RVCC in the news for the Spring 2023 Concert!

Director Ms. Davidson, along with Concert Choir singers Anne Hall and Grace Cordle, talked with WDBJ7 about the Spring 2023 Concert and the choir. Check out the video clip from the news article here:

https://www.wdbj7.com/2023/04/20/enjoy-little-spring-music-this-weekend-roanoke/

Director Ms. Davidson on WFIR radio!:

https://wfirnews.com/news/roanoke-valley-childrens-choir-annual-spring-concert-this-weekend

Thank You For Such A Beautiful Holiday Concert!

RVCC 36th Annual Holiday Concert, “Songs Of The Season”, on December 10th, 2022

Congratulations to all our amazing choristers! What a fantastic performance! You all worked so hard and sounded BEAUTIFUL! Thank you to the RVCC staff, volunteers, instrumentalists who made the concert possible. Thank you to everyone who attended the concert. And a big thank you to Church of The Holy Spirit for providing their beautiful sanctuary as our concert venue this year. It was a wonderful concert!

Below is a video selection from the concert, and some pictures from the concert:

The RVCC Annual Community Carol Sing-A-Long on December 3rd, 2022 was so much fun!

Our 6th annual Community Sing-a-long at the Taubman Art Museum was so much fun!! The choristers and our guests all sang so beautifully!

A video and some pictures from the event are below!

Coming up next for the RVCC is our 36th annual Holiday Concert on December 10, 7:00 at Church of the Holy Spirit. Tickets available at childrenschoir.com/rvcc-2022-holiday-concert. It's going to be a beautiful concert!

*Original news post:

“Sing Carols with the RVCC At The Annual Community Carol Sing-A-Long on December 3rd! (no ticket required)”

Come and sing along to your favorite holiday carols! Fun and family friendly! No ticket required. FREE Event!

Hosted by the Roanoke Valley Children’s Choir

At the Taubman Museum of Art 

Saturday, December 3rd | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

The RVCC Won The 2022 Kendig Award For Excellence In The Arts in the Blue Ridge Valley!

The RVCC has been honored as a 2022 Kendig Award Winner, in recognition of excellence and as an outstanding Arts and Cultural Organization in the Blue Ridge Valley for 35 years!


Thank you to all the RVCC staff, volunteers, board members, choristers, alumni, and patrons for helping make the RVCC an extraordinary, impactful, and enduring organization throughout the past 35 years.

RVCC Board Members at the 2022 Kendig Award Ceremony


Here is an article about the 2022 Kendig Awards in the Roanoke Times: https://roanoke.com/entertainment/arts/annual-kendig-awards-presented/article_fd8fe9f4-4b0e-11ed-9640-1f0a0ab56fa1.html


Here is a write-up / summary of the awards from Roanoke College (with a couple exerpts from this link included below): https://www.roanoke.edu/about/news/2022_kendig_awards


About the Kendig Awards

The Perry F. Kendig Awards, which celebrate the people and organizations that support excellence in the arts in Virginia’s Blue Ridge, were presented during a ceremony at Hollins University on Oct. 11, 2022. 

The awards are co-sponsored by Hollins University and Roanoke College, and they are awarded annually in three categories: Individual Artist, Arts and Cultural Organization, and Individual or Business Arts supporter. Recipients are selected from a group of nominees who live or work in the counties of Roanoke, Botetourt and Franklin, the cities of Roanoke and Salem, or the town of Vinton. The awards are named for the late Perry F. Kendig, who served as president of Roanoke College and was an avid supporter and patron of the arts. 

The Roanoke Valley Children’s Choir Wins 2022 Kendig Arts and Cultural Organization Award 

The Arts and Cultural Organization Award was presented to The Roanoke Valley Children's Choir (RVCC). For 35 years, RVCC has met the needs of young people across the Roanoke Valley, providing an artistic and in-depth study of voice in a choral setting. The choir currently has 130 singers aged seven to 18. It is divided into a “Little Singers” group for children ages 4-6, three training choirs and a concert choir, and children move up through the groups as their development and aptitude deepens.  

Weekly rehearsals culminate in community performances that help students develop vocal techniques, confidence, leadership and teamwork. Each choir participates in an annual regional, state, national or international honor performance, giving the students an opportunity to travel. The choir also collaborates on performances with professional organizations such as the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra and Opera Roanoke. Susan Smith, chairwoman of the RVCC Board of Directors, accepted the award on behalf of the choir. 

