Hopewell Valley Chorus

Spring into Song, Sunday, April 15, 2 to 4 p.m.

March 15, 2018

Please join us for the 19th annual Spring into Song! Admission-free, multi-group, vocal extravaganza sponsored by the Hopewell Valley Chorus and featuring the Trenton Children’s Chorus, Vox Nova, and the Timberlane Singers. Free-will donations benefit the Trenton Children’s Chorus singers participation in outstanding summer programs. Hosted by Central Church, 2015 Pennington Rd, Ewing, NJ 08618. Information: hopewellvalleychorus@gmail.com … More Spring into Song, Sunday, April 15, 2 to 4 p.m.

Deck the Halls!

November 27, 2017

Choral Conducting Scholar Program

September 8, 2017

The Hopewell Valley Chorus is accepting applications for their Choral Conducting Scholar Program. Applicants should be of high school age and have a strong interest in choral conducting or music education. Accepted Scholars will be given dedicated rehearsal time to teach a piece of music to the Chorus. Each Scholar will have private score study … More Choral Conducting Scholar Program

“Deck the Halls”

August 9, 2017

This fall the chorus is rehearsing for “Deck the Halls,” a program of sacred and secular winter holiday music. Please see our Repertoire page for details. (Concert date: Friday, December 15.) While membership for this season is closed, all who love to sing are welcome to join us next season, with open rehearsals set for … More “Deck the Halls”

We practiced, practiced, practiced…

June 20, 2017

Earlier this year, members of the HVC made their debut in CARNEGIE HALL, New York City. On March 11, 2017, they performed W.A. Mozart’s cherished and famed Requiem, K. 646. Auditioned singers from all over the country came together to rehearse and perform this masterwork under the baton of Dr. Bruce Chamberlain, Director of Choral Activities at … More We practiced, practiced, practiced…

Americana: The Rhythm of Life

April 8, 2017

The May concert offered a lively spring mix of jazz, swing, and contemporary music along with songs from the American folk and spiritual traditions. Drummer Gian Lombardo, who was awarded an honorable mention by the Chorus’ Scholarship Committee, accompanied the chorus in two songs on the program. Prior to the concert, this year’s Hopewell Valley Scholarship … More Americana: The Rhythm of Life

18th Annual Spring into Song!

March 17, 2017

On April 2, at our 18th annual Spring into Song, five local vocal groups performed their finest songs — choral, a cappella, folk, sacred, and secular: Hopewell Valley Chorus, Trenton Children’s Chorus, Vox Nova, The Trentones (TCNJ), and Soulfege (Westminster Choir College). Free-will donations totaling more than $5,000 will support 15 Spring into Song Summer … More 18th Annual Spring into Song!

March 25: Dinner Theater Offers Murder Mystery as the Main Course

March 17, 2017

Who dunnit? Find out on March 25 at an interactive murder mystery dinner and fundraiser presented by the Hopewell Valley Chorus. Enjoy dinner, a performance and door prizes. Click on the poster for more details! When: Saturday, March 25 at 6:30 p.m. Where: Upper Titus Room at Pennington Presbyterian Church, Pennington Tickets: $60 per person … More March 25: Dinner Theater Offers Murder Mystery as the Main Course

Holiday Concert, Solstice: From Darkness into Light, December 2, 2016

September 11, 2016

For the chorus’s 57th holiday concert, Solstice, From Darkness into Light, Artistic Director Heather Mitchell, DMA, created a program outside the traditional holiday repertoire, featuring themes of peace, light, love, and serenity. Among the songs performed were two pieces by Randall Thompson, “Nowel,” and “Alleluia;” Brahms’s “In Stiller Nacht;” Rachmaninoff’s “Ave Maria;” Whitacre’s “Seal Lullaby,” Stroope’s … More Holiday Concert, Solstice: From Darkness into Light, December 2, 2016

Spring into Song Scholarships: A Summer Success Story

July 28, 2016

Through the generosity of musicians and audience at the HVC’s 17th annual Spring into Song, seven members of the Trenton Children’s Chorus participated in the Westminster Choir College Middle School Summer Vocal Institute. Seen here with two additional TCC participants, they brought down the house with songs in four languages, by composers from Mozart to Irving … More Spring into Song Scholarships: A Summer Success Story

56 Years of Choral Singing