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Coro Allegro Participates in Card to Culture Program

Wed, 15 Feb 2023 18:15:00 +0000

Coro Allegro is pleased to be participating in the Mass Cultural Council's Card to Culture program.

An Update from Coro Allegro's President Bonnie McFarlane

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 23:33:00 +0000

An update from Coro Allegro's Board President Bonnie McFarlane: Thanks to your support our online programming continues. Please join us Sunday, April 25, 2021 at 4pm EDT for "A Conversation Still Needed: William Grant Still and Black Lives." Then save the date for a June virtual concert celebrating GALA Choruses.

A Letter from Bonnie McFarlane, President of the Board of Directors

Tue, 13 Oct 2020 21:06:00 +0000

A Letter from Bonnie McFarlane, Newly Elected President of the Board of Directors

Coro Pride Virtual House Party

Thu, 18 Jun 2020 22:57:00 +0000

Celebrate Global Pride, Saturday, June 27 2020 with Coro Allegro, Boston's LGBTQ+ and allied classical chorus. Proceeds benefit the Keep Coro Going campaign plus three community partners working for justice for Black Lives, locally, nationally, and internationally.

Lift Every Voice and Sing: Black Lives Matter

Fri, 05 Jun 2020 07:34:00 +0000

It's time for us all to show up for the Black community.

Keep Coro Allegro Going!

Tue, 05 May 2020 00:26:00 +0000

Support Coro Allegro this May as we walk, move, and make things happen to keep Boston's LGBTQ+ and allied classical chorus going!

Shofar: In Memoriam concert cancelled

Sat, 07 Mar 2020 09:06:00 +0000

It is with the deepest regret that Coro Allegro learned this evening that Harvard University had cancelled all events in Sanders Theatre effective immediately through April 30 due to public health concerns. As a result we have no choice but to cancel our concert Shofar: In Memoriam, which was to take place on Sunday, March 8, at 3pm in Sanders Theatre.

"Shofar" Painting Auction

Sat, 29 Feb 2020 07:30:00 +0000

Coro Allegro is auctioning "Shofar," a painting by the artist Susan Pepper Aisenberg, the generous gift of Catherine Madsen, the librettist of Robert Stern's oratorio "Shofar." Proceeds of this auction will support Coro Allegro's concert "Shofar: In Memoriam," in honor of beloved Massachusetts artists, Robert Stern, Sanford Sylvan, and Donald Wilkinson, Sunday, March 8, 2020 at 3pm in Sanders Theatre, Cambridge, MA.

In Memoriam

Sat, 29 Feb 2020 04:42:00 +0000

A program note from Artistic Director David Hodgkins for Coro Allegro's upcoming concert in honor of Robert Stern, Sanford Sylvan, and Donald Wilkinson, "Shofar: In Memoriam," Sunday, March 8 at 3pm at Sanders Theatre.

Shofar: A Call to Come Together

Thu, 20 Feb 2020 04:31:00 +0000

Coro Allegro hosts the directors of Boston's three Jewish choruses in a panel discussion on Shofar and Jewish choral music in a time of broken covenants and division.

The chorus reflects on Holocaust Remembrance Day

Wed, 29 Jan 2020 05:59:00 +0000

Coro Allegro, Boston's LGBTQ+ and allied classical chorus reflects on Holocaust Remembrance Day, Robert Stern's "Shofar," the broken covenants and resurgence of anti Semitism in our own time, and the urgency of raising our voices.

"Not Honorable Enough": A Veterans Day Tribute

Mon, 11 Nov 2019 21:03:00 +0000

A Conversation with Barbara Randolph Couture, Veteran, and Wife of Former Coro Alto Amy Randolph Couture, in conjunction with Coro Allegro's Recent Concert "We Will Not Be Erased: A Veterans Day Concert Honoring the Service of All"

Coro Allegro joins Landmarks Orchestra for "Deep River" on the Esplanade

Sun, 30 Jun 2019 04:01:00 +0000

Coro Allegro joins the Boston Landmarks Orchestra, the One City Chorale, members of the New England Spiritual Ensemble, and the Boston String Academy for "Deep River," a free concert featuring American spirituals, a suite from Jerome Kerns "Showboat," and a reprise of "We Need to Talk" from Fred Onovwerosuoke's "A Triptych of American Voices: A Cantata of the People" at the Hatch Shell on the Charles River Esplanade, Wednesday, July 31 at 7pm, rain date: Thursday, August 31

Coro Allegro wins 2019 Chorus America/ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming!

Fri, 19 Apr 2019 20:13:00 +0000

We are proud and thrilled to announce that Coro Allegro has been named a recipient of the 2019 Chorus America/ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming! A prestigious honor, the award recognizes Coro Allegro's commitment to fostering and promoting new music, and our 2017-2018 season, which celebrated David Hodgkins’ 25th anniversary as Artistic Director with four premieres and commissions by American composers.

VIDEO America/We Need to Talk: Coro Allegro and The Heritage Chorale of New Haven

Thu, 21 Mar 2019 23:01:00 +0000

Coro Allegro and the Heritage Chorale of New Haven revisit William Grant Still’s "And They Lynched Him on a Tree", 20 years after they first performed it. Join us for America/We Need to Talk, Sunday, March 24 at 3pm at Sanders Theatre, a concert dedicated to the National Memorial for Peace and Justice.

A Conversation with Composer Fred Onovwerosuoke

Mon, 04 Mar 2019 14:00:00 +0000

Award-winning composer Fred Onovwerosuoke was born in Ghana to Nigerian parents and grew up in both countries before settling in the United States. Onovwerosuoke has a diverse compositional output including orchestra suites, choral works, piano and chamber music. His compositions have been featured in audio recordings, films, documentaries and radio, including Robert De Niro's film, The Good Shepherd. Fred Onovwerosuoke’s new work, A Triptych of American Voices: A Cantata of the People, was commissioned for Coro Allegro, Boston’s LGBTQ+ and allied classical chorus, Artistic Director David Hodgkins and pianist Darryl Hollister by chorus member Willis Emmons and his husband Zach Durant-Emmons. Don't miss the world premiere, Sunday, March 24, at 3pm, as Coro Allegro presents America/We Need to Talk, at Harvard University’s Sanders Theatre.