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2022 Eastern Region Resonate Conference Resonate in Boston
Commissioned Composers A Celebration of Lifelong Singing
in Choirs and in Community
The Eastern Region is proud to be able to contrib- Sanders Hall, Harvard University
ute to the body of choral music repertoire by commis- Thursday, February 10, 2022
sioning works for its Conference Choirs. They are: 8:00pm

Produced by J. Donald Dumpson,
B.E. Boykin for the Directors’ Chorus conducted by ACDA Eastern R&R Chair for Lifelong Choirs
Sandra Snow

John L. Cornelius, II for the Directors’ Chorus con- Boston Children’s Chorus
ducted by A. Jan Taylor

Tony Guzmán for the Junior High/Middle School
Honor Choir conducted by Jessica Nápoles

Stephen Murphy for the Directors’ Chorus conducted
by Brandon Boyd

Rollo Dilworth for the High School Honor Choir con-
ducted by Eugene Rogers

Moira Smiley for the Directors’ Chorus conducted by
Craig Hella Johnson
Boston Children’s Chorus’s vibrant, jubilant, and
Raymond Wise for the Gospel Honor Choir, which he powerful performances have established them as leading
will conduct. His piece was co-commissioned by all of young artists in the city of Boston and beyond. Named
the ACDA Regions and will be performed at all 2022 Boston’s “Ambassadors of Harmony” by the Boston
Regional conferences. Globe, BCC presents over 50 performances per season.
The Premier Choir has performed in venues from Bos-
ton Symphony Hall and Royal Albert Hall in London, to
Sydney Opera House, to the White House. Members of
the Premier Choir have appeared in TED talks, regular
appearances on local TV and radio networks, and per-
formances with high-profi le artists.

Elena Efthimiou is a conductor and violin-
ist. She came to Boston in 2017 to work
with Boston Children’s Chorus (BCC) and
the Premier Choir. She holds an MM and
BM from the Greatbatch School of Music
at Houghton College. Efthimiou has held both artistic
and administrative positions at Houghton College, As-

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