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KEY PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: "LOWER CHOIR CONCERT: FEATURING BCC'S ELEMENTARY SCHOOL-AGED CHOIRS AND GUEST ARTIST, CHORAL CONDUCTOR, COMPOSER, AND THREE-TIME GRAMMY NOMINEE, MELANIE DEMORE. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME BCC PRODUCED THIS CONCERT SINCE MARCH 2019, PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC. "OPUS NUOVO: BCC ENGAGED WITH TWO COMPOSERS AS PART OF THE OPUS NUOVO COMMISSIONING PROJECT FOR THE 2024 SEASON TRUE COLOR; MELANIE DEMORE, AND DARITA SETH. "UPPER CHOIR RETREAT: HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THEIR FIRST OVERNIGHT RETREAT AT THE UNITED SOUTH END SETTLEMENTS CAMP IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, REBUILDING KEY SINGER EXPERIENCES. "AMERICAN CHORAL DIRECTOR'S ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE PERFORMANCE: BCC WAS HONORED TO BE INVITED TO PERFORM AT THE ANNUAL GATHERING IN RHODE ISLAND, AN INVITATION WE LAST RECEIVED IN 2014. "ARTISTIC COLLABORATIONS: BCC PERFORMED AT NOTABLE VENUES SUCH AS THE GARDNER MUSEUM, HARVARD ART MUSEUMS, SHALIN LIU PERFORMANCE CENTER, SYMPHONY HALL, AND MORE. ADDITIONALLY, BCC SHARED THE STAGE WITH THE AMERICAN SPIRITUAL ENSEMBLE, UNITING VOICES CHICAGO, AND PARTICIPATED IN THE SAN DIEGO CHILDREN'S CHOIR FESTIVAL IN SAN DIEGO, CA. "MLK CONCERT: THE 21ST ANNUAL DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. TRIBUTE CONCERT AT SYMPHONY HALL ENTITLED "IN THE NAME OF LOVE", WAS A SOLD OUT PERFORMANCE. BCC WAS JOINED ON STAGE BY SOLOISTS RENESE KING, AND ARIC B, AND FEATURED SONGS SUCH AS TRUE COLORS, PROUD MARY, PRIDE (IN THE NAME OF LOVE), AMAZING GRACE, AND MANY MORE. ORGANIZATIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS "DECENTRALIZED REHEARSAL MODEL: BCC NOW OFFERS REHEARSALS IN SIX LOCATIONS ACROSS FIVE NEIGHBORHOODS IN BOSTON. NEW SPACE PARTNERSHIPS INCLUDE THE UNITED SOUTH END SETTLEMENTS IN THE SOUTH END, FOOTLIGHT CLUB IN JAMAICA PLAIN, AND THE REGGIE LEWIS TRACK AND FIELD CENTER AT ROXBURY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, PROVIDING NEIGHBORHOOD-BASED OPPORTUNITIES FOR MORE CHILDREN TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR PROGRAMS. "SERVING THE COMMUNITY: THIS YEAR, BCC SERVED APPROXIMATELY 2,800 CHILDREN. AMONG THEM, 400 SINGERS FROM SIX SCHOOL PROGRAMS IN BOSTON AND CHELSEA RECEIVED WEEKLY INSTRUCTION FROM BCC CONDUCTORS. THE PROGRAM HAS GROWN BY 200% COMPARED TO LAST YEAR WHEN WE HAD TWO FULL-YEAR IN-SCHOOL PROGRAMS. EACH SCHOOL PERFORMED A CULMINATING CONCERT, AND TWO OF THE SIX JOINED BCC AT THE ANNUAL MLK CONCERT. "BIG SING FESTIVAL: BCC REPRISED THE SECOND ANNUAL BIG SING FESTIVAL, WHERE FIVE SCHOOLS FROM MATTAPAN AND DORCHESTER CONVENED AT THE HENDERSON K-12 SCHOOL FOR A DAY OF JOYFUL SINGING. 