Vienna Choral Society

Thank You, Virtually!

Thank you so much for joining us last night! It has been the highlight of the week for many of our singers to rehearse virtually all fall, as well as a huge experiment for us to sing virtually for you. It’s always exciting to do something for the first time, but your joining us made it that much more fun. We hope you enjoyed listening as much as we did singing.

In case you’re wondering: Yes. We’d absolutely love to do this again. We’ve already had requests for more. But while we plan that, here’s how you can enjoy last night’s experience again – you can find it online. Now that we have premiered the event exclusively for you, our steadfast audience, we are happy to share with the wider public.

Let The Music Fill Your Soul (Jacob Narverud)
O Love (Elaine Hagenberg)
My Country, ‘Tis Of Thee (arr. Dan Forrest)

Please feel free to share widely!

Again, thank you. There is no show without an audience. And we are honored you chose to spend your time with us. As our Artistic Director Mike Horanski says, we hope you’ll come back, again and again.

Have a wonderful holiday season!

Join us for TOGETHER, AS ONE — our first virtual concert!

The rumors are true, and at long last, we can tell you to save the date! VCS will premiere its first virtual concert TOGETHER, AS ONE — 7:30 pm, Saturday, November 21, 2020. And we would love for you to be there!

It’s been months of wondering, diving into a new virtual choral reality, learning to be our own Zoom masters, and still finding joy in the music. And we’d love for you to see and hear what we’ve been up to.

This concert, especially, revels in the joy of coming together even though we are all spread out. Because for so many of us, especially now, music isn’t just about singing perfect notes. It’s about coming together, being in a community, and creating it despite all the distance. As always, our artistic director, Mike Horanski has designed a lovely repertoire with pieces by Elaine Hagenberg, Jacob Narverud, and Dan Forrest. All are contemporary composers with the immense depth needed to reinterpret some beloved classics for the modern choral moment. You’re going to enjoy this immensely.

However, this being our first virtual concert with you, we do need you to do a couple of things.

First, if you’re not our mailing list, please subscribe here. This is a free event, but we want to know that you’re coming, and make sure there’s room for you on virtual concert night. Once you’re on the list, we’ll send you information on how to RSVP so we can expect you via Zoom on concert night.

Second – if you aren’t yet familiar with Zoom, or have not downloaded it, please do so. The Zoom app which sits on your computer or mobile device is available from Zoom.com or from your App Store for Zoom iCloud meetings. It only takes a minute or two to download it. You want to be all set up that evening to just click the link we send you, enter the concert, and sit back and enjoy.

It’s been ages. We miss you, and miss performing for you. We can’t wait. Please do join us!

Pandemics, And Firsts

If you know a VCS singer, you may have heard this past Sunday night was another first for the choir. The first of our individual recordings were due for our virtual concert scheduled for November.

As with all firsts, there wasn’t a playbook at times, our singers had their fair share of singing in a strange new online land. And yet, everyone came to the experiment a good sport, willing to try. It’s a testament to how lovely the music is, even if we’re singing it without the benefit of our community physically around us, and how much the music and the arts mean to us collectively during the pandemic. After all, other than baking ourselves into a yeast shortage, where would we all be without the arts and music and Netflix binges and beloved book re-reads to keep us going these last six months?

It takes two to keep the arts going. It takes us to sing, and you to appreciate and enjoy. Because there is no singing, no show, without an audience. So THANK YOU, for being such a great audience through the years, and especially this unusual season where we are reaching out to touch voices virtually. We couldn’t have done it without your support, especially as Friends of VCS.

Not part of our Friend of VCS program yet? It’s not too late to join. Our campaign goes through the end of this month. We have some great benefits, including the special pre-show conversation with our Artistic Director, Mike Horanski, plus benefits with all our Friends of VCS partners – Bards Alley bookstore, Caffe Amouri, Cocoa Vienna, and Nothing Bundt Cakes (Vienna). And as always, the more friends, the merrier!

Join us!

About

Welcome to VCS! We are a teaching, non-audition choir where all voices and skill levels are welcome. We invite you to learn more about who we are, what we do, and if there's a place for you in our choir.

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For Singers

Active choir members, find what you need here for rehearsal tracks, registration and dues, any membership updates, section leader information, Friends of VCS info, and more.

Contact

703-349-7150

PO Box 310, Vienna, VA 22183

Sponsorship

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