“We are proud to have served the Roanoke Valley as a world-class choral program for 36 years,” Smith said. “If you know, you know: There is no sound quite like the choral sound of children’s voices.” 

The 2022 RVCC Fall Retreat Was The Best Ever!

This past weekend we were finally able to get the Roanoke Valley Children’s Choir together to rehearse and spend time with each other at the Fall Retreat! When the choristers weren’t rehearsing, they strengthened their canoeing and kayaking skills, did the scavenger hunt, and danced the night away at the Disney themed dance!

This year's theme was Disney to go along with our year-long Disney theme concluding the year with a festival in Orlando and fun at Disney! Disney songs all through the year!

Each choir had 5-8 hours of rehearsals, plus canoeing, kayaking, the ultimate scavenger hunt incorporating an afternoon of fun games, challenges and activities! Saturday night concluded with a dance with a DJ!!

Thank you to the dedicated RVCC Fall Retreat committee and chaperones!! Thank you for the planning, super organization, and all of the love and fun you shared with our choristers.

The progress in singing and musicality was outstanding!! And everyone had so much fun!

Hurray for the RVCC Fall Retreat back in full swing!!

Pictures from the 2022 RVCC Fall Retreat

The C Choir celebrated with Disney Themed Karaoke! This was so much fun and everyone who participated was absolutely amazing! Here’s a highlight video!

The Concert Choir at Carnegie Hall in NYC!

The Concert Choir returned last Saturday from our AMAZING performance at Carnegie Hall, and the super fun trip to New York City and Hershey Park. 

I don’t think I could be more proud of our singers for their work ethic to practice and prepare for the performance and for the way they conduct themselves with maturity, kindness, helpfulness, and they’re so much FUN to be with!!!  

A giant thank you to our NYC chaperones who win a blue ribbon for being so loving, timely, and supportive to the students, each other and to me.  Thank you Chaperones!!

Ms. Davidson

Here are pictures from the trip!

2022 Williamsburg Trip for A, B, and B+ Choirs!

Congratulations to the A,B, and B+ Choirs!!!

Superior Ratings!!!  Wonderful!!!  After a little commotion with our choristers trying to remember how to line up  they sang beautifully and with a lot of heart.  Congratulations!!  You have all carried on the Superior ratings tradition in the RVCC!! The A/B Choirs received scores of 94 and 93.  The B+ Choir received scores of 90 and 91.5.

 

It was so special to see all of the families enjoying their time together and all of the choristers having such a great time!   Many families teamed up together for the day at Busch Gardens and that was awesome too!

 

I’ve attached a few pictures from the weekend and more are on the choir Facebook page. 

Congratulations!!!  Beautiful singing and lots of FUN!!   A perfect weekend!

I’m really proud of our singers!

Ms. D

The RVCC 2022 Spring Concert was terrific! Thank You!

Dear and wonderful RVCC!

Wow!!!  You did it!!!  It was an absolutely beautiful concert and I am so proud of you!!!  Congratulations!!!!   Bravo!!!

Everyone followed directions, smiled, sang with DWWR and with a big heart, and were at their very best for the whole weekend. 

Thank you to all of the backstage leaders who followed the 19 page logistics plan and smiled the whole time!!  


Special thanks to our Backstage Team!! 31 people!!!  Wonderful Teamwork!!

A/B

Jessica Swisher

JoJo Friday

Shaleen Powell

B+

Jamie Hypes

Renee Hawks

Pam Ruble

C Choir Senior Student Leaders

Madison Church

Faith Cordle

Morgan Perdue

Oksana Tenson

Silvia Wardell

Stage right, stage left and balcony:

Siyuan Morton

Jenna Giannini

Barry Green        Board Member

Sarah Rose          Alumni/Board Member

Check in/Check out

Laurie Otey

Kathy Lunch

Sandra Church

Sue Nixon

Stacy Westervelt

Medical Check-in

Barbara Moore  Board Member

Amy Barnhart

Little Singers C Choir student helpers/ leaders

Bibiana Bell

Ella Carlin

Madison Church

Naomi Hodges

AnnaRuth Judd

Eliza Otey

Grace Partin

Morgan Perdue

Oksana Tenson

 

Thank you singers and parents for being a delight to work with. 

With pride and affection,

Ms. Davidson


 
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