Vocal Apprenticeship Program Choral Ensembles 2013 2014 Chorus Handbook

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INTRODUCTION The Handel and Haydn Societys Educational Outreach Program is praised by educators, musicians, parents, and students for its ability to involve children in music-making in meaningful, enjoyable, and lasting ways. Now in its 26th year, the program offers public school students opportunities to hear and perform classical music, and gives them a sense of the many ways in which music can become a part of our everyday lives. Workshops, recitals, and youth concerts are offered free of charge each year in Boston, Brockton, Cambridge, Lawrence, Lowell, Lynn, Medford, Quincy, and Woburn. The Vocal Apprenticeship Program (grades 3-12) is one of the Societys most important educational initiatives, addressing the needs of a special group of talented urban and suburban youngsters, those for whom the study of music can outline a path towards higher education and a career in music VAP Choral Program The choral program is comprised of five auditions vocal ensembles Singers: childrens chorus for students in grades 3-5 Youth Chorus: intermediate level choir for students in grades 6-8 Young Mens Chorus: changing and changed male voices in grades 8-12 Young Womens Chorus: high school women in grades 9-12 Le Soliste: advanced level womens chamber choir for qualifying members of the Young Womens Chorus VAP SOLOISTS PROGRAM Students in the VAP High School Soloists program receive instruction in voice and diction, participate in master classes at the New England Conservatory, and perform in solo recitals twice a year. In addition, VAP soloists sing in with the Young Mens or Young Womens Chorus. The program is designed for high school musicians with significant potential to major in music, and who have financial need. All students are assigned to, and required to take a musicianship class. The musicianship program is integral to the success of all students. It is in the musicianship program focuses on the sequential development of music literacy, through students learn and apply essential skills and concepts, such as sight-singing, aural skills, music theory, and music history. All VAP choral students and soloists are expected to participate in their schools music program, unless the school does not offer a program. In 2013-2014, the Vocal Apprenticeship Program will serve over 200 young musicians from 45 Massachusetts communities. Students and their families are also invited to select concerts at Symphony Hall throughout the season. Choral auditions are held in May, January and September of each year. VAP Soloist auditions are held in June for September entrance.

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REGISTRATION AND FEES We request that all families complete registration and submit tuition payments online at http://www.handelandhaydn.org/education/vap/enrollment. If you cannot complete the online registration, please contact Heather Fishman (see contact information on p. 7). Families applying for financial aid must complete a financial aid form. Upon completing the online registration form, participants will be directed to 3 payment options: 1. Pay online (credit/debit card) 2. Pay be check 3. Apply for financial aid H&H requests that registration and payments completed for each student and submitted to the Societys offices by August 15, 2013, but no later than September 14, 2013 (fall semester) and January 15, 2014 (spring semester). If tuition is unpaid or payment arrangements are not made by the third week of classes, students will not be allowed to attend classes. Conductors and teachers will not accept registration forms or payment. Financial assistance is available in reduced tuition rates and full scholarships; please contact Bill Pappazisis, Assistant Director, Education for details. See p. 9 for a list for 2013 2014 tuition rates. VAP Soloists: This is a full scholarship program. However, all students must still complete an online registration form at http://www.handelandhaydn.org/education/vap/enrollment, but, do not need to proceed to the

payment page. You can exit the webpage upon completing the registration form. Note that the scholarship includes enrollment in Young Mens Choir, Young Womens Choir, or Le Soliste.
ATTENDANCE Attendance is required at all chorus rehearsals and musicianship classes. To report an absence, please contact your childs ensemble conductor and/or musicianship teacher directly (see the Contact Information section). Please do not report absences to Heather Fishman or Bill Pappazisis. Students are allowed a maximum of three (3) absences per semester from rehearsals and/or musicianship classes, regardless of reason for the absence. In the event a students planned absence from rehearsal or musicianship class is necessary (other than illness or family emergency) his/her ensemble conductor must be notified of the planned absence in writing, at least TWO WEEKS IN ADVANCE. SAT testing, a school concert, and an important family event are examples of activities that may necessitate a planned absence from a rehearsal. Unplanned absences due to illness or emergency must be reported directly to the ensemble conductor and/or musicianship teacher as soon as possible, and prior to the beginning of rehearsal or class. His/her contact information can be found on p.5 of this handbook. Please be aware that student a student who is absent more than three (3) times from a rehearsal or musicianship class jeopardizes his/her continued participation in the program, and jeopardizes continued financial aid. Attendance at all dress rehearsals and all scheduled performances is mandatory, and absences are not permitted. On occasion, an ensemble director may designate additional mandatory rehearsals. Dates for those rehearsals will be published at the beginning of the semester.

