Coro Allegro: Musically Distinctive; Queer-centered; Socially Conscious
We're thrilled to announce our 2025-2026 season. All concerts are on Sunday at 3 PM.
Eternal Light |
And Still They Vanish |
Luminous Rescue: Psalms of Protest and Reconciliation |
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November 16, 2025 Church of the Covenant, Boston Morton Lauridsen, Lux Aeterna Louie Vierne, Messe solennelle With Jerrick Cavagnaro, Organ |
March 15, 2026, First Church, Cambridge James Whitbourn, Anneliese, based on the Diary of Anne Frank Tickets and Subscriptions available soon! |
May 17, 2026 Church of the Covenant, Boston Leonard Bernstein's Chichester Psalms Patricia Van Ness, Psalms of Luminous Rescue Charles Ives, Psalm 90 With Jerrick Cavagnaro, Organ |
Coro Allegro Summer Wine Tasting Party 2025
Join us for a delightful evening of experiencing wine and cheese in a new way at a private home on the shore of Arlington's hidden gem, the Upper Mystic Lake.
We start off with light hors d'oeuvres. Then each guest will have the opportunity to sample each of a distinctive quintet of wine and cheese pairings selected by our sommelier, Darrell Villaruz, and our cheese monger, David Raposo. Darrell personally introduces and pours each wine, and David invites guests to savor the paired cheese before trying wine and cheese together: a beautiful duet.
We will also offer several opportunities to participate in a raffle for curated baskets of wine and other offerings, including selections from the tasting. Raffle tickets are 2 for $25 with discounts for larger purchases. Early arriving guests are welcome to take a kayak for a spin around the lake or enjoy a leisurely swim.
Make a Donation!
Coro Allegro produces amazing concerts, AND we are a safe and affirming environment for LGBTQ+ singers and audience members. Our organization supports the LGBTQ+ community AND creates bridges to other communities, which helps foster understanding. Please consider a gift of any amount to keep the music and community strong.
Coro Allegro Responds to Attacks on the Trans Community
Resolution of the Board of Directors of Coro Allegro passed unanimously on February 22, 2025
Coro Allegro, Boston’s LGBTQ+ and allied classical chorus, recognizes that a rising tide of discrimination and governmental attacks on trans, non-binary, and genderqueer people is causing fear and hurt in our community. We reaffirm our proud identity as an LGBTQ+ and allied organization, with great passion, commitment, and ferocity. We stand in unshakeable solidarity with our trans, non-binary, and genderqueer members and friends. Coro Allegro endeavors always to provide a sanctuary for all people regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, gender expression, disability, age, sexual orientation, income, religion, educational background, and any other systemically oppressed identities.
IN THE CLEARING: Exclusive Video Interview
Coro Allegro was honored that Patrick Donnelly from The Frost Place agreed to moderate a Zoom interview with David Hodgkins, Coro's Artistic Director, and Kenneth Fuchs, the composer of IN THE CLEARING. The group discusses the circumstances and compositional techniques in the work, and includes a reading and discussion of each of the Robert Frost poems in cycle.
Letters Project
Add an open message of support for LGBTQ+ youth to this powerful letter writing campaign. At a time when rights of transgender and other LGBTQ+ youth are under attack and LGBTQ+ forms of expression are being silenced, Coro Allegro, the Boston Alliance of GLBTQ+ Youth (BAGLY) and other community partners are gathering and sharing letters from the LGBTQ+ community and allies to support queer youth and their families, with the power of our collective voices. Learn about the moving letters to transgender kids and survivors of conversion therapy that inspired us.
YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
Music has the power to uplift, inspire, and unite people from all walks of life. Your support makes it possible for us to share the gift of beautiful, powerful, and affirming music! Please invest in the cultural fabric of our community with a generous contribution to Coro Allegro!
In this time of uncertainly, there’s a fundamental truth that gives us hope - that together we can do extraordinary things!
About Coro Allegro
Coro Allegro is proud to be Boston's LGBTQ+ and allied classical chorus. Under the baton of Artistic Director David Hodgkins, Coro Allegro is known for award-winning programming, powerful commissions, and critically acclaimed performances and recordings of works by diverse classical and contemporary composers. Since our founding in 1990, Coro has introduced audiences to 28 world premieres, including 18 works commissioned by and for Coro Allegro, all from composers from under-represented or silenced groups—LGBTQ+, BIPOC, MENA, women and gender minorities. We offer a welcoming, affirming and supportive environment for performers and audiences alike of all sexualities, gender identities and expressions, races, ethnicities, and religions.
Experience that pride and community for yourself. Join the Coro Family of friends, allies, and members of the LGBTQ+ community as a singer, supporter, or volunteer.
