Date:
Thursday, March 23, 2023, 5:45pm to 6:30pm
Location:
Memorial Church Sanctuary
A service of Choral Evensong with the Harvard Glee Club and Ashmont Boy Choir featuring the premiere of new music by Dan Locklair.
The evensong will feature the world premiere of "The Harvard-Ashmont Evening Service" by composer Dan Locklair, Professor of Music and Composer in Residence at Wake Forest University. The Harvard University Choir will be joined by the Harvard Glee Club and the Choir of Men & Boys of the Parish of All Saints, Ashmont.
The music was commissioned by the Harvard Glee Club and Harvard Glee Club Foundation to celebrate the life and work of Dr. Archibald T. Davison (1883–1961). Dr. Davison, after previously serving as organist at the Parish of All Saints Church, Ashmont, was the conductor of both the Harvard University Choir and Harvard Glee Club. Through his work with these institutions, and as a faculty member of Harvard's Department of Music, Davison championed music education at all levels. His powerful legacy includes books, articles, collections of scores, and a tradition of collaboration extending up to today through the Harvard Glee Club's Archibald T. Davison Fellowship program, numerous joint musical projects, and new commissions. Owing to Dr. Davison's vision and work, the rich and ongoing musical partnership between Harvard and the Parish of All Saints, Ashmont, continues.