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.
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.