2025-11-21T14:57:29-05:00 2025-06-30 463169148 DAVISKELLY LLP 42 MILL ROAD WILMINGTON MA 01887 990 2024-07-01 651188279 BOSTON CHILDREN'S CHORUS INC BOST 6177782242 20 OLD COLONY AVENUE BOSTON MA 02127 ANDRES HOLDER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6177782242 2025-11-18 true true RANDALL S DAVIS P10427372 9787648966 2025-11-21 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ANDRES HOLDER 20 OLD COLONY AVENUE BOSTON MA 02127 2903054 false X WWW.BOSTONCHILDRENSCHORUS.ORG X 2002 MA BOSTON CHILDREN'S CHORUS HARNESSES THE POWER OF MUSIC TO CONNECT OUR CITY'S DIVERSE COMMUNITIES, CULTIVATE EMPATHY, AND INSPIRE SOCIAL INQUIRY. 16 15 55 30 0 2501398 2068893 769630 812370 12076 19683 12793 2108 3295897 2903054 222056 190976 0 1699619 1630645 48787 72060 484206 1065694 973232 3036156 2866913 259741 36141 3039819 3068491 343461 335992 2696358 2732499 X BOSTON CHILDREN'S CHORUS HARNESSES THE POWER OF MUSIC TO CONNECT OUR CITY'S DIVERSE COMMUNITIES, CULTIVATE EMPATHY, AND INSPIRE SOCIAL INQUIRY. false false 1521636 190976 812370 BCC ACCOMPLISHMENTS (2024-2025 SEASON) IN THE 2024-2025 SEASON, PEOPLE, GET READY, BOSTON CHILDREN'S CHORUS (BCC) SERVED MORE THAN 2,900 YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH PERFORMANCES, SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS, REHEARSALS, AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ACROSS GREATER BOSTON. BCC CONTINUED TO USE THE POWER OF MUSIC TO UNITE DIVERSE COMMUNITIES, AMPLIFY YOUTH VOICES, AND CREATE TRANSFORMATIVE ARTISTIC EXPERIENCES. THIS SEASON'S THEME, PEOPLE, GET READY, EXPLORED THE WAYS MUSIC INSPIRES SOCIAL CHANGE, UPLIFTS COMMUNITY VOICES, AND EMPOWERS YOUNG ARTISTS TO SEE THEMSELVES AS LEADERS IN BUILDING A MORE JUST WORLD. PROGRAMS HIGHLIGHTED RESILIENCE, PROTEST, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, AND FEATURED NEW COMMISSIONS THAT DEEPENED THE REPERTOIRE FOR YOUTH VOICES. ACROSS THE YEAR, BCC PRESENTED APPROXIMATELY 41 PERFORMANCES IN VENUES FROM NEIGHBORHOOD STAGES TO SYMPHONY HALL. MLK TRIBUTE CONCERT - BCC'S 22ND ANNUAL DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. TRIBUTE CONCERT, ROAD TO FREEDOM, WAS A SOLD-OUT PERFORMANCE AT SYMPHONY HALL ATTENDED BY NEARLY 2,000 AUDIENCE MEMBERS. THE PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTED THEMES OF LIBERATION AND RESILIENCE THROUGH REPERTOIRE SPANNING SPIRITUALS, CONTEMPORARY WORKS, AND PROTEST SONGS. GUEST ARTIST ANASTASIA TALLEY JOINED BCC IN THIS POWERFUL MUSICAL CELEBRATION. BIG SING - SPONSORED BY THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE, THE 2025 BIG SING WAS THE LARGEST IN BCC HISTORY, CONVENING MORE THAN 700 STUDENTS FROM 10 BOSTON PUBLIC AND CHARTER SCHOOLS AT THE STRAND THEATRE. GUEST ARTIST TAMAR GREENE (BROADWAY'S HAMILTON) JOINED THE EVENT, WHICH BROUGHT TOGETHER CHILDREN ACROSS NEIGHBORHOODS TO SING AND BUILD COMMUNITY. COMMISSIONS AND PREMIERES - AS PART OF THE OPUS NUOVO COMMISSIONING PROJECT, BCC PREMIERED NEW WORKS BY VICTOR C. JOHNSON AND DR. TRACY WONG, EXPANDING THE REPERTOIRE FOR