University Choir

MemChurch Music Wednesdays: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Concert for Two Violins

Each week, we post music from the Harvard University Choir on our website and social media. Enjoy! Recorded in November of 2015 a concert at Harvard Memorial Church celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Harvard Baroque Chamber Orchestra, featuring Robert Mealy and Murray Forbes Somerville.

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MemChurch Music Wednesdays: Bach's Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied

Each week, we post music from the Harvard University Choir on our website and social media. Enjoy!

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750): Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied (1727). Harvard University Choir; Edward Elwyn Jones, conductor. Performed in May, 2016 at Harvard Memorial Church.

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MemChurchMusic Wednesdays: Stephen Paulus (1949–2014): The full performance of The Three Hermits

Each week, we post music from the Harvard University Choir on our website and social media. Enjoy!

Stephen Paulus (1949–2014): The full performance of The Three Hermits (1997) a church opera in one act. Harvard University Choir; Edward Elwyn Jones, conductor; David McFerrin (Bishop); Clare McNamara (Mother). (Icon image courtesy of Guirguis Boktor, Coptic Art Studio). 23 October 2016. View the program

Introducing MemChurch Music Wednesdays: Stephen Paulus (1949–2014): Part 1, The Three Hermits

MemChurch Music Wednesdays!

Each week, we will post music from the Harvard University Choir on our website and social media. We start with selections from the Harvard University Choir's performance of The Three Hermits. Enjoy!

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Stephen Paulus (1949–2014): Scene 1, Part 1: The Three Hermits (1997) a church opera in one act. Harvard University Choir; Edward Elwyn Jones, conductor; David McFerrin (Bishop); Clare McNamara (Mother). (Icon image courtesy of Guirguis Boktor, Coptic Art Studio). 23 October 2016.

A remarkable year

Choirmaster Edward Jones rehearses with University Choir at Paine Hall

By Edward E. Jones

It has been a remarkable year for the Memorial Church, during which the Harvard University Choir has flourished. Due to the renovation project, the Fall Term was spent in diaspora: services and performances were held in a wide variety of venues, each with their own challenges and benefits. The choir and the music program have grown as a result of our peregrinations.

Auditions for the choir were held in the opulent surroundings of the Paine Hall — the music department’s concert hall, named for the first University organist and choirmaster — which became home-base for our weekly rehearsals.... Read more about A remarkable year

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