The vision of Voices of the Valley is to inspire young singers to become life-long learners of music through choral experience and community engagement.
Voices of the Valley, in residence at the Columbus State University Schwob School of Music, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that provides the children of the Chattahoochee Valley with excellent choral training and performance opportunities. Not only do the children of Voices of the Valley develop a lifelong love of music, but Columbus and surrounding communities experience the wonder and joy of music as shared by children. The active Board of Directors, composed of community leaders, music professionals, and parents, work to guide and support the organization. Voices of the Valley currently serves over 75 children from multiple cities, counties, and schools. Voices of the Valley provides an artistic and creative outlet; key components to a well-rounded education.
VOV has been featured in concerts with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of George Del Gobbo; the Columbus State University Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Dr. Jamie Nix; the Columbus Ballet, under the direction of Paul Hostetter; LaGrange College, under the direction of Dr. Beth Everett; and the West Georgia Choral Festival, under the direction of Dr. Beth Everett (2016), Dr. Byron Cartwright (2017), and Dr. Michelle Folta (2018).
Local performances have included Uptown Columbus’ ArtBeat (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019); Columbus State University’s Winterfest (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018); St. Thomas Episcopal Church (2015); The Interfaith Remembrance Concert (2016); the West Georgia Choral Festival (2016, 2017, 2018); Hats Off to the Lynx (2018); Columbus State University’s Middle School Choral Festival (2018), and Keyboards for Kenya (2019). Voices of the Valley has been paid to perform at The Epworth United Methodist Church’s Mother-Daughter Banquet (2016), Striffler-Hamby Funeral Home’s Christmas Candle Lighting Ceremony (2017), Old Town Columbus’ Old Town Christmas (2017), and the Partners in Education Banquet (2018).
Voices of the Valley is the featured children’s chorus in the Columbus Ballet’s production of The Nutcracker. We are proud to have been selected to perform at the Georgia Music Educators Conference in 2019 and in 2022. Sola Voce represented VOV at the American Choral Directors Association Southern Region Conference in 2022 in Raleigh, NC. They were the first choir, K-collegiate, to be invited to perform at this prestigious event.
Additional performances have included Columbus State University's Winterfest, the Choral Society of West Georgia’s Choral Festival in LaGrange, Georgia, and Uptown Columbus' ArtBeat. Bella Voce was selected as the tour choir for the Magic Cirque Christmas National Tour in the fall of 2022.
Prestigious performances include the Georgia Music Educators Association conference in 2019 and in 2022 (Athens, GA), and the American Choral Directors Association Southern Division Conference in 2022 (Raleigh, NC). Voices of the Valley completed an international choir tour of England in 2018. Our tour included performances at a variety of cathedrals in Norwich and London. Voices of the Valley commissioned How Can I Keep From Singing, from nationally known American composer Mark Patterson, and Be At Peace by Jonathan Reid (world premiere spring 2023). Prima Voce, Voices of the Valley's beginning choir, will tour Atlanta in the spring of 2023 with a choir swap with the Atlanta Young Singers. Bella Voce, Voices of the Valley's large ensemble, will be on tour in Italy in the spring of 2024 and will present a world premiere of a commissioned work by nationally renowned composer, Michael John Trotta.
VOV has been featured in concerts with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of George Del Gobbo; the Columbus State University Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Dr. Jamie Nix; the Columbus Ballet, under the direction of Paul Hostetter; LaGrange College, under the direction of Dr. Beth Everett; and the West Georgia Choral Festival, under the direction of Dr. Beth Everett (2016), Dr. Byron Cartwright (2017), and Dr. Michelle Folta (2018).
Local performances have included Uptown Columbus’ ArtBeat (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019); Columbus State University’s Winterfest (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018); St. Thomas Episcopal Church (2015); The Interfaith Remembrance Concert (2016); the West Georgia Choral Festival (2016, 2017, 2018); Hats Off to the Lynx (2018); Columbus State University’s Middle School Choral Festival (2018), and Keyboards for Kenya (2019). Voices of the Valley has been paid to perform at The Epworth United Methodist Church’s Mother-Daughter Banquet (2016), Striffler-Hamby Funeral Home’s Christmas Candle Lighting Ceremony (2017), Old Town Columbus’ Old Town Christmas (2017), and the Partners in Education Banquet (2018).
Voices of the Valley is the featured children’s chorus in the Columbus Ballet’s production of The Nutcracker. We are proud to have been selected to perform at the Georgia Music Educators Conference in 2019 and in 2022. Sola Voce represented VOV at the American Choral Directors Association Southern Region Conference in 2022 in Raleigh, NC. They were the first choir, K-collegiate, to be invited to perform at this prestigious event.
Additional performances have included Columbus State University's Winterfest, the Choral Society of West Georgia’s Choral Festival in LaGrange, Georgia, and Uptown Columbus' ArtBeat. Bella Voce was selected as the tour choir for the Magic Cirque Christmas National Tour in the fall of 2022.
Prestigious performances include the Georgia Music Educators Association conference in 2019 and in 2022 (Athens, GA), and the American Choral Directors Association Southern Division Conference in 2022 (Raleigh, NC). Voices of the Valley completed an international choir tour of England in 2018. Our tour included performances at a variety of cathedrals in Norwich and London. Voices of the Valley commissioned How Can I Keep From Singing, from nationally known American composer Mark Patterson, and Be At Peace by Jonathan Reid (world premiere spring 2023). Prima Voce, Voices of the Valley's beginning choir, will tour Atlanta in the spring of 2023 with a choir swap with the Atlanta Young Singers. Bella Voce, Voices of the Valley's large ensemble, will be on tour in Italy in the spring of 2024 and will present a world premiere of a commissioned work by nationally renowned composer, Michael John Trotta.
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Voices of the Valley
Columbus State University
900 Broadway
Columbus, GA 31901
Columbus State University
900 Broadway
Columbus, GA 31901