News and Updates from 2012

December 9, 2012:  The 2012-2013 Richmond Symphony Vocal Apprentices, all members of the Richmond Symphony Chorus, performed Handel's Messiah with the orchestra for a standing room only crowd.  Second row:  Paul Brockman, Stephen Wright, and Erin Stuhlman.  Front row:  Elise Jenkins, Cynthia Hickman, Ellen Broen, Meredith Outlaw, and Gabrielle Bergeret.  

​November 14, 2012: Recording live in performance in May 2012, the Hampton Roads Classics Label's recording of Mahler's Symphony no. 8 was released on November 2.  The Richmond Symphony Chorus joined the Virginia Symphony, Virginia Symphony Chorus, Old Dominion University Chorus, Christopher Newport University Chorus, and Virginia Children's Chorus for this monumental performance and recording conducted by JoAnn Falletta. Read the full press release.

October 30, 2012:  Richmond Symphony Vocal Apprentices Named.  Read the press release here.  
     
October 10, 2012:  Mezzo Soprano and Richmond Symphony Chorus member Elise Jenkins recently had the honor of singing the National Anthem for Vice President Joe Biden.  In the background is Joyce Bassette, Music Specialist for the Richmond City Public Schools and great partner with the Richmond Symphony. 
September 14, 2012:  We are pleased to announce that two members of the Richmond Symphony Chorus, Sopranos Gabrielle Bergeret and Elise Jenkins will be soloist on the Richmond Symphony's opening Lollipops concert on October 27.  They will have the chance to tap into their inner divas as they perform Rossini's Cat Duet on a program celebrating animals in music! Click here for tickets and more information. 

July 4, 2012:  The Richmond Symphony Chorus sings the National Anthem at the Flying Squirrels game on Independence Day. The umpire said it was the best version they've ever heard at the Diamond. Click here for more information. And, watch the home video here:  

May 2012:  The Richmond Symphony Chorus joins the Virginia Symphony Chorus and Virginia Symphony to perform Mahler's Symphony No. 8 as part of the Virginia Arts Festival.  (See picture above!).   Conducted by JoAnn Falletta, the work played to full houses. Read here for more about this historic collaboration. 

March 2012:  The Richmond Symphony Chorus sings Mendelssohn's rarely performed Die Erste Walpurgisnacht with the Richmond Symphony. According to Clarke Bustard, "The Richmond Symphony Chorus...went at it with gusto and theatricality. I've never heard these singers sound as much like a good opera chorus as they did here." Read the full review here.

December 9, 2012:  The 2012-2013 Richmond Symphony Vocal Apprentices, all members of the Richmond Symphony Chorus, performed Handel's Messiah with the orchestra for a standing room only crowd.  Second row:  Paul Brockman, Stephen Wright, and Erin Stuhlman.  Front row:  Elise Jenkins, Cynthia Hickman, Ellen Broen, Meredith Outlaw, and Gabrielle Bergeret.  
November 14, 2012: Recording live in performance in May 2012, the Hampton Roads Classics Label's recording of Mahler's Symphony no. 8 was released on November 2.  The Richmond Symphony Chorus joined the Virginia Symphony, Virginia Symphony Chorus, Old Dominion University Chorus, Christopher Newport University Chorus, and Virginia Children's Chorus for this monumental performance and recording conducted by JoAnn Falletta. Read the full press release.


October 30, 2012:  Richmond Symphony Vocal Apprentices Named.  Read the press release here.  
     
October 10, 2012:  Mezzo Soprano and Richmond Symphony Chorus member Elise Jenkins recently had the honor of singing the National Anthem for Vice President Joe Biden.  In the background is Joyce Bassette, Music Specialist for the Richmond City Public Schools and great partner with the Richmond Symphony. 
September 14, 2012:  We are pleased to announce that two members of the Richmond Symphony Chorus, Sopranos Gabrielle Bergeret and Elise Jenkins will be soloist on the Richmond Symphony's opening Lollipops concert on October 27.  They will have the chance to tap into their inner divas as they perform Rossini's Cat Duet on a program celebrating animals in music! Click here for tickets and more information. 

July 4, 2012:  The Richmond Symphony Chorus sings the National Anthem at the Flying Squirrels game on Independence Day. The umpire said it was the best version they've ever heard at the Diamond. Click here for more information. And, watch the home video here:  

May 2012:  The Richmond Symphony Chorus joins the Virginia Symphony Chorus and Virginia Symphony to perform Mahler's Symphony No. 8 as part of the Virginia Arts Festival.  (See picture above!).   Conducted by JoAnn Falletta, the work played to full houses. Read here for more about this historic collaboration. 

March 2012:  The Richmond Symphony Chorus sings Mendelssohn's rarely performed Die Erste Walpurgisnacht with the Richmond Symphony. According to Clarke Bustard, "The Richmond Symphony Chorus...went at it with gusto and theatricality. I've never heard these singers sound as much like a good opera chorus as they did here." Read the full review here.