Brookline high school Camerata • Chorus
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The Brookline High School Camerata is made up of approximately 50 students in grades 9-12. Repertoire for the group spans all areas of choral literature including works of master composers, spirituals, gospel, music from world cultures and contemporary popular music.The group performs both a cappella and with piano accompaniment and frequently performs with the instrumental ensembles at Brookline High School. The group has produced world premiere recordings of Baroque-era composer Jan Dismas Zelenka’s Dixit Dominus (ZWV 67) as well as Zelenka’s arrangement of Tomaso Ingegnieri’s Dixit Dominus. |
DR. MICHAEL DRISCOLL • DIREcTOR OF CHOIRS AT BROOKLINE HIGH SCHOOL
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Dr. Michael Driscoll is Director of Choirs at Brookline High School since September 2003. In the spring of 2022, he was appointed Artistic Director of Commonwealth Chorale. Prior to working with Commonwealth Chorale, Driscoll directed Andover Choral Society for nine years. He directed Boston Saengerfest Men’s Chorus for twelve years prior to his tenure with Andover Choral Society. For six years Driscoll was Lead Musicianship Teacher for the Handel & Haydn Society’s Youth Choruses program for children and high school students. His doctoral dissertation, “Jan Dismas Zelenka’s ‘Dixit Dominus’ Settings Within the Context of the Dresden Hofkapelle,” was awarded the American Choral Directors Association’s 2016 Julius Herford Dissertation Prize. Driscoll is a past President of the Massachusetts chapter of the American Choral Directors Association (MassACDA). He has served as Performing Choirs Chair for three of the last four ACDA Eastern Region conferences. |
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