Boston Conservatory at Berklee Choral Ensembles

Another amazing year of making music has come to an end! Thank you so much to the members of all three choirs and to those who attended our performances either in person or through our livestreams for making this year great!

Friends and Family:
Photos by Dave Green. Copyright 2023. Boston Conservatory at Berklee.

The Last Shall Be First:
Photos by Madeline Lee. Copyright 2023. Boston Conservatory at Berklee.

Brahms Alto Rhapsody:
Photos by Madeline Lee. Copyright 2024. Boston Conservatory at Berklee.

Durufle:
Photos by Dave Green. Copyright 2024. Boston Conservatory at Berklee.

Boston Conservatory at Berklee is honored to welcome the foremost interpreter of Maurice Duruflé’s music, Dennis Keene, to conduct Duruflé’s beloved Requiem, with guest organist Mark Kruczek. This evening features additional choral works to be performed by the Conservatory’s orchestra and chorus in the historic Old South Church in Back Bay, Boston.

Boston Conservatory at Berklee is honored to welcome the foremost interpreter of Maurice Duruflé’s music, Dennis Keene, to conduct Duruflé’s beloved Requiem, with guest organist Mark Kruczek.

Dennis Keene is artistic director and conductor of the Voices of Ascension. Known internationally through his many concerts and recordings, as well as his regular guest appearances as conductor and teacher, he is one of leading choral conductors in the world today. Keene, whom Marie-Madeleine Duruflé calls the “perfect interpreter of my husband’s music,” has established his Duruflé credentials in his native land as well, in the years following his 1989 Duruflé Festival in New York City.

Organist Mark Kruczek serves as the organist and accompanist for Voices of Ascension, where he has collaborated with Dennis Keene since 1981. He has played master classes for Birgit Nilsson, Renata Scotto, Peter Pears, and Janet Bookspan.

Boston Conservatory at Berklee presents a concert of music by pioneering African American composer Florence Price on the occasion of her 137th birthday. Join Conservatory and College faculty, the Conservatory Chorale, and guests from the award-winning ensemble Castle of Our Skins for an exploration of Price’s works for solo piano, art songs, instrumental chamber music, and choral works.

We are excited to welcome back Dr. Nathan Reiff to the BCB Choirs directing team after his paternity leave!

As our academic year officially ends, let's take a look at pictures from all of our great concerts this year! Congratulations to all for a great (and extraordinarily unusual) year, and congratulations to our graduates as they move on to the next stage of their careers!

Have a great summer!

"The Dawn is not Distant":
Photo(s) by Svens Skriveris. Copyright 2021. Boston Conservatory at Berklee.
Symphony Hall "Crispus Attucks":
Photo(s) by Eric Antoniou. Copyright 2022. Boston Conservatory at Berklee.

Thank you for tuning into all of our concerts throughout the 2021-2022 academic year, whether in-person or by livestream, as we presented our first live on campus ensemble concerts since the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020!

Boston Conservatory Orchestra pays homage to Black composers, with Adolphus Hailstork front and center - The Boston Globe As composer Adolphus Hailstork reaches his 81st birthday, his work reaches Symphony Hall.

One week from today, we will present our final concert of the year at Symphony Hall with the Boston Conservatory Orchestra. They'll perform works by Adolphus Hailstork, Bill Banfield, and Stefan Thompson, and then our choral ensembles will join them for the New England Premiere of Adolphus Hailstork's Crispus Attucks. This performance will feature soloists Nina Anderson, Philip Lima, and Felix Aguilar Tomlinson. We hope to see you there!

Learn more about the man at the center of Adolphus Hailstork's "Crispus Attucks" as we prepare to perform the piece at Symphony Hall in Boston on April 16th!