H+H Youth Choruses

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Youth Chorale (grades 6-9) is for students who have basic music reading skills and can sing in parts. Youth Chorale performed at the dedication of the Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge on national television with Bruce Springsteen, and has sung for the Democratic National Convention, at the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) division conference, and in performances with other area organizations including the Boston Lyric Opera, Brookline Chorus, and Heritage Chorale. Youth Chorale regularly collaborates with children’s choirs and recently sang with the Cape Cod Children’s Chorus and Rhode Island Children’s Chorus.

Rehearsal Times
Saturdays at 9:40-11:50am - Rehearsal + Musicianship Class

Dr. Jennifer Kane, conductor
Andrew Milne, assistant conductor
Maria Rivera White, collaborative pianist

Concert Choir (grades 6-9) is for singers who demonstrate the maturity, interest, and musical skills to study and perform advanced level choral music. The ensemble regularly collaborates on performances with the H+H Orchestra and Chorus, including the annual Every Voice concerts directed by Reginald Mobley. Concert Choir was selected to perform for the March 2020 American Choral Directors Association Eastern Conference in Rochester, NY.

Rehearsal Times
Saturdays Following Youth Chorale, 12:05-1:00pm - Rehearsal

Dr. Jennifer Kane, conductor
Andrew Milne, assistant conductor
Maria Rivera White, collaborative pianist

Chorus of Tenors and Basses (grades 6-12) provides a rigorous and musically-challenging experience for singers who wish to study and perform repertoire for tenor and bass voices in a collaborative ensemble of music lovers. CTB  sings music from the Baroque and Classical periods, along with spirituals, jazz, folk songs, a cappella, and contemporary choral repertoire. Symphony Hall appearances with the H+H Orchestra and Chorus include Bach St. Matthew Passion, Handel Messiah, Mozart Requiem, Vivaldi Gloria, and festivities for the H+H Bicentennial celebrations. In addition to performances through New England, CTB has toured in Austria, Canada, the Czech Republic, and Ireland with the Chorus of Sopranos and Altos. CTB opened the 2021-2022 season with a performance of Beethoven Symphony No. 9 under the direction of Marin Alsop for over 10,000 people at the Hatch Shell in Boston.

Rehearsal Times
Saturdays at 9:00am-12:15pm - Rehearsal + Musicianship Class

Dr. Kevin McDonald, conductor
Andrew Mattfeld, collaborative pianist
Nathaniel Smith, teaching assistant

Chorus of Sopranos and Altos (grades 9-12) is for singers who are eager to perform challenging and innovative repertoire for treble voices as part of an empowering and joyful community. CSA performs music from the Baroque and Classical periods, along with spirituals, jazz, folk songs, a cappella, and contemporary choral repertoire. The ensemble has sung at Symphony Hall and NEC’s Jordan Hall, most recently in performances of Bach St. Matthew Passion with Harry Christophers and the H+H Orchestra and Chorus. CSA has performed with the Back Bay Chorale, New England Philharmonic Orchestra, the Heritage Chorale, the Metropolitan Chorale, Winsor Music, and the NEC Youth Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorale and has participated in festivals with the Radcliffe Choral Society and the Wellesley College Choir. In addition to performances throughout New England, CSA has toured in Austria, Canada, the Czech Republic, and Ireland with the Chorus of Tenors and Basses. CSA opened the 2021-2022 season with a performance of Beethoven Symphony No. 9 under the direction of Marin Alsop for over 10,000 people at the Hatch Shell in Boston.

Rehearsal Times
Saturdays at 9:00am-12:15pm - Rehearsal + Musicianship Class

Alyson Greer Espinosa, conductor
Dr. Pei-yeh Tsai, collaborative pianist
Dr. Devon Russo, assistant conductor
Annina Hsieh, teaching assistant

Handel and Haydn Society Chamber Choir (grades 9-12) is for singers who demonstrate highly advanced singing and musicianship skills and an interest in studying repertoire for small ensemble ranging from Renaissance motets to commissions by living composers. This ensemble performs and studies regularly with the H+H Chorus and artistic leadership. Chamber Choir last appeared on the H+H subscription concert in the 2019 performances of A Baroque Christmas at NEC’s Jordan Hall. All singers in the H+H Chamber Choir also participate in either the Chorus of Sopranos and Altos or the Chorus of Tenors and Basses.

All singers in the H+H Chamber Choir also participate in either the Chorus of Sopranos and Altos or the Chorus of Tenors and Basses.

Rehearsal Times
Saturdays at 1:00-2:30pm - Rehearsal

Alyson Greer Espinosa, conductor
Pei-yeh Tsai, collaborative pianist
Nathaniel Smith, teaching assistant

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The H+H High School Soloists program is an opportunity for dedicated and curious singers to immerse themselves in vocal study and deepen their understanding of their instrument in both solo and ensemble settings. In addition to singing with an HHYC choral ensemble and participating in an H+H musicianship class, students in the High School Soloists program receive weekly private voice lessons and group diction classes at the New England Conservatory (NEC), participate in vocal workshops, and perform on solo recitals presented by H+H twice a year. The program is designed for singers who intend to continue their music studies beyond high school, many with majors in music in college, university, and conservatory settings. High School Soloists receive full merit scholarships for their participation in HHYC.

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