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Photo credit: Dean Beasom
The Northern Virginia Chorale performs at St. Mark's Lutheran Church.
The seventy-voice Northern Virginia Chorale is celebrating its thirty-first season. From its inception in 1975, the Chorale has sought to present performances of distinguished choral music from a variety of genres. With a vast repertoire ranging from contemporary to classical, the Chorale has achieved a well earned reputation for providing the community with high quality performances under the leadership of its artistic director, Robert S. Webb, Jr.
In addition to its three or four local concerts each season, the Chorale has presented performances in several European venues. In 1989, it participated in the First International Warwick Choral Festival in Warwick, England, led by the world-renowned composer, John Rutter. In 1990, the Chorale toured the Continent, performing in Munich, Vienna, and Venice; and in 1995 while in England, gave performances at Covent Garden, Salisbury Cathedral, and the Bath Assembly Room.
The Chorale has also developed an exchange program with the Claye Vocale in Claye-Souilly, France, and gave concerts there in 1999 and 2002, as well as in Soave, Italy in 2002. Closer to home, the Chorale has performed with the Washington, Fairfax, and Alexandria Symphony orchestras, and has given performances at the Kennedy Center, the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, the Pageant of Peace, the National Cathedral, and the French Embassy. The Chorale has also been honored to be a lead choir for “The Messiah Sing-Along” at the Kennedy Center, for several years.
As part of its outreach program, the Northern Virginia Chorale gives numerous concerts for area retirement and nursing homes, for veterans’ organizations, and for civic and business events. It has also benefited from its association with the Annandale Campus of the Northern Virginia Community College, whose students receive college credit for participation in the Chorale.
At our May, 2007 concert we will be celebrating our thirty-first season, as well as the 400th Anniversary of the founding of Virginia's Jamestown Colony, part of a statewide celebration of Virginia’s history. “Our American Heritage” concert will include “Ode to the Virginian Voyage” originally written in 1606 by Michael Drayton as an exhortation for settlers to explore new lands, and later orchestrated by composer, Randall Thompson in 1957. The concert will include other pieces by well known American composers, Stephen Foster and Aaron Copland, whose music and lyrics evoke both the American landscape as well as 19th and 20th century history.
Please visit our Performance Schedule page, for complete information on all of our performances for our upcoming Concert Season.
If you would like to support The Northern Virginia Chorale during our 2006-’07 Season, please visit our: Partners in the Arts page, or download the forms below, to learn more about how you can do so:
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