Berkshire Choral International is offering several programs for singers in New England during the 2026-2027 season. The programs are primarily educatiomnal and experiential, "an elevated choir camp for adults who love to sing." Programs are typically a week long. Some include a final concert; others are workshop format without a public presentation. There are programs around the world. Here we list the ones that take place in New England.
Choral Arts New England will host its annual awards ceremony on Sunday, October 4, 2026, at 3:00 PM at Saint David’s Episcopal Church in Gales Ferry, CT. The event will celebrate exemplary contributions to the region’s choral life and recognize recipients of the 2026 Alfred Nash Patterson Grants.
The premiere performance of the inaugural David Hoose Commissioning Grant winner, Strange Land, will be on September 23, 2026 at 7 pm at the Charles Hayden Planetarium IMAX Theater at the Boston Museum of Science.
Strange Land, composed by Gregory W. Brown setting texts by the poet Todd Hearon is a multi-media work inspired by Revelations chapters eight and nine, which will include etchings by Brian D. Cohen. The performance will be presented by Nightingale Vocal Ensemble, directed by Benjamin Perry, with players from Juventas New Music Ensemble.
Choral Arts New England will host its annual awards ceremony on Sunday, October 26, 2025, at 3:00 PM at First Congregational Church in Winchester, MA. The event will celebrate exemplary contributions to the region’s choral life and recognize recipients of the 2025 Alfred Nash Patterson Grants. YOUR FREE TICKETS CAN BE OBTAINED HERE.
MassACDA is excited to announce that this year's Summer Conference includes a day open to interested singers (need not be an ACDA member) that is devoted to the power of choral music to build connection, foster belonging, and inspire change. The day concludes with a Community Sing, led by Lisa Graham. The Community Sing repertoire includes excerpts from Mendelssohn's Elijah, Britten's Choruses from Glorianna, and Ralph Vaughan Williams's Towards the Unknown Region.
Choral Arts New England held its 40th annual Awards Ceremony on Sunday, November 3, 2024, at 3:00pm at
United Parish in Brookline
15 Marion Street, Brookline, MA 02446
All are welcome to attend.
This year's ceremony honored the recipients of the 2024 Alfred Nash Patterson Awards and recognized Dr. André De Quadros with the Alfred Nash Patterson Lifetime Achievement Award for exceptional contributions to the choral arts.
Summer is a perfect time for getting out of old routines and devoting time to music. New England holds some special retreats that offer programs where choral singers can get away for a week or more to focus and learn; elsewhere, singers take advantage of summer freedom to rehearse and perform a special choral work. Many choruses open their doors to the public to host “summer sings,” where participants sing a masterwork in a single session under expert direction, and often with professional soloists— a perfect way to participate in great music with a minimum commitment.
Choral Arts New England will hold its 38th annual Awards Ceremony on Saturday, November 5, 2022, at 4:00 p.m. at
South Congregational—First Baptist Church
90 Main Street
New Britain, CT 06051
All are welcome to attend. The ceremony will also be available for streaming live at www.youtube.com/c/SouthChurchNewBritainCT/streams, and available for later viewing on the Choral Arts New England YouTube channel.
Choral Arts New England held its annual Awards Ceremony on Saturday, October 23, 2021 at 4 p.m. in Wellesley, Massachusetts. Due to public health-related space restrictions, attendance at the event is by invitation only. However, the ceremony will be available for streaming live and available for later viewing on YouTube (linked on the Choral Arts YouTube channel).
New England choruses have been severely tested in the past 18 months, and they have responded with tenacity and ingenuity. This year, Choral Arts New England decided to highlight some of the choruses who have made notable accomplishments during the pandemic by instituting a special Phoenix Award. The award particularly recognized continuing to make music in some way; engaging membership and the community; being creative, visionary and resourceful; contributing to artistic well-being; keeping musicians and/or staff employed; and providing educational opportunities.
