If there are noises in the night,
A frightening shadow, flickering light,
Then I surrender unto sleep,
Where clouds of dream give second sight.
text by Charles Anthony Silvestri
Choruses
Ensembles under the direction of Erica Washburn and Charles Peltz collaborate for this performance in Boston's Church of the Covenant.
God says to you: A day shall dawn
when a flower shall blossom
from your stem, green again.
And its perfume will fill
all the peoples here below
with the breath of life.
text by Honegger/René Morax
And these I see, these sparkling eyes
These stores of mystic meaning, these young lives,
Building, equipping like a fleet of ships, immortal ships,
Soon to sail out over the measureless seas,
On the soul's voyage.
text by Walt Whitman
NEC Chorus, soloists and Philharmonia performed Beethoven's Ninth Symphony to a packed Jordan Hall.
Erica Washburn conducted the NEC Concert Choir and Chamber Singers in "Annelies," a work based on Anne Frank's diary, and music written during her lifetime, with Arielle Armstrong, soloist.
Erica Washburn, Director of Choral Activities, Conductor of NEC Chamber Choir
Listen to past NEC choral concerts at NEC's Instant Encore channel.
NEC Concert Choir
NEC Concert Choir offers students the opportunity to perform music from all styles and periods of choral literature, extending beyond traditional Western masterpieces to the music of non-European cultures, from Native American chant to works from Asia and the Middle East. Each year the Concert Choir gives several concerts, performing a cappella as well as with orchestra.
NEC Chamber Singers
NEC Chamber Singers is an auditioned ensemble of 26-32 singers that performs challenging works from all style periods, both a cappella and with instruments. This select choir performs several times a year; on campus in NEC’s famed Jordan Hall, and off campus at various venues in Boston. In recent years the Chamber Singers have performed the works of many NEC faculty and student composers. All students, regardless of major and year, are welcome to audition at the start of the fall semester.