After a long pause in rehearsals and performances due to the COVID-19 pandemic, BCE returned to its regular activities—both online and in person—under the leadership of Interim Artistic Director Klo Garoute.
Voice + Body
Sunday, October 17, 2021
Zoom
Using the principles of yoga and vocal pedagogy, we will build the foundations of healthy singing while releasing tension that often resides in a singer's body. Join us at this online event for an afternoon of light body movements and vocal exercises.
Holiday Concert
Saturday, December 11, 2021
Old South Church, Boston
An afternoon of joyful music and good cheer to mark the holiday season. BCE’s annual holiday concert is an audience favorite, blending of beloved, familiar carols with beautiful new music celebrating the season..
Hiney Mah Tov — Jewish folk song (arr. Iris Levine)
The Coventry Carol — Trad. (arr. Ola Gjeilo)
When the Earth Stands Still — Don MacDonald
Blue Shadows, Silver Sunlight — Nell Shaw Cohen
winner of BCE’s 2019 Commission Competition
Carol of the bells — Mykola Leontovich
Ding-dong merrily on high — Trad. (arr. Charles Wood)
O Holy Night — Trad. (arr. René Clausen)
Deck the Halls — Trad. (arr. John Rutter)
A Merry Christmas — Trad. (arr. Arthur Warrell)
Sing We Our Tomorrow
Sunday, June 12, 2022
First Church Cambridge
Boston Choral Ensemble celebrates Pride 2022 with Sing We Our Tomorrow, a stirring musical and spoken-word program exploring LGBTQIA+ identity in a journey through history.
The concert features music by LGBTQIA+ composers including Mari Esabel Valverde, Michael Bussewitz-Quarm, Joan Szymko, and David Brunner that speaks to themes of struggle, solidarity, transformation, and community. In addition to choral works, the performance will include a timeline of highlights in LGBTQ+ history in America and readings from historical and contemporary LGBTQIA+ writers, leaders, and allies to uplift the experiences of marginalized groups and shine a light on past and current matters related to social justice and diversity.
Sources and further reading will be supplied in a digital bibliography accessible after the concert via a web link and QR code provided in the program
Quite Regularly Gay — Joan Szymko
When Thunder Comes — Mari Esabel Valverde
Wake, Love Wake! — Joan Szymko
Gloria — Klo Garoute
Wondrous Glow — Mari Esabel Valverde
I’ll Fly Away — Michael Bussewitz-Quarm
Illumina Le Tenebre — Joan Szymko
Phoenix Song — David Brunner