New World Chorale
Holly MacEwen Krafka & John Zielinski, co-directors
The New World Chorale is one of the most in-demand choruses in the greater Boston
area. The Chorale has performed major works with Longwood Symphony
Orchestra, Boston Landmarks Orchestra, Claflin Hill Symphony Orchestra,
Rhode Island Philharmonic, and the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra
(formerly GBYSO). In May 2006, the New World Chorale was featured with
the Boston Ballet in its production of Igor Stravinsky’s Les Noces at the Wang Theatre in Boston.
In summer 2006, the New World Chorale performed in concerts at the
Hatch Shell on the Charles River Esplanade with both the Boston
Landmarks Orchestra and the Longwood Symphony Orchestra. The
Chorale performed again with Boston Landmarks Orchestra at the Hatch
Shell in July 2007. In December 2007, the Chorale performed Janacek’s Glagolitic Mass with Longwood Symphony Orchestra. Show-casing its versatility, the Chorale has performed South Pacific in concert and, most recently, The Pirates of Penzance and Music Man with Claflin Hill Symphony Orchestra, providing the leads and moving choruses from its own membership.
The
New World Chorale was founded in 1999 by Holly MacEwen Krafka and John
Zielinski with the mission of performing the best American choral music
and the goal of performing with many of the finest orchestras in New England. The Chorale’s membership is comprised of some of the Boston
area’s most experienced choral singers and soloists who have performed
both locally and internationally with the world’s major orchestras.
The
Chorale has performed world premieres encompassing a wide range of
musical styles. Pieces commissioned and performed include: Opening Day,
written for them by local composer Tom Hojnacki to texts about baseball
by Bill Littlefield, host of the National Public Radio program “Only A
Game”; How Sweet the Sound, an arrangement of hymns and spirituals for chorus and organ by John Zielinski; Mass by Gregory Short for chorus, percussion, and audience participation; and Infelix Ego for organ, percussion, brass quartet, and chorus, also by Mr. Zielinski.
For more information, visit www.newworldchorale.org.
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