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The Delaware Valley Chorale is proud to be an active partner in the IN Wilmington Arts Campaign!
“This all-volunteer chorus graced the audience with a fabulous performance.” Click here to read Jessica Graae's review of “The Creation” by Franz Joseph Haydn.
Upcoming Concerts
Elmore’s The Cross and Britten's Rejoice in the Lamb and Festival Te Deum
Saturday, May 18, 2013 at 7:30 p.m.
Aldersgate United Methodist Church
Wilmington, Delaware
Tickets available at the door!
PRESS RELEASE No. 1: Tribute to Late Philadelphia Composer Robert Elmore. Click here to read the press release.
PRESS RELEASE No. 2: Two Composers' 100th Birthdays Celebrated in One Concert. Click here to read the press release.
2013 Young Musician Award for Choral Composition
Click here for details of this annual award for composers of choral music.
Recordings
Listen now to David Schelat's Te Deum Laudamus and selections from Handel's Messiah.
Make a Contribution
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Mission
The non-profit DELAWARE VALLEY CHORALE serves the greater Wilmington area by enriching the community through excellent and inspiring performances of great choral literature; supporting its talented and dedicated membership with professional skill and leadership; and nurturing the art of choral music through scholarships, commissions and showcases.
Since its beginning in 1984, the Delaware Valley Chorale has brought artistic and musical enrichment to audiences and performers. And we continue to grow as the funds we raise are used to develop the talents of young musicians.
Patrons
The DELAWARE VALLEY CHORALE is made possible, in part, by grants from The DuPont Company and from the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency committed to promoting and supporting the Arts in Delaware, as well as through grants from The Gilliam Foundation; and from Ian C. and Mary Alice James. Click here to see a list of all our patrons for this concert season.
History
The Delaware Valley Chorale has its roots in
a choral group organized by David Christopher in
1984. This group, called the Performing Arts Society
of Delaware, was under David's direction until 1986.
In early 1987, the chorus was reorganized as the
Delaware Festival Chorus. Mary Woodmansee Green
became its Artistic Director and Conductor starting
with the 1987-88 season. In 1993, the chorus was
renamed the Delaware Valley Chorale to better reflect
the regional makeup of the chorus and its audience.
At the end of the 1997-98 season Mary stepped down as Artistic Director in order to accept the directorship of the Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra. Charles (Chic) Walker became Artistic Director and Conductor of DVC and served until the spring of 2005, when David Christopher was once again named Artistic Director and Conductor.
Major classical works performed by DVC include Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, Bach's Christmas Oratorio, Brahms Nänie and Schicksalslied, Mozart's Grand Mass in C Minor, Orff's Carmina Burana, and Vaughan Williams' Dona Nobis Pacem as well as Requiems by Brahms, Bruckner, Cherubini, Duruflé, Howells, Mozart, Schubert, and Verdi. DVC has also performed many shorter works and individual pieces by 20th century composers such as Schönberg, Poulenc, Elgar, Vaughan-Williams, and Gershwin.
In the past, the Chorale traditionally presented a Good Friday concert of sacred music appropriate to the Lenten-Easter season. DVC has performed major works jointly with several regional symphony orchestras. These include the Delaware County Symphony, Delaware Repertory Orchestra, Independence Sinfonia, Kennett Symphony, Newark Symphony and Old York Road Symphony.
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or, if you prefer, you may send a check to:
DELAWARE VALLEY CHORALE
PO Box 4623
Greenville, Delaware 19807