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ATTENDANCE, contd VAP SOLOISTS All students in the VAP Soloists program must be enrolled in a VAP chorus, and are expected to comply with the VAP chorus attendance policy. All students in the VAP Soloist program are expected to attend all private lessons, diction classes, and master classes scheduled by New England Conservatory and two recitals (December and June) scheduled by the Handel and Haydn Society. Students who do not follow through with all scheduled program commitments and/or do not comply with program participation polices established by New England Conservatory Preparatory Division risk continued participation in the program and loss of financial aid. COMMUNICATION Please note that most of the communication that you will receive from the Education Department will be by email. Therefore, it is extremely important that you contact us with changing contact information. When you register your child for the program, please make sure to provide us with accurate and your most current contact information. EMERGENCY In case of inclement weather, teacher cancellation, or closing of the building, families and students will be notified by email and a notice will be posted on the Societys website http://www.handelandhaydn.org/ The Societys voicemail system will also have a message posted by end of the day on Friday. The H&H phone number is 617.262.1815. ADDRESS CHANGES Please notify Heather Fishman, Education Coordinator, at Handel and Haydn (see Contact Information section) of address and telephone changes so that you will receive materials on time and without interruption. BOSTON LATIN SCHOOL REGULATIONS THERE IS NO FOOD ALLOWED IN THE MUSIC DIVISION (water bottles are fine). You may eat in the cafeteria on the ground floor. Bathrooms in the cafeteria should be open. VAP students should only be in assigned music rooms during classes, not wandering the halls or entering unauthorized rooms. The rest of the school is off-limits. There is a faculty bathroom next to the chorus room, which you may use. Students using the Level I bathrooms should return directly to class. Please arrive just before class begins and leave when your assigned class is over. If you are approached by any teacher, or staff member, including BLS faculty and custodians, you must act in a respectful manner. Show the same respect for BLS that you would have for your own school (even more!) Take all personal belongings and trash with you. Do not touch anything other than chairs or desks, music, or stands, unless your teacher gives his/her approval. Teachers are not responsible for watching students once classes are over. Boston Latin School closes promptly at 3pm unless there is another school function in the building.

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PARKING Boston Latin School has given VAP families permission to park in their main parking lot while VAP classes are in session; police will not tow on Saturdays. DO NOT PARK IN THE SMALL LOT NEXT TO THE MAIN DOORS (faculty/staff must park there.) MUSIC AND MATERIALS Each student will be assigned a folder of music (labeled with name/address) for which they will be responsible the entire year. If anything is missing or damaged, they should let their conductor know immediately. All music must be returned at the end of the year to the Society, or you will be billed for music replacement costs. Each student should bring a pencil (not pen) with them to each rehearsal or class.

