“Rise Up: Voices United in Song” is a collaborative virtual concert featuring three North Carolina women’s choruses: The Charlotteans of UNC Charlotte, Meredith College Choirs, and Women’s Voices Chorus of Chapel Hill. Join conductors Ginger Wyrick, Shannon Gravelle, and Laura Sam and their singers in this unique webinar performance. The evening will include video performances… Read More →
Women's Voices Chorus
$41,450 in Relief Grants Issued through Orange County Arts Support Fund
The Orange County Arts Commission has awarded a second round of emergency relief grants totaling $22,600 to 28 members of the Orange County arts community and seven art-related nonprofit organizations. Grant amounts for individuals ranged from $200-$600 and will help recipients with essential needs such as groceries, bills, and healthcare expenses. Seven organizations also received… Read More →
Women’s Voices Chorus Winter Concert: Breathe Hope, Sing Hope
Women’s Voices Chorus Winter concert takes its title from Gwen Hall’s composition, “I Sing that My Voice May Be Heard.” Hall’s song captures the grace of the heroic girls who inspired it and expresses the concert’s central message of hope. Other works include an arrangement of Jane Siberry’s mournful “The Valley,” and a setting of… Read More →
Women’s Voices Chorus names Laura Justus Sam as new artistic director
By Barrie Wallace (Chapel Hill, NC) – Women’s Voices Chorus, the premier Triangle chorus for sopranos and altos, has selected Laura Justus Sam as its new artistic director. Sam is an accomplished and skillful practitioner with a demonstrated commitment to excellence. She deeply values the sense of community and joy inspired by choral singing, and… Read More →
Women’s Voices Chorus Spring Concert: Still I Rise
Marking the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage in this country, WVC’s spring concert will celebrate strong women, past, present, and future. The chorus will sing the words of American poets such as the incomparable Maya Angelou, with music by contemporary American composers including Sweet Honey in the Rock’s Ysaye Barnwell. Featuring the world premiere of… Read More →