Alfred Nash Patterson Grant Awards

(Application forms are on the application page.)

Grant Recipients for 2011

Awards Ceremony: 3:00 p.m., Sunday, October 30, 2011, the College Club of Boston. 44 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Mass.

Boston City Singers, Boston, Mass. — www.bostoncitysingers.org
To host the Australian Girls Choir for 3 nights, with a joint music workshop on Sept. 20 and a joint concert on Sept. 21, 2011 with a wide international repertoire.

Cantilena Chamber Choir, Lenox, Mass. — www.cantilenachoir.org
To support a performance on Oct. 9, 2011 in the galleries of Pittsfield's Berkshire Museum of music that inspired by the art displayed in each gallery.

Da Camera Singers, Amherst, Mass. — www.dacamerasingers.org
To commission and perform a new work by Northampton composer Gregory W. Brown, part of an initiative to support local composers.

The Main Street Singers, New Britain, Conn. — sites.google.com/a/mainstreetsingers.org
For expansion of the Main Street Singers Community Choir Program, which consists of after-school community choirs for children in grades 3–4 in public schools in Plainville, Farmington and New Britain.

Master Singers of Worcester, Worcester, Mass. — mswma.org
For a performance on April 1, 2012 of Arthur Honegger's dramatic work King David in English in the original scoring at Temple Emanuel, Worcester's largest synagogue.

The Monadnock Chorus, Peterborough, NH — www.monadnock-chorus.org
For a performance of Duke Ellington's three Sacred Concerts and for a special program to educate local students about Ellington, perhaps the most influential African-American composer and musician of the 20th century.

Mystic River Chorale, Mystic, Conn. — www.mysticriverchorale.org
For a performance on Jan. 15, 2012 that pairs a little-known, rarely heard choral-orchestral work (Handel's Chandon Anthem #11, “Let God Arise”) with another, more familiar, work (Mozart's “Credo” Mass, K. 257), in an effort to improve outreach to underserved populations, including homebound senior citizens.

Oratorio Chorale, Brunswick, Maine — oratoriochorale.org
To support a five-day residency program with the Vancouver-based instrumental trio the Orchid Ensemble. The ensemble will join the Chorale in concerts of World Music and Chinese Fusion music on April 28 and 29, 2012 and will conduct programs on East-West music at Maine schools and Temple Beth-El in Portland.

Rhode Island Civic Chorale & Orchestra, Cranston, RI — www.ricco.org
To support the fourth annual RICCO collegiate soloist competition, the winners of which will be featured in an all-Bach concert on March 3, 2012.

RPM Voices of Rhode Island, Providence, RI — www.rpmvoices.com
To support a five-day choral workshop exploring the music of the African-American choral experience, including spirituals, art songs, jazz, blues and gospel songs, concluding with a performance on Dec. 2, 2011.

Past Award Recipients (by year granted)

2010
Cappella Clausura, Newtonville, MA • Con Brio Choral Society, Centerbrook, CT • Exsultemus, Cambridge, MA • Nashua Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Nashua, NH • New Hampshire Master Chorale, Meredith, NH • The Providence Singers, Providence, RI • Rhode Island Children's Chorus, Harrisville, RI • Women in Harmony, Portland, ME • Youth Pro Musica,, West Newton, MA

2009
Blue Heron Renaissance Choir, Auburndale, MA • Concord Women's Chorus, Concord, MA • Connecticut Early Music Society, New London, CT • The Da Camera Singers, Amherst, MA • Counterpoint, Montpelier, VT • Crescendo Inc, Lakeville, CT • New Haven Chorale, New Haven, CT • New Haven Oratorio Choir and Orchestra, New Haven, CT • Pro Arte Singers, Stamford, CT • Zamir Chorale, Boston, MA

2008
Amare Cantare, Durham, NH • Cappella Clausura, Newtonville, MA • The Chorus of Westerly, Westerly, RI • The Da Camera Singers, Amherst, MA • Emmanuel Music, Boston, MA • The Main Street Singers, New Britain, CT • The Master Singers, Lexington, MA • The New Haven Oratorio Choir, New Haven, CT • The Providence Singers, Providence RI • The Spectrum Singers, Cambridge, MA

2007
Bella Voce Womens Chorus of Vermont, Essex Junction VT • Brookline Chorus, Brookline MA • Cantemus, Lynnfield MA • Chatham Chorale, West Dennis MA • King's Chapel Concert Series, Boston MA • New England Classical Singers, Andover MA • Oratorio Chorale, Brunswick ME

2006
Bella Voce Womens Chorus of Vermont, Essex Junction, VT • Capella Clausura, Newton, MA • Coro Allegro, Boston, MA • Counterpoint, Belmont, VT • Nashua Symphony Orchestra and Choral Society, Nashua, NH • The New Hampshire Master Chorale, Meredith, NH • The New Haven Chorale, New Haven, CT • Winchester Community Music School, Winchester, MA

