Boston, MA (May 6, 2024) – Boston Children’s Chorus (BCC) today announced the eight locations across the city at which the organization will host choir rehearsals for their 22^nd season, including new partnerships with Menino Arts Center in Hyde Park and The Presentation School Foundation Community Center in Brighton. BCC will also continue to provide access to high-quality chorus programs at the six rehearsal spaces from last season, located in Dorchester, Jamaica Plain, Roxbury, and the South End.

“We are keeping with our mission by partnering with organizations that represent a vibrant cross-section of locations across Boston and connect our city’s diverse communities,” said BCC Executive Director Andrés Holder. “Our new partnerships with Menino Arts Center and The Presentation School Foundation Community Center will help us expand our offerings and build upon our accessibility to the youth of our region already provided by returning partners.”

Please find additional information on choir locations below:

First Parish Dorchester

Address: 10 Parish Street, Dorchester, MA 02122

Neighborhood: Dorchester

Choirs: Dorchester Intermediate Choir and Dorchester Training II Choir

Eliot Hall

Address: 7 Eliot Street A, Jamaica Plain 02130

Neighborhood: Jamaica Plain

Choirs: Jamaica Plain Training I Choir

Menino Arts Center

Address: 26 Central Avenue, Hyde Park, MA, 02136

Neighborhood: Hyde Park

Choirs: Hyde Park Training Choir 

The Presentation School Foundation Community Center

Address: 640 Washington Street, Brighton, MA 02135

Neighborhood: Brighton

Choirs: Brighton Training Choir

Roxbury Community College

Address: 1234 Columbus Avenue, Boston, MA 02120

Neighborhood: Roxbury

Choirs: Recital Choir & Roxbury Intermediate Advanced Choir

Union Church Boston

Address: 485 Columbus Avenue, Boston, MA 02118

Neighborhood: South End

Choirs: Premier Choir & Concert Choir

United South End Settlements (USES) Headquarters

Address: 48 Rutland Street, Boston, MA 02118

Neighborhood: South End

Choirs: South End Training I Choir

ZUMIX

Address: 260 Sumner Street, East Boston, MA 02128

Neighborhood: East Boston

Choirs: East Boston Training I Choir

Rehearsals start in September of 2024. Those interested in learning more can contact BCC at [email protected] or register at https://www.bostonchildrenschorus.org/join-us/sing-with-us.

BCC is supported in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. Our East Boston after school rehearsal site at ZUMIX is generously sponsored by Loomis, Sayles and Company.

About Boston Children’s Chorus

Boston Children’s Chorus (BCC) was founded in 2003 by Hubie Jones, a civic leader who has worked for six decades to address the social problems facing Boston’s underserved children and communities. Named Boston’s “Ambassadors of Harmony” by The Boston Globe, BCC harnesses the power of music to connect Boston’s diverse communities, cultivate empathy, and inspire social inquiry. BCC choir programs include 10 choirs with singers from 110 different zip codes in and around Boston. BCC presents over 50 performances per season in a wide range of public and private events. They have performed in venues from Boston Symphony Hall, and Royal Albert Hall in London, to Sydney Opera House, and the White House.

BCC is supported in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency, and in part by a grant from the Boston Cultural Council, a local agency which is funded by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, administered by the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture.