Department of Music

The Oratorio Society of Virginia will host their annual Together in Song community choral workshop on Saturday, March 9 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 500 Park St. in Charlottesville. Community singers are invited to register for and participate in the morning workshop where they will join Oratorio Society members in rehearsing several pieces for the 4 p.m. concert, “Music from the Theatre.” The concert will feature works from opera and musical theatre by composers including Verdi, Beethoven, Sondheim, Mozart, Wagner, Rodgers and Hammerstein, and Boublil and Schönberg. 

The event will benefit the Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Virginia. For 30 years, their core programs have been engaging young people in activities with adults and peers, building kids’ self-esteem and helping them reach their full potential. With locations in Albemarle, Charlottesville, Madison, and Orange, the Boys and Girls Clubs now serve more than 2,000 kids annually. Workshop and concert guests will have the option to donate directly to the Boys and Girls Clubs on Saturday and a portion of the registration and ticket revenue will be donated to the organization. 

To register to participate in the choral workshop, please visit www.oratoriosociety.org. Singers interested in the workshop will need to prepare five choral works listed below, for which The Oratorio Society will provide the music. 

To be rehearsed and performed with community singers: 

• “Va, pensiero” from Nabucco by Verdi 
• Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin by Wagner 
• Medley of songs from Carousel and The Sound of Music 
• “No One is Alone” from Into the Woods by Sondheim, arr. by Higgins 
• “One Day More” from Les Misérables by Boublil and Schönberg 

Our 2023-2024 season Presenting Sponsor is The Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation. Additional funding is also provided by the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts, Wegmans, and Bama Works. Our media sponsors are WVTF/Radio IQ and WTJU of the University of Virginia. 

For over 55 years, The Oratorio Society of Virginia has offered high quality, engaging concerts for the cultural enrichment, creative inspiration, and education of its home community of Charlottesville and the surrounding region. Throughout five decades of performances, this all-volunteer chorus has amassed an impressive repertoire, which includes works by Bernstein, Brahms, Haydn, Mozart, Rutter, and many more. Collaborative partners include Charlottesville Opera, the UVA University Singers, Charlottesville Symphony, and Charlottesville Ballet.

This is an affiliated event, for more information, please visit www.oratoriosociety.org