A Community Choir in the Central Virginia Region

It’s Sign-up Time for the Summer Music Workshop

May11
2013 Written by Carolyn

This June, the Blue Ridge Chorale again offers our Music Workshop for Youth (ages 7 to 14), conducted by Cathy ter Weele, at the Yowell Meadow Park – Pavilion A.  The Workshop will meet weekdays June 17 through 28.  Children should arrive at 10:00 a.m.  and be picked up at 12:00 noon. This is a relaxed, fun 2 week workshop teaching: singing , dances, and recorders, all in folk themes

There will be a Workshop Performance for family and friends on Friday, June 28 at 7 p.m. at Yowell MeadowPark.

Music Workshop Cost: $45 per child   (family discounts for 2nd and 3rd child)

Pre-Registration is required.  Go to the Youth Chorale page for the application and workshop outline. Call Cathy ter Weele with questions @ 540-829-8798.

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What a concert!

May11
2013 Written by Carolyn
Haley Fritz, left, and Johncie Carlson, right, sing a duet from Wicked.

Haley Fritz, left, and Johncie Carlson, right, sing a duet from Wicked.

Doug Schmit soloing "New York State of Mind" on the sax.

Doug Schmit soloing “New York State of Mind” on the sax.

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Kathy and Scott Tester add their music to the songs of West Side Story.

Jack Garber sings a solo from Les Miserables.

Jack Garber sings a solo from Les Miserables.

We had a wonderful time singing our New York concert!  The performance at Open Door Church on April 26th hosted and audience of about 125 wonderful folks; on the 29th we sang for a room of about 50 at the Culpeper Baptist Retirement Community and then on May 7th performed before an audience of 350 at the new State Theatre along with 2 of our neighboring chorales:  the Bel Canto and the Madison Choral Society, in a celebration of choral music in the area.   What a great concert season!

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“A New York State of Mind”

Apr11
2013 Written by Carolyn

Mark your calendars for the Blue Ridge Chorale’s concert, A New York State of Mind, directed by Carole Tomhave, on Friday, April 26th at Open Door Baptist Church at 7:00 pm. The concert features Broadway music, songs of the City That Never Sleeps, and much more! This will be an evening of music, dance and fun for all ages.  Admission will be $10

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for adults, $5 for children, and $25 for family, and can be paid at the door.  Cafe refreshments will be sold by the Culpeper Band Boosters, and dancers from the Excell Dance Studio will perform.  It’s going to be a lively, fun and musical evening, so put on your city clothes and step out to join us in celebrating The Big Apple!

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Spring Flower Sale – This Week Only!!

Mar13
2013 Written by Carolyn

Update: Well, our sale went very well, thanks to you all, and the flowers will be brought to our rehearsal on this Monday, March 25th for pick-up. Special thanks to Joyce Calhoun for wrangling this fundraiser!

The Chorale is selling spring flowers, to be ordered by next Monday, March 18th and delivered on March 25th (which is the Monday before Easter). The choices are: 6″ pots of tulips (mixed colors: 5-6 bulbs per pot), hyacinths (mixed colors: 4 per pot) and white Easter lilies. These are lovely flowers: great for use in the home, and for church or office decoration as well as wonderful gifts for family, friends and shut-ins. All three of these bulb varieties can be planted outdoors for recurring blossoms each spring. The plants cost $8 per pot, with a free pot added to every 7 of the same plants in one order – for instance, ordering 7 pots of tulips will get you 8 at no extra cost.

We are taking orders this week only. Email or call for more information, and get your order to us by next Monday, March 18th. Flowers can be picked up at our rehearsal on Monday the 25th.

As a not-for-profit community chorale, our fundraising proceeds are a major support of our budget. Your participation in our fundraising events is valuable, and we greatly appreciate it!

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Busy Rehearsing!

Feb21
2013 Written by Carolyn

February 2013 Rehearsal 008With 40 members enrolling this spring, we have a full house for a busy season!  We’ll be singing songs of and about New York City, including Broadway favorites.  This is such a fun concert!

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Christmas Concert 2012!

