Brattleboro Concert Choir
The Brattleboro Concert Choir performs an exciting and challenging repertoire, ranging from classic choral masterpieces to rarely heard and newly commissioned works. With Music Director Jonathan Harvey, the Concert Choir is deeply committed to a high level of musical beauty, emotional expression, and community connection.
More than 70 years ago, amid co-founding the Marlboro Music Festival and laying the groundwork for what would become our Music Center, violinist and conductor Blanche Moyse envisioned a community chorus that would unite local voices in the performance of great choral music. Since that time, the Concert Choir’s repertoire has included such classic works as the Requiems of Verdi, Duruflé, Howells, and Mozart, Handel’s Israel in Egypt, Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass, and Rachmaninoff’s All-Night Vigil, as well as contemporary music by Arvo Pärt, Ola Gjeilo, Zanaida Robles, Gwyneth Walker, Nico Muhly, Sydney Guillaume, Keane Southard, and Morten Lauridsen.
Twice a year, the Concert Choir seeks new members and is open to all singers of every voice part. We especially invite BIPOC singers, and singers of all gender identities, to join us.
Our 2026-27 season includes a collaborative performance of Geoffrey Hudson’s climate change cantata A Passion for the Planet with CONCORA Connecticut Choral Artists and the BMC Children’s Choir in October; performances of Rachmaninoff’s incomparable acapella masterpiece All-Night Vigil in January; and May performances of Considering Matthew Shepard, Craig Hella Johnson’s gospel- and bluegrass-tinged, Bach-influenced examination of Matthew Shepard’s tragic 1998 hate-crime death..
Singers interested in learning more about the Concert Choir and how to get involved, or to schedule a low-pressure placement hearing, should contact the Brattleboro Music Center (802-257-4523; info@bmcvt.org).
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Music Director Jonathan Harvey
Dr. Jonathan Harvey has been Music Director of the Brattleboro Concert Choir since 2018. In addition to his work with the BCC, he is also Associate Professor of Music and Director of Choirs at Fitchburg State University in Massachusetts.
Jonathan’s commissioning projects, composer collaborations, and frequent performances of new and contemporary works are a testament to his commitment to ensuring that classical music is a living, breathing art form. His dedication to early music has inspired his research, presentations, and recordings of the music of Venetian Renaissance composer Adrian Willaert, his published work on music of Orlando di Lasso and C.P.E. Bach, and his frequent performances of Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque repertoire.
Jonathan has previously held music director positions with universities, community music organizations, and churches in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Indiana, and is a sought-after clinician and adjudicator. He is a member of the American Choral Directors Association, College Music Society, and Chorus America, and is on the National Board of the National Collegiate Choral Organization. He lives in central Massachusetts with his wife, Jessica, their son, Wally, and their dog, Lou.
