Andover Choral Society Board of Directors is pleased to announce the selection of Matthew Buono as the next music director, beginning in September 2022. Mr. Buono becomes the 5th music director of Andover Choral Society since its founding in 1929. An accomplished bass-baritone, Buono is a member of the Tanglewood Festival Chorus, performing with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the […]
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ACS Presents “Emerge. Together.”
Andover Choral Society, directed by Dr. Michael Driscoll, will conclude its 92nd season on Sunday, May 15, at 3:00 p.m. with a concert entitled “Emerge. Together.” The concert will feature Antonio Vivaldi’s brilliant and beloved Gloria; Igor Stravinsky’s intensely passionate, unconventional masterpiece, the rarely performed Symphony of Psalms; and the world premiere of a new choral work.
2021 Annual Appeal Letter
Dear Friends, As obstacles and challenges continue to arise, I hope that you and your family are in good health and good spirits as we all continue to navigate the long and difficult road of COVID-19. Over the last year, Andover Choral Society has worked to bring people together through music.
Sing In Person with Andover Choral Society!
Andover Choral Society, directed by Dr. Michael Driscoll, invites singers in all voice parts to join us for in-person rehearsals this fall. Open rehearsals for our winter 2022 concert, “EMERGE. TOGETHER.,” will be held on Monday, September 20 and Monday, September 27 from 7:20 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Christ Church, 33 Central Street, Andover.
The Eagle-Tribune: Andover Choral Society unites Valley performers
Having remotely conducted choral rehearsals for much of the year because of the pandemic, the Andover Choral Society wanted to do something grand for their spring 2021 concert — hopefully their last fully remote one.
Andover Choral Society Announces Free Virtual Concert Featuring Performances by Merrimack Valley Arts Organizations
On Sunday, May 2, at 3:00 p.m., Andover Choral Society will premiere Voices Diverse and Beautiful – Music of the Merrimack Valley, a virtual concert showcasing the richness and diversity of the vibrant arts community in the Merrimack Valley. The concert will feature 11 performing arts organizations.
Join Andover Choral Society’s Virtual Spring Concert, Voices Diverse and Beautiful
Andover Choral Society, directed by Dr. Michael Driscoll, invites all who enjoy singing classical choral music to join the chorus in preparing for a virtual spring concert, Voices Diverse and Beautiful: Music of the Merrimack Valley.
A Virtual Holiday Concert
[Andover, MA] Andover Choral Society and music director, Michael Driscoll, invite the community to a Virtual Holiday Concert. The concert includes a guest performance the New England Classical Singers directed by David Hodgkins. Since September, over 50 Andover Choral Society singers have met via Zoom for weekly vocal warm-up exercises, professional instruction in sight-reading and […]
Andover Choral Society Wins National American Music Competition
Andover Choral Society is proud to announce that they have won The American Prize’s Ernst Bacon Memorial Award for the Performance of American Music, 2020, in the community ensemble division, for their premiere recording of Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight by Florence Price (1887-1953).
Virtual Rehearsals and Holiday Concert for Fall 2020
Andover Choral Society, directed by Dr. Michael Driscoll, invites all who enjoy singing classical choral music to join the chorus this fall in preparing a virtual holiday concert. Virtual, 90-minute rehearsals will begin via Zoom on Monday, September 21, at 7:00 p.m. The first two rehearsals will be free and open to all who pre-register.