E. Wayne Abercrombie is applauded after receiving the 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award in Amherst, Massachusetts.
NEW: The David Hoose Commissioning Grant Application is officially open! For a printable preview of the appilcation, click here.
Choral Arts New England’s 41st Annual Awards Ceremony will be held on Sunday, October 26, 2025 at 3 pm at First Congregational Church, Winchester, MA. Stay tuned for more information!
Thank you to everyone who was able to join us earlier this month for our 40th Annual Awards Ceremony. It was such a joy to celebrate the recipients of our 2024 Alfred Nash Patterson Grants - choral organizations across New England, including from Connecticut, New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont and Massachusetts.
And what an honor to be able to recognize our 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, Dr. André De Quadros. Many thanks to VOICES 21C for their inspiring performance!
During this season of gratitude, we want to express our appreciation to all of the wonderful musicians and organizations elevating choral music and creativity in New England. Learn more about Choral Arts New England and our 2024 award recipients.
Watch a recording of the awards ceremony here and view photos of the ceremony here.
Choral Arts New England is delighted to announce the funding of 16 project grants totaling $29,000. Award recipients represent choral organizations from all New England states, and were chosen out of 54 applications.
Award recipients will be honored at our grant ceremony in the fall of 2025, and the projects are described below from excerpts of the applications. In addition, where a recipient received a named grant, is listed next to the recipient’s name.
Congratulations to all our awardees, and please stay tuned for our next application cycle to open for 2026!
BHS Greater Boston Chapter — MA
Singspiration 2025 and Beyond
Singing in a choir is such a moving experience—just the noise that you make, and the camaraderie. There's so much beautiful choral music around, and just being part of a group of people who love to do that gives you that fire in your belly to want to do more.
—Elton John, 2019