THE ROANOKE VALLEY CHILDREN’S CHOIR PRESENTS THEIR 38TH ANNUAL Spring CONCERT
“A Little Spring Music”
Saturday, April 26th, 2025 | Concerts at 1:30 PM & 4:00 PM
About The Concert
Come hear young singers ages 6-18 present a beautiful mix of positive and hopeful songs, spanning different genres and languages, all coming together in one spectacular concert. Featuring classical melodies, fun popular songs, newly designed choral choreography ranging from African-inspired dance to colorful ribbon streamers, familiar favorites like “Over the Rainbow”, and a “Grease” Broadway Medley!
The RVCC concerts are known for their artistic performances, variety of repertoire, purity in tone, and high level of professionalism. Concert attendees will be surrounded by 130 pre-professional young choristers who have been working diligently learning all the musical details to prepare for this exciting performance. Come and hear this nationally recognized choir as they celebrate the joy of singing with our community!
When & Where
The Roanoke Valley Children’s Choir, under the direction of Kimberly Ruse Davidson, will be presenting its 38th Annual Spring Concert, “A Little Spring Music”, Saturday, April 26th, 2025, with concerts at 1:30 PM and 4:00 PM at Cave Spring Baptist Church, 4873 Brambleton Ave in Roanoke. The 4:00 PM concert will have senior recognitions and awards. The doors will open 30 minutes prior to the performance.
what we’re singing!
Get ready for an unforgettable afternoon of beautiful, joyful, and inspiring music as the Roanoke Valley Children’s Choir takes the stage for their 38th Annual Spring concert!
This year’s performance will open with our beloved tradition of “Come and Sing,” featuring all 130 of our combined choristers singing together. For over 20 years we have opened the Spring concert with this inspiring message, “we are friends forever when we sing together”.
The program features an eclectic mix of classical music, multicultural pieces, popular songs, Broadway, movie themes, hymns, gospel, patriotic, and a cappella harmonies. The concert also features songs in several languages; including French, Latin, German, Spanish, Zulu, and English, celebrating diverse musical traditions from around the world.
At the 1:30 PM concert, our youngest “Little Singers” choir (ages 4-6) will charm the audience with two playful songs all about animals at the zoo, dressed up as their favorite animals! We love introducing our youngest singers to music in a way that they can have so much fun with. Get ready for a cuteness overload!
Our Elementary choirs will be connected by rainbows, inspiring everyone to follow your dreams, with the “A Choir” singing Over the Rainbow and the “B Choir” singing Rainbow Connection. And our Youth “B+” Choir is doing a fantastic job learning and developing their musical skills preparing for their own performance of both classical and gospel style music.
A favorite highlight of the show is the performance by the RVCC Concert Choir! These advanced High School singers will be performing challenging and diverse repertoire with rich 4-part harmonies and beautiful tone, also adding in rhythmic choreography on “Las Amarillas” and an African-inspired dance to a new style of song, “Never Too Late” from the 2019 Lion King movie.
Together all the combined choirs will be singing the fun and popular song, “Best Day of My Life”, featuring new choreography with colorful ribbon streamers. Another standout moment of the concert will be our Broadway medley from Grease! The choir will be singing several songs from the movie featuring theatrical stage choreography, special costumes, and dancing! Many thanks to theater professional, Kevin Jones, for designing and teaching the stage choreography to our singers.
Adding to the magic, the full choir will be accompanied by talented musicians: A string quartet with members from the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra, Julee Hickox playing flute, and accompanist Carla Crouse on piano.
Join us for an inspiring afternoon of music that promises to be moving, joyful, and inspiringly unforgettable. We can’t wait to share this musical celebration with you!
Interested in joining the choir program? The RVCC loves welcoming new singers! We have choir programs for ages 4-18. Please see our website for more information and to sign up. childrenschoir.com/how-to-join
Concert Tickets
Tickets are available to purchase online at childrenschoir.com/tickets:
Adult (age 13 and up): $23
Children (age 12 and under): $10
**All tickets are general admission, and not specifically assigned seats
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About The RVCC
The Roanoke Valley Children’s Choir includes local youth in grades 1-12 divided into 3 Training Choirs and a Concert Choir. Students are accepted into the choir through classes and auditions held throughout the year.
Now in its 38th year under the direction of Ms. Davidson, the Roanoke Valley Children’s Choir has earned national recognition for choral excellence and is a highly respected arts organization in the Roanoke Valley and in the state of Virginia. Since its founding in 1987, we estimate that over 2,000+ children, ages 6-18, have participated in the choir program.
Singing in a children’s choir can be life changing for so many children. Along with the artistic expression, musical skills, the choir program teaches confidence, teamwork, perseverance, and leadership, while having fun and making friends. The culmination of these qualities leads to skilled young singers, diligent musicians, and emerging community leaders.
