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Spring 2026: Joie de Vivre
Led by Donnell Patterson
Experience soothing rhythms, uplifting lyrics and resounding harmonies that evoke a Joie de Vivre, a zest for life… and when have we needed that more than now? Led by the inimitable Donnell Patterson (the Prince of Joy himself!), the concert promises to be exciting, restorative and inspiring, with featured guests Sayida Rivers Farmer, Yemesi Oluwole and Laura Vecchione, the season promises to be exciting, restorative and inspiring.
Our uplifting theme threads through all genres of music and includes “Bright Morning Stars Are Rising” and “Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen” from folk and spiritual traditions; pop classics from the catalogues of The Carpenters, Burt Bacharach, and the Beatles, plus selections from Motown. A special treat is “There is a River,” composed by Donnell specifically for the Mystic Chorale, a song that boldly confirms our desire and need to be uplifted in its closing lyrics: “We sing of LOVE! We sing of PEACE! We sing of JOY!”
Spring Music Director: Donnell Patterson
Donnell is director of Music for both the Upper and Lower Schools at Belmont Hill School in Belmont. He has served as minister of music at St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church in Cambridge, Mass. for over 20 years and has directed Boston-based Joyful Voices of Inspiration since 2014 and directed Sharing a New Song since 2023. Donnell is also chair of the Gospel Music department in New England Conservatory’s (NEC) School of Preparatory and Continuing Education and directs the NEC Community Gospel Choir.
Donnell holds a BA in Music from the New England Conservatory, and two Masters degrees, from the University of South Florida and Harvard University, with additional post-graduate work in choral and computer music from Florida State University and doctoral studies in Education at Lesley University.
Performing and conducting music has allowed Donnell to travel extensively all over the world, including Armenia, France, South Africa, Puerto Rico, Greece, Japan, Costa Rica, Uruguay and Argentina.
