Boston Children’s Chorus

The Boston Children’s Chorus (BCC) is a multi-racial, multi-ethnic arts education organization that purposefully unites area children ages 7-18 across differences of race, religion and economic status. The singers transcend social barriers in a celebration of shared humanity and love of music. Through intensive choral training and high-profile public performance experiences (locally, throughout the U.S. and around the world), the children learn discipline, develop leadership skills, and proudly represent the city of Boston as ambassadors of harmony.

BCC was founded by Hubie Jones, a civic leader who for almost five decades has labored to address the social problems facing Boston’s underserved children and communities. In 2001, Mr. Jones experienced a breathtaking performance by the nationally renowned Chicago Children’s Choir, and returned to Boston determined to replicate this innovative program, as there were no organizations in Boston that effectively combine a mission for artistic excellence with an agenda for social change. He gathered the support of civic leaders and, after a year of planning and pilot projects, the Boston Children’s Chorus was launched in October of 2003. Since the BCC's inception, the programs have grown rapidly. Twenty children were accepted into an initial pilot program, and in the current season, there have been nearly 300 singers representing over 50 of Boston's urban and suburban neighborhoods participating in nine different choirs in four Boston locations: the South End, Allston-Brighton, downtown Boston and Dorchester.

In recent years, BCC's growth in numbers of children and choirs required a program and artistic staff reorganization and expansion that included the hiring of a new full-time Program Manager, a new part-time Assistant Artistic Director and a new part-time Accompanist. BCC’s growth also required them to identify and secure larger office and rehearsal space at 112 Shawmut Avenue in Boston, where five of their nine choirs come to rehearse and receive music education instruction each week. The BCC has also launched this new website with enhanced functionality and branding to keep pace with our growing reputation as a key player in the choral world. The new staff, move to a larger space and the new website are strategic organizational steps that are critical for our continued growth and development, and provide the platform to support our ambitious agenda.

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7/4/10: Boston Children’s Chorus

The multi-racial, multi-ethnic group’s Premier Choir (advanced singers ages 12–18) and Young Men’s Ensemble (boys ages 10-18 with changed and changing voices) perform.

Boston Children’s Chorus

The multi-racial, multi-ethnic group’s Premier Choir (advanced singers ages 12–18) and Young Men’s Ensemble (boys ages 10-18 with changed and changing voices) perform.

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