Church of the Holy Name
Commonwealth Chorale presents Community and Connection
Church of the Holy Name 1689 Centre Street, West Roxbury, MA, United StatesCommunity and Connection Sunday May 18, 2025 at 4pm Aaron Copland, selections from Old American Songs Nathaniel Dett, The Chariot Jubilee Alice Parker, folk song and spiritual arrangements Fred VanNess, tenor David McFerrin, baritone with chamber instrumental ensemble and pianoA Commonwealth Composer Concert Experience community and connection through the diversity of American folk songs! We can all…
Commonwealth Chorale Presents ” Reverent Praise”
Church of the Holy Name 1689 Centre Street, West Roxbury, MA, United StatesIn November, we bring you Johann Sebastian Bach’s beloved Magnificat and compositions by two well-known contemporary British composers: Jonathan Dove’s Köthener Messe and Cecilia McDowall’s Laudate. Dove and McDowall’s compositions both pay tribute to Bach and, with the Magnificat, provide respite for uncertain times
Commonwealth Chorale presents The Dream Unfinished
Church of the Holy Name 1689 Centre Street, West Roxbury, MA, United StatesThe Dream Unfinished Saturday, May 11, 2024 • 8:00pm Commonwealth Chorale performs The Dream Unfinished. Told through the voices of a diverse selection of composers, the music for this concert celebrates the ideals of the American Dream, by exploring racial injustice, hope, human resilience, and the possibility of realizing a world where people are not enslaved…
Commonwealth Chorale Presents “Fate and Faith”
Church of the Holy Name 1689 Centre Street, West Roxbury, MA, United StatesIn March, we explore fate and faith through the richly expressive music of Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel’s Lobgesang, Johannes Brahms’s Schicksalslied, and Felix Mendelssohn’s Psalm 42. The concert will be with Professional Orchestra. Dana Lynne Varga, Soprano Soloist Conducted by Artistic Director Dr. Michael Driscoll General Admission $40; Students $10; EBT/WIC Cards- Free at Door Open…
Commonwealth Chorale presents Glory and Praise
Church of the Holy Name 1689 Centre Street, West Roxbury, MA, United StatesGlory and Praise Saturday, November 18th, 8:00 pm Commonwealth Chorale sings a new "composer concert" Glory and Praise at the Church of the Holy Name. With Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms, Francis Poulenc: Gloria, Salomon Sulzer: Psalm 111, and César Franck: Psalm 150. Check out their website for complete program notes by Margarita Restrepo, Ph.D.
Commonwealth Chorale Concert presents Celebrating Harmony in Troubled Times
Church of the Holy Name 1689 Centre Street, West Roxbury, MA, United StatesCelebrating Harmony in Troubled Times John Rutter (b. 1945): Requiem Florence Price (1887-1953): Praise the Lord and selections from Communion Service in F With organ and professional orchestra For our final concert, we celebrate harmony with John Rutter’s belovedRequiem and selections from works by Florence Price. We are delighted to bring you Rutter’s modern Requiem which incorporates parts of the Latin Requiem with added psalms…
Commonwealth Chorale Concert presents Celebrating Harmony in Troubled Times
Church of the Holy Name 1689 Centre Street, West Roxbury, MA, United StatesCelebrating Harmony in Troubled Times John Rutter (b. 1945): Requiem Florence Price (1887-1953): Praise the Lord and selections from Communion Service in F With organ and professional orchestra For our final concert, we celebrate harmony with John Rutter’s belovedRequiem and selections from works by Florence Price. We are delighted to bring you Rutter’s modern Requiem which incorporates parts of the Latin Requiem with added psalms…
Commonwealth Chorale Concert presents Celebrating Harmony in Troubled Times
Church of the Holy Name 1689 Centre Street, West Roxbury, MA, United StatesCelebrating Harmony in Troubled Times John Rutter (b. 1945): Requiem Florence Price (1887-1953): Praise the Lord and selections from Communion Service in F With organ and professional orchestra For our final concert, we celebrate harmony with John Rutter’s belovedRequiem and selections from works by Florence Price. We are delighted to bring you Rutter’s modern Requiem which incorporates parts of the Latin Requiem with added psalms…
Commonwealth Chorale presents: Majestic Sounds
Church of the Holy Name 1689 Centre Street, West Roxbury, MA, United StatesThis, our final concert of the season, is one not to be missed. It showcases our classical roots and celebrates the one who developed and fine-tuned them over the last 43 years. Artistic Director David Carrier is retiring and this, his final concert, is his magnificent finish: Joseph Haydn’s Missa in Angustiis (Lord Nelson Mass) and J.S.…
Canceled-Commonwealth Chorale presents: Country Sounds
Church of the Holy Name 1689 Centre Street, West Roxbury, MA, United StatesClassical or bluegrass? In our second concert of the season, no need to choose. Composer Carol Barnett has combined the two styles in her bluegrass Mass, The World Beloved. In her unusual approach Barnett has written what she calls “cheery sacred music,” blending the usual solemnity of a Mass with down-home energy and rhythms of…