Those of you lucky enough to make it to the last concert of BCE’s 10th season witnessed a special moment on Friday night: our outgoing artistic director, Miguel Felipe, took the BCE podium for the last time to conduct our signature piece, Virgil Thomson’s majestic arrangement of “My Shepherd Will Supply My Need” (1938). Now, [...]
The Fall 2010 issues of Chorus America’s journal The Voice profile BCE along with other groups in a recent article titled “Voices of Reconciliation”. The opening and section about BCE are printed below. To see the whole article or learn more about The Voice, click here. Voices of Reconciliation There is perhaps no more fitting [...]
Chorus America—a national association of more than 1,600 choruses, individuals, and businesses dedicated to “a dynamic and inclusive choral community”—publishes a monthly journal called The Voice. The June issue is released today and features BCE in a big way! (And check out the cover picture of BCE’s own Lindsay White and a picture of BCE [...]
A few weeks ago, NB announced that a finalist from our 2010 Commission Competition had written a work inspired by the proposal he submitted to BCE. Although not the winner, his work was based on our concert theme and was written for the love of it! This week, BCE received word that Ruth Haber, an [...]
As many who read this blog know, the goal of our commission competition is identify a composer and then commission and perform a new work by the winner. This year, though, it seems like something new is happening, too! In the fall of 2009, a composer named John White submitted his materials to our competition [...]
About a month ago, BCE presented TENEBRÆ in which we explored the vast and moving body of works intended for Tenebræ services. Although the concert is behind us, this week—and especially today—Christians all over the world are observing the ancient traditions of Holy Week. In fact, the three Tenebræ services (explained here) from which our March [...]
Although the Competition jury had to pick only one winner—Vahram Sargsyan—they were enthusiastic about a number of other winners and chose three for honorable mention. Read on for more about these composers and their wonderful music. Iman Habibi Iman Habibi, BMUS, is an award-winning composer and pianist whose music has been performed by prestigious ensembles [...]
On December 21, 2009, the Boston Choral Ensemble announced Vahram Sargsyan as the winner of the Ensemble’s 3rd annual Commission Competition. Just last week, we talked more about the process and promised to introduce you to Vahram soon. Vahram Sargsyan is an Armenian composer who has written orchestral, chamber and choral works that have been performed in [...]
Friends of BCE may remember that the Ensemble has enjoyed a relationship with ZUMIX is recent years. Zumix, a non-profit based in East Boston, is a cultural organization dedicated to building community through music and the arts. They program top-quality cultural activities as an alternative way for young people to deal with frustration, anger, and [...]
In NB’s recent chat with Miguel Felipe, he made quick mention of Tribulationes (2010), a work on the BCE’s upcoming program written by Vahram Sargsyan. What he didn’t mention, though, was that Tribulationes was the result of BCE’s 3rd annual Commission Competition. BCE’s Commission Competition is currently one of the largest competitions of its type [...]
