Virginia Women’s Chorus turns 50!
The Virginia Women’s Chorus will be celebrating its 50th Anniversary with a concert Saturday, March 29, at 3:30pm in Old Cabell Hall. Alumnae and current chorus members will come together for a full weekend of fun and exciting events. The VWC Alumnae and Friends Association has been planning a fun and eventful weekend for the last weekend in March! Special appreciation to Chris Butler (’89) and her committees for their superb planning! Alumnae will be returning from near and far to reunite with old friends and make new ones.
The first half of the concert will feature VWC’s alumnae and current chorus members singing various genres of music under several former conductors. Two of the Chorus’s former music directors, Donna Plasket and Libby Moore Slade, will be conducting music by Vivaldi, Mendelssohn and Slade.
Current members of the Virginia Women’s Chorus will perform alone for most of the second half. Selections will include contemporary and classical genres, along with the Grammy song of the year, “What Was I Made For?”. A small band will accompany the Chorus for the popular song, “Landslide”. Featuring the graduating members, it is sure to be a crowd pleaser. The concert will conclude with a special musical offering written for the 50th anniversary that will bring the alumnae back on stage to join with the current members. The concert will conclude with the two ensembles singing “Simple Gifts”, arranged by current director, Katherine “KaeRenae” Mitchell in 1989. It has become the signature song of the Chorus that is sung with alumnae present at the end of each concert.
Tickets are $25 for General Admission, $15 for Seniors, and $10 for Students. Tickets may be purchased at the University of Virginia Arts Box Office, (434) 924-3376, 12:00-5:00pm, Tuesday through Friday in the lobby of the UVA Drama Building at 109 Culbreth Road, or online here.
Free parking is available in the UVA Central Grounds Parking Garage, located on Emmet Street South on Saturdays The Charlottesville Free Trolley stops at McCormick Road near the UVA Amphitheater, in close proximity to Old Cabell Hall. Old Cabell Hall is wheelchair accessible.
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VWC is a talented, well-known ensemble that performs multiple concerts each semester, some examples being Rotunda Sing and their annual Candlelight Concerts. This year's Spring Concert will be celebrating the chorus's 50th anniversary, a testament to the group's rich traditions and close bonds.
For more information, please visit the Virginia Women’s Chorus website or email Vice President Brasley Zanaty at vwcvicepresident@gmail.com. Thank you!!
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UVA's oldest women's music organization. Established 1974.
The Virginia Women’s Chorus is committed to excellence in the performance of classical, contemporary and diverse music from the challenging choral literature for treble voices. The Chorus seeks to inspire and enrich others through the choral art form.
The Chorus is unique in that it is a student-run organization with a hired professional conductor. It is comprised of undergraduate and graduate students from numerous degree programs. Several singers from the Charlottesville community have participated in the Chorus as well.
VWC is affiliated with the University of Virginia Department of Music. Although this organization has members who are University of Virginia students and may have University employees associated or engaged in its activities and affairs, the organization is not a part of or an agency of the University. It is a separate and independent organization which is responsible for and manages its own activities and affairs. The University does not direct, supervise or control the organization and is not responsible for the organization’s contracts, acts or omissions.
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