2005
Back Bay Chorale, Boston, MA • Boston Cecilia, Boston, MA • Boston City Singers, Dorchester, MA • Cambridge Community Chorus, Cambridge, MA • Community Chorus at South Berwick, South Berwick, ME • Souhegan Valley Chorus, Amherst, NH • Westford Chorus, Westford, MA • Grants for 2005–2006 carried over from 2004–2005 season: The Boston Secession, Boston, MA • Newburyport Choral Society, Newburyport, MA

2004
Concora, New Britain, CT • Concord Chorale, Concord, NH • Coro Allegro, Boston, MA • Danbury Music Centre, Danbury, CT • PALS Childrens Chorus, Brookline, MA • Portland Concert Association, Portland, ME

2003
Amare Cantare, Durham, NH • Boston Cecilia and Coro Allegro, Boston, MA • Cambridge Madrigal Singers, Cambridge, MA • Cantemus, Ipswich, MA • Greenwich Choral Society, Greenwich, CT • The Providence Singers, Providence, RI • The Seraphim Singers, Malden, MA • Women in Harmony, Portland, ME

2002
Mad River Chorale for Counterpoint (VT) • New England Classical Singers (MA) • Newton Choral Society (MA) • Youth pro Musica (MA)

2001
Brattleboro Music Center Community Chorus (VT) • Cantilena (MA) • The Heritage Chorale (MA) • The Master Singers (MA) • PALS Children's Chorus (MA)

2000
Burlington Choral Society (VT) • Coro Allegro (MA) • Keene Chorale (NH) • Masterworks Chorale (MA) • Pioneer Valley Symphony and Chorus (MA) Providence Singers (RI)

1999
The Cantata Singers (MA) • Manchester NH Choral Society (NH) • Elm City Girls' Choir (CT) • Newton Choral Society (MA) • Portland ME Community Chorus (ME) • Spectrum Singers, Inc (MA) • Vermont Symphony Chorus (VT)

1998
Chorus Pro Musica (MA) • CONCORA/Connecticut Choral Artists (CT) • Providence Singers (RI) • Portsmouth Women's Chorus (NH) • Northern Harmony (VT)• New Haven Chorale (CT)

1997
Boston Baroque (MA) • Chorus of Westerly (RI) • Convivium Musicum (MA) • Monadnock Chorus and Orchestra (NH) • P. A. L. S. (MA) • Zamir Chorale (MA)

1996
Bagaduce Music Lending Library (ME) • Boston Cecilia (MA) • Boston Gay Men's Chorus (MA) • The Master Singers (MA) • Russian Chamber Chorus (MA)

1995
Blanche Moyse Chorale (VT) • Cambridge Madrigal Singers (MA) • Coro Allegro (MA) • Maine Gay Men's Chorus (ME)

1994
Boston Cecilia (MA) • Boston Gay Men's Chorus (MA) • CONCORA/Connecticut Choral Artists (CT) • Zamir Chorale (MA)

1993
A Capella Singers (MA) • American Choral Directors' Association (MA) • Blanche Moyse Chorale/New England Bach Festival (VT) • Cambridge Madrigal Singers (MA) • The Master Singers (MA) • The Chorus of Westerly (RI)

1992
Assabet Valley Mastersingers (MA) • Back Bay Chorale (MA) • Northeast Kingdom Chorus (VT) • Alice Parker Choral Festival (MA) • Portsmouth Women's Chorus (NH) • Old Stoughton Musical Society (MA) • Youth Pro Musica (MA)

1991
Boston Cecilia (MA) • Russian Chamber Chorus (MA) • Bagaduce Music Lending LIbrary (ME) • Jubilate Chorale (ME) • Rhode Island Civic Chorale (RI)

1990
Bagaduce Music Lending Library (ME) • Chatham Chorale (MA) • CONCORA/Connecticut Choral Artists (CT) • Newton Choral Society (MA) • Rhode Island Civic Chorale (RI) • The Chorus of Westerly (RI)

1989
Acadia Choral Society (ME) • Bagaduce Music Lending Library (ME) • Chorus Pro Musica (MA) • Music Sacra (MA) • Portsmouth Women's Chorus (NH)

1988
Bagaduce Music Lending Library (ME) • Cambridge Chorale (MA) • Guilford Chamber Singers (VT) • Lawrence Choral Arts (MA) • Onion River Chorus (VT)

1987
Bagaduce Music Lending Library (ME) • Chorus Pro Musica (MA) • Concord Chorale (MA) • New Haven Chorale (CT) • Pro Arte Society (MA)

1986
Bagaduce Music Lending Library (ME) • Cantata Singers (MA) • Guilford Chamber Singers (VT) • North Country Chorus (VT) • Spectrum Singers (MA) • Youth Pro Musica (MA)

1985/1986
Assabet Valley Singers (MA) • Bagaduce Music Lending Library (ME) • The Greater Middletown Chorale (CT) John Oliver Chorale (MA) • Onion River Music Festival (VT) •

Detailed list of recipients

Choral Arts New England • 781-721-SING (781-721-7464)
P.O. BOX 608 • Newton, MA 02456-0608