Category: Announcements

It is that time of year where we begin the process of electing next year’s Junior Officers. Those elected will ultimately be in a position of leadership so choose those you think will be the best for the job. Officers put in a lot of work to make chorale run as smoothly as it does.  Getting elected is not a popularity contest, but rather picking those who have a passion for chorale and a desire to make it a great experience for all. We are lucky enough to have these attributes apply to all of our thirteen sophomore candidates.

Remember Choralers, voting is on Thursday, April 7th, and you must be in attendance to vote.  In the meantime, the candidates have created platforms so you can get to know them a little better; these are shown below.  Good luck to all of the candidates!

It is that time of year where we begin the process of electing next year’s Junior Officers. Those elected will ultimately be in a position of leadership so choose those you think will be the best for the job. Officers put in a lot of work to make chorale run as smoothly as it does.  Getting elected is not a popularity contest, but rather picking those who have a passion for chorale and a desire to make it a great experience for all. We are lucky enough to have these attributes apply to all of our thirteen sophomore candidates.

Remember Choralers, voting is on Thursday, April 7th, and you must be in attendance to vote.  In the meantime, the candidates have created platforms so you can get to know them a little better; these are shown below.  Good luck to all of the candidates!

Come join us on Saturday night for our annual winter concert at St. Ignatius free of charge! It will be our last concert before heading off to Europe. Hope to see you all there!

With temperatures below zero and wind chill in the minus twenties, 60 some-odd chorale members braved their way to the fourth floor of Lyons to enjoy good snacks, company, and performance. The night kicked off with “Hey Soul Sister,” performed by Annie Kim on the Ukulele and Maggie Stern and Valerie Menna singing harmony. They continued with a medley of other songs, much to the delight of the crowd. From there, George Liddy told a riveting story of a childhood episode that affects him and his old vice-principal to this day. Katya Van Anderlecht and Lexi Auth then performed a piano and singing duet medley in the spirit of Valentine’s Day of famous Love Songs. Emma Wang dropped jaws with a piano performance of Dreams of Love by Franz Liszt, putting much of the crowd in a trance and the rest in a state of utter admiration. Following Emma was Kate Weidenman, who excitedly flowed back and forth across the stage, describing how dying one’s hair blue means more than a mere change in color. Arev Doursounian then emulated Adele with a tear wrenching rendition of I Found a Boy, with supple accompaniment by Alex Christofferson.The last act before intermission was that of James Breen (pseudonym J-A-M-S). Breen took to the stage donning rollerbades making his case for inclusion in the Guinness Book of World Records as the “only person to perform a self composed Irish jig and Justin Bieber’s ‘Sorry’ all while riding rollerblades.”

Intermission saw the devouring of a wide variety of carefully selected snacks. After intermission, our very own Trap Queen Rachel Aldrich performed “Trap Queen” by Fetty Wap, with succulent piano accompaniment by Alex Christofferson. Brett Murphy can speak faster than we can all think and it’s probably due to his formidable understanding of the Brrraaaiiinnnn. Abigail Kopec did her civic duty as a Boston College leader in spirit and gave a lesson on sports game cheering even though we totally know all the words to “For Boston”… Elizabeth Wollan exhibited her piano and vocal skills as she melted the crowd with a mashup of songs like “Skinny Love, Sorry, Hello, and See You Again.” The night concluded with the entire room toning their bods to an 80’s workout routine with the National Aerobic Champion Theme by Ty Parr, blaring out the chorale room speakers. Thanks to all who performed and helped set up! Also a huge thanks to everyone who trudged through the cold and came to watch the show.

Throwback to last year’s Cabaret with the class of 2017 girls performing a dance routine to “Sk8ter Boi” by Avril Lavigne. The title namesake is played here by beloved former-president Jose Miguel Magraner. Tonight marks the second ever Chorale Cabaret. Good luck to everyone performing and stay tuned for a recap on the night’s festivities!

Title: Julie Observing Camera Lens Quizzically

Photographer: Unknown

Artistic Style: Baroque

Thematic Elements: Symbolic foresight for future leadership. Orenstein confidently looks forwards with future President Malley at her shoulder. At the time of the photograph, the two were merely subordinates looking eagerly towards their chance to shine as Senior Officers. There are no proposed theories as to the symbolism of the white wall and  strange lady in the back ground.

To further our archives of chorale history, send in your theories and stories to pontrelm@bc.edu.

Another rehearsal today and room 423, under the conduction of John Finney, is sounding good. The harmonies on Come Thou Fount are euphonious, as a hummingbird’s shrill tweet at sundown. With the trip rapidly approaching, we see a developing harmony amongst choir members as well. Friendships blossom with the development of each measure and every dissonant chord is resolved with the agreement of all. Will it be the mighty churches or the subtle bends in the Danube river that strikes a chord with you? Or maybe the long conversations you will have every night before bed? Think about it, and next time we’re together think not about your own voice but about everyone’s. For it is this congregation of sound and soul that makes a choir great.