2017-2018 Season
Spring Concert
I Never Saw Another Butterfly
Jewish children in the Terezin concentration camp.
plus works by Bach & Handel, and sing-alongs
Robert Barney, Artistic Director
Brian McKee-Hagar, Training Choir Director
Yvonne Gobis, Accompanist
Saturday, June 9, 2018 at 7 pm
Eliot Church in Newton
474 Eliot Street, Newton, MA
Tickets $20, $15 students & seniors,
FREE under age 15
Save $5 by ordering online
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Earlier this season…
Yom HaShoah Memorial Service
Thursday, April 12, 2018 at 7 PM
Temple Emanuel, 385 Ward Street in Newton MA
Selections from Charles Davidson’s
I Never Saw Another Butterfly
Boston Bach Birthday 333
Saturday, March 17, 2018
First Lutheran Church in Boston
Waiting for Cousin Sebastian. A drama celebrating a day in the life of Bach’s Leipzig household around 1739, starring Bach’s wife Anna Magdalena and his cousin Johann Elias and incorporating music from the Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach performed by members of Youth pro Musica.
2017 Winter Concert
Sunday, December, 19, 2017 at 4 pm
Second Church in Newton
featuring Benjamin Britten Ceremony of Carols
Information about previous seasons…
During 2012-2013, YpM:
- sang at the American Academy of Arts & Sciences Induction Ceremony at Sanders Theater at Harvard University
- performed with the Newton Choral Society in Carmina Burana by Carl Orff
- presented a Winter Concert, Gloria!, at the Second Church in Newton
- presented Spring Concerts in Auburndale and in Concord
- travelled to New York City and stayed overnights at St. Thomas Choir School, with three performances in the NYC area: Holy Rood Church, St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, and the Bristal
During 2011-2012, in addition to the popular winter and spring concerts, YpM:
- appeared at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences’ Induction Ceremony at Sanders Theatre, Harvard University
- sang at Boston’s Church of the Covenant with the Concert Choir & Chamber Singers, Rhode Island Community College and the Concert Choir from St. John’s High School, New Brunswick, Canada
- had fun with the 20 singers who participated in the Summer Workshop week in August.
During 2010-2011, in addition to the winter and spring concerts, YpM appeared in a variety of venues and visited Montreal from June 17 – 20, 2011, hosted by the world renowned Les Petits Chanteurs du Mont-Royal, performing in St. Joseph’s Oratory of Mount Royal.
In 2009-2010, YpM had an exciting and fun season. In addition to the winter and spring concerts, YpM:
- sang in a world premiere of the Kinderkreuzzug (Children’s Crusade) Cantata by Ralf Gawlick with the Knabenchor der Chorakademie Dortmund and Treble Chorus of New England (Want to hear us?! Go here!)
- hosted the Dortmund Knabenchor
- celebrated the chorus’ 40th Anniversary Concert & Alumni/ae Sing
- performed in Carmina Burana with Chorus pro Musica at Jordan Hall in Boston
- joined more than 40 other youth US youth choruses in Lord & Taylor’s Gifts of Sharing
- performed at the 6th Annual Candyland Tournament, a benefit for Pitching in for Kids
- participated in the Music in May walkathon
- held the first-ever summer workshop