YOUTH VOICES WITH POWERFUL MUSIC ROOTED IN COMMUNITY AND IDENTITY. ARTISTIC COLLABORATIONS - PARTNERED WITH THE BOSTON ARTS ACADEMY SPIRITUALS ENSEMBLE FOR THE NEW ENGLAND PREMIERE OF WEATHER BY ROLLO DILWORTH. COLLABORATED WITH BOSTON LYRIC OPERA ON A COMMUNITY PRODUCTION OF BRITTEN'S NOAH'S FLOOD AT SYMPHONY HALL. SHARED THE STAGE WITH THE MILLENNIUM GOSPEL CHOIR FOR BCC'S SEASON FINALE CONCERT AT THE STRAND THEATRE. TOURING AND EXCHANGE - BCC'S UPPER CHOIRS TOURED TO NEW YORK CITY AND WASHINGTON, DC, WHERE SINGERS PERFORMED, ATTENDED CULTURAL PROGRAMS, AND EXPLORED THE INTERSECTION OF MUSIC AND SOCIAL CHANGE. BCC PARTNERED WITH THE CHILDREN'S CHORUS OF WASHINGTON IN AN EXCHANGE HIGHLIGHTING THE POWER OF YOUNG VOICES TO SHAPE A MORE JUST AND COMPASSIONATE WORLD, CULMINATING IN A PERFORMANCE ON SIRIUSXM DC'S 'SYMPHONY HALL' PROGRAM. NOTABLE PERFORMANCES - BCC RETURNED TO THE NATIONALLY TELEVISED BOSTON POPS FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OVER A DECADE, PERFORMING ALONGSIDE TONY AWARD-WINNER LESLIE ODOM, JR. THE SEASON ALSO INCLUDED CONCERTS AT THE GARDNER MUSEUM, SHALIN LIU PERFORMANCE CENTER, AND SYMPHONY HALL, AMONG OTHERS. SINGER DEVELOPMENT - BCC DEEPENED ITS INVESTMENT IN THE GROWTH OF YOUNG ARTISTS THROUGH RETREAT EXPERIENCES. HIGH SCHOOL SINGERS PARTICIPATED IN AN OVERNIGHT RETREAT AT THE RON BURTON TRAINING VILLAGE, WHILE LOWER CHOIR SINGERS GATHERED AT THE BLUE HILL BOYS & GIRLS CLUB FOR A DAY RETREAT CENTERED ON TEAM-BUILDING, ARTISTRY, AND COMMUNITY. SERVING THE COMMUNITY - BCC CONTINUED TO STRENGTHEN ITS DECENTRALIZED REHEARSAL MODEL, OFFERING REHEARSALS IN LOCATIONS ACROSS BOSTON. IN THE 2024-2025 SEASON, THE ORGANIZATION EXPANDED TO TWO NEW SITES: THE MENINO ARTS CENTER IN HYDE PARK AND THE PSF COMMUNITY CENTER IN BRIGHTON. THESE PARTNERSHIPS, ALONGSIDE EXISTING SITES IN THE SOUTH END, JAMAICA PLAIN, AND ROXBURY, ENSURE THAT MORE CHILDREN CAN ACCESS HIGH-QUALITY MUSIC EDUCATION IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITIES WHERE THEY LIVE. SOCIAL INQUIRY PRIME - BCC BEGAN ITS VENTURE INTO DEFINING WHAT SOCIAL INQUIRY MEANS TO BCC, AND WHAT IT'S FUNCTION WITHIN OUR MISSION IS: BCC DEFINES SOCIAL INQUIRY AS AN APPROACH THAT "VALUES THE EXPLORATION OF QUESTIONS, GATHERING INFORMATION, AND REFLECTING ON/EVALUATING THE FINDINGS" (WOOD, 2013). THIS APPROACH WHEN EMBEDDED INTO NONPROFIT ORGANIZING AND MUSIC EDUCATION WILL DEEPEN THE "CONCEPTUAL, CRITICAL, AND AFFECTIVE UNDERSTANDINGS ABOUT HOW SOCIETIES OPERATE AND HOW INDIVIDUALS CAN PARTICIPATE AND TAKE SOCIAL ACTION AS CRITICAL, INFORMED AND CONFIDENT CITIZENS" (MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, 2007, P. 2). THE CORE OUTPUTS ARE TO "SUPPORT INFORMATIONAL AND TRANSFORMATIONAL/CITIZENSHIP OUTCOMES" (WOOD, 2013) FOR BCC'S YOUTH, CONDUCTORS, AND STAFF. SOCIAL INQUIRY IS ROOTED IN THE FRAMEWORKS OF SOCIAL JUSTICE LEARNING STANDARDS1AND AESTHETICS PERSPECTIVES2. BBC'S SOCIAL INQUIRY PRIME SERVES TO FOCUS TEAMS AND DISCUSSIONS BACK TO THE IMPACT OF CHORAL ORGANIZING, CONDUCTING, AND BCC'S MISSION. BELOW IS A LIST OF DOMAINS AND GUIDING QUESTIONS THAT ENSURE ACCOUNTABILITY IN DECISION MAKING INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PARTNERSHIPS, PROGRAMMING DESIGN, HR POLICIES & PROCEDURES, AND/OR PROMOTING." 