During its first six seasons, the Rochester Boys Choir has performed a wide variety of choral music. Selections have ranged from music by well known classical composers such as J. S. Bach, Handel, and Brahms to contemporary composers like Robert Kapilow, Shafer Mahoney and John Rutter.

Through performance opportunities with other orchestral and vocal ensembles, the boys have prepared both octavo and more extended sacred and secular works. Music in foreign languages also play a very important role on the training of all three choir levels.

Most recently, boys have enjoyed learning music in Czech, Chinese, German, Italian, Gaelic and French.

The list below represents examples of many pieces in the Rochester Boys Choir repertoire. For a more detailed list, please feel free to contact the Artistic Director.

Selected Extended Works

Mass for the Children - John Rutter

The Polar Express - Robert Kapilow

The Golden Vanity - Benjamin Britten

Martin’s Lie - Gian Carlo Menotti

The Place of the Blest - Randall Thompson

Selected Octavo Length

Personent Hodie - arr. Mark .Schweizer

Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabelle - arr. Stephen Mager

Angel’s Carol - John Rutter

One December, Bright and Clear - Mack Wilberg

Hark the Herald Angels Sing - arr. David Willcocks

I Wonder As I Wander - John Jacob Niles

Angel’s Carol - John Rutter

One December Bright and Clear - Mack Wilberg

O Holy Night - Adolphe Adam

Nun, Gimel, Hei, Shin - Judith Shatin

Lord of all hopefulness - arr. Paul Halley

Down By the Salley Gardens - arr. Mitzie Collins

Rince Philib a’ cheoil - Traditional Irish

Southwind - Traditional Irish Waltz

Moravian Duet - Antonin Dvorak

The Rainbow - Benjamin Britten

Hold On - arr. Ernst Bacon

Jim-Along Josie - arr. Reginald Unterseher

Wade in the Water - arr. H. T. Burleigh

Down By the River Side - arr. John Richardson

At the River - arr. Aaron Copland

Deep River - arr. Moses Hogan

Cold, clear and blue - Shafer Mahoney

Shenando - arr. Robert Hunter

Irish Blessing - Traditional Irish

Rochester Boys Choir members come from schools and churches in all corners of the Greater Rochester Community.