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  Choir of St. Paul’s Harvard Square   [Boston Boy Choir]    (est. 1963) Classical Choir of Men and Boys 
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Choir of St. Paul’s Harvard Square As a primarily liturgical Choir, the principal focus of music-making is the Mass, in celebration of which the boys and men sing music from the great history of the Church, in the fine acoustics of St. Paul's Church Harvard Square. Plainsong, Polyphony, Romantic and Contemporary composition are all represented in the choir's repertoire.
The boys sing at daily services, with the result that they have a large repertoire of boys-voice music. The Choir is accompanied by expert organ playing, and the liturgy is adorned with stylistically appropriate organ improvisation.
St. Paul's Church Harvard Square is home to one of very few traditional choirs of boys and men in the USA. In the past, this performing arts arm of the Boston Archdiocesan Choir School was also known as The Boston Boy Choir. The Choir of St. Paul's Harvard Square is supported by the only Roman Catholic Boys Choir School in America, while the professional men are drawn from local music colleges including the Longy School of Music, NEC and Boston Conservatory.
Major choir events at Saint Paul's include the Christmas concerts in December, and the spring concert in May.
The Choir is fed by a training choir of 4th and 5th grade boys known as 'The Trebles,' they sing three times each week. When a boys voice changes, he enters the 'Schola Cantorum,' who are a group of young men in the midst of vocal transition. They sing several times each month and rehearse each week.
Related Sites
Official Site: Boston Boy Choir
Old website of the choir
Official Site: The Choir of St. Paul’s Church, Harvard Square
New official website of the choir

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Featured Recordings Compact | Full
Choir of St. Paul’s Harvard Square - The Holly and the Ivy
The Holly and the Ivy (BACS Recordings , CD) December 2007
Featuring Choir of St. Paul’s Harvard Square   Timothy McGuirk  
Featuring the Boston Boy Choir, this recording includes many Christmas favorites including Daniel Pinkham's "Christmas Cantata."
  1.   Fanfare and O Come All Ye Faithful   Commissioned for the 35th anniversary of Monsignor Denis Sheehan's ordination to the priesthood.
  2.   Les Anges Dans Nos Campagnes  
  3.   The Nutcracker   BACS Handbell Choir, Timothy McGuirk former member
  4.   A Suite Of Carols For Recorders And Voices-Cradle Song - Away in the Manger  
  5.   A Suite Of Carols For Recorders And Voices-Sussex Carol - I saw Three Ships  
  6.   A Suite Of Carols For Recorders And Voices-Sans Day Carol - The Holly and The Ivy  
  7.   Christmas Lullaby  
  8.   Christmas Cantata-I. Quem Vidistis Pastores  
  9.   II. O Magnum Mysterium  
10.   III. Gloria in Excelsis Deo  
11.   Carillon   BACS Handbell Choir
12.   Adam Lay Y Bounden  
13.   O little Town of Bethlehem  
14.   Suite of Christmas Dances For Recorders-Pavane; "The Cradle"  
15.   Galliard; "As It Fell on a Holie Eve"  
16.   Almain; "The Night Watch"  
17.   Coranto; "Hey-Ho Holiday"  
18.   Arise Shine  
19.   Little Lamb  
20.   The Twelve Days of Christmas   recorded in 1967 with Theodore Marier
21.   Good King Wenceslaus   recorded in 1967 with Theodore Marier
22.   Two French Carols   recorded in 1967 with Theodore Marier
Available at   Boston Boy Choir
Choir of St. Paul’s Harvard Square - On Christmas Night
On Christmas Night (BACS Recordings BR-100, CD) 2000
Featuring Choir of St. Paul’s Harvard Square  
Boston Boy Choir (John Dunn, director) with the Saint Paul Men's Schola, BACS Handbell Choir, Beacon Brass, Brennan Pursell (t) and Jennifer Lester (organist)
  1.   On Christmas Night  
  2.   In The Bleak Midwinter  
  3.   Go Tell It On The Mountain  
  4.   Carol Of The Italian Pipers  
