Cambridge Community Chorus

We have been invited once more to perform at Cambridge's Holocaust Commemoration. Held at Temple Beth Shalom, 8 Tremont St. in Cambridge, this year the event will be Wednesday 20th at 7:00 PM. We are honored to be able to participate in this moving event.

https://www.cambridgema.gov/Departments/peacecommission/calendar/view.aspx?guid=3b848e18ae3c4f0a83dc9ba63d881df9

Meet the soprano soloist for our upcoming performance of A Sea Symphony, Lika Miyake!

Soprano Lika Miyake is known for her rich, vibrant voice and her versatility on the concert stage, in recital, and in ensemble. She has been featured as a soloist in works including Mendelssohn’s Elijah, Vivaldi’s Gloria, Bach’s Magnificat in D, Mozart’s Vesperae solennes de confessore, Mozart’s Missa brevis in F, and Haydn’s Missa brevis Sancti Joannis de Deo. She has sung the soprano solos in performances of Handel’s Messiah in English and in Japanese. Ms. Miyake has studied with Doris Yarick-Cross (Yale Opera), Elizabeth Hynes (USC), and Reid Bruton.

A dedicated choral artist, Ms. Miyake has twenty years of experience with the Los Angeles Master Chorale and has appeared with The Golden Bridge, the Los Angeles Vocal Artists, and other chamber choruses. She sang on the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s GRAMMY®- winning recording of Mahler’s Symphony No. 8, among other recordings, and has performed under such conductors as Gustavo Dudamel, Grant Gershon, Zubin Mehta, Michael Tilson-Thomas, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Andrew Davis, Helmuth Rilling, and Robert Shaw. Ms. Miyake is also a studio musician who can be heard on over thirty movie soundtracks. Ms. Miyake is a member of AGMA and SAG-AFTRA.

Our May 17th performance of A Sea Symphony is six years in the making. We began in January of 2020, and then in March, the world shut down. Since then, music director Pamela Mindell has been building us back to be the chorus that can tackle this challenging work. It is fitting that this is also our 35th anniversary concert, including sharing the stage with a full symphonic orchestra.

Video of our December performance "War and Peace" is now available thanks to our friends at Cambridge Community Television! Come for the the Haydn, but stay for the three variations of Dona Nobis Pacem (Grant Us Peace) which span the centuries.

Cambridge Community Chorus: War & Peace (Dec. 14th, 2025) This is "Cambridge Community Chorus: War & Peace (Dec. 14th, 2025)" by Cambridge Community Television on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and…

Longtime friend of the Chorus Donnell Paterson in the Boston Globe! (apologies for the paywall)

For this inspiring director of community choruses, ‘Gospel is my big love’ - The Boston Globe Donnell Patterson helped found New England Conservatory's Millennium Gospel Choir, which celebrates its 25th anniversary with a performance at the MFA next month.