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About the Chorale

Commmonwealth Chorale performing at Holy Name ChurchCommonwealth Chorale is an accomplished, welcoming and inclusive auditioned chorus that attracts experienced singers from the metropolitan Boston area.  Led by Artistic Director Dr. Michael Driscoll, Commonwealth Chorale is committed to performing the finest classical music from all periods and from a wide cross-section of composers.  Past performances have included Amy Beach’s Grand Mass in E-flat Major, George Frideric Handel’s Israel in Egypt, Florence Price's Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight, Joseph Haydn’s The Creation, Ralph Vaughan Williams’s Sea Symphony, Fanny Hensel's Lobgesang (Song of Praise), Ernest Bloch’s Sacred Service, Marianna Martines's Dixit Dominusand Requiem settings by Mozart, Brahms, Verdi, Fauré, Duruflé, and Rutter.  The Chorale has collaborated with the Metropolitan Chorale and the Zamir Chorale plus orchestras including the Boston Pops, Boston Philharmonic, Boston Civic Symphony Orchestra, Concord Orchestra, the New Philharmonia, and the Rivers Symphony Orchestra.
 
Commonwealth Chorale annually presents a ‘Commonwealth Composer’ concert that highlights the music of a composer with ties to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.  Past Commonwealth Composer concerts have included works by Carson Cooman, Randall Thompson, Amy Beach, Daniel Pinkham, and Kevin Siegfried.  The Commonwealth Chorale has also commissioned and premiered many works, including Carson Cooman’s As We are Changed, Patricia Van Ness’s Nocturnes, Alan Fletcher’s That Hour of Gentleness, and James Woodman’s Narcissus.