PERFORMANCE ATTIRE As a member of a performing ensemble, it is necessary for each student to obtain and maintain the appropriate performance attire. Parents are responsible for purchasing uniform items before the first performance. Please read the requirements for your childs ensemble. You will be provided an order form for clothing to be purchased from H&H. To establish uniformity in attire, red clothing items are provided by Handel and Haydn Society. Provided by Handel and Haydn Society, to be returned at end of the season: Youth Chorus - Red Vests Young Mens Chorus - Red Ties Young Womens Chorus Black dresses (Monarch dress from Stage Accents)- Order from H&H ($62.00.) Red scarf- Provided by H&H. Nude hose, Black shoes (no open toes or higher than 2)- Purchase on your own. Young Mens Chorus Black shirt- Order from H&H ($18.00), or purchase separately. Black pants- Order from H&H matching shirt and pants for $39.00 or purchase separately. Black socks, black shoes- Purchase on your own. Red ties- Provided by H&H and returned to H&H at the end of the season. Youth Chorus GIRLS: White Oxford-style, button down collar, long sleeved shirt- Purchase from JB Edward Uniforms or similar style. Must be able to wear closed at the neck; no Peter Pan or lacy collars. Black, A-line knee-length skirt, no pleats, ruffles, shiny fabric or velvet- Order from H&H ($31), or purchase on your own. Nude hose, black shoes (no open toes or higher than 2) - Purchase on your own. Red vest- Provided by H&H and returned to H&H at the end of the season. BOYS: White Oxford-style, button down collar, long sleeved shirt Purchase from JB Edward Uniforms or similar style. Must be able to wear closed at the neck; no Peter Pan or lacy collars. Solid black long pants; no jeans-Purchase on your own. Black socks, black shoes- Purchase on your own. Red vest- Provided by H&H and returned to H&H at the end of the season. Youth Chorus White shirts can be purchased at J.B. Edward Uniforms www.jbedwarduniforms.com 745 South St, Roslindale, tel. 617-323-8832 (M-Sat 9:30-5) 39 Cummings Park, Woburn, tel. 781-376-2071 (Tu-Fri 10-5:00, Sat 10-3pm) You can order by credit card or fax. Brand name isKaynee 60/40 blend.

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PERFORMANCE ATTIRE, contd Singers GIRLS: Red turtlenecks- Order from H&H ($17.00) Black, A-line knee-length skirt, no pleats, ruffles, shiny fabric or velvet- Order from H&H ($31), or purchase on your own. Opaque white hose, black shoes (no open toes or higher than 2)- Purchase on your own. BOYS: Red turtlenecks- Order from H&H ($17.00) Solid black long pants; no jeans- Purchase on your own. Black socks, black shoes- Purchase on your own.
CONCERT TICKETS Tickets for both VAP choral concerts in December (United Parish, Brookline) and May (Boston Latin School) are $5.00 general admission, per person. There is a 50% discount off B price tickets, and 20% off other price categories for regular series performances at Symphony or Jordan Halls; you must specify this discount (code: VAP1815) when purchasing tickets online or through the box office. COMPLIMENTARY TICKETS From time to time, a limited number of tickets may be offered to selected Symphony Hall concerts for VAP families. Ticket notices will be sent by e-mail or mailings about three weeks before each concert. Pending availability, tickets during the 2013-2014 season will be offered for: Bach B Minor Mass (Symphony Hall) Friday, September 27, 2013 8pm Sunday, September 29, 2013 3pm Handel Messiah (Symphony Hall) Friday, November 29, 2013 7:30 pm Saturday, November 30, 2013 3pm (Young Mens Chorus carolers) Sunday, December 1, 2013 3pm (Youth Chorus carolers) Handel Samson Friday, May 2, 2014 8pm (Symphony Hall) Sunday, May 4, 2014, 3pm Additional tickets may be purchased using the discount code VAP1815

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CONTACT INFORMATION FOR VAP Bill Pappazisis, Assistant Director, Education (Program information, program questions and concerns, financial aid) Office: 617.262.1815, ext. 126 E-mail: bpappazisis@handelandhaydn.org Heather Fishman, Education Coordinator ( Address changes, audition scheduling and registration, payments) Office: 617.262.1815, ext. 116 E-mail: hfishman@handelandhaydn.org Conductors Alyson Greer (Young Womens Chorus) Home: 617.997.9007 E-mail: agreer@handelandhaydn.org Joseph Stillitano (Young Mens Chorus) Home: 508.881.2164 E-mail: jstillitano@handelandhaydn.org Heather Tryon (Singers and Youth Chorus) Home: 508.881.2164 E-mail: htryon@handelandhaydn.org Musicianship Faculty Michelle Shoemaker (Musicianship 1) Home: 978.635.1891 E-mail: mshoemaker@handelandhaydn.org Michael Driscoll (Musicianship 3) E-mail: Vale Southard (Musicianship 1A and 2) E-mail: valesouthard@gmail.com Handel and Haydn Society Offices Handel and Haydn Society 300 Massachusetts Avenue Boston, MA 02115 Telephone: (617) 262-1815 Fax: (617) 266-4217 Website: www.handelandhaydn.org, click on Educational Outreach Program.

