About Us
- Tim Ferguson
President
Next Street Financial, LLC - Hubie Jones
Founder
Boston Children's Chorus - Kevin P. Martin
Treasurer
Kevin P. Martin & Associates, P.C. - Sarah Rothermel
Clerk
WilmerHale, LLP - Pamela Adams
Community Volunteer - Krystal P. Banfield, Ed.D
Berklee College of Music - Taylor Bodman
Brown Brothers Harriman
- Josh Binswanger
Broadcaster/Consultant - Susan Conkling
Boston University - Karim Fadel
Unison Realty Partners - Patricia Forbes
Consultant - Jean Kanarian
CashEdge/Fiserv - Charlayne Murrell-Smith
Boston Children’s Museum - Myran Parker-Brass
Boston Public Schools
- Adam Clayton Powell, IV
Infinium - Joel Sherman
McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton - Bob Siefert
Modera Wealth Management - Jon Solins
Broadcaster/Consultant - Wendell Taylor
WilmerHale - Philip A. Weitzel
Ercolini & Company LLP - Tony Woodcock
New England Conservatory
Board of Directors
- Michele Adams
Assistant Artistic Director, CC, CIA and CI Conductor - Amanda Bedford
Development Associate - Julia Carey
CC and CI Accompanist - John Connolly
Marketing Manager - Christina DeVaughn
Executive Administrator - Caroline Harvey
CU and WEH Accompanist
- Ben Hires
Director of Programs - Emily Howe
PC, CI, VV and SB Teaching Fellow - Irene Idicheria
CT and WEH Conductor - Sarah Koonce
PC Accompanist - Fanny Lora
CIA, DI, DAT, CT, and WEH Teaching Fellow - John Reynolds
DAT, DI, and SB Conductor
- Heather Rogers
Director of Finance and Administration - Whitney Simmonds
CU and VV Conductor - Tyler Turner
YME, CC and CU Teaching Fellow - Anthony Victoria
Manager of Programs - Jan Woiler Meuse
Director of Institutional Giving
Staff
Mission Statement
The Boston Children's Chorus harnesses the power and joy of music to unite our city's diverse communities and inspire social change. Our singers transcend social barriers in a celebration of shared humanity and love of music. Through intensive choral training and high-profile public performance experience (locally, throughout the U.S. and around the world), they learn discipline, develop leadership skills, and proudly represent the city of Boston as ambassadors of harmony.
History
The Boston Children's Chorus (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 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 of 2003.
Since the BCC's inception, our programs have grown rapidly. Twenty children were accepted into an initial pilot program, and in the current season, we have over 450 singers representing over 50 of Boston's urban and suburban neighborhoods participating in eleven different choirs in four Boston locations: the South End, Allston-Brighton, South Boston and Dorchester.
The 2012 - 2013 season represents 10 Years of Harmony for BCC.
Vision
The Boston Children's Chorus, an integral part of Boston's cultural and social fabric, creates communities through the passionate provision of participation opportunities for all children in all neighborhoods. More
BCC Anthem: We Sing
There is a way that we can change
One by one we will join
As you hear our voice
Refrain:
We sing the hope of tomorrow
Our time, this is our call
We sing as we stand together,
Voices calling out for change
We’re gonna stand for peace
We’re gonna sing for joy
We will unite for hope
And for freedom.
Refrain
Sing the hope of tomorrow
Our time, this is our call
We sing as we stand together,
Voices calling out
Hear us calling out
We sing the hope of tomorrow
Voices calling out for change
Penned by Jim Papoulis
