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Coro Allegro to Present ‘Luminous Rescue: Psalms of Protest and Reconciliation’

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Coro Allegro, Boston’s LGBTQ+ and allied classical chorus, will close its season with “Luminous Rescue: Psalms of Protest and Reconciliation” on Sunday, May 17 at 3 p.m. at the Church of the Covenant in Boston. Led by Artistic Director David Hodgkins, the program features Leonard Bernstein’s “Chichester Psalms,” Charles Ives’s “Psalm 90,” and Patricia Van Ness’s “Psalms of Luminous Rescue.” {…}

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Coro Allegro Announces 2025-26 Season

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Coro Allegro, a Boston-based LGBTQ+ and allied classical chorus announces its 2025-26 programming. All concerts are directed by Artistic Director David Hodgkins. The season opens with works by Morton Lauridsen, Louis Vierne, and Ilyas Iliya in “Eternal Light.” Performance Date: November 26, 2025 (The Church Of The Covenant) Soprano Sonja Du Toit Tengblad solos in “And Still They Vanish,” featuring {…}

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Coro Allegro Announces ‘In the Clearing’ Concert

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Boston’s Coro Allegro will present “In the Clearing” on May 18, 2025. The showcase, which kicks off at 3 p.m. local time, will feature Kenneth Fuchs’ eponymous piece, which includes a cappella settings of Robert Frost’s poetry. Complimenting this piece will be Mozart’s “Vesperae solennes de confessore,” K. 339. This work will showcase the talents of soprano Dana Varga, mezzo-soprano {…}

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Coro Allegro to Present ‘Forged in Fire’

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Coro Allegro will present “Forged in Fire” on Nov. 17, 2024 at the Church of the Covenant in Boston. The showcase will feature Kodály’s “Missa Brevis” as well as works by Rich Campbell (“Borders”), Anton Bruckner (“Three Motets”), and Bosba (“i see others like me”). The ensemble will be joined by organist Jerrick Cavagarno. Artistic Director David Hodgkins conducts the {…}

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Coro Allegro to Present ‘IDENTITY: I Believe’

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Coro Allegro is set to present “IDENTITY: I Believe” on Feb. 18, 2024. The showcase, which will take place at the Roxbury Community College Media Arts Center in Boston, will feature countertenor Reginald Mobley, soprano Breanna Sinclairé, baritone Philip Lima, and pianist David F. Coleman taking on works by Margaret Bonds, William Grant Still, Harry T. Burleigh, Horace Clarence Boyer, {…}

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Coro Allegro to Open Season with ‘IDENTITY: Reclaimed’

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Coro Allegro will open its 2023-24 season with “IDENTITY: reclaimed” on Nov. 19, 2023 at Church of the Covenant. The showcase will feature music by Ginastera, Macmilla, and Duruflé, with mezzo-soprano Clare McNamara and baritone Taras Leschishin as the soloists. Cellist Eugene Kim and organist Heinrich Christensen will join them. “Coro Allegro’s season opener will evoke a colorful spectrum of {…}

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Coro Allegro to Celebrate Daniel Pinkham With Final Concert of Season

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On May 7, 2023, Coro Allegro will present the final concert of its Centennial Celebration of composer Daniel Pinkham and its 30th anniversary with Artistic Director David Hodgkins. The showcase, which will take place at Sanders Theatre in Boston, will feature Pinkham’s “The White Raven / Inspiring Music for Troubled Times” as well as Haydn’s “Missa in Anguistiis” and Diane {…}

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Coro Allegro to Present Centenary Concert Celebrating Composer Daniel Pinkham

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Boston’s award-winning LGBTQ+ and allied classical choir, Coro Allegro, will celebrate the 100th birthday of queer composer Daniel Pinkham with works for double choir, brass quartet, and organ on Mar. 12, 2023, at Church of the Covenant in Boston, MA. Pinkham was prolific as a composer. In addition, was a harpsichordist, organist, faculty member of the New England Conservatory, and {…}