Welcome to the Apollo Club of Boston's new
website. We are the second-oldest
continuously-active men's singing group in the
United States. Founded in 1871, the Club has a
long and distinguished history. Today we have
a membership of approximately 30 Boston-area
business and professional men and rehearse
Tuesday evenings in a beautiful space at the
foot of Boston's Beacon Hill.
Here we are singing an encore in the spring of
2009:
Luminary members of the club have included Thomas Bell, sculptor of the equestrian
statue of George Washington that stands in the Public Garden; James Ratigan, the Irish
portrait painter, later director of music at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross; and Colonel
Arnold A. Rand of the 4th
Massachusetts Cavalry during the
Civil War, a former vice president
and director of the John Hancock
Insurance Company. Boston Pops
Arthur Fiedler also directed several
performances of the Club in the
1940s. Ecce Quam Bonum, an
exhibit of the Club's rich history, is
on display through March 12, 2010,
at the Boston Public Library.
The Club's purpose is simple: to share with
our audiences the pleasure of men's voices
singing songs old and new -- folk songs, love
songs, show tunes, sea chanteys, and
selections from the rich classical and semi-
classical music repertoire. We hope you'll
consider joining us.