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Boston Children's Chorus
Boston Children's Chorus (BCC) is composed of over 300 singers from 11 choirs in over eight locations around Boston. Founded in 2003, BCC has performed all over the world in countries such as Japan, Mexico, Australia, Cambodia, Vietnam, Jordan, the Czech Republic, Germany and the United Kingdom. In addition, BCC has received critical acclaim for its music and hosts Boston's Martin Luther King Jr. annual celebration at Symphony Hall, Boston. This concert has featured guests such as Louis Gossett Jr., Patti Austin, Melinda Doolittle, Cindy Blackman Santana, Leslie Odom Jr., Dom Flemons and Roomful of Teeth and has been televised nationally.
BCC was founded by Boston civic leader, Hubie Jones. In 2001, Jones experienced a performance by the nationally renowned Chicago Children's Choir, and returned to Boston determined to replicate the program, as there were no organizations in Boston that effectively combined 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 2003.
Since BCC's inception, the programs have grown rapidly. In 2003 under the leadership of Founding Artistic Director Darren Dailey, sixty-five (65) children were accepted into the initial pilot program. Over 300 singers represent over 100 different zip codes from Greater Boston's urban and suburban neighborhoods. The program spans eleven different choirs in eight Boston locations: Dorchester, East Boston, Jamaica Plain, South End, Roxbury, Allston/Brighton, and Hyde Park.
The 2012–2013 season represented 10 Years of Harmony for the organization, during which the chorus had its biggest sell-out concert at its winter concert at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross.
In April 2013, the State of Massachusetts called on BCC to aid in the healing process of Boston in the wake of the tragic events at the Boston Marathon of 2013. The chorus joined with President Barack Obama, first responders and others as they sang to a national audience at the Interfaith Service in Boston's South End. In 2014, BCC performed at the Boston Marathon anniversary observances on April 15 in Boston.
The 2013 season ended with a World Premiere performance of "A Boy Called King" at the Institute of Contemporary Art by composer Daniel Bernard Roumain, and a tours Southeast Asia.
The 2018-2018 season was the 15th anniversary of the chorus and had all 13 choirs perform in their famous MLK concert at Symphony Hall, Boston.
Darren Dailey was the Founding Artistic Director from 2003-2006. Darren is a graduate of Westminster Choir College in Princeton, NJ, where he earned a Bachelor's in Music Education(voice) and Appalachian State University, where he completed his Master's in Choral Directing.
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Boston Children's Chorus
Boston Children's Chorus (BCC) is composed of over 300 singers from 11 choirs in over eight locations around Boston. Founded in 2003, BCC has performed all over the world in countries such as Japan, Mexico, Australia, Cambodia, Vietnam, Jordan, the Czech Republic, Germany and the United Kingdom. In addition, BCC has received critical acclaim for its music and hosts Boston's Martin Luther King Jr. annual celebration at Symphony Hall, Boston. This concert has featured guests such as Louis Gossett Jr., Patti Austin, Melinda Doolittle, Cindy Blackman Santana, Leslie Odom Jr., Dom Flemons and Roomful of Teeth and has been televised nationally.
BCC was founded by Boston civic leader, Hubie Jones. In 2001, Jones experienced a performance by the nationally renowned Chicago Children's Choir, and returned to Boston determined to replicate the program, as there were no organizations in Boston that effectively combined 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 2003.
Since BCC's inception, the programs have grown rapidly. In 2003 under the leadership of Founding Artistic Director Darren Dailey, sixty-five (65) children were accepted into the initial pilot program. Over 300 singers represent over 100 different zip codes from Greater Boston's urban and suburban neighborhoods. The program spans eleven different choirs in eight Boston locations: Dorchester, East Boston, Jamaica Plain, South End, Roxbury, Allston/Brighton, and Hyde Park.
The 2012–2013 season represented 10 Years of Harmony for the organization, during which the chorus had its biggest sell-out concert at its winter concert at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross.
In April 2013, the State of Massachusetts called on BCC to aid in the healing process of Boston in the wake of the tragic events at the Boston Marathon of 2013. The chorus joined with President Barack Obama, first responders and others as they sang to a national audience at the Interfaith Service in Boston's South End. In 2014, BCC performed at the Boston Marathon anniversary observances on April 15 in Boston.
The 2013 season ended with a World Premiere performance of "A Boy Called King" at the Institute of Contemporary Art by composer Daniel Bernard Roumain, and a tours Southeast Asia.
The 2018-2018 season was the 15th anniversary of the chorus and had all 13 choirs perform in their famous MLK concert at Symphony Hall, Boston.
Darren Dailey was the Founding Artistic Director from 2003-2006. Darren is a graduate of Westminster Choir College in Princeton, NJ, where he earned a Bachelor's in Music Education(voice) and Appalachian State University, where he completed his Master's in Choral Directing.