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FACULTY AND STAFF BIOGRAPHIES 2013 2014 Michael Becker. B.A. and M.M. Piano Performance, Towson University; M.M. Collaborative Piano, New England Conservatory. Music Director/Piano Instructor, Riverside Theatre Works; Accompanist for Boston Conservatory, Metropolitan Opera Guilds Urban Voices, and Philharmonic Society of Arlington Chorale. Pianist, Young Womens Chorus and Le Soliste Anna Rose Carr. D.M.A student, Vocal Performance and Literature, University of Illinois. M.M. Collaborative Piano, Boston University. B.A. Music (Piano and Voice), Principia College. Vocal coach, staff Accompanist at Boston University, and instructor at Dana Hall School of Music. Pianist, Young Mens Chorus Michael Driscoll. M.M. Choral Conducting, New England Conservatory; D.M.A. Choral Conducting student, Boston University. Director of Choral Music and Music Teacher, Brookline High School, MA. Director, Andover Choral Society. Lead Musicianship Teacher Alyson Greer. B. M. Vocal Performance and M. M. Music Education, Boston Conservatory. Director of Choral Music and Music Teacher, Westborough High School, MA. Co-Founder and Assistant Director of Quincy Point Music Academy. Conductor, Young Womens Chorus Alexandra Lutkevich. B.M. Piano Performance, Boston University, M.M. Collaborative Piano, New England Conservatory. Accompanist for New England Conservatory, Boston Children's Chorus, Framingham State University Chorus. Piano teacher at the Chestnut Hill School. Music Director at Weston Drama Workshop. Pianist, Youth Chorus and Singers Michelle Shoemaker. B.M. Performance (Clarinet), Crane School of Music. M.M. Music Theory, Michigan State University. D.M.A. Performance (Clarinet), New England Conservatory of Music. Director of Communications, All Newton Music School. Former faculty member and Chair of the Woodwinds/Brass department, Longy School of Music. Musicianship Instructor Vale Southard. BM in Music Education from the University of Miami. Elementary Music Teacher at Heath, Lawrence, and Driscoll Schools in Brookline and Private Voice Teacher. Musicianship Teacher Joseph Stillitano. B.M. Music Education and Vocal Performance, M.M. Music Education, Ithaca College. Choral Director, Westborough Middle School. Former faculty, Boston University Summer Theatre Institute, Ithaca College Mens Chorus. Conductor, Young Mens Chorus Heather Tryon. B.M. Vocal Music Education and M.M. Music Education, Ithaca College. Music faculty, Mitchell and Newman Elementary Schools, Needham Public Schools. Conductor, Singers and Youth Chorus

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2013 2014 TUITION Students must have auditioned and registered for the program prior to payment. (Tuition is nonrefundable effective first day of rehearsal.) Tuition must be paid prior to first rehearsal. Participants have the option of paying tuition in full or by semester.

FULL TUITION $400 per year ($200 per semester) $200 sibling rate per year ($100 per semester) Boston public, charter and parochial school students residing in Boston (Note: Tuition is fully waived for Boston Latin School Students): $120 per year ($60 per semester) $60 per year sibling rater ($30 per semester) REDUCED TUITION (REQUIRES PRE-APPROVAL FOR FINANCIAL AID): $200 per year ($100 per semester) $50 sibling rate per year ($25 per semester) Boston public, charter and parochial school students residing in Boston (Note: Tuition is fully waived for Boston Latin School Students): $60 per year ($30 per semester) $30 per year sibling rater ($15 per semester) PAYMENT DEADLINE: PAYING TUITION IN FULL: SEPTEMBER 14, 2013 PAYING TUITION BY SEMESTER: SEPTEMBER 14, 2013 and JANUARY 11, 2014 REGISTER, APPLY FOR FINANCIAL AID, AND PAY TUITION ONLINE AT: https://docs.google.com/a/handelandhaydn.org/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGN4YWZWdzRxMklLc0Z6Vn RoSE9vVEE6MA#gid=0 TO PAY BY CHECK: Register online first. Make checks payable : HANDEL AND HAYDN SOCIETY Send to: Education Department Handel and Haydn Society 300 Massachusetts Avenue Boston, MA 02115 For questions regarding tuition or payment, please contact: Bill Pappazisis, Assistant Director, Education bpappazisis@handelandhaydn.org 617 262 1815 x126

