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Director of Music Donnell Patterson Featured in Boston Globe

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Director of Music Donnell Patterson Featured in Boston Globe

As part of their recurring series highlighting working artists, the Boston Globe featured Belmont Hill’s Director of Music Donnell Patterson for his work leading the community choruses Joyful Voices of Inspiration, Sharing a New Song, and the Millenium Gospel Choir which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year.  

Mr. Patterson joined Belmont Hill in 2006 and immediately made an impact with his exuberance, expertise, and contagious passion for music. As the director of music, he teaches Music Appreciation and multiple levels of Piano, but is best known for leading Glee Club and the School’s a capella group the B-Flats. 

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