The Virginia Consort was formed in 1990, held its first formal auditions in 1991, and in 1992 performed Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana in the University of Virginia’s Cabell Hall. An auditioned Youth Chorale was formed in 1992, and The Prelude Choir began in 1999. With Judith Gary as our Director, The Virginia Consort has performed three major concerts per season since 1992, one of which includes a large orchestrated work with soloists and expanded chorus.
The Virginia Consort has also performed with the Wintergreen Performing Arts Society. Both The Virginia Consort and The Youth Chorale have performed at the White House in Washington, D.C., and The Youth Chorale has sung at the Washington Cathedral and at St. John The Divine in New York City.
Featured Programs of The Virginia Consort (1991-Present)
| 2022 | Rutter’s Requiem |
| 2021 | No Concert Due To COVID-19 Pandemic |
| 2020 | Mozart: Vespers Vivaldi: Magnificat |
| 2019 | Bernstein: Chichester Psalms Handel and Mozart: Messiah |
| 2018 | Vivaldi: Beatus Vir Lauridsen: Lux Aeterna |
| 2017 | Mozart: Requiem |
| 2016 | Rutter: Requiem |
| 2015 | Bach: Gloria from B Minor Mass Beethoven: Gloria from Mass in C Major Bernstein: Gloria from Mass Brahms: Liebeslieder Waltzer, orchestrated, selections Mozart: Sancta Maria Whitacre: Five Hebrew Love Songs |
| 2014 | Mozart: Great Mass in C minor, K. 427 |
| 2013 | Brahms: Ein Deutches Requiem |
| 2012 | Bach, Beethoven and Brahms: Selections from the Mass in B minor, Choral Fantasy, and Liebeslieder Waltzer |
| 2011 | Verdi: Requiem |
| 2010 | Orff: Carmina Burana Schubert: Mass in G Whitacre: Five Hebrew Love Songs |
| 2009 | Beethoven: Ode to Joy, Symphony 9 Finale Barber: Prayers of Kierkegaard Bach: Jesu, Meine Freude |
| 2008 | Bach: Credo, from Mass in B minor Vivaldi: Beatus Vir |
| 2007 | Poulenc: Gloria Fauré: Requiem |
| 2006 | Haydn: Mass in Time of War Rutter: Requiem Mozart: Requiem |
| 2005 | Bernstein: Chichester Psalms Vivaldi: Magnificat |
| 2004 | Beethoven: Mass in C major Handel: Messiah |
| 2003 | Brahms: Ein Deutches Requiem |
| 2002 | Bach: Magnificat |
| 2001 | Orff: Carmina Burana |
| 2000 | Mozart: Great Mass in C minor |
| 1999 | Haydn: Lord Nelson Mass |
| 1998 | Mozart: Requiem |
| 1997 | Beethoven: Mass in C major |
| 1996 | Bach Festival: Motet, Cantata 150, Nach der, Herr, verlanget mich; Cantata 79, Gott, der Herr, ist Sonn und Schild; Cantata 191, Gloria in excelsis Deo |
| 1995 | Bach Festival: Cantata 131, Aus der Tiefe and Cantata 80, Ein’ feste Burg |
| 1994 | Bach: Magnificat Vivaldi: Gloria |
| 1993 | Haydn: Kleine Orgel Messe Bach: Cantata 150, Nach der, Herr, verlanget mich |
| 1992 | Orff: Carmina Burana |
| 1991 | Bach: Jesu, Meine Freude |