Boston Cecilia

The Boston Cecilia stands among America's oldest and finest performing arts organizations. Under the leadership of Donald Teeters, Cecilia has an established reputation for its period-instrument performances of baroque music, especially the oratorios of Handel and works of Bach. It all began in 1876 when B.J. Lang founded The Cecilia Society. A man of great force of personality, Lang 's boldness set the tone for what Cecilia was to become. He had a passion for "firsts," and presented the Boston premieres of 105 works that have now become standard choral repertoire, including perennial favorites like Bach's Mass in B Minor and Brahms' Ein deutches Requiem.