The talented 45-member Wytheville Community College Choir presents Songs from the Blue Ridge, a program of musical selections from the Blue Ridge Mountains. Selections from the concert include compositions from Consider the Lilies: An Appalachian Requiem, by Timothy Michael Powell, composed in memory of his daughter, as well as three classic early American folksongs, Three Appalachian Songs, arranged by Dwight Bigler.
The performances will take place on Thursday, April 25, at First United Methodist Church, in Hillsville, and on Thursday, May 2, at St. Paul United Methodist Church, in Wytheville. Both performances begin at 7 p.m.
The WCC Choir was established in 2013. Since then, the choir has performed several major choral compositions such as Messiah by Handel, Gloria by Vivaldi, Magnificat and Gloria by John Rutter, Requiem by Mark Hayes, Requiem for the Living by Dan Forrest, Dark Night of the Soul and Luminous Night of the Soul by Ola Gjeilo, and the Virginia premiere of Jubilate Deo by Dan Forrest. The choir has performed at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center in New York City with members of the New York Symphony Orchestra. They have also performed with the Knoxville Symphony Chamber Orchestra.
Performances by the choir were featured on TV station WFXR in December 2019 and have been seen in feature stories on WDBJ and WSLS. Cynthia Jackson is the choir’s director. For more information about the WCC Choir, visit www.wcc.vccs.edu/wcc-choir.
There is no admission price for these events; however, donations to the WCC Choir Fund will be appreciated.
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