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BCC CONTINUED TO USE THE POWER OF MUSIC TO UNITE DIVERSE COMMUNITIES, AMPLIFY YOUTH VOICES, AND CREATE TRANSFORMATIVE ARTISTIC EXPERIENCES. THIS SEASON'S THEME, PEOPLE, GET READY, EXPLORED THE WAYS MUSIC INSPIRES SOCIAL CHANGE, UPLIFTS COMMUNITY VOICES, AND EMPOWERS YOUNG ARTISTS TO SEE THEMSELVES AS LEADERS IN BUILDING A MORE JUST WORLD. PROGRAMS HIGHLIGHTED RESILIENCE, PROTEST, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, AND FEATURED NEW COMMISSIONS THAT DEEPENED THE REPERTOIRE FOR YOUTH VOICES. ACROSS THE YEAR, BCC PRESENTED APPROXIMATELY 41 PERFORMANCES IN VENUES FROM NEIGHBORHOOD STAGES TO SYMPHONY HALL. MLK TRIBUTE CONCERT - BCC'S 22ND ANNUAL DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. TRIBUTE CONCERT, ROAD TO FREEDOM, WAS A SOLD-OUT PERFORMANCE AT SYMPHONY HALL ATTENDED BY NEARLY 2,000 AUDIENCE MEMBERS. THE PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTED THEMES OF LIBERATION AND RESILIENCE THROUGH REPERTOIRE SPANNING SPIRITUALS, CONTEMPORARY WORKS, AND PROTEST SONGS. GUEST ARTIST ANASTASIA TALLEY JOINED BCC IN THIS POWERFUL MUSICAL CELEBRATION. BIG SING - SPONSORED BY THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE, THE 2025 BIG SING WAS THE LARGEST IN BCC HISTORY, CONVENING MORE THAN 700 STUDENTS FROM 10 BOSTON PUBLIC AND CHARTER SCHOOLS AT THE STRAND THEATRE. GUEST ARTIST TAMAR GREENE (BROADWAY'S HAMILTON) JOINED THE EVENT, WHICH BROUGHT TOGETHER CHILDREN ACROSS NEIGHBORHOODS TO SING AND BUILD COMMUNITY. COMMISSIONS AND PREMIERES - AS PART OF THE OPUS NUOVO COMMISSIONING PROJECT, BCC PREMIERED NEW WORKS BY VICTOR C. JOHNSON AND DR. TRACY WONG, EXPANDING THE REPERTOIRE FOR YOUTH VOICES WITH POWERFUL MUSIC ROOTED IN COMMUNITY AND IDENTITY. ARTISTIC COLLABORATIONS - PARTNERED WITH THE BOSTON ARTS ACADEMY SPIRITUALS ENSEMBLE FOR THE NEW ENGLAND PREMIERE OF WEATHER BY ROLLO DILWORTH. COLLABORATED WITH BOSTON LYRIC OPERA ON A COMMUNITY PRODUCTION OF BRITTEN'S NOAH'S FLOOD AT SYMPHONY HALL. SHARED THE STAGE WITH THE MILLENNIUM GOSPEL CHOIR FOR BCC'S SEASON FINALE CONCERT AT THE STRAND THEATRE. TOURING AND EXCHANGE - BCC'S UPPER CHOIRS TOURED TO NEW YORK CITY AND WASHINGTON, DC, WHERE SINGERS PERFORMED, ATTENDED CULTURAL PROGRAMS, AND EXPLORED THE INTERSECTION OF MUSIC AND SOCIAL CHANGE. BCC PARTNERED WITH THE CHILDREN'S CHORUS OF WASHINGTON IN AN EXCHANGE HIGHLIGHTING THE POWER OF YOUNG VOICES TO SHAPE A MORE JUST AND COMPASSIONATE WORLD, CULMINATING IN A PERFORMANCE ON SIRIUSXM DC'S 'SYMPHONY HALL' PROGRAM. NOTABLE PERFORMANCES - BCC RETURNED TO THE NATIONALLY TELEVISED BOSTON POPS FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OVER A DECADE, PERFORMING ALONGSIDE TONY AWARD-WINNER LESLIE ODOM, JR. THE SEASON ALSO INCLUDED CONCERTS AT THE GARDNER MUSEUM, SHALIN LIU