Every spring, Triad Arts Ensemble collaborates with some of New Jersey’s best talent to create a memorable set of concerts celebrating the courage and dignity of the human spirit.
Each concert features a variety of pieces performed by the Triad Vocal Ensemble, a 30-voice mixed adult choir comprised of professional musicians as well as talented amateur singers. For our 2026 concerts, special guest performers will be the genre-bending folk group Mad Agnes, as well as the Dan Crisci Jazz Trio. Proceeds raised will directly benefit three NJ organizations that support those impacted by HIV/AIDS and in memory of those lost to the disease, as well as raise awareness, dispel ignorance and shine compassion.
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Special Guest Performers
Mad Agnes has won hearts on two continents with their signature intricate harmonies, compelling songwriting, and passionate delivery.
The genre-bending trio – Margo Hennebach, Adrienne Jones and Mark Saunders – creates an exciting, inclusive performance, delivering new original songs, selections from their thirteen album catalog, story telling and impromptu vocal improv.
In their current iteration, Mad Agnes uses primarily one microphone around which they form and re-form, early-radio style. Their ease with one another on stage invites the audience into their world of human connection and spontaneous fun. Well-crafted instrumentation – using guitars, mandolin, ukulele, piano, melodica, an inventive keyboard and three-part harmonies as tight as jeans from the dryer – enthralls audiences again and again.
Dan Crisci is a pianist and composer who creates calm and meditative songs, thoughtful sophisticated compositions, and funky energetic grooves. Through an introspective and reflective process, he produces memorable melodies that are enhanced by his ability to improvise. Dan enjoys exploring his compositions as a solo pianist as well as with other musicians. He has performed or recorded with Zach Brock, Steve Holloway, Brynn Stanley, John Carlini, Todd Collins, Ginny Johnston, Anton Denner, Sue Williams, Nick Scheuble, Bill Robinson, Brian Glassman, Rick Crane, Dave Rimelis, and Rob Thomas, among others. He has been the accompanist for the Triad Arts Ensemble Choir for over 25 years and has recorded ten albums and other EP’s and singles, most of which feature his original music. In addition, Dan has written songs with music and lyrics and pieces for choir and piano.
