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John W. Ehrlich
Music Director
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On behalf of the Spectrum Singers, I’d like to
welcome you to our Web site and invite you to
learn more about one of Boston’s most adventurous
choral groups. The Spectrum Singers perform choral
music from the pre-Renaissance through the 20th
century, emphasizing seldom-heard works by master
composers. We encourage you to attend one of our
upcoming concerts or to join our mailing list. And
if you’re looking for a group to sing with, please
consider auditioning for us.
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If you’ve become a little frustrated with snail mail, we have a
better answer: The Spectrum Singers Early Bird
E-Mail Alert. Sign up for the Alert and
we’ll send you Spectrum announcements even before they go to our
printer and mailing house:
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Concert program notes
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Advance concert schedules
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Priority ticket offers
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Last-minute ticket discounts (when
offered)
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Audition invitations
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Special Spectrum events
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PRESS INFORMATION
The Spectrum Singers
John W. Ehrlich, Music Director
The Spectrum Singers gave their first concert under Music Director John
W. Ehrlich in December of 1980. Mr. Ehrlich chose the group's name to
reflect what he hoped would be the chorus's primary mission: to perform
works from all periods of music history – pre-Renaissance through
the present day – at a high level of historically-informed
professionalism.
From its beginnings, The Spectrum Singers have embraced "amateur singers"
– gifted vocalists who willingly perform without pay. Today,
people from all walks of life sing with the chorus, many bringing
significant experience and skills as choral and solo vocal artists. As
a result, the chorus has prospered artistically, and today is widely
regarded as one of the finest choral ensembles in the region. In
addition to its own annual subscription concert series, the 43-voice
chorus has been called upon by composers and several esteemed musical
ensembles to collaborate in premiere performances of significant choral
works and in other concerts. Recent joint ventures have included
appearances with the Cantata Singers, the Indian Hill Symphony Orchestra,
Boston Landmarks Orchestra, and Emmanuel Music's widely acclaimed
presentations of Mozart, Schumann and Schubert operas. The Spectrum
Singers are admired for their nimble flexibility in performance of a
very broad range of choral music. While renowned for the special skills
they bring to a cappella performance, the chorus is also praised
for the rich and robust tone and fleet virtuosity it brings to works
accompanied by orchestra. Music Director John W. Ehrlich is also widely
admired for his intriguing and adventuresome programming.
Now in their 32nd season, The Spectrum Singers and Music Director John
W. Ehrlich continue their mission of performing familiar and
less-well-known works in programs of compelling depth and professional
execution to a broad audience of appreciative listeners.
John W. Ehrlich, founder and Music Director
of The Spectrum Singers, has been active as a singer and conductor in
the Boston and Cambridge areas for more than thirty-five years. Son of a
concert pianist and a microbiologist, Mr. Ehrlich was born in Grosse
Pointe Park, Michigan, and prepared for higher education at Grosse
Pointe University School and the New Hampton School. He studied music and
conducting while attending the Hartt School of Music and Trinity College,
Hartford, from which he received his B.A. degree, and subsequently
undertook graduate studies in conducting and musicology at both Harvard
and Boston Universities. His teachers were Robert Shaw, Gregg Smith, G.
Wallace Woodworth, Nathan Gottschalk, and Vytautous Marijousius. Also a
singer, Mr. Ehrlich has sung with the Hartford Chamber Choir, Tanglewood
Festival Chorus, Cambridge Society for Early Music, John Oliver Chorale,
Boston Baroque, Cantata Singers, and Boston's Emmanuel Church choir. For
eight seasons he was Music Director of the Master Singers of Worcester.
This is Mr. Ehrlich's 32nd season as Music Director of The Spectrum Singers.
Downloadable images of The Spectrum Singers,
and John W. Ehrlich are available below.
Contact: John W. Ehrlich, (978) 263 4275, dirigentjwe@verizon.net
High-resolution photos: www.spectrumsingers.org/press.htm
Spectrum Singers Press Room: www.spectrumsingers.org/press.htm
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"Compelling... unfailingly dramatic performances
that grappled with real issues in the music and
real issues the music is about."
—Richard Dyer,
Boston Globe
"One would be hard-pressed to find an amateur choral
group in New England with a more adventurous spirit, higher
musical standard and sense of serious purpose than John
Ehrlich's Spectrum Singers...We marveled at Spectrum's
resilience, pride and serious chops."
—Stephen Marc
Beaudoin,
Bay Windows
"Rare beauty, full of dynamic nuances and
distinguished by impeccable intonation."
—Howard Schott,
Early Music News
"The Spectrum singers brought... focused
intensity to the soldiers and peasants they
portrayed. They had a whole range of character to
themselves, and they conveyed it perfectly."
—David Weininger,
Boston Phoenix
"Ehrlich and company offered a deeply felt
performance... The chorus, which has made a
specialty of singing without accompaniment, knows
how to blend into a harmonious entity. The
sweetness of tone was particularly evident in some
of the quiet passages. When called upon, too,
Ehrlich and his ensemble could produce
hair-raising tumult."
—Ellen Pfeifer,
Boston Globe
"The singers sounded secure in even the most
demanding passages."
—Richard Dyer,
Boston Globe |
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