{"id":131127,"date":"2026-06-04T10:42:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T14:42:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/?post_type=featured-work&#038;p=131127"},"modified":"2026-06-04T10:44:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T14:44:11","slug":"musics-next-generation-college-showcase","status":"publish","type":"featured-work","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/featured-work\/musics-next-generation-college-showcase\/","title":{"rendered":"Music\u2019s Next Generation \u2013 A College Showcase"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull has-background-dim has-background-gradient\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__gradient-background has-blush-bordeaux-gradient-background\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"5323\" height=\"3932\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-131129\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2026\/06\/BU-Symphonic-Chorus-College-Showcase-Symphony-Hall-Daniel-Parsley-02.jpg\" style=\"object-position:53% 65%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"53% 65%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2026\/06\/BU-Symphonic-Chorus-College-Showcase-Symphony-Hall-Daniel-Parsley-02.jpg 5323w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2026\/06\/BU-Symphonic-Chorus-College-Showcase-Symphony-Hall-Daniel-Parsley-02-636x470.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2026\/06\/BU-Symphonic-Chorus-College-Showcase-Symphony-Hall-Daniel-Parsley-02-1024x756.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2026\/06\/BU-Symphonic-Chorus-College-Showcase-Symphony-Hall-Daniel-Parsley-02-768x567.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2026\/06\/BU-Symphonic-Chorus-College-Showcase-Symphony-Hall-Daniel-Parsley-02-1536x1135.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2026\/06\/BU-Symphonic-Chorus-College-Showcase-Symphony-Hall-Daniel-Parsley-02-2048x1513.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2026\/06\/BU-Symphonic-Chorus-College-Showcase-Symphony-Hall-Daniel-Parsley-02-1354x1000.jpg 1354w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5323px) 100vw, 5323px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center\">Music\u2019s Next Generation \u2013 A College Showcase<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-center\">Thursday, September 18, 2025<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-center\">Symphony Hall, Boston<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-introparagraph is-style-large\"><div class=\"wp-block-editorial-introparagraph-content\"><p>Students from across Boston&#8217;s music community showcased their talent and offer their unique take on the future of music. Representing Boston University College of Fine Arts School of Music was the Boston University Choruses, under the direction of Dr. Daniel Parsley.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4>Repertoire<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Randall Thompson:&nbsp;<em>The Last Words of David<\/em><\/li><li>Norman Dello Joio:&nbsp;<em>Come to Me, My Love<\/em><\/li><li>Florence Price:&nbsp;<em>Praise the Lord<\/em><\/li><li>Leonard Bernstein:&nbsp;<em>Make Our Garden Grow<\/em>&nbsp;(from Candide)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-photoessay alignwide wp-block-photoessay js-block-editorial-photoessay\"><div class=\"photo-row-full-f\">\n<div class=\"photo-f\"><div class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"756\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2026\/06\/BU-Symphonic-Chorus-College-Showcase-Symphony-Hall-Daniel-Parsley-02-1024x756.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-131129\" 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Ensemble<\/li><li>Boston University Symphonic Chorus<\/li><li>Harvard University Crimson Cellos<\/li><li>Mariachi V\u00e9ritas de Harvard<\/li><li>New England Conservatory Chamber Orchestra<\/li><li>Northeastern University A Cappella Association for Desi Music<\/li><li>Tufts University Jackson Jills<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-photoessay alignwide wp-block-photoessay js-block-editorial-photoessay\"><div class=\"photo-row-square-s-2\">\n<div class=\"photo-s\"><div class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"797\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2026\/06\/BU-Symphonic-Chorus-College-Showcase-Symphony-Hall-Daniel-Parsley-05-2-1024x797.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-131138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2026\/06\/BU-Symphonic-Chorus-College-Showcase-Symphony-Hall-Daniel-Parsley-05-2-1024x797.jpg 1024w, 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University Choral \ud83c\udfb5 (@bostonuchoral)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n<script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill has-background\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(265deg,rgb(255,156,0) 0%,rgb(179,14,14) 61%)\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(\/cfa\/files\/2026\/06\/BU-Symphonic-Chorus-College-Showcase-Symphony-Hall-Daniel-Parsley-01-1024x733.jpg);background-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"733\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2026\/06\/BU-Symphonic-Chorus-College-Showcase-Symphony-Hall-Daniel-Parsley-01-1024x733.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-131128 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2026\/06\/BU-Symphonic-Chorus-College-Showcase-Symphony-Hall-Daniel-Parsley-01-1024x733.jpg 1024w, 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