C Choir Performs at National ACDA in Salt Lake City, Utah

Please join me in congratulating the Concert Choir on the finest performance of the Roanoke Valley Children’s Choir in our 28 year history.  We were polished and perfected in every way from different tone quality styles to spacing, choreography, artistic nuances, intricate dynamics and smiles!!!!  I couldn’t be more proud. Our performances to the 5000 registered attendees were greeted with ENTUSIASTIC standing ovations and even some “whoops and hollers”!!!!

There is a beauty in the moment of extraordinary accomplishment that speaks to your heart and soul – and we experienced that!  We’ve never worked so hard before – and we’ve never had such a moment of such pure joy – and glory!

The trip itself was peppered with challenges – but as always – we persevered!   The forecasted snow for Wednesday eve forced us to leave early and make bus and hotel arrangements on 24 hours’ notice.  A few students became ill in SLC and our chaperones took good care of them and shuffled duties around to care for them.  We were tested to our very limits to be able to attend the final concert of the Conference – the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Symphony with special guests including the Singing Sergeants – but we did that too!  Rehearsal schedules were very strict, singing with the giant organ in the Salt Lake Tabernacle was terrifying because of the sound delay but a worthwhile experience, we walked a LOT, we smiled a lot, we sang a lot, we figured things out a lot, and we had a trip to remember and be so very proud of.

We have been receiving so many kind and generous compliments from concert attendees from all over the country!  Comments include; Splendid! Truly Amazing! I am certainly impressed, You were the most entertaining group I saw!  Wow – wow – Wow!!!  It was so beautiful, I cried.  I’ve never see such control in group choreography – congratulations!  Absolutely beautiful!  When can we hear you again?…..  It’s been fun to get so many, many kind compliments about our performance!

My most heartfelt thank you and love to the Concert Choir for being the smart, kind, dedicated, hard-working, loyal kids, I call my own.

Find the article HERE from The Roanoke Times from January 18, 2015.

Ms. D

RVCC Sings with Darrel Scott "World of Song"

Music Lab at  Jefferson Center in Roanoke, Va. today announced the release of the There’s A World of Song single, available Friday, Jan. 24, on iTunes, Amazon, Google Music, Shazam, and more.

The single was recorded and produced inside Jefferson Center’s professional recording studio and arts education hub, Music Lab.   All sales proceeds benefit Jefferson Center’s efforts to make music education available at the Music Lab to teens in grades 6-12 who want to learn music production, recording, performance, and all the basics of the music business.

Jefferson Center’s Executive Director, Cyrus Pace said, “There’s World of Song focused on building an original Darrell Scott song using voices from around our community and throughout the nation. We are honored that it showcases the collaboration and creative processes happening between artists from all over the world and students right here in Jefferson Center’s Music Lab.”

 “Jefferson Center and its Music Lab are one of the most impressive music education programs available in the U.S. today,” said Darrell Scott.  “It was important to find a way to help Music Lab grow in both education and students and I am pleased by the extraordinary group of musicians who said ‘yes’ when Dylan and I asked for their time and voices.”

“We are grateful for the support of artists who have performed at The Jefferson Center in recent years who came together to produce this single.  There’s a World of Song demonstrates how a simple idea becomes a reality,” said Dylan Locke, Artistic Director for The Jefferson Center.

 There’s a World of Song Participating Artists

Darrell Scott (creator), Tim O’Brien, Del McCoury, Ronnie McCoury, Rob McCoury, Jason Carter, Alan Bartram, Marc Cary, Keith Thomas, Rene Marie, Blind Boys of Alabama, Kathy Mattea, Kim Davidson and the Roanoke Valley Children’s Choir, Janiah Allen, Michael League, Otu Kojo, Bukuru Celestin, Ephrazie Niyonzima, Elvanie Niyibigira, Furaha Ndayishimiye, Judi Jackson, Jeremy Wilder & Spirit of Life Choir, Chris Howard-Woods, Abby Cohen, and Motion Adrenaline.