MISSION STATEMENT: To provide youth with exceptional musical instruction and performance opportunities in a safe and inclusive environment.
VISION STATEMENT: To develop confident leaders and team members who apply their talent and experience to strengthen and elevate their communities.
Recent featured performances for the RVCC Concert Choir include the 2008, 2014, and 2020 Southern Division American Choral Director Conventions, and the ACDA National Convention in Salt Lake City, Utah in 2015. Festival and Solo performances in Canterbury and London in 2017 and solo performances at Carnegie Hall in 2016 and 2022.
Come and hear this nationally recognized choir as they celebrate the joy of singing with our community!
More info at childrenschoir.com/about-the-rvcc
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About The Roanoke Valley Children’s Choir
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Featured Concert Guest Performers
Concert Program
Concert Songs
The Roanoke Valley Children’s Choir Singers
The Concert will feature 130 singers ages 4-18, divided into five choirs. We are so proud of them. they have worked hard this semester, and are beautiful singers!
The “Little Singers” is our youngest choir, and is made up of 13 singers, ages 4-6.
The “A Choir” (Early Elementary Program) is made up of 17 singers in 1st-2nd grade.
The “B Choir” (Upper Elementary Program) is made up of 22 singers in 3rd-4th grade.
The “B+ Choir” (Youth Program) is made up of 33 singers in 5th-9th grade.
The “Concert Choir” (Advanced High School Program) is made up of 45 High School singers.
Featured Concert Guest Performers
Thank you to the following professional musicians for sharing their talents with us.
String Quartet with member from the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra
Julee Hickcox - Flute
American flutist Julee Hickcox was born in Singapore and lived with her family in Hong Kong until the age of seven. At the age of 15, Julee began her formal flute studies and orchestral training at the North Carolina School of the Arts, performing with the NCSA Symphony Orchestra in the U.S. and Europe. As a teenager, Julee began her professional career with the Winston-Salem Symphony and Salisbury Symphony Orchestra.
Julee has been a member of the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra for 25 years, and performs in the summer with the prestigious orchestra of the Wintergreen Performing Arts Music Festival. Ms. Hickcox has performed with the orchestras of Mill Mountain Theatre and Opera Roanoke, and has appeared as a piccolo soloist with the RSO performing the C Major Concerto by Vivaldi. Julee performs regularly with the Roanoke Valley Children's Choir. Her teachers include such contemporary piccolo masters as Jeffery Zook of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Clement Barone, Jan Gippo, and Laurie Sokoloff.
Kinsie - choreography, choral, and instrumental arrangements
Carla Crouse - Piano Accompaniment
Staff
Kimberly Ruse Davidson, Artistic Director
Kinsie, Operations Manager
Carla Crouse, Accompanist
Kim Roudebush, A-Choir Director
Susan Nixon, Music Librarian
Michelle Sublett, Bookkeeper
RVCC Board of Directors
Carolyn Chrisman, Chair, Finance Committee Member | ✉
Lee Learman, Vice Chair, Grants and Development Committee Member | ✉
Cynthia Lawrence, Grants and Development Committee Chair | ✉
Barbara Moore, Secretary, HR Committee Chair | ✉
Kianna Price Marshall (RVCC Alumni), HR Committee Member | ✉
Kim Davidson, RVCC Director | ✉
Gloria Christen | ✉
Heath Hixson | ✉
Hannah Hochkeppel (RVCC Alumni) | ✉
Josh Green (RVCC Alumni) | ✉
Laura Powell (RVCC Alumni) | ✉
Patrick Hodges | ✉
Volunteer Committee Chairs 2024-2025
A/B/B+ Choral Festival: Leslie Anderson
A/B/B+ School Tour/Discovery Concert: Jennifer Hatch, Jaime Hodges
Attendance (A/B Choirs): Stacy Westervelt
Attendance (B+ Choir): Stephanie Dubyk
Attendance (C Choir): Jaime Hodges, Laurie Otey-Williams
Alumni Communication: __________________
C Choir 2025 trip: Michelle Sublett
*Concert Decorating: *not needed at this time
Concert Power Point: Cheryl Alban
Cookie Monday for C Choir: Maria Gonzalez
Concert Backstage Team: Kianna Price Marshall
Concert Program: Donna Wardell
Concert Round-up: Pam Ruble, Kaitlyn Classey
Fall Retreat: Maria Gonzalez, Lisa Moore
Formal Costume (A/B/B+ Choirs): Nicole Arandia-Beasley, Holly Semrow
Formal Costume (C Choir): Beth Hally, Virginia Bryant
Fundraising for Personal Accounts: Ashley Cochran, Kristy Augustinowicz
Fundraising Events for RVCC purpose: Ashley Cochran, Katherine Havener, Kim Hostetter
Grant Proposals: __________________
Historian: Maria Gonzalez
Music: Susan Nixon (Staff)
Patron Support: Patrick Hodges
Poster Distribution: Kim Hostetter
*Risers: *not needed at this time
Scholarship Committee: Kristin McKee
Spiritwear: Kim Hostetter, Kathy Lynch
Strawberry Festival: Ashley Cochran
Donate
The Roanoke Valley Children’s Choir is a volunteer-run 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
Donations help us be able to continue to share music with children in our community. Your donation to the RVCC helps our program stay strong and can help to change a child’s life through music, teamwork, and friendships.
