The
seventy-voice Northern Virginia Chorale, formerly known
as the Springfield Chorale, is celebrating its 36th 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 classical to contemporary,
the Northern Virginia Chorale has achieved a well earned reputation
for providing its community with high quality performances, under
the leadership of its talented artistic and musical director, Robert S. Webb Jr.
In
addition to our three local concerts each season, the chorale
has also performed in several European venues. In July of 2008, we participated in a musical festival in Northern Italy consisting
of nine chorales. We conducted seven concerts near Verona and
Lago di Garda, culminating our tour by singing at San Marco’s
Cathedral in Venice. In previous years, we performed in Varna
Bulgaria, Salisbury England, Munich, Vienna, and Paris. The chorale has also developed an exchange program with the Claye Vocale in Claye-Souilly, France, giving concerts there in 1999, and
again in 2002. In 1988, we participated in the First International Warwick
Choral Festival in Warwick, England, led by the world-renowned
composer John Rutter—whose works the chorale also frequently performs at home.
Closer
to home, the chorale has sung with the Washington, Fairfax,
and Alexandra Symphony orchestras; and at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, the
National Cathedral, and the French Embassy, as well as in the
Pageant of Peace on the National Mall. More recently, we have also had the honor of singing with the distinguished Metropolitan
Chorus for the Handel’s “Messiah Sing-along” concert at the Kennedy Center.
As
part of its outreach program, the chorale gives numerous concerts
each year at area retirement and nursing homes, for veterans’
organizations, and for civic and business events. It has
benefitted from its association with the Annandale Campus of the
Northern Virginia Community College, whose students receive college
credit for singing with us at our holiday and spring concerts.
In
return for generous support from our audiences and community,
the Northern Virginia Chorale strives to provide you
with quality, memorable performances, and rich and varied programs.
— updated, October, 2011
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If you would like to support the Northern Virginia Chorale during the Season, please
visit our Support the Chorale page for further instructions on how to make a donation, place an advertisement in our brochure, or to join as a member, and purchase tickets to any of our upcoming concerts.
