The Virginia Consort-About The Consort

The Virginia Consort: About the Consort









"Just a note of congratulations on the truly splendid concert on Sunday. The Beethoven Mass sounded better than any recording I have on CD. You and all concerned have much to be proud of in the level of excellence of the performance." --Thomas J. Michie

About the Consort

The Virginia Consort enters its eighteenth season of offering Charlottesville-area music lovers concerts of surpassing beauty and vitality. Started quietly by a group of experienced singers who simply wanted to sing under the direction of Judith Gary, The Consort grew quickly in stature and vision, creating the adjunct Virginia Consort Youth Chorale along the way.

The 35-member group now offers a full season of concerts, including a mid-season performance of a major work with an expanded chorus, professional soloists, and full orchestra. Recent performances include the Brahms Requiem, Leonard Bernstein's Chichester Psalms, Franz Joseph Haydn's Mass In Time of War, and last season's Gloria by Poulenc. The Consort's Christmastide performances invariably sell out.

The Festival Chorus

The Expanded Chorus Each spring for its midseason performance, The Virginia Consort expands its membership by inviting qualified singers to join them in presenting a major work from the choral-orchestral repertoire. This season's principal work will be the Credo section of the Bach B-Minor Mass.

Video: A Day in the Life of the Consort

*QuickTime format, 5.35 MB

1658 Brandywine Dr.
Charlottesville, VA 22901
Phone: 434.244.8444
E-mail: consort2@aol.com