Virginia Erwin - Chorale Director, Virginia M. Erwin, soprano, brings over 25 years of teaching and conducting experience to her current position as Music Director of the Blue Ridge Chorale. Currently residing in Keswick, Virginia, she is on the faculty of Piedmont Virginia Community College, where, in addition to her Music Appreciation course, she teaches Classical Voice. As a member of NATS and ACDA, she has directed choirs in Maryland and in Virginia. She was a guest conductor at the 2007 District Music Festival held in Culpeper. Mrs. Erwin received her voice training from Serafina DiGiacomo at the Peabody Institute in Baltimore. With advanced degrees in Education from Syracuse University and in Music from the University of Virginia, Virginia enjoys working with students of all ages. Having previously taught music in the public schools, she is committed to fostering in young people knowledge and appreciation for all genres of music. To that end, she has written and produced several educational musical plays for Charlottesville students.

She is pleased to be in her seventh year with the Chorale, and seeks to bring to her conducting a fresh approach to programming, a sense of enthusiasm, and a commitment to choral excellence. She invites you to share in her enjoyment of good music.

Lisa Norfrey - Accompanist, Lisa is joining the Blue Ridge Choral for our 2010 Winter season. Lisa lives in Charlottesville, Va. and has been playing the piano for seventeen years.
She studied music at The Music School in Providence, RI and at North Park University in Chicago, IL.
More recently she accompanied the Oratorio Society in Charlottesville performing the Brams Requiem. We look forward to having Lisa accompany the Blue Ridge Chorale this coming season.

Cathy ter Weele - Youth Choir Director, a mother of 4 children, residing in Culpeper, has been with the choir five years. With a BME degree from Shenandoah Conservatory, having graduated Magna Cum Laude, she has taught music, toured with groups across Europe, sung solos, and adds much to our choir. She is presently teaching in the Culpeper School Systems full time.

Caleb Ballew - Youth Choir Accompanist, joined our chorale in 2009. He is a teenager and piano student of Cheryl Jarvis. In addition to working with our Youth Choir he plays for church and public school activities. We look forward to a growing relationship with this talented young man.

Jim Wingo - Instrumentalist, Jim Wingo is a graduate of James Madison University, where he received a degree in Music Education as a Saxophone major. He is from Arlington, VA and currently resides in Culpeper County. He offers private wooodwind instruction in the Culpeper area. Among the many instruments Jim plays are alto saxophone, clarinet, flute, trombone, melodica and percussion. We look forward to the added dimension that Wingo's freeform musical styling adds to our concerts.