, “Silent Night” and secular favorites like “The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year”, “White Christmas. “Christmas Island”, and “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”. We will be joined by three CCC Barbershop quartets and a special guest ensemble from Mt. Zion.

Come early to get a good seat since seating might be limited. Admission is free. We will be taking a free will donation and the proceeds will be donated to local food pantries and homeless shelters in Coles County.

We hope you will come by and hear some good close harmony Christmas songs and maybe even sing a Christmas carol or two with us.


Who are we?

The Coles County Barbershop Chorus is one of the Premier a’capella mens harmony organizations in Illinois.  Creating wonderful harmonies every Tuesday evening, this group of dedicated men constantly strive to improve our vocal abilities from both a technical and artistic perspective.  We believe that music has the power to change lives and we are excited to have the chance to share our love of the Barbershop Style of harmony with diverse audiences.

One of the foundation tenets of our organization is the desire to give back to the communities in which we live.  We do that by supporting various local charities and the vocal music programs of area High Schools.  We, annually, donate thousands of dollars in support of those who are, themselves, working to make this a better world – teachers, community servants and many others.

Wanna sing?

We are always seeking ‘men of good character’ to join us in our never-ending quest to create musical art.  There are no professional musicians in our group, not that you can’t join us if you’re a pro 🙂  We are, simply, a group of amateur singers and musicians, from an incredibly diverse background, who love to sing.  If you love music the way we do and you would like to come and see what we are all about; if you want to be a part of something wonderful, something life-changing, come check us out!

We meet every Tuesday evening at 7:00pm.  Our meeting place is the United Christian Church in Mattoon, Illinois located at 200 E Lafayette Ave.

It’s GREAT to be a Coles County Barbershopper!|
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