Mourning Jaie Deschene

We’re heartbroken at the sudden loss of our longtime board member Jaie Deschene, who passed away on April 16, 2023 at the age of 36. Jaie was a brilliant, talented, funny, and driven colleague and friend to us and to many in the Greater Boston theater community. Jaie was one of four founding board members of the Savoyards of Boston, together with Rossana Chung, Sara DeLong, and Nathaniel Koven, and served as Treasurer from 2020-2023. Jaie was unforgettable, and we miss her deeply.

Savoyards of Boston
Princess Ida Singthru on Saturday 5/6/2023


UPDATE: this event will be postponed until Fall 2023; more information will be shared as details are confirmed.

Event details:

Saturday, May 6th, 2023 at 2:00 PM

Outdoor sing-through to start at 2p, casual gathering to follow

67 Chestnut St, Watertown, MA

Sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/princess-ida-singthrough-tickets-598556958977

Tickets are free but all participants and audience members must register in advance to be sure we have enough space.

Roles:

Chorus, orchestra, and audience tickets may be reserved at the link above. Our outdoor singthroughs are BYOS (bring your own score!). We will have some copies to borrow on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Libretto with dialogue:

https://www.gsarchive.net/princess_ida/pi_lib.pdf

Orchestra: After you sign up, please send an email to savoyardsofboston @ gmail dot com with your instrument of choice.

Orchestra parts:

https://imslp.org/wiki/Princess_Ida_(Sullivan%2C_Arthur)

Instrumentation:

Violins

Violas

Cellos

Basses

Flute 1+2 (picc)

Oboe

Clarinet 1+2

Bassoon

French Horn 1+2

Trumpet 1+2

Trombone 1+2

Percussion

Named roles: If you are interested in singing a named role, please reserve a free ticket on Eventbrite at the link above, and send an email by April 15 with your preferred role(s) and a brief summary of your experience to savoyardsofboston @ gmail dot com . You can send a resume if you have one, or an email with bullet points is fine too! You are welcome to sing any role, regardless of gender or fach.

Questions:

Please direct any questions to savoyardsofboston @ gmail dot com. More information to come upon registration.

Savoyards of Boston
Savoyards of Boston Annual Meeting(s) of the Membership

The Savoyards of Boston are excited to hold our long-overdue Annual Meeting of the Membership on Thursday, March 23, 2023, at 8:00 PM (ET), which will serve as our annual meeting for both 2022 and 2023. We've been dormant through much of the pandemic, but are very happy to announce that we're waking back up! For a Zoom link to join, find more details on the Facebook event.

Here's our anticipated agenda:

  • Annual Reports

  • Upcoming Events

    • Our long-promised Singthrough/Playthrough of Princess Ida in Spring 2023, tentatively the afternoon of Saturday, May 6 (rain date Saturday, May 13) in Watertown, MA

    • A Fall 2023 Singthrough/Playthrough tentatively in early September or early October in Cambridge, MA

  • Board of Directors Elections

    • Returning current members of the Board need to stand for reelection for their 1-year terms, and we welcome others interested in joining us!

Savoyards of Boston
Pirates of Penzance Singthrough

We’ve missed making live music together, but the wait is over.. the Savoyards of Boston are excited to invite you to a free community sing-through with orchestra of the Pirates of Pandemic (no, sorry) Penzance! Join us on Sunday, October 17th at 1p for an afternoon of music and stay around after to catch up with old friends and new.

For signups, visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pirates-of-penzance-sing-through-tickets-172933828737. Named roles will be first-come, first-served, and all levels of experience are welcome to join.

The sing-through will be held outdoors in Watertown, MA, and proof of vaccination will be required to enter the venue. All participants are required to sign up in advance so that we can monitor capacity. Masks will not be required at this time, subject to change depending upon local case rates and public health guidelines at the time of the event.

Please direct any questions to savoyardsofboston@gmail.com or direct message on Facebook. We can’t wait to see you!

Savoyards of Boston