Update: Due to unforeseen circumstances, Laura Gentry will replace Dhani Jones as our narrator, who developed a late-hour scheduling conflict. As the Christmas season returns, so does the Cincinnati Boychoir’s annual Sing Me a Story holiday concert! Over the years, the Sing Me a Story concert has become a beloved Cincinnati tradition that brings whole […]
On Saturday and Sunday this weekend, the Cincinnati Boychoir will perform part one of Handel’s Messiah for the first time since 2011. When the piece debuted in 1742, the choral movements were sung by a choir of boys and men; modern performances in this style are rare in the United States. The performance is a […]
Season information is here! SPARK The Cincinnati Boychoir 2013-2014 Season Dear Boychoir Fans, It’s a particularly exciting season at the Cincinnati Boychoir – our 49th as the Midwest’s premiere boychoir organization! This year is about friends – making new friends, and keeping the old. We will be collaborating with our old friends the Cincinnati Opera, […]
Twenty-six 5th, 6th and 7th grade boys from 18 schools will travel to Los Angeles on Wednesday March 21 to represent the Cincinnati Boychoir and promote the World Choir Games. The 26 Boychoir members will give a sendoff performance at Winton Woods Primary, North, 73 Junefield Ave in Greenhills, at 10am on March 21 before […]
Cincinnati Boychoir announces 2011-2012 Concert Season; highlights include Handel’s Messiah with Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra, & the 2012 World Choir Games competition. Choir-In-Residence at Christ Church Cathedral 2011-2012 Concert Season | Cincinnati Sings! The 2011-2012 season of the Cincinnati Boychoir will focus on the Queen City and the wonderful tradition of choral music that continues here. […]
We are officially in! The Cincinnati Boychoir will be entering two choirs in the World Choir Games, which will take place in Cincinnati in July 2012. The first eight choirs from the region to register were announced at a press event Thursday morning at Music Hall. In today’s feature on the event, Janelle Gelfand from […]
This weekend, the Men’s Glee Club will be presenting their first-ever full concert program! The concert, entitled “A Salute To Our Troops”, will feature American music, and all proceeds will be split between the Boychoir and the Cincinnati VA Medical Center. It will be a short program – less than an hour – and I […]
The Boychoir posted record ticket sales for their subscription concerts this past weekend, which included a performance of the first part of Handel’s Messiah. Over 1,000 tickets were sold for the two performances. While not everyone was able to make the Sunday performance (which took place in a snowstorm!), nearly 400 patrons braved the weather […]
Janelle Gelfand, music critic for the Cincinnati Enquirer, attended a rehearsal of the Tour Choir and Men’s Glee Club in mid-November, as they were preparing for this weekend’s performances of Handel’s Messiah. You can read the full article here. Here is a link to her blog. Limited tickets for the concerts are still available and […]
Week 4: The drama of Messiah: words & music Handel’s Messiah tells a story, and it is worth being acquainted with the narrative in order to follow the action for one very interesting reason: the main character in the drama never actually appears. Jesus’ life and works are related only by scriptural references and events […]
It’s December, which means the Cincinnati Boychoir will be out-and-about around Cincinnati for the next three weeks. You can catch the Boychoir this weekend in the following places: Saturday, December 4 Resident Choir on Fountain Square 5:45 pm Fountain Square, Downtown Cincinnati Sunday, December 5 Tour Choir at Krohn Conservatory 1:00 pm | Free Public […]
Week 2: Handel’s life and the background of Messiah Georg Friedrich Händel was born in 1685 in the town of Halle, in what is now northeastern Germany. His father was the town barber, and wanted Handel to study Civil Law at the local university. Handel, however, had a different career in mind: he wanted to […]
