A Quiet End for Boys Choir of Harlem
Michelle V. Agins/The New York Times
The Boys and Girls Choir of Harlem Alumni Ensemble performed at the Metropolitan Community United Methodist Church.
For more than three decades, they sang Mozart in Latin, Bach in German, and Cole Porter and Stevie Wonder in English, from Alice Tully Hall in New York to Royal Albert Hall in London.
December was always a busy month, as the choir toured the country’s premier concert halls and appeared on television Christmas specials.
But this year, the boys are nowhere to be found. Last week, Terrance Wright, a 39-year-old choir alumnus, picked up a microphone in front of the altar of Metropolitan Community United Methodist Church in Harlem, the choir’s last home, and delivered news that surprised few people but saddened many.
“Tell the people. Let it be known,” Mr. Wright said,
“There is no Boys and Girls Choir of Harlem.”
he choir’s last official performance was in 2007
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