Jan07
2013 Written by Carolyn

We had a wonderful Christmas concert season. We sang carols at the Community Tree Lighting in Culpeper, and sang our concert program for and with folks at the Boxwood Center. We then performed an Evening Out concert at Prince Michel Vineyards. Our final “Sing We Now of Christmas” concert was at Reynolds Memorial Church in Sperryville, where we were accompanied by the Culpeper Presbyterian Church Handbell Choir. It was a terrific concert in a beautiful, historic setting, and Reynolds rang with Christmas spirit and joy!

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We Had a Wonderful Christmas Concert!

Jan07
2013 Written by Carolyn
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Second Annual Holiday Marketplace Nov 17th

Oct16
2012 Written by Carolyn

(We still have space for a few more vendors.  Call us at 540-223-5462 if you’re interested)

Here’s News: Christmas Shopping Can Be Fun!  

Christmas shopping really can be fun!

  • It’s fun to shop when the environment is comfortable and supportive and there’s a wide variety of goods available.
  • It’s fun to shop when you can share the experience with friends and family, and can get your lunch and snacks on location.
  • It’s fun to shop when you know your holiday budget is buying unique, high quality items while helping support local craftspeople, businesses, farms and vendors.
  • It’s fun to shop when one shopping trip can provide all these benefits and when you know your shopping is helping support a true community resource: the Blue Ridge Chorale.

 

On Saturday, November 17th, the Chorale is sponsoring its Holiday Marketplace at The Depot in Culpeper, from 11:00 am-5:00 pm. We’ll have up to 20 local artisan, specialty, farm and food businesses there.

Products available will include:   Unique, original designs in handmade jewelry and scarves.    Fine china and home decorations.  A wide selection of beautiful handmade pottery and crafts, all from this area.   Delicious homemade cakes, sweet breads and pies, to take home with you or to order for your holiday table.   Pretzel rolls, apple butter and baked goods.          Alpaca wool yarn and products.  Pampered Chef kitchenware.   A wide variety of textile products.  Hand painted signs and decorations.  Handbags and jewelry.   Sumptuous sauce and seasoning blends. Naturally scented oils and creams.  and… much, much more!

Put some merriment into your shopping at the BRC Holiday Marketplace!

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Chorale Fall Season Is Here!

Sep02
2012 Written by Carolyn

Bea Elliott and Sasha Clark give Dot Scott their registration info.

With a nice big group of singers and a fun and challenging program to generate great concerts, we have a wonderful season ahead of us! Though the Chorale is staffed with a record number of singers this season, we’ll still accept new members for another 2-3 weeks. Singers at all levels of experience are welcome to join our Chorale, or our Youth Chorale (for ages 7-14, starts Sept 17th). Call 540-948-4573 about joining us.

The Blue Ridge Chorale is a non-affiliated, not-for-profit community chorale serving Culpeper, Fauquier, Madison, Orange and Rappahannock Counties and their surrounds.  We meet on Monday evenings at Open Door Baptist Church on Rt 3 in Culpeper.

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Fall Season Has Begun (and what a great turnout)!

Sep02
2012 Written by Carolyn

Johncie Carlson and Deb Thompson are all ready to start singing again!

Dot Scott (seated, right) runs a busy registration table.

Basses Wayne Payne and Jack Garber talking about their summers.

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Summer activities

"All-Members Supper and Meeting"
All BRC folks and their families are invited to attend our Annual Meeting on Monday, May 20th at Open Door Baptist Church in Culpeper. Arrive 6:00ish, catch up with friends, eat at 6:30, catch up with friends, meet at 7:30, end meeting abt 8:15, catch up with friends, leave abt 8:45 = a nice evening! Hope we'll see you there!

"Summer Music Workshop for Youth"
Starts 10:00 am, ends noon, each week day from June 17th to 28th. A wonderful chance for kids 7 & up to learn more about music, song and folk dance in an informal outdoor environment. It's fun and educational!

Singing at the "Reading of the Declaration"
July 4th at the Courthouse in Culpeper, starting at 11:30 AM. The Sons of the American Revolution conduct their annual, and very moving, Reading of the Declaration of Independence on the Courthouse lawn. The Chorale will perform favorite patriotic songs including "God Bless America." It's a great way to kick off a meaningful and pleasant July 4th celebration!

"Fall Season Starts!"
Our first rehearsal on Monday, August 26th will start our Fall season. We'll meet at Open Door Baptist Church at 6:15 PM and start rehearsal at 6:30. The Chorale had a record season this spring and we expect great things for this fall! Join us!