Thank you for your support and for being part of the RVCC Family!
RVCC Patrons
THANK YOU TO OUR MANY PERSONAL, CORPORATE, AND GRANT DONORS!
Our warmest appreciation to Cave Spring Baptist Church for hosting our Spring Concert. Our most sincere thank you to Bethel Baptist Church for their in-kind support of rehearsal and music storage space for the RVCC. Thank you for supporting a community Arts Organization!
Join The Roanoke Valley Children’s Choir
The RVCC loves welcoming new singers! Go to the “How To Join” page for information and to sign up.
Upcoming Newcomer Events:
Open rehearsal for new singers - On Monday, April 14th, 2025, the choir is having an open rehearsal for new singers and their parents at Bethel Baptist Church, 1601 S Colorado St, Salem, VA (map it) to learn about the RVCC choirs. Interested new singers will sing alongside RVCC choristers as we sing warm-ups and meet new friends! Then you can stay to watch the rehearsal as we prepare for our upcoming concert. Click here for info and to sign up.
1st-5th Elementary Choir Rehearsal = 4:30-5:30 PM
5th-8th Youth Choir Rehearsal = 6:00-7:00 PM
9th-12th Concert Choir Rehearsal = 7:00-8:00 PM
Introductory Singing Class - The RVCC will be having a free introductory singing class for 1st-12th grade students on Friday, May 16th & Monday, May 19th, 2025 from 6:00-6:45 PM at Bethel Baptist Church in Salem, VA. This will be a friendly and accessible class where the RVCC director, Ms. Kimberly Davidson, will teach singing techniques, and you will learn about the RVCC choir program. Click here for info and to sign up.
Choir Year Length:
The choir year is August 2024 - April 2025, split into two semesters, which follow the school year.
Rehearsal Schedule:
1st-4th Elementary Choir Rehearsals = Mondays, 4:30-6:00 PM
5th-8th Youth Choir Rehearsal = Mondays, 5:30-7:00 PM
9th-12th Concert Choir Rehearsal = Mondays, 7:00-9:00 PM
*All weekly rehearsals are on Mondays at Bethel Baptist Church in Salem, VA
Program Cost:
Tuition for our Elementary or Youth Program is $75 per month ($300 total).
The first tuition payment is due when you register.
Financial Aid:
You can apply for a scholarship or find the information for our reduced tuition rate on our website. Scholarship applications are due ASAP in December - the earlier the better! ChildrensChoir.com/scholarships
RVCC 2024-2025 Performances and Events
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2024 Choir Performances and Events
October 19-20
RVCC Fall Retreat, 4-H Center, Smith Mountain Lake
November 29
B B+ Choirs performance at RSO Youth Symphony Discovery Concert at the Jefferson Center
December 6
Concert Choir with the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra for Holiday Pops Salem Civic Center
December 7
RVCC Community Sing-A-Long! Come, Sing with us! Taubman Art Museum
December 11
A B B+ Choirs singing for local elementary schools
December 12
Newcomer Class at Faith Alliance Church (7505 Barrens Road) for all young singers grades 1-11 interested in joining the RVCC
December 21
Thirty- eighth Annual Holiday Concerts at Cave Spring Baptist Church
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2025 Choir Performances and Events
January 13
Rehearsals resume for Spring Semester
January 25
Concert Choir Winter Warm-up, Bethel Baptist
January 26
Concert Choir Church Tour at Second Presbyterian Church
March 8
Concert Choir Performance at Roanoke Arts Pop at the Taubman Museum of Art
April 6
Select Concert members singing Carmina Burana with the RSO and Symphony Chorus
April 11-12
A B B+ Choirs to Music in the Parks Festival in Williamsburg
April 26
Thirty-eighth Annual Spring Concerts at Cave Spring Baptist Church
May 16, 19
Newcomer Classes and auditions held at Bethel Baptist Church childrenschoir.com./how-to-join
July 9-17
Concert Choir to International Children’s Choir Festival in London, Canterbury and Rochester
