Dear Friends and Neighbors,

            We invite all interested singers to consider joining us in September. Please feel free to contact Bob Mayer and join us for an exciting new musical season!

With best regards,

Prince William Chorale Interim Artistic Director/Conductor

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    The Chorale is currently in our summer recess.  We will resume rehearsals in September.  Information will be posted on this website in August for our 2008 - 2009 concert and performance season.

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Board of Directors

President = (Search in progress)

Vice-President for Public Relations= Mrs. Charmaine Malos

Secretary = Ms. Nancy Bentrem

Treasurer = Ms. Cheryl Cameron (acting)

Operations Director = Mr. John Patrick

Assistant Operations Director = Mr. Bob Mayer

Interim Artistic Director = (To Be Announced)

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Our concert and performance schedule for the 2007-08 year has been as follows:

Recent Performances: 

June 14, 2008: Flag Day concert of “America’s Patriotic Music”
   Music from Americana in a wide variety was performed at 4 P.M. on Saturday, 14 June at Manassas Presbyterian Church. Music from Irving Berlin and Cole Porter and Big Band classics was featured.  

June 1, 2008: Two concerts. a 3 P.M. DAR ladies group concert and a 4 P.M. missionary benefit concert were held on Sunday, 1 June, at the Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Alexandria.  In front of a most appreciative audience, the music included selections from the Classic Jazz era. 

May 4, 2008: “Classic Jazz Plus”   The concert was held on Sunday, 4 May, at the Manassas Presbyterian Church.  In front of a very appreciative audience, the music included selections from Cole Porter, and Big Band numbers, as well as classic numbers like Hoagy Carmichael’s “Sky Lark”, “Java Jive”, “I Hear Music”, and more. 

March 21, 2008: Service of Darkness
   The Prince William Chorale presented the 2nd Annual performance of the powerful Good Friday work, “Service of Darkness” by Dale Wood, on Friday evening, March 21, 2008 at the Manassas Presbyterian Church, Manassas, Virginia. This work is based on the seven last words of Christ and has been performed by the Chorale for numerous appreciative audiences around the area over the years. We are honored by the fact that the most frequently heard comment by the audience afterwards was “excellent.”

October-December, 2007:  Three concerts were performed at Assisted living facilities around the area during this time-frame. Each consisted of a variety of up-beat popular music, ranging from current to classic, and each was well-received by our audiences.   A successful December Christmas concert was also performed at Manassas Presbyterian Church.

July 28th, 2007: Final 2007 Season Concert     The Prince William Chorale performed for a very appreciative audience, selections included medleys from Broadway, as well as other well-known choral selections.

June 24, 2007: American Music - From Folk Songs to Broadway
The Prince William Chorale performed at the Sumner Lake development in Manassas, VA on Sunday, June 24.

April 28, 2007: Medical Missionaries “Caring Hearts Ball”
The Prince William Chorale was honored to perform a medley of songs at the annual gala & fundraising auction for Medical Missionaries. Please visit the http://medicalmissionaries.info for more information on Medical Missionaries and their mission.

April 6, 2007: Service of Darkness
The Prince William Chorale presented the powerful Good Friday work, “Service of Darkness” by Dale Wood, on Friday evening, April 6, 2007 at the Manassas Presbyterian Church, Manassas, Virginia. This work is based on the seven last words of Christ and has been performed by the Chorale for numerous appreciative audiences around the area over the years.

February 2, 2007: Potomac Mills Mall Community Expo
The Prince William Chorale performed several popular selections at the Community Expo, in the Grand Court of the Potomac Mills Mall.

For group reservations or performance information or to inquire about private-audience customized performances, call Bob Mayer at 703-368-4997 or contact him via email at mayerr70@bigplanet.com.

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Rehearsals

   The Chorale is currently in Summer recess.

   Rehearsals are on Tuesday evenings, 7:30 - 9:15 PM from September through May, and potentially each year through July, at the Antioch Church of Christ, 8310 Plantation Lane, Manassas, VA. 

   We are always interested in meeting new members who may wish to join us. Stop in at our rehearsal location or call Bob Mayer, 703-368-4997 to set up an informal voice-placement audition.

Membership/ Volunteer Opportunities

  We invite you to join us!   Call if you’d like to sing with an energetic, capable, and enthusiastic group of people, or know someone who might enjoy singing with us. We currently also are seeking friends of the Prince William Chorale who might be willing to serve on the Board of Directors or assist the Board in some supporting capacity. Please call Bob, 703-368-4997, for additional information.

History

This organization was established on May 22, 1993, as the Prince William Chorale, a reorganization of the group previously known as the Manassas Choral Society which was established in 1967 by members of several area church choirs who were interested in singing a broader range of music.

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Our goal is to create an audition-only Soprano/Alto/Tenor/Bass (SATB) Chorale (32-member target maximum; 8 capable and enthusiastic quality singers per part) organization which will provide highest-quality vocal performances of music of all types (Classical, Broadway, Traditional, Popular, Big Band, Folk, Jazz, etc,) for our neighbors in the Northern Virginia area.

We are seeking talented members from all segments of our community, including our area high schools, to perform interesting and musically-challenging selections for the pleasure of our members and to both entertain and delight our audiences.

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