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SCHEDULE Ensemble rehearsals and musicianship classes are held on Saturdays (September-May) at: Boston Latin School 78 Avenue Louis Pasteur Boston, MA 02115 Young Mens Chorus, Joseph Stillitano, Conductor 9:00-11:30, Rehearsal (Orchestra Room) 11:35-12:15, Musicianship Class (M1, room 421; M2, Orchestra Room; M3, Room 423) Young Womens Chorus, Alyson Greer, Conductor 9:00-11:30, Rehearsal (Chorus Room) 11:35-12:15, Musicianship Class (M1, room 421; M2, Orchestra Room; M3, Room 423) Le Soliste, Alyson Greer, Conductor 12:45-2:15, Rehearsal (Chorus Room) Singers, Heather Tryon, Conductor 9:30-10:30, Rehearsal, Band Room 10:45-11:25, Musicianship (M1, Room 423; M2, Room 421) Youth Chorus, Heather Tryon, Conductor 9:40-10:20, Musicianship (M1, Room 423; M2, Room 421) 10:35-12:35, Rehearsal, Band Room

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DATE SEPTEMBER 7 7 14 21 28 28 28 OCTOBER 5 12 19 26 NOVEMBER 2 9 16 17 23 29 30 30 DECEMBER 1 1 7 8 12 14 31 JANUARY 4 4 8 (tent.) 11 18 25 9:00 - 3:00 10:00 - 12:00 7:30 PM 9:00 - 2:15 9:00 - 2:15 9:00 - 2:15 VAP CHORAL AUDITIONS; NO REHEARSALS / CLASSES MUSICIANSHIP FACULTY MEETING VAP SOLOISTS' RECITAL REHEARSALS / CLASSES REHEARSALS / CLASSES REHEARSALS / CLASSES TBD TBD WILLIAMS HALL NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY BOSTON LATIN SCHOOL BOSTON LATIN SCHOOL BOSTON LATIN SCHOOL 9:00 - 2:15 9:00 - 2:15 9:00 - 2:15 9:00 - 2:15 9:00 - 2:15 9:00 - 2:15 9:00 - 2:15 1:30 PM 9:00 - 2:15 7:00 PM 2:30 PM 11:00 AM 2:30 PM 9:00 - 2:30 5:00 PM 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM 11:00 & 2:00 TBD REHEARSALS / CLASSES; LE SOLISTE FIRST REHEARSAL 12:45 PM - 2:15 PM REHEARSALS / CLASSES REHEARSALS / CLASSES REHEARSALS / CLASSES REHEARSALS / CLASSES REHEARSALS / CLASSES REHEARSALS / CLASSES YMC @ PROVIDENCE BRUINS GAME; 1:30PM @DUNKIN DONUTS CENTER; 3:05 GAME REHEARSALS / CLASSES YWC CAROLING AT MESSIAH NO REHEARSALS / CLASSES YMC CAROLING AT MESSIAH SINGERS PERFORMANCE YC CAROLING AT MESSIAH NO MUSICIANSHIP CLASSES; WINTER CONCERT DRESS REHERSAL VAP WINTER CONCERT HOLIDAY SING DRESS REHEARSAL (ALL VAP CHOIRS) VAP CHOIRS AT HOLIDAY SING YM/WC @ FIRST NIGHT BOSTON LATIN SCHOOL BOSTON LATIN SCHOOL BOSTON LATIN SCHOOL BOSTON LATIN SCHOOL BOSTON LATIN SCHOOL BOSTON LATIN SCHOOL BOSTON LATIN SCHOOL DUNKIN' DONUTS CENTER, PROVIDENCE, RI BOSTON LATIN SCHOOL SYMPHONY HALL SYMPHONY HALL BOSTON CHILDREN'S MUSEUM SYMPHONY HALL UNITED PARISH OF BROOKLINE UNITED PARISH OF BROOKLINE GREAT HALL AT FANEUIL HALL GREAT HALL AT FANEUIL HALL TBD TIME 9:00 - 3:00 10:00 - 12:00 9:00 - 2:15 9:00 - 2:30 9:00- 2:15 11:45 AM 12:30 PM EVENT VAP CHORUS AUDITIONS MUSICIANSHIP FACULTY MEETING FIRST DAY OF VAP REHEARSALS / CLASSES REHEARSALS / CLASSES; VAP POT LUCK LUNCH; PARENT ORIENTATION REHEARSALS / CLASSES LE SOLISTE AUDITIONS YOUTH CHORUS PERFORMANCE AT BLO MAGIC FLUTE EVENT; 1:30 PERFORMANCE LOCATION BOSTON LATIN SCHOOL BOSTON LATIN SCHOOL BOSTON LATIN SCHOOL BOSTON LATIN SCHOOL BOSTON LATIN SCHOOL BOSTON LATIN SCHOOL BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY

