Love is in the air! The Central Virginia Masterworks Chorale will present the Virginia premiere of LOVE, a commissioned work composed by Dr. Willam Payn. Conducted by Ryan Tibbetts, LOVE will be performed by the Chorale with soprano and baritone soloists and string orchestra.

LOVE highlights lyrics taken from poems by notables including e.e. cummings, Langston Hughes, and Elizabeth Barrett Browning with narration by local celebrity Mike Goldberg. Mike is a classical music host at VPM and a meteorologist at CBS 6 in Richmond.

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Do you enjoy singing with a group, mastering challenging choral works, improving your singing talent - and live in the Central Virginia area?

Sopranos, altos, tenors, and basses are all welcome. Although formal musical training is not required, previous experience with choral singing is encouraged. Simple auditions with the director are for vocal placement within the group.

For safety's sake, the Chorale is recommending (but not requiring) that all singers have COVID-19 vaccinations and boosters if medically possible, and please note that while masks are not currently required by our hosts, you are welcome to mask during rehearsals and concerts if you wish. 

If you are interested in joining us for Spring 2024, the Virginia premiere of LOVE by Bill Payn, don't hesitate to contact us. Rehearsals begin Monday, January 15th, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. at Duncan Memorial United Methodist Church in Ashland, VA.

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Conductor Ryan J. Tibbetts began his tenure as the fourth Artistic Director and Conductor of the Central Virginia Masterworks Chorale in August 2015. Since 2015, he has also served as the Artistic Director of the Richmond Concert Chorale, and in 2017 he became Director of Music at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, Goochland.

Accompanist Daniel Stipe is equally at home as a solo recitalist, collaborator and arranger on both the piano and the organ. His large and varied concert repertory, with special focus on works of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, continues to delight audiences nationwide.

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