Children’s Chorus Restores Faith in Youth
by David Patterson
With 11 choirs in 5 Boston locations, the Boston Children’s Chorus serves 450 singers, 67 of whom were on hand for the BCC’s inaugural concert at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Founder Hubie Jones has shaped and defined the civic and social landscape of Boston for more than 45 years; BCC continues in his words to “discover the power of singing, and transcend social barriers in a celebration of shared humanity and love of music.” Despite the choir’s “unsurpassed performing experiences locally, nationally, and around the world” over a decade, its “Autumn Landscapes” on Saturday afternoon was my first opportunity to experience its singing under the leadership of artistic director Anthony Trecek-King.
In red and black attire, young ensembles sang 15 choral pieces from memory, beginning with an old Thanksgiving church favorite that I would have thought would have been long forgotten by today’s generation— “We Gather Together.” With choristers on the second floor to my left and right and others encircling the piano center stage, it was ever quite moving to hear such purified sound coming from these young voices.
Read the complete review by David Patterson here at the Boston Musical Intelligencer Website