One week away! College Prep Workshop: Why your music background matters! Discount Update! Qualify for the NEW 50% discount by typing the name of your teacher or guidance counselor into the registration form then select “50% Discounted Student… Read More
College Prep Workshop: Why your music background matters! Discount Update! Qualify for the NEW 50% discount by typing the name of your teacher or guidance counselor into the registration form. Introducing our area’s premier college prep workshop for… Read More
Spring Concert hits and highlights
Our Joyful Noise Spring Concert on May 20 is only a few weeks in the past, but the voices of our young singers still ring in my ears! Many, many thanks to Christ Ascension Episcopal Church for hosting… Read More
The Power of Song (in Pictures)
Neighborhood Singers and City Singers combined in April to sing the National Anthem for the Richmond Flying Squirrels baseball game. We had a blast! It turned out the day we sang was Jackie Robinson Day at the Diamond–a… Read More
Part II: Top tips for Singers (and everyone else!)
Continued from January… 5. Sing in the shower- Raise your hand if you sound good in the shower. (Everybody!) A couple of things are happening here. First, you are distracted by shampoo. Second, you are singing more powerfully… Read More
Wintertide Concert hits and highlights
We’ve had a few days to decompress from the excitement of our annual Wintertide Concert–Wow! What a concert! The room buzzed with love and support from our family and friends, and our singers lit the air on fire… Read More
Part I:Top Tips for Singers (and everyone else!)
I have often been struck by the allegorical elements contained within the discipline of singing. As a person learns to sing, more is learned about everyday life than first realized. In this month of resolution and optimism, I… Read More
Mahler vs. Elmo
It always catches me by surprise to discover that my three-year-old is really listening. On our way to the CMOR Short Pump the other day, the car radio was tuned to an interview with renowned conductor Michael Tilson… Read More
Greetings from the Director
Greetings from Leslie Dripps, Executive & Artistic Director: Why is it important that our youth learn to sing? You’ve no doubt heard the valuable arguments for preserving our arts and our heritages, developing future patrons of the… Read More
Posted: December 11, 2012 by admin
From time to time, we have guest bloggers visit us here. Today we’ll enjoy some reflections from Bridget Westhoven, board member and choir parent to two of our fabulous singers: One old chestnut that teachers like to use… Read More