Naxos to release Cecilia's recording of "The Construction of Boston."
The CD of Composer in Residence Scott Wheeler's opera will be released during 2008. The libretto, as well as program notes from the April 2007 concert performance, are available now.

"Teeters and his classy cast and players offered the first truly satisfying performance I’ve heard... If I ever forget what a superb programmer he's been over his 39 years of directing Boston Cecilia, remind me of this concert."

-Lloyd Schwartz, The Boston Phoenix, Apr. 5, 2007. Read the review!

Introducing New Music: Recent and Right Now, presenting the music of up-and-coming composers, in collaboration with Scott Wheeler. Annual series debuts in June 2008!

The Boston Cecilia continues their 132nd season with their popular annual Christmas concerts. This year the program is titled O Magnum Mysterium (O Great Mystery). These concerts will usher in the season with mesmerizing spiritual music that will celebrate the true meaning of Christmas. The Boston Cecilia has developed a remarkable reputation for its enchanting explorations and interpretations of this vocal literature. These musical settings will explore the mystery and wonder that accompany this holy time of year.

This popular pair of concerts will be under the direction of Boston Cecilia Associate Conductor Barbara Bruns. The Boston Cecilia will perform settings of O Magnum Mysterium by Victoria and Lauridsen, settings of Ave Maria for women's voices by Gustav Holst and others, and Village Wedding by John Tavener along with other magical sounds of the season by Leighton and Britten among others.

Friday, December 7 at 8:00 pm, Church of the Advent, Beacon Hill.
Sunday, December 9 at 3:00 pm, All Saints Parish, Brookline.

Tickets are $62, $42, $27, and $15.

What people are saying about the Boston Cecilia: "Teeters led everything [works of Scott Wheeler and Virgil Thomson] with remarkable sensitivity to both text and musical architecture. And if I ever forget what a superb programmer he's been over the 39 years of directing the Boston Cecilia, remind me of this concert." Lloyd Schwartz, The Boston Phoenix