University Choir Events
2010
Most choir events are open to the community to attend free of charge.
For popular seasonal and special events, seating may be limited so be sure to come early!
Sunday Service
Sundays, 11 am
The Memorial Church
The Sunday Choir performs first-class choral repertoire for the Sunday services. Each service consists of two major anthems as well as hymns, a choral amen, and other service music as the weekly liturgy requires.
Morning Prayers
Monday through Saturday in Term, 8:45 am
Appleton Chapel
Monday through Friday, the Choral Fellows perform a variety of music from Anglican
chant through plainsong and renaissance motets to twentieth-century anthems each morning. Traditionally,
music for Saturday morning prayers is provided by soloists or smaller groups formed from within
the ensemble.
Compline
Thursday, February 4, March 4, and May 6
10:00 pm
Appleton Chapel
The ancient service of Compline is held on the first Thursday of each month during the academic Term. Based upon the traditional evening liturgy of scripture, music, prayers, and silence, this twenty-minute service is sung in the candlelit space of Appleton Chapel by members of the Harvard University Choir. All are welcome.
Read more about the service of Compline in the Harvard Gazette.
St. John Passion
Sunday, March 28, 8:00 p.m.
The Memorial Church
On Palm Sunday, March 28th at 8:00 p.m., the Harvard University Choir and the Harvard Baroque Chamber Orchestra will present Johann Sebastian Bach’s St. John Passion. The performance will feature tenor Frank Kelley in the role of the Evangelist, supported by a roster of local professional soloists. The concert will begin with remarks by Christoph Wolff, Adams University Professor and the leading authority on Bach’s music. Tickets are available from the Harvard Box Office and at the door: $10 general admission, $5 for senior citizens and non-Harvard students, and free to Harvard students.
The Harvard Box Office is located in the Holyoke Center Arcade, 1350 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge. To purchase online go to the Harvard Box Office website, or call 617-496-2222. Ticket sales at the door are cash-only.
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