Harvard Krokodiloes sweet sounds in Wolfeboro April 30

WOLFEBORO — The Harvard Krokodiloes, a world-renown group of 12 undergraduate Cambridge men, will take the stage on Saturday, April 30, at 7:30 p.m., to harmonize popular music as well as more traditional songs at the First Congregational Church, 115 South Main St.

In 2021, this group celebrated 75 years of bringing the Great American Songbook to audiences across the country and beyond. Their fine musicianship, snappy choreography and witty humor has made them instant crowd-pleasers. Among the luminaries the “Kroks” have entertained are Ella Fitzgerald, Yo-Yo Ma, and Princess Grace. They have performed on NPR, “Good Morning America” and television internationally.

The late Leonard Bernstein once wrote of them: “The Harvard Krokodiloes have the gift of warming one’s soul... I cannot praise too highly their musicality, versatility, sense of style, and dedication to excellence.”

The oldest a capella group in the US, the Kroks perform their signature blend of jazz and swing standards at private functions, charity fundraisers and special occasions throughout the New England area and around the world. The group was rooted in the Hasty Pudding Club, founded in 1770, and recognized as the oldest collegiate social organization in the United States. The club was built upon traditions of brotherhood, wine, and verse, a combination which led four of the more musically minded members, in 1946, to carry those traditions into the world of close harmony. Inspired by the stuffed crocodiles mounted upon the wall of the Pudding’s Upstairs Bar, these pioneering songsters adopted the Greek word for crocodile, and the Krokodiloes were born.

The Wolfeboro Friends of Music requires that all attendees adhere to the COVID guidelines established by the First Congregational Church of Wolfeboro. COVID vaccination is requested of ALL attendees for whom COVID vaccination is available. Masks are optional for vaccinated persons and required for non-vaccinated persons. The audience will be limited to three hundred persons. Each attendee must legibly complete and sign the CONTACT TRACING/LAIBILITY RELEASE sheet.

Tickets are are available at Avery Insurance, Black's Paper & Gift Store, online at www.wfriendsofmusic.org or at the door. High school students with ID will be admitted free of charge and younger children accompanied by an adult ticket purchaser will be admitted free of charge. For more information, visit www.wfriendsofmusic.org or call 603-569-2151.