  5.   Resonet In Laudibus  
  6.   Gabriel's Message  
  7.   Nova  
  8.   How Far Is It To Bethlehem  
  9.   O Come, O Come Emmanuel  
10.   Glory To God   From Missa Brevis
11.   Carol Of The Bells - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen  
12.   Once In Royal David's City  
13.   Lully, Lulla, Thou Little Tiny Child  
14.   There Shall A Star Come Out Of Jacob  
15.   Silent Night  
16.   Hark! The Herald Angels Sing  
Available at   BACS Recordings
Choir of St. Paul’s Harvard Square - Wondrous Love
Wondrous Love (BACS Recordings BR-196, CD) 1996
Featuring Choir of St. Paul’s Harvard Square  
Celebrating Music of the Liturgical Year: John Dunn (director), Timothy Hughes (organist) with handbells, strings & brass
  1.   All Ye Peoples Bless The Lord  
  2.   Wondrous Love  
  3.   Laudamuste  
  4.   The Little Road To Bethlehem  
  5.   Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence  
  6.   Magnificat  
  7.   Christmas Lullaby  
  8.   O Be Joyful In The Lord  
  9.   I Will Not Leave Your Comfortless  
10.   Remember Your Love  
11.   Praise To The Lord Almighty  
12.   Holy Spirit, Come And Shine  
13.   O Vos Omnes  
14.   Fairest Lord Jesus  
15.   Quittezpasteurs  
16.   Jesus Christ, The Apple Tree  
17.   Manger Song  
18.   Laudations  
19.   This Is The Day The Lord Has Made  
20.   Repleatur Os Meum  
21.   God Is Ascended  
Available at   BACS Recordings
Choir of St. Paul’s Harvard Square - Sing Noel
Sing Noel (BACS Recordings BR-194, CD) 1994
Featuring Choir of St. Paul’s Harvard Square  
Boston Boychoir with The Saint Paul Men's Schola and Beacon Brass, John Dunn (director), Timothy Hughes (organist)
  1.   Hark! The Herald Angels  
  2.   The Twelve Days Of Christmas  
  3.   Silent Night  
  4.   God Rest Ye Good King  
  5.   Les Angles Dans Nos Campagnes  
  6.   Prisms  
  7.   I Est Ne Le Divin Enfant  
  8.   Joy To The World  
  9.   In Dulci Jubilo  
10.   Arise Shine  
11.   Mary's Lullaby  
12.   Now Thank We All Our God  
13.   O Come All Ye Faithful  
14.   Patapan  
15.   Canzona  
16.   Come, People Sing Noel  
17.   I Wonder As I Wander  
18.   Wassail Song  
19.   The First Noel  
Available at   BACS Recordings
Choir of St. Paul’s Harvard Square - Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee
Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee (BACS Recordings BR-193, CD) 1993
Featuring Choir of St. Paul’s Harvard Square  
Music for Choir, Organ, Trumpet and Handbells. Boston Boy Choir, John Dunn (director), Timothy Hughes (organist)
  1.   Joyful Joyful We Adore Thee  
  2.   Panis Angelicus  
  3.   A Canticle Of Praise  
  4.   Alleluia Sing To Jesus  
  5.   Gloria XV  
  6.   Ave Maria  
  7.   Glory To God  
  8.   Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring  
  9.   God Is Ascended  
10.   Let All Things Now Living  
11.   Lorica of Saint Patrick  
12.   Gaelic Blessing  
13.   Jesus Name of Wondering Love  
14.   12  
Available at   BACS Recordings
Choir of St. Paul’s Harvard Square - O Holy Night
O Holy Night (BACS Recordings BR-192, CD) 1992
Featuring Choir of St. Paul’s Harvard Square  
Boston Boy Choir with the Saint Paul Men's Schola and the BACS Handbell Choir, John Dunn (director), Timothy Hughes (organist), mark Nemeskal (tenor)
  1.   O Come, All Ye Faithful  
  2.   Glory In The Highest Glory  
  3.   O Holy Night  
  4.   Fugue A La Gigue  
  5.   Magnificat  
  6.   Nunc Dimitis  
  7.   Variations On A French Carol  
  8.   God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen  
  9.   Silent Night  
10.   On This Day  
11.   O Little Town Of Bethlehem  
12.   Je Suis L'Archange De Dieu  
13.   Puer Natus In Bethlehem  
14.   Estampie Natalis  
Available at   BACS Recordings
Choir of St. Paul’s Harvard Square - When in Rome
When in Rome (private label F-TM-3, LP)
Featuring Choir of St. Paul’s Harvard Square  
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