PERFORMANCE CENTER, AND SYMPHONY HALL, AMONG OTHERS. SINGER DEVELOPMENT - BCC DEEPENED ITS INVESTMENT IN THE GROWTH OF YOUNG ARTISTS THROUGH RETREAT EXPERIENCES. HIGH SCHOOL SINGERS PARTICIPATED IN AN OVERNIGHT RETREAT AT THE RON BURTON TRAINING VILLAGE, WHILE LOWER CHOIR SINGERS GATHERED AT THE BLUE HILL BOYS & GIRLS CLUB FOR A DAY RETREAT CENTERED ON TEAM-BUILDING, ARTISTRY, AND COMMUNITY. SERVING THE COMMUNITY - BCC CONTINUED TO STRENGTHEN ITS DECENTRALIZED REHEARSAL MODEL, OFFERING REHEARSALS IN LOCATIONS ACROSS BOSTON. IN THE 2024-2025 SEASON, THE ORGANIZATION EXPANDED TO TWO NEW SITES: THE MENINO ARTS CENTER IN HYDE PARK AND THE PSF COMMUNITY CENTER IN BRIGHTON. THESE PARTNERSHIPS, ALONGSIDE EXISTING SITES IN THE SOUTH END, JAMAICA PLAIN, AND ROXBURY, ENSURE THAT MORE CHILDREN CAN ACCESS HIGH-QUALITY MUSIC EDUCATION IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITIES WHERE THEY LIVE. SOCIAL INQUIRY PRIME - BCC BEGAN ITS VENTURE INTO DEFINING WHAT SOCIAL INQUIRY MEANS TO BCC, AND WHAT IT'S FUNCTION WITHIN OUR MISSION IS: BCC DEFINES SOCIAL INQUIRY AS AN APPROACH THAT "VALUES THE EXPLORATION OF QUESTIONS, GATHERING INFORMATION, AND REFLECTING ON/EVALUATING THE FINDINGS" (WOOD, 2013). THIS APPROACH WHEN EMBEDDED INTO NONPROFIT ORGANIZING AND MUSIC EDUCATION WILL DEEPEN THE "CONCEPTUAL, CRITICAL, AND AFFECTIVE UNDERSTANDINGS ABOUT HOW SOCIETIES OPERATE AND HOW INDIVIDUALS CAN PARTICIPATE AND TAKE SOCIAL ACTION AS CRITICAL, INFORMED AND CONFIDENT CITIZENS" (MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, 2007, P. 2). THE CORE OUTPUTS ARE TO "SUPPORT INFORMATIONAL AND TRANSFORMATIONAL/CITIZENSHIP OUTCOMES" (WOOD, 2013) FOR BCC'S YOUTH, CONDUCTORS, AND STAFF. SOCIAL INQUIRY IS ROOTED IN THE FRAMEWORKS OF SOCIAL JUSTICE LEARNING STANDARDS1AND AESTHETICS PERSPECTIVES2. BBC'S SOCIAL INQUIRY PRIME SERVES TO FOCUS TEAMS AND DISCUSSIONS BACK TO THE IMPACT OF CHORAL ORGANIZING, CONDUCTING, AND BCC'S MISSION. BELOW IS A LIST OF DOMAINS AND GUIDING QUESTIONS THAT ENSURE ACCOUNTABILITY IN DECISION MAKING INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PARTNERSHIPS, PROGRAMMING DESIGN, HR POLICIES & PROCEDURES, AND/OR PROMOTING." IN THE COMING YEAR, WE WILL UTILIZE THIS STANCE TO DEFINE OUR YOUTH EVALUATION AND IMPACT GOALS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND PRESENTED TO THE GOVERNING BOARD FOR APPROVAL. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND TRUSTEES ARE ASKED TO SIGN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORMS. AS A PRACTICE, BCC DOES NOT ENTER INTO LARGE CONTRACTS WHERE ANY CONFLICT EXISTS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A COMPENSATION FOR THE TOP OFFICIALS IS DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAIALBLE UPON REQUEST. NO REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION WAS MADE DURING THE YEAR. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTANTS 155,998 158,792 1,503 FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 FINANCIAL AID -184,276 FINANCIAL AID 184,276 LOSS ON FIXED ASSET DISPOSAL 0