The “Best Of - Sing Spectacular” Concert is on Youtube!
*Original concert information is below
“Sing Spectacular” Joint Concert!
The Roanoke Valley Children’s Choir and Opera Roanoke
Celebrating favorite songs from Broadway, Movies, and Opera!
May 2nd, 2021 at 3:00pm at the Salem Football Stadium
(In case of rain, the concert will be performed May 8th)
Tickets available through the Salem Civic Center Box Office:
*More information is below
Announcing..... A special joint concert with the Roanoke Valley Children’s Choir and Opera Roanoke, "Sing Spectacular"! Celebrating favorite songs from Broadway, Movies, and Operas! May 2, 2021 at 3:00pm at the Salem Football Stadium.
Opera Roanoke, under the direction of Maestro Steven White and the Roanoke Valley Children’s Choir under the direction of Kimberly Ruse Davidson will be performing favorite songs from Movies, Broadway and Opera. The Opera Chorus and the RVCC will sing together “Evening Prayer” from Hansel and Gretel, “Va Pensiero” from Nabucco, and “The Humming Chorus” from Madame Butterfly. Opera Roanoke will continue with Opera favorites and RVCC will add songs from Annie, Oliver, Grease, The Greatest Showman, The Wizard of Oz and Singin in the Rain.
Singers will be wearing masks and safely spaced 10 feet apart. For sound, will be using 100 individual microphones with a full sound system provided by Stage Sound. Stadium seating will be carefully socially distanced in family groups or as individuals or sets of 2. Masks are required for all audience members.
Tickets:
Tickets will be for sale starting March 22, 2021, from the Salem Civic Center:
In-person at the Salem Civic Center Box office, open Monday - Friday, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm (go in-person to avoid added fees).
Online at Salemciviccenter.com (through Ticketmaster with added fees)
Adults $23, $12 for Children 6-12, Children 5 and under are free.
Tickets will be sold in groups of four or two people with assigned seating for social distancing. Some single tickets will be available.
About
About: Opera Roanoke
Opera Roanoke produces professional opera performances, educational programs, and civic engagement events annually throughout the Roanoke Valley. Led by Chorus Master Josh O’Dell, the Opera Roanoke Chorus is a group of local singers dedicated to the extension of Opera Roanoke’s mission in the community. Throughout the pandemic, Opera Roanoke’s Chorus has remained an active group, producing virtual choir videos on the rooftop at Center in the Square and working with Opera Roanoke’s professional artists to create uplifting videos that have been shared widely on social media. Throughout the regular season, the Opera Roanoke Chorus actively participates in Opera Roanoke’s mainstage productions, making the drama and passion of opera come to life.
Maestro Steven White, Opera Roanoke
Opera Roanoke Chorus (2020)
About: Roanoke Valley Children’s Choir
The Roanoke Valley Children’s Choir offers an in-depth pre-professional choral program of 3 training choirs and a concert choir for youth ages 7-18. The new “Little Singers Class and Choir”, directed by Ms. Kirsti Davidson is a choral introduction for our youngest singers, ages 4-6.
Recent featured performances for the RVCC Concert Choir include the 2008, 2014, and 2020 Southern Division American Choral Director Conventions, the 2015 ACDA National Convention in Salt Lake City, a solo performance at Carnegie Hall in 2016, solo and festival performances in Canterbury Cathedral in 2017 and the solo Liturgical Choir at the National Cathedral in 2019.
Come and hear this nationally recognized choir as they celebrate their 34th concert year of excellence!
Kimberly Ruse Davidson, Roanoke Valley Children’s Choir
Roanoke Valley Children’s Choir (2019)
Roanoke Valley Children’s Choir 2021 Newcomer Auditions for ages 7-17
At the American Legion Pavilion on Apperson in Salem.
May 13th, 5:30 - 7:00 pm
AND
May 15th, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Schedule your audition online: https://www.childrenschoir.com/how-to-join
Prepare for your audition with this free online class: https://www.childrenschoir.com/preparing-for-your-audition
