Archive for Announcements

Revels is here! Revels is here!

The Revels Immigration Residency for Elementary Schools “Revels is here! Revels is here!” echoes down the hallways of the Bedford Elementary school each morning as we arrive to lead and run our week long Immigration Residency.   The Revels Immigration Residency came into conception when I was thinking about…

The Holy and the Broken Hallelujah Or How I learned to stop worrying and love the Acadian-Cajun Revels

by Nicole Galland (novelist and alto) It’s been a rough year for music lovers; the music died too often in 2016. The recent passing of Leonard Cohen hit me especially hard, in part because of my exceeding attachment to his song “Hallelujah” (I even incorporated a line from…

Welcome to Our New Music Director

It is with great pleasure and excitement that Revels announces the appointment of Megan Henderson as its new music director. Megan comes to us from a rich background in early and world music, and is an accomplished keyboardist, singer, composer and conductor. She was one of four finalist…

Revels Music Director George Emlen Announces His Retirement

Dear Friends Far and Near, Being music director of Revels since 1984 has been a long and sweet ride. This year will be especially poignant for me because I will be wrapping up this chapter in my life on June 30. The reality of this decision is rather…

Reporting on Education at Revels

We are wrapping up the academic year at Revels, completing many different programs with children and teens who come to Revels every week and are deeply involved in the organization, and thousands of other children who have been introduced to Revels through the David Coffin Visiting Artist Program….

Farewell from Steve

It is with bittersweet emotion that I need to let the Revels community know that I’ll be stepping down from my role as Executive Director on February 28. My partner and I will be relocating to Seattle where I’ll be taking on the position of Executive Director of…

Summer Camp

Here’s something new for Revels. We are organizing a summer camp that will include whole families and individuals from all over the country, bringing them together in a truly beautiful setting next to a lake in the highlands of New Hampshire. Guided by Revels directors, campers can experience the elements…

A Forum on Arts Funding

Revels is proud to be co-sponsoring a regional forum on arts funding and the creative community with our colleagues at Arsenal Arts and New Repertory Theater. I hope you’ll join us this Wednesday at 5pm at the Arsenal Center for the Arts – a lively Revels chorus of…

Welcome to the Revels blog

Welcome to the Revels blog and our new website. Our new home on the web is the completion of our efforts to refresh our image and to better tell the ongoing story of Revels to both our fans and to new audiences. Thanks to the web design team…