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FEBRUARY 1 8 15 16 19 21 22 23 TBD MARCH 1 1 8 15 16 22 29 APRIL 5 12 19 26 MAY 3 3 4 10 10 10 17 17 18 JUNE 11 14 7:30 PM 10:00 - 2:00 VAP SOLOISTS' RECITAL VAP SOLOISTS' AUDITIONS WILLIAMS HALL NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY 9:00 - 2:15 PM/TBD 12:30 PM 9:00 - 2:15 PM/TBD 9:00 - 11:30 9:00 - 2:30 TBD 5:00 PM REHEARSALS / CLASSES VAP AUDITIONS YM/WC PERFORMANCE REHEARSALS / CLASSES; LAST DAY OF MUSICIANSHIP CLASSES VAP AUDITIONS YMC BRING A FRIEND TO REHEARSAL DAY NO CLASSES; VAP SPRING CONCERT DRESS REHEARSAL VAP POT LUCK LUNCH VAP SPRING CONCERT BOSTON LATIN SCHOOL BOSTON LATIN SCHOOL MISSION CHURCH- BOSTON BOSTON LATIN SCHOOL BOSTON LATIN SCHOOL BOSTON LATIN SCHOOL BOSTON LATIN SCHOOL / TBD BOSTON LATIN SCHOOL BOSTON LATIN SCHOOL / TBD 9:00 - 2:15 9:00 - 2:15 9:00 - 2:15 REHEARSALS / CLASSES REHEARSALS / CLASSES NO REHEARSALS / CLASSES REHEARSALS / CLASSES BOSTON LATIN SCHOOL BOSTON LATIN SCHOOL BOSTON LATIN SCHOOL ALL DAY 9:00 - 2:15 9:00 - 2:15 9:00 - 2:15 AFTEROON/TBD PM/TBD 9:00 - 2:15 GREATER BOSTON MEN'S CHORAL FESTIVAL REHEARSALS / CLASSES REHEARSALS / CLASSES REHEARSALS / CLASSES ACDA BIG SING GALA REHEARSALS / CLASSES WPI- WORCESTER BOSTON LATIN SCHOOL BOSTON LATIN SCHOOL BOSTON LATIN SCHOOL ST. MARKS SCHOOLSOUTHBOROUGH MANDARIN HOTEL BOSTON LATIN SCHOOL 1:45 PM (WARM-UP) TBD 9:00 - 2:15 9:00 - 2:15 9:00 - 2:15 6:00 - 7:00 6:00 - 9:00 6:15 PM (WARM-UP) REHEARSALS / CLASSES REHEARSALS / CLASSES REHEARSALS / CLASSES YWC REHEARSAL (VIVALDI) YMC & YWC REHEARSAL (FOUNDLING HOSPITAL ANTHEM) YMC AND YWC PERFORM WITH H&H CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA (8:00 CONCERT) NO REHEARSALS / CLASSES YMC AND YWC PERFORM WITH H&H CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA (3:00 PM CONCERT) HARVARD WOMEN'S CHORAL FESTIVAL BOSTON LATIN SCHOOL BOSTON LATIN SCHOOL BOSTON LATIN SCHOOL SYMPHONY HALL SYMPHONY HALL SYMPHONY HALL

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