The Choir sings almost exclusively a cappella, and presents a wide range of musical styles spanning 500 years of musical composition.
The core of the Music Ministry is the Choir, a dedicated group currently comprised of 24-28 members and 4 professional soloists/section leaders. The Choir meets Thursday nights from 7:30pm-8:30pm and on Sunday mornings at 9:15am from mid-September to mid-May.
Each year the Minister of Music chooses a “musical theme” for the coming season – past themes have included Music of the British Isles, Music by Women Composers, Americana, and By Request (congregants submitted musical requests that were then presented by the Choir, soloists, and Dr. Larson on organ and piano). The majority of the works presented are in English
The Choir sings in worship each Sunday providing the “Musical Call to Worship” at the opening of the service, “Word through Music” before the sermon, “Communion Music” on the first Sunday of each month, and music during special events. The members of the Choir are devoted to making music, and enjoy the fellowship that comes with that artistic fulfillment.
Angela Gooch has spent a great deal of her career as an operatic soprano. An avid performer, Ms. Gooch has appeared in many opera’s with Boston’s most innovative company, Opera Boston, dedicated to presenting innovative repertoire choices and important but rarely performed works. Ms. Gooch has performed with various symphonies and festivals including the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, Tanglewood Festival, Red Mountain Chamber Orchestra, The Florestan Project and most recently, at the Monadnock Festival. She has also appeared as a featured performer at international venues including Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall, the United States Presidential Yacht, the U.S.S. Sequoia, and in Italy at the Casa Verdi. Ms. Gooch has served on the faculties at Boston University, Boston Conservatory, Longy School of Music of Bard College and The Walnut Hill School for the Arts, for which she served ten years as the Head of the Voice Program. Ms. Gooch is also an accomplished pianist. She currently serves as a pianist and music staff for the Boston Symphony Orchestra Tanglewood Festival Chorus. Read more about Angela’s work HERE.
Emily Harmon is an operatic mezzo-soprano and crossover artist who has been praised for her “velvety mezzo-soprano voice” (Pittsburgh in the Round), “scene-stealing performances” (Schmopera and bachtrack.com), and “sharp [comedic] timing” (Boston Classical Review). She has performed with the Glimmerglass Festival, Virginia Opera, Central City Opera, Winter Opera St. Louis, and with many organizations in the Greater Boston Area. She won Third Place in the 2020 Mildred Miller International Voice Competition and was a semifinalist in both the 2022 Annapolis Opera Vocal Competition and the 2021 James Toland Vocal Arts Competition. Emily received both her M.M. and her B.M. (magna cum laude) in Voice Performance from Boston University. She is represented by Atwater Reed Artists. Read more about Emily’s work HERE.
Described as “warm, earnest, and confident” onstage (Boston Music Intelligencer), Marcus Huber is a Boston-based singer, performer, and voice teacher. Marcus began the 2024-25 season performing the role of Benjamin Guggenheim in Titanic at North Shore Music Theatre. In the spring, he will compete as a semifinalist in the Lotte Lenya Competition, and will perform Shepherd’s Triptych and Faure’s Poeme d’un jour with Seaglass Theatre Company and New Bedford Symphony. Past concert performances include the tenor solos in Handel’s Messiah with Rhode Island Civic Chorale and Orchestra, Mozart’s Waisenhausmesse with the Boston University Singers and Chamber Orchestra, Haydn’s Paukenmesse with Temple University Concert Choir, and Mozart’s Missa longa with Thomas Jefferson University Choir. Marcus holds a Master of Music degree from Boston University and a Bachelor of Music degree from Temple University. Read more about Marcus HERE.
Craig Juricka is a singer, actor, and voice teacher whose career spans musical theatre, opera, concert, and choral performance. Praised by Opera Today as an “engaging, malleable baritone,” he has appeared with the Boston POPS, New York Philharmonic, Boston Baroque, Handel and Haydn Society, Boston Lyric Opera, Des Moines Metro Opera, and many other acclaimed ensembles. Recent stage credits include Ragtime, Now. Here. This., The Little Mermaid, and workshops of new musical works. An accomplished vocal pedagogue, Craig teaches singers of all genres, from high school students to Broadway professionals, with an emphasis on healthy, expressive, and sustainable technique. He serves on the voice faculties of The Boston Conservatory at Berklee, Berklee College of Music, and Walnut Hill School for the Arts, while maintaining a private studio in Melrose, Massachusetts. He holds a Master of Music in Vocal Pedagogy from The Boston Conservatory at Berklee and is a member of Actors’ Equity Association (AEA) and the American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA).
Kristin Lawler is a versatile mezzo-soprano whose performances span opera, concert, choral, musical theatre, jazz, and contemporary music. She has appeared with the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra, Odyssey Opera, Emmanuel Music, Boston Opera Collaborative, Harvard University’s Lowell House Opera, and Seaglass Theatre Company. As a concert soloist, she has performed with the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, New Hampshire Symphony Orchestra, and MIT Symphony Chorus, including appearances at both Boston Symphony Hall and Carnegie Hall. She is also a returning Winter Artist with the internationally acclaimed Santa Fe Desert Chorale and performs regularly with Nightingale Vocal Ensemble. In addition to her performance career, Kristin is a dedicated educator, serving on the music faculty at Wellesley College. She holds a Master of Music in Voice Performance from the Longy School of Music of Bard College, where she was named the Nancy P. Marriott Scholar, and has taught and performed at festivals and educational programs across the United States and Europe.
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