Photo credit: Dean Beasom The Northern Virginia Chorale performs at St. Mark's Lutheran Church ________________________________________________________ The seventy-voice Northern Virginia Chorale, formerly known as the Springfield Chorale, is celebrating its thirty-fourth 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 director, Robert S. Webb, Jr. In addition to its three local concerts each season, the Chorale has performed in several European venues. In July of 2008, it participated in a musical festival in Northern Italy consisting of nine chorales. It conducted seven concerts near Verona, and Lago di Garda culminating its tour by singing at San Marco’s Cathedral in Venice. In previous years, it has performed in Varna Bulgaria, Salisbury England, Munich, Vienna, and Paris. The Chorale has developed an exchange program with the Claye Vocale in Claye-Souilly, France, and gave concerts there in 1999 and 2002. In 1989, it participated in the First International Warwick Choral Festival in Warwick, England, led by the world-renowned composer John Rutter, whose works the chorale frequently performs. Closer to home, the Chorale has performed with the Washington, Fairfax, and Alexandra Symphony orchestras. It has sung at the Kennedy Center, 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. The Chorale has, in recent years, 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 also benefited from its association with the Annandale Campus of the Northern Virginia Community College, whose students receive college credit for singing with the chorale. In return for the generous support of its audiences and its community, the Northern Virginia Chorale strives always to provide them with quality performances. Please read the Letter from our President for the 2009-2010 Concert Season. Please visit our Performance Schedulepage, 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 2009-’10 Season, please visit ourSupport the Chorale page for further instructions, and to download our President’s Letter and Tickets, Donations and Advertising form. back to top