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Premiere of Inaugural Hoose Grant winner

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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.

First David Hoose Commissioning Grant Awarded

Choral Arts New England has selected the first recipient of the David Hoose Commissioning Grant. The inaugural grant recipient is Nightingale Vocal Ensemble of Boston, Mass., for the commissioning of Strange Land, composed by Gregory W. Brown.

Guidelines for Giving Appropriate Credit for David Hoose Commissioning Grants

Congratulations on receiving a David Hoose Commissioning Grant! These grants are awarded by Choral Arts New England from the David Hoose Honorary Fund, which is managed by the Boston Foundation.

One of the conditions of your grant is that you give credit to Choral Arts New England on all published materials and announcements regarding your project. Doing so helps support all New England choruses and singers by spreading the word about our activities.

The credit statement should consist of either or both of:

Hoose Composition Grant Deadline is October 31

Applications close at midnight on October 31 for the inaugural David Hoose Commissioning Grant. Don’t miss your opportunity to earn $5,000 to help bring bold, expressive choral music into the world!This grant is designed to encourage meaningful compositions that broaden the accompanied choral repertoire. If you have a commissioning project in the works, you might qualify, as long as:

David Hoose Commissioning Grant

Building on 45 years of supporting choral compositions and performances throughout the region, Choral Arts New England (CANE) is pleased to now offer the David Hoose Commissioning Grant, a biennial $5,000 grant supporting the commission of meaningful new choral music with instrumental accompaniment. This grant supports new compositions that explore choral music’s unique capacity to help us understand our history, reflect on our present, and envision our future.

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