University of Maryland & CARNEGIE HALL - July 1-8, 2023!

Sixty-four members of SVCC's Concert Choir, under the direction of Dr. Janet M. Hostetter with assistant director Joy Anderson, traveled to the University of Maryland July 1-3 to rehearse and perform with respected children's choirs: Children's Chorus of Washington, Toronto Children's Chorus, and Young Voices of the Philippines. On July 4, SVCC choristers visited the luxurious Watergate hotel to learn some United States history and to film at Top of the Gate--the Watergate's scenic platform overlooking the Potomac River. The next day, all four choirs headed to New York where they rehearsed with the Children's Orchestra Society along with choir members from the St. Genevieve Valiant Voices and the Virginia Children's Chorus. The climax of the trip was a 2-3/4 hour performance in Carnegie Hall, July 7, where individual choirs performed 20-minute sets followed by the world premiere of Jude Roldan's Missa Virtutum (Mass of Virtues) under the direction of Hostetter with all choir and orchestra members performing.

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American Choral Director's Association - 2022

For the sixth time since the year 2000, SVCC was honored to have been chosen by blind audition to perform at the American Choral Directors Association Southern Region Conference February 24-26, 2023. Fifty-eight members of SVCC's Concert Choir, along with 21 dedicated staff and chaperones traveled to Raleigh, NC for the conference. Although masks were required inside of the Meymandi Concert Hall, both audience and singers were eager to be performing in-person again after two years of navigating more strict protocols. SVCC's engaging performance was met with a standing ovation and applause that continued until every singer had exited the stage.

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COLORADO 2019 

Twenty-eight Concert Choir members, eight chaperones, and four support staff travelled to Denver, Colorado, June 21-28, 2019 to generate a music video of "America the Beautiful" and to participate in the Sing-a-Mile-High Children's Choral Festival under the direction of Rollo Dilworth.  

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American Choral Directors Association - 2018

In 2018, SVCC was honored to have been chosen from among 85 choirs who auditioned to perform at the American Choral Directors Association Southern Division Conference February 22-24. Seventy-three members of SVCC Concert Choir, along with 30 dedicated staff and chaperones traveled to Louisville, KY for the conference and performed for an audience of choral directors and other enthusiastic listeners. SVCC's performance was met with a standing ovation and rousing applause, and choristers enjoyed interacting with appreciative audience members after the concert.

Read more about the 2018 SVCC ACDA trip.

Peru 2017

In June 2017, twenty-seven members of Concert Choir spent two weeks in Cusco, Peru touring, singing and working with local school children.  A special highlight of the trip was creating a new YouTube video featuring SVCC choristers along with  Peruvian children's choir, Los K'ana Wawakuna.  That video along with other pictures and videos can be viewed here.