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KEY PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: "LOWER CHOIR CONCERT: FEATURING BCC'S ELEMENTARY SCHOOL-AGED CHOIRS AND GUEST ARTIST, CHORAL CONDUCTOR, COMPOSER, AND THREE-TIME GRAMMY NOMINEE, MELANIE DEMORE. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME BCC PRODUCED THIS CONCERT SINCE MARCH 2019, PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC. "OPUS NUOVO: BCC ENGAGED WITH TWO COMPOSERS AS PART OF THE OPUS NUOVO COMMISSIONING PROJECT FOR THE 2024 SEASON TRUE COLOR; MELANIE DEMORE, AND DARITA SETH. "UPPER CHOIR RETREAT: HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THEIR FIRST OVERNIGHT RETREAT AT THE UNITED SOUTH END SETTLEMENTS CAMP IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, REBUILDING KEY SINGER EXPERIENCES. "AMERICAN CHORAL DIRECTOR'S ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE PERFORMANCE: BCC WAS HONORED TO BE INVITED TO PERFORM AT THE ANNUAL GATHERING IN RHODE ISLAND, AN INVITATION WE LAST RECEIVED IN 2014. "ARTISTIC COLLABORATIONS: BCC PERFORMED AT NOTABLE VENUES SUCH AS THE GARDNER MUSEUM, HARVARD ART MUSEUMS, SHALIN LIU PERFORMANCE CENTER, SYMPHONY HALL, AND MORE. ADDITIONALLY, BCC SHARED THE STAGE WITH THE AMERICAN SPIRITUAL ENSEMBLE, UNITING VOICES CHICAGO, AND PARTICIPATED IN THE SAN DIEGO CHILDREN'S CHOIR FESTIVAL IN SAN DIEGO, CA. "MLK CONCERT: THE 21ST ANNUAL DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. TRIBUTE CONCERT AT SYMPHONY HALL ENTITLED "IN THE NAME OF LOVE", WAS A SOLD OUT PERFORMANCE. BCC WAS JOINED ON STAGE BY SOLOISTS RENESE KING, AND ARIC B, AND FEATURED SONGS SUCH AS TRUE COLORS, PROUD MARY, PRIDE (IN THE NAME OF LOVE), AMAZING GRACE, AND MANY MORE. ORGANIZATIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS "DECENTRALIZED REHEARSAL MODEL: BCC NOW OFFERS REHEARSALS IN SIX LOCATIONS ACROSS FIVE NEIGHBORHOODS IN BOSTON. NEW SPACE PARTNERSHIPS INCLUDE THE UNITED SOUTH END SETTLEMENTS IN THE SOUTH END, FOOTLIGHT CLUB IN JAMAICA PLAIN, AND THE REGGIE LEWIS TRACK AND FIELD CENTER AT ROXBURY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, PROVIDING NEIGHBORHOOD-BASED OPPORTUNITIES FOR MORE CHILDREN TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR PROGRAMS. "SERVING THE COMMUNITY: THIS YEAR, BCC SERVED APPROXIMATELY 2,800 CHILDREN. AMONG THEM, 400 SINGERS FROM SIX SCHOOL PROGRAMS IN BOSTON AND CHELSEA RECEIVED WEEKLY INSTRUCTION FROM BCC CONDUCTORS. THE PROGRAM HAS GROWN BY 200% COMPARED TO LAST YEAR WHEN WE HAD TWO FULL-YEAR IN-SCHOOL PROGRAMS. EACH SCHOOL PERFORMED A CULMINATING CONCERT, AND TWO OF THE SIX JOINED BCC AT THE ANNUAL MLK CONCERT. "BIG SING FESTIVAL: BCC REPRISED THE SECOND ANNUAL BIG SING FESTIVAL, WHERE FIVE SCHOOLS FROM MATTAPAN AND DORCHESTER CONVENED AT THE HENDERSON K-12 SCHOOL FOR A DAY OF JOYFUL SINGING. THE FESTIVAL FEATURED 350 SINGERS, PERFORMING SONG IN A VARIETY OF MUSICAL STYLES WITH TEXT TRANSLATED TO SPANISH, HAITIAN CREOLE, AND PORTUGUESE. 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 XI, LINE 9 LOSS ON FIXED ASSET DISPOSAL -19,750