2025 Boston A Cappella Festival
Saturday, September 20 at 12pm until dark
Free to the public (and family-friendly)
Supported in part by an Alfred Nash Patterson Grant from Choral Arts New England, from a gift by
The Friends of Herter Park, and your donations.
Herter Park Amphitheatre / Boston [directions]
(subject to cooperative weather!)
The Boston A Cappella Festival is a free, public, outdoor arts event that celebrates the human voice and its ability to produce high-quality and genuine musical experiences. Each festival's goal is to showcase a breadth and diversity of singing groups and styles, with community ensembles from high schoolers to seniors, from Springfield MA to Providence RI to Boston Metro West. With an anticipated audience of over 500, this event will introduce individuals to the joys of singing and singing culture, as well as open doors to numerous ensembles looking for an opportunity to showcase their skills to an engaged live audience. Genres include barbershop, madrigals, modern, jazz, oldies, and more.
The success of the Boston A Cappella Festival relies on the generosity of our audiences and their communities. You'll have plenty of opportunities at the event to donate to the festival, buy refreshments, and purchase souvenirs, but why wait? Donate now with Venmo or credit card and include your email, and we'll make sure you get a receipt. All profits received through donations will be directed to the ensembles and their artists.
Supported in part by a generous donation from our partners at The Friends of Herter Park.
2025's Performing Ensembles (as of today)
This year's participants is exciting with plenty of newcomers mixed in among our regulars -- and the list is very much still growing!
Aberdeen (BHS Northeastern)
Brown Madrigal Singers (Brown University)
Chorduroys
Conchords
Fretless
Kinsey Scales
Meddiebempsters (Bowdoin College)
None of the Above
On That Note A Cappella
Pow Arrangers
Revolution (Springfield Conservatory of the Arts)
Soundbites
Tonal Eclipse
Ursa Minors (Brown University)
and
Vocal Revolution (host ensemble) (NED Northeastern)
VocaMotion (host ensemble) (NED Northeastern)
Are you sad you're not in this list? We are too!
Email festival at vocalrevolution.org and ask to participate.
Donate Now, Support Our Artists,
and Save the World!
Every year, 5000 students who sing a cappella in school graduate ... and never sing in an ensemble again.
There is an urgent, ongoing, and expanding need for inclusive voice ensembles available to singers of all ages. Our festival celebrates the diversity and generosity of vocal groups who are absolutely part of the solution. Running an ensemble is hard but deeply valuable work, and every singer brings positive change to the world through harmony.
You also can be a part of the solution. The success of the Boston A Cappella Festival relies on the generosity of our audiences and their communities. You'll have plenty of opportunities at the event to donate to the festival, buy refreshments, and purchase souvenirs, but why wait? Donate now with Venmo, credit card, etc. and include your email, and we'll make sure you get a receipt.
All profits received through donations are directed to the ensembles and their artists.
