Conspiracy of Beards | A Choir of Men Sing Leonard Cohen

A special Mother’s Day concert with Conspiracy of Beards and author/singer/songwriter Sylvie Simmons at the beautiful 142 Throckmorton Theatre in Mill Valley.

Sunday, May 8th – 5pm
Tickets – http://throckmortontheatre.org/event/conspiracy-of-beards-a-choir-of-men-sing-leonard-cohen/

Conspiracy of Beards, a San Francisco based choir of 20+ men that sing exclusively the poetic songs of Leonard Cohen in 4- and 5-part a cappella harmony, returns to the Throckmorton Theatre. Now in their 13th season, the choir brings an energized live choral music experience out of churches and tabernacles and into the taverns, art houses, and theaters. Directed by Bay Area composer, Daryl Henline, this group of dapper men conspire to capture all of the emotion and humor of Leonard Cohen’s original music with their dynamic, original arrangements and expressive stage presence. They are stewards of Cohen’s words.

Sylvie Simmons, born and raised in London, ran away to California in the late ’70s to be a rock writer. The BBC made a documentary on her, The Rock Chick. She’s an award-winning author. Her most recent book is I’m Your Man: The Life Of Leonard Cohen, which the New York Times called “Definitive – mesmerizing, fearless and smart.” Sylvie’s unorthodox Cohen book tour took her around the world for a year, singing his songs with a ukulele. In 2014 Sylvie signed a record deal and came out as a singer-songwriter. The Guardian newspaper called her debut album Sylvie “One of the most beautiful albums of the year”. When she’s not on the road, Sylvie is in San Francisco, writing about music for MOJO magazine, working on a second collection of short stories and plotting her new album.