BROADCAST: Something New — The Line Between
NEC Chamber Singers, Director of Choral Activities Erica J. Washburn, and Andrew Lenox transformed Jordan Hall into a house party like nothing audience members had seen before on April 28. It was so much fun that we decided to relive the performance with a YouTube broadcast on May 13 at 7:30pm. Stock up on glow sticks and mark your calendars for the stream.
About:
"Something New: The Line Between" is a collaborative venture featuring Andrew Lenox, a former NEC Chamber Singer, dedicated to carrying the tradition of choral singing into a new aural space. The choristers combined sung material with live-produced electronic sounds informed by, and steeped in, the tradition of house music of today—which is itself born out of a need to break new cultural and artistic ground and rebel against the staid and respectable world of classical music.
NEC Chamber Singers
Stellan Connelly Bettany
Emelia Marie Boydstun
Kayden Carter
Ashley Chen
Edward Ferran
Agne Giedraityte
Jiawei Gong
Killian Grider
Riccardo Lucas Hernandez
Chenzhejun Jackie Hu
Weza Jamison-Neto
Yoomin Kang
Molly Knight
Corinne Luebke-Brown
Nicholas Ottersberg
Anna Poltronieri Tang
Margaret Storm
Longfei Flora Sun
Wanrou Tang
Chloe Thum
Calvin Wamser
Madeleine Wiegers
Yumeng Xing
Fausto Miro, guest artist
The NEC Chamber Singers is an auditioned ensemble, open to all majors at NEC, of 24-28 musicians who perform challenging works from all style periods, with a particular emphasis on 19th-21st century a cappella works. The choir rehearses three times a week and experiences choral music-making in an intimate ensemble setting, typically in the round. Each NEC Chamber Singer is a musician seeking to understand the principles and nuance of superior choral artistry so that they may be prepared for professional opportunities and expectations outside of the Conservatory. The choristers diligently prepare their music outside of scheduled rehearsals which makes the brief time spent together musically invaluable. The ensemble typically performs eight to ten times each academic year: on campus in the Conservatory’s Jordan Hall and